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So, uh, where you going to mount up a license plate and required lighting so its 'legal'? I have yet to figure that out, I will at least make a bracket to mount that stuff to, but a buddy of mine says he has one that may work for me, so I'm waiting on him to dig it up, In the pic the bumper was mounted temporary, as can be seen in my build thread in the projects section "Comanche Limited". There is some adjustment built into this setup, and I plan to paint the end caps satin black to match the trim on the rest of the truck. Ill post more pics when I figure out the plate situation and get it mounted permanent. My plan also is to make a semi hidden hitch to go along with this. I needed the bumper in place before I can start that though.

Finished making my rear bumper brackets to mount my XJ rear bumper. Mounted the bumper up and trimmed some more of the end caps to make it fit around the bed sides. I'm not sure if I like it yet or not, but then I got thinking, maybe this will allow me to use custom XJ rear bumpers. Who knows though. Here are a few pics, and the rest can be seen in my project thread " Comanche Limited ". Go there and let me know what you think.

I have made progress with my rear bumper situation, though I'm not quite sure I'm happy with how it looks. Time will tell, maybe it will grow on me.... I began by taking measurements from a CFC XJ Country chromed rear bumper and seeing where and how it would need to be mounted. So I bult these brackets to bolt to the rear lower edge of the bed and under the bed into the "frame". You can see where the top edge of the bracket mounts at the back edge of the bed floor, and the horizontal and vertical supports reaching back. The bumper is now temporarily mounted to the truck. Temporary because I still don't have a license plate mount or light for it. I'm still not sure what I will do concerning this. As soon as I do though, Ill show you guys what I come up with. Let me know what you think of it. I'm still not sure about it yet myself.

I just can't beleive I was the first one to say anything! Seriously.... we love ya freak!

I go away for a half an hour and there are two pages! Sweet! Freakjeep, I think if you put your picture into "Paint" you can resize it and then resave it and repost it. I think most comps have Paint on them still don't they? I didnt mean to say it was bad, it was just..... BIG! I still appreciate your enthusiasm though. Keep up the good work Freakjeep!

I JUST WANT TO KNOW!!!

Too little too late for Pontiac!

If you have a 2.8 auto, you may already have 4:56 gearing there already. That would need to be confirmed though, so switching to an AX4 or 5 with 4:10 will not help. Finding a 3.4 and just swapping all parts over will be easiest in my opinion. And buy a 4 barrel intake and holley 390cfm 4 bbl carb for the swap, and youll be in heaven!

Normal is 4, metric tonne is 5.

Seems like a waste to me.... where is this truck going to be when douchebag losses interest in it? Nobody else is going to want an MJ like that for daily use, and like previous poster said, if he does have a cover for it in the rain it will leak like a mother because it is a homemade job..... just a waste of a perfectly good MJ!

An 86 4cyl auto SHOULD have 4:56 gearing already. And the clip on the TB cover will not help your power situation, but will keep dirt out better. Assuming you already have 4:56 gears, and are still down on power, you may need to look into other things like a cold air intake tube, removing the engine fan and installing an electric one, throttle body spacer, new injector, new 02 sensor, maybe gut the cat converter ( as to leave the impression to others that you still have a good cat ), free flowing muffler, maybe a header as available from Clifford performance... stuff like that. Ive done all this to mine except the header, and 4:10 gears instead of 4:56. Mine went from tired dog at 336,000 miles when I got it to half way peppy driver at 343,000 miles, though mine is not an auto. If your auto trans slips too much it could be part of your problem too, though I know nothing about the auto trans in any of our trucks. If I were you, I would also have a good compression test and cylinder leakdown test done before I put too much time and effort into this truck.... an engine may be what you need after all. Good luck and let us know what you do!

Wow your' the first person I've heard from thats even from TN lol. Nice to have someone who knows about this place :D Actually, I'm from Madisonville, KY. About an 1 hr 45 min from you. Used to come to Gallatin twice a year to race at Lock 4. Great place to ride and I like the area. My son is going there right now, hope it pans out, I couldn't sway him toward something else. What do you do, if you don't mind me asking? I went to NADC for auto body repair... worked in body shops for a couple of years and got asthma real bad. Didnt do anything auto related till 6 years ago, went back to Community college for auto mechanics, and have been working as a Chrysler dealership tech for 4 years now. Sorry about hijacking!

Ford has been carrying this body style since 1993. My cousin actully bought one that year and drove it up till last year when the rust belt cancer finally got to be too much for her to continue to upkeep. My dad bought one new in 1996 that he is still driving, but I don't see it lasting him too much longer. I'm trying to talk him into a new full size Dodge... I can get him my employee discount here at the dealership, but I think he will probably drive it a couple more years to try to save money. And Mazda is no longer carrying the B series trucks as of either this year or last year, though the dated Ranger is still here. That platform is in serious need of a complete redesign. They are good trucks though, I have to say, but one thing I noticed is this model has less room in it than the Ford body style that it replaced... being a tall guy it is a big issue.

WILL YOU PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BALANCE YOUR WHEELS?????? I mean like proffesionally! Ive seen DW cases taken care of just by doing this alone! I know though your truck has had serious issues, but if you would just balance your wheels, it would be soo much better! Edit... just saw you got new tires! SA-WEET!

NICE!!!

:agree: We need pics. We Live for them!

If everything is tight and you still get a rattle, your cat converter could be shot inside allowing peices of the converter element to bouce around insaide the case. If all else is tight, tap on the converter with a rubber mallet and see if it rattles inside. Good Luck!

Gallatin? Isnt that just north of Nashville? I went to Nashville Auto Diesel College back in 91-92. I got know the area pretty well at the time....chasing girls and playing pool all night. Its a nice area. Welcome to the club!

Part number 83500358 USA Dealership network, National parts warehouse shows to have three in stock. The part is no longer in production. There are two US dealers showing to have them in stock as well. So thats 5 total OEM engine shock packages still available in the US. I'm not sure if Britan dealerships work off of the same parts network or not, but if they do you could get one from a dealer there off of this parts network. List price is showing to be $104 USD Let me know if you want the names of the two US dealers that have the part in stock, maybe they would arrange international shipping for you! Doesnt hurt to ask!

Sorry, no gold and no woodgrain... I want to keep it simple and clean looking, will eventually repaint it white, maybe with a silver lower two tone, who knows.

I hope you gut the bushings too, it may not be a pin issue at all, but the brass bushings that the pin goes into.

4.0 wasnt produced for the 86 model year. I hope someone didnt swap in a 2.8 V6 drivetrain! We need more details about your truck, engine, trans, 2 0r 4 wheel drive.... all that stuff.

I tried running the VIN through Chrysler... too old to bring any info up. I think my cutoff for running MJ vins is like 88 or 89. I can pull my 87 up, but it doesnt have any details like the later models do. There is another site that may be able to translate some but I don't know whay it is, Someone else may chime in with it.

I'm not sure really how it works, but if they total it, they own the truck and it will go to salvage weather you want it to or not, and you would then have to buy it back from them for salvage value..... though this scenario may only be if you have full coverage on the truck. Many states will let you either go full coverage, or just liability.... if you don't have full coverage, and the truck is considered totalled, you may just get a check for $400. can't remember what they call this but thats what happened to me when I lived in Michigan and totalled out an old rusty Form Maverick I had. You may need to research this to have your facts straight. Good Luck

These need to go seperately into the DIY section, so more people can reference them when needed down the road. Good stuff! keep up the good work!