Pete M

if memory serves me right, I think there's a thread in the DIY section that covers the basics of this swap. :thumbsup: what's wrong with teaching your daughter to drive a stick?

what's wrong with the current front axle?

could be a manufacturing defect too. ford had a similar issue with their truck door window corners a few years back.

Comanche are not Cherokees and will not need SYEs or t-case drops or anything of that nature. we have a much longer wheelbase and thus a much longer rear driveshaft and so our d-shaft angles aren't a severe as we go up. what are you doing for gears? I see you have a 2.5/4spd and so your gears are probably the sock 3.55. finding axles with 4.10s in them should probably be on your to-do list if you're going to bigger tires. :thumbsup:

BRENT!!!!! :wavey: how's it going?

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welcome to the club, rob. :D

can't be late if you're in before me. :D 2 Large navy blue heavy blend hoodie with tan lettering 1 XL navy blue heavy blend hoodie with tan lettering 1 XL forest green heavy blend hoodie with tan lettering 1 XL T-shirt tan with dark green lettering

work on my father's house (gotta pay my rent somehow :D ). heading back north in the morning.

haha. as if I could afford all that. :D

I'll get you a list for me once I get back home this weekend. :thumbsup:

dang it. shoulda brought my box-o-MJ stuff with me to georgia. :doh: gotta wait til I get home to check the brochures.

the seats should be usable. you just need to fab a bracket to mate them to the floor brackets.

MT leafs were. but the frames were the same.

are you swapping in just the block? or the entire 99 jeep into your truck? check out the Dakota gas tank swap thread. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=32591 also:

it's clean, functional, looks to have a real hitch, and the frame mounts tie all the way back to a big bolt further up the frame. I like it. :D wish it was just a tad wider though.

my 90's throttle cable started pulling apart and this little sleeve of plastic on it was catching. sorry i can't be more specific, but I am now 750 miles from that cable and can't snap a photo 'til I get back home next week.

it's not just a bit stronger, it's a LOT stronger. like designed-to-handle-2200-pounds-of-load-in-the-bed stronger. but... :idea: maybe it'll help out those guys with rusty frames. I know my 90 could stand some extra support in the frame area. but I intend to accomplish that with a good set of rocker guards.

doesn't have a frame or suspension either. besides, who needs rock rails with 20+ inches of lift. :yes:

why would an MJ need stiffeners? our frames are fully boxed and not at all comparable to XJs.

what keeps the one on the bed from just folding in? it's not like there's any support for the sheetmetal there. :hmm: and if I had solid rockers, you couldn't pay me to punch holes in them. no thanks. I prefer mine. :D

I fill the foot well with stuff and make a bed for highway travel, but for offroading she wears a harness that attaches to the seatbelt and keeps her butt planted firmly in the seat.

quick-n-dirty way to check: -jack up one of the rear tires -put trans in neutral -rotate tire around exactly twice while counting the number of times the driveshaft rotates -if the driveshaft rotates 3 and a half times, it'll be 3.55... if it's just over 4 times: 4.10... etc. if the rear axle has a posi, you'll need to jack up both rear tires and then rotate only once around. :thumbsup:

then I would definitely keep the 4.10 axles under the MJ. try it. you just might be happy and it'll get the truck up and running that much faster. :thumbsup: have you checked that they are indeed 4.10s?

if mpgs are important to you, don't lift it 6". and you might even see a bump up in city mpgs with the 4.10s and stock tires. the deeper gears will help you get going off the line. and if you go with 31s, you'll definitely want those 4.10s. are both vehicles 4x4s?