Pete M

http://comancheclub.com/topic/37727-how-to-post-pictures/

major bummer. :( at least everyone is alright. fixed the pics for ya. :thumbsup:

thanks guys! :cheers:

:agree: I just picked up an 8.8 with an LSD and discs on the cheap. From everything I've read its a fairly straight forward swap, just have to match the front gears. a tip you may not have read is to use wheel spacers on the rear, not purely because the 8.8 is all that more narrow (just 5/8" per side), but because the bed of the MJ is already wider than the front and the 8.8 makes that difference even worse. 1.75 or 2" spacers push the tires out and make everything look right. :D

it's far more important to me that everyone that wants a sticker gets a sticker than worrying about the nickles and dimes or whether or not someone remembered to send a check. it's not like this is a business or anything, just an addiction, I mean hobby. :D

yup, everything that's beyond my costs for stickers/shipping goes towards the CC bills (magnets/cards/website fees/etc) :thumbsup: it varies wildly as to what that donation is and how often it happens. most donate enough to cover my expenses plus a buck or 2, some fail to send anything :hmm: . occasionally I get a big donation of $20 or more. :cheers: in the end, I barely pay attention to the numbers. if there's money in the coffers, awesome. if I have to add in my own money to cover things, I do. right now there is $43 in the CC account.

if anyone was thinkin' they'd like to donate a few bucks to the site, now is the best time. :thumbsup: our annual expenses are a tick over 98 bucks and due in 2 weeks. paypal ID is: comancheclub@hotmail.com or message me for a street address if you prefer old-school.

imo lower gears have the best kick-in-the-pants-per-dollar-spent ratio :D

don't sweat it, you'll do great! congrats! :thumbsup:

but that's a completely different axle. that particular spacing might be different. if the perches aren't 42" apart center-to-center, then the leafs will be out of alignment and it'll pull the axle to one side or the other.

are they 42" center pin to center pin from each other?

eye to eye?

that's gotta be waaaaay better than trying to deal with it on your own. :D my michigan town owns the landfill and the leaves get turned into methane. but they don't have a collection system like yours. We have to bag/can it all or they won't take it. :( clearly they need a spartan leaf pro plus :yes:

dang, that thing's not kidding around! what do you do with the leaf litter? compost?

love the ingenuity! :thumbsup:

neat! my grandparents had leaf pickup for years but I never saw what was used to do it.

sounds like a win-win :D so your city collects everyone's leaves, or does that mean something else?

Meanwhile, the guy behind the rental counter was like, "Pretty cool, right?! You must think you're so lucky!!" Then Troy be all, "Meh... yeah, I guess." :rotf: :rotfl2:

daaaaaaamn... :(

if you do have a dana 35, please do not spend money on gears. it is a light duty axle and I highly suggest finding a better axle and investing your cash into something that will last. :) the Explorer 8.8 and the 29 spline Cherokee 8.25 can even be found with 4.10s in them already. :thumbsup:

all wheelin' rigs are on borrowed time. :( a minor roll can easily take out the a-pillar or worse. fix what needs fixin' and keep on jeepin' :D what will a new XJ bring you? maybe it will have fewer broken parts, but they are all just as old and it won't have any of the cool parts yet. it's a trade off of your hours fixing this one vs. your hours rebuilding another one. :dunno:

it was a legitimate error at first but no one noticed it for so long that we just keep it around as a running gag. :D

the winds aren't going to blow it away, that's more of a tornado thing. as I understand it, the biggest destroyers of vehicles in a hurricane are flooding and wind born objects.

dang! I suddenly feel old. :laughin:

scary! :eek: