Pete M

I tend to do it for brand new items because no one is going to check the classifieds for custom bench seat brackets, but they might notice it in tech. when they actually exist and he has some for sale, then they will definitely be moved to the appropriate forum.

you shouldn't have any issue with just bending it with a couple pair of pliers.

cherokees and comanches share center consoles

welcome! I like the stone guards

sounds like the fan is going south.

this is the profile. it's about 1.5" long at rest. all it does it hold the bucket against the adjustment screw. it really could be any spring that is reasonable close. the key is a large enough hook to fit around the fiberglass of the fascia.

how much clearance is there under the middle seat? is it even possible to lower it all?

it's just a retainer spring. nothing all that special. I'd wager that there are others out there that would suffice. other MJ/XJs? chevy trucks? I'd bet something at Lowes would work. I'll try to remove one tomorrow so you can see the side profile.

a budget boost (lift pucks and shackles) is under 100 and gives you a small bump to get it more 4x4-lookin'.

and that is why the CAD bypass should be mandatory for MJ/XJ/YJ Jeep owners! (although those noises could still be something with your t-case or shifter)

that is sketchy as all get out. poor looking welds and they support it with the thin upper mount?! that metal is not designed to take pressure in that direction.

I was thinking there might be some info in the 97+ conversion threads that would be useful.

for the FM issue, send a message to Minuit. He knows just about all there is to know about the oem radios. (including how to get an AUX port in them)

it is easy to do away with the lines and get reliable 4wd again:

did you find anything in the DIY threads? (link in my sig)

one spring per headlight and it mounts on the outer/lower corner for each.

I'll go see if I can dig my waggy header out of the attic and see.

that particular rim comes in 2 flavors. the TJ ones will be of the right bolt pattern, the JK ones will not.

what is going on with the track bar mount? do you have a better pic of that end?

I trimmed the edges of the control arms (you can see a bit of that in the pic) and also nipped the corners of the control arm buckets. but I did it purely out of the hypothetical. I have no idea if you would actually contact any of those places in a real world situation. I'd be curious if anyone tested that out.

definitely a cool lookin' tire , but it's possible it might be too mud-oriented for street use. do you get snow in your neck of the woods? mud treads don't seem to do well in the frozen stuff. I don't have any personal experience with that lift, but I see it has the longer lift leafs, which is much better than short ones. I can comment on tire size since I had a stock 4.0/stick way-back-when and the 3.07 gears in your axles are going to make driving around less fun since the bigger tires effectively reduce your axle ratio and make your engine feel less strong. I had 30" tires andt found it frustrating some times when pulling away from a stop. later on, after my dana 35 ate itself, I upgraded to a 3.55 ratio axle and it was much better. with 31s, I'd suggest 4.10s if you can find the axles. be careful about 4x4s, as there is a slippery slop of upgrades where one begets anothe, which begets another, etc. each inch of lift/tires seems to cost twice what the last inch did. but that mostly means that you need to have a plan and know what you're getting into so you don't get overwhelmed. planning is all free at this point.

definitely sounds plausible. but I would run a compression test and leakdown test before writing it off. just to be sure.

are there any ugrades you can do to it? I mean, I'm all for econoboxes, but I'd need ways to tinker with it.

moved it to tech for more exposure

what happened to the current one?