Pete M

I rented one of those in Colorado to camp in. completely sparse in the back and made more noise at highway speeds than the radio could comfortably overcome. but it was kinda fun to drive.

that brings up a funny. my cousin does parts runs for one job and drives up to 8 hours some days (along with a few other people). his boss bought a newish van to replace one that was in an accident and... it doesn't have cruise. no one in the company wants to drive the new van. no one. even the 700,000 mile one with the scratchy radio is preferred.

does anyone buy this weirdness? My cousin bought a Dodge Tradesman and it has a lot of goodies for what he thought was a "basic work truck".

and as promised, I'm shocked! that level of thing is stupid cheap. my Liberty has a basic factory alarm that you can defeat (audibly at least) by reaching under the bumper and unplugging the horns before you smash the window and open the door

I don't know the answer for sure, but I cannot fathom a car being built in this day and age without at least a basic "smart" keyfob.

the link in my signature has a thread with the factory method for measuring height.

I would start with refreshing all the grounds.

If you're looking for more performance, the hands-down best bang for the buck is gearing.

there are way more codes than that, but this is all Chrysler has in their computers. the older the MJ (meaning the AMC years), the less info we get back. the later ones (the Chrysler years) have a muuuuuch longer list.

all I know is I've been trying to find a vin tag in the back half of an MJ (i.e. my trailer) for a couple years now and failed.

what did they say about it? I mean, this is the header they recommend for this engine and this truck, right?

you'll be fine. but always have a backup plan or 2, just in case.

don't kid yourselves, they have a bad rap for a reason. I've had 22 years of hearing of other peoples' woes. A higher percentage of them fail than the other transmissions you can run. does that mean any particular one will go in the next month, or even year? of course not. all I ever say is to be prepared and drive like a sane person. mine lost 5th gear (best guess since it was no longer available) and blew a hole out the side of the case while I was just tooling along in freeway traffic. 2wd on 30" tires. still got me home though! gear oil is overrated! (though I did need to stick a finger in my right ear because the whine became deafening).

the novak headers for an chevy swap don't fit? have you confirmed they are the right part number?

so what is it and how do you do it? is it smooth or textured?

ahhhh, that makes tons more sense (pun intended) how much lift? what size tire are you aiming for?

not sure what it goes to. I see a couple V-belts... https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-AMC-JEEP-DEALER-ACCESSORY-AC-AIRCONDITIONING-KIT-OEM-CHEROKEE-COMANCHE/383479464806?hash=item5949284366:g:wokAAOSwemdefLga

maybe a tree fell and took out the rear roof and they made due with what was left. most everybody like to be unique. some guys just take it to the extreme.

CGW isn't on the back of my 89/90 sheet either. but it shows up in the chrysler computer printout. gotta be seatbelt related.

I'm going to move it to the Tech section for now so more eyes will see it for more input. I'll move it back later

does your truck currently work?

well, it would appear this isn't a 100% cure for our ails. I looked up CGW (reads as next gen airbags in the chrysler computer printouts) and every single CGW code/subcode is an airbag of some kind. bummer.

less to do with the topic at hand, but kudos to you nonetheless.

there is a bunch of transmission-swapping info int he link in my signature

all true points. (though I'm sure Don would argue against that last one ) but for this particular truck I feel the 96 harness would be better. Us hardcore nuts know the older Renix stuff can work just fine, but he's looking to sell a highly modified MJ. True originality is already out the door. having OBD2 can become a selling point on an already update truck where he's looking for top dollar. but we're arguing over someone else's time and money so the choice remains his.