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The first thing I'd suggest would be to remove front wheels, followed by the brake calipers. Clean the rotors, pads and calipers guide pins. Do not clean with a degreaser as it can wash the lube out of the unit bearing. My Jeeps always seem to get crud lodged in the front brake components and cause weird noises. The whine could also be a stretched/worn chain in the 231.

They look good!!!! I would run them in a heart beat :yes:

I have liked the Patriot size, fit and style since they came out. They feel more like an XJ than anything. Then I drove one while my wife and I were looking for a vehicle for her.... My attitude changed to complete disgust for the Patriot. Just pathetic (CVT model). I am relieved we picked up a 5.7 WK instead :)

Wow, I thought the 4-5 I see every few months in my small town was slim pickings. - Flat Green '88 SWB, 5leaf spring packs, D44, winch.... Truck is BEAT, this guy beat me by 2 hours at buying it for $500 - Cream LWB, Tan interior with bench....Very clean truck with a busted grill insert - Black LWB, Shiney paint, Red pin stripe, Roll Bar, rust free....Older guy drives it - Green SWB, '92 4 cyl/5spd.... Very rough truck that was at a dealer in town with a $5K price tag, owned by a soldier now - Flat Black SWB, Sporttruck, mismatched passenger door.... Doesn't move much but when it does, a teen is driving Those are what I see regularly. I know where about a dozen other MJs are in this area as well (not including my yard). Not bad for a community with less than 20K people.

Haha, good point. That tire has leaked since I bought the truck. Now my search for a Dakota split bench seat needs to intensify.

Well it has been several months since I have been by the body shop. Yesterday I was able to get off work a little early and deliver the last piece of the truck to the body shop, the hood. It turns out that he has been ready for the hood for quite some time..... Here is the APN rocker fit in place on the passenger side. He told me it fit like a factory replacement would and was worlds better than the C2C rocker. I agree, the fit is excellent and the taper is perfect. Then there was hooplah with the passenger door. Apparently it was skinned (poorly) at some point and the frame was creased not allowing the gaps at the b-pillar to match. That has been fixed as well as the header panel which has stress fractures. New replacement fenders were purchased as no take offs around here were straight. Dents and dings were removed from the cab as well. He told me the truck is now in his way and has had to turn away business because the shop is too full. My MJ is the next project to be pushed out the door :)

Purchase a 1991 FSM (reproductions in paper/CD on eBay) and read it cover to cover. All of your questions will be answered the way Mopar wants them to be answered. This way we can't complicate yours threads with proven tips, tricks and techniques that are not factory certified to accomplish a simple fix or repair. Perhaps your truck was a 2wd, then converted to 4wd, then put back to 2wd.

Way cool! But for the $50-60k they want for one, you could have a decent full sized rig ;)

This is my train of thought. Keep water away from the cardboard frame and if the design is solid it should be a winner.

While enjoying a free Josh Gracin concert this evening in the city park, one of the county guys was passing out flyers to the crowd. Turns out it was an information sheet regarding an upcoming cardboard boat race at the local lake. See here for details: http://junctioncity.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=1021&month=8&year=2013&day=7&calType=0 Naturally my mind has been spinning a variety of design ideas ever since.... Since CC has such a diverse user base, I figured I would check and see if anybody has experience with this type of event or if anybody has any design recommendations. My initial thought process has lead me to an long and slender hull, internally ribbed with multiple corrugated cardboard layers taped together and skinned with a pliable cardboard, then water proofed with tape. Thanks! Brett

The iPod deal came from Mopar.

I absolutely love wheeling at Tuttle. Having lived within a 1/2 hour from the park for most of my life, I know it like the back of my hand. If you are ever up here, give me a call and I can show you around the park. Spent every weekend of my 1st year at K-State wheeling Tuttle. The best part, its free. It has been 6 years since I've been down to Kansas Rocks. It was neat from what I recall. It's privately owned and they do charge a small admission fee.

Brett Junction City, KS Kansas Rocks Park is near Fort Scott, KS Tuttle Creek ORV is near Manhattan, KS Still, my favorite wheeling is around Ouray, CO and is worth the 16 hour drive.

You will need wheels spacers to convert the MJ bolt pattern (5 on 4.5") to the JK bolt pattern (5 on 5") 2" coil spring spacers up front and Chevy drop shackles in there rear will get you the clearance you need for street driving.

Agreed. This is a JK I wouldn't mind owning :) Chrysler did follow AEV's lead with the TJ Unlimited. AEV had been selling a TJ stretch kit for a few years before Chrysler actually built one.

:agree: Dolly the truck and you will have no issues ;)

FYI, you could use a 3.92 down (numerically lower) carrier with thick cut 4.10 gears. This is how the TJ Rubicon is built. I believe Don (Hornbrod) runs a similar set up.

You should be able to squirt some PB Blaster inside the coil mount from under the hood. You can also apply some heat to the coil mount to help things along. They came out pretty easy in my '86 (once I figured out they were threaded in place), which has been in the rust belt since '86.

The jounce bumper is threaded into the coil mount/fender well. Get some big ol' pliers and twist. It will unscrew like a bolt.

I believe the Toyota axles would be too narrow for the MJ. Heck, a stock rear MJ axle is almost too narrow! While Toyota axles are stronger than the common Jeep Dana's, they are far from bullet proof. That is why there are Toyota guys swapping their axles out for one ton axles.

Well, after giving it a thorough inspection, we drove it home for good. Getting the EGR and PCV valves replaced by the dealer as part of the deal. Image Not Found Image Not Found 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK) 5.7L Hemi Quadradrive II 4wd (AWD/4LO) Dual tone leather interior More bells and whistles than I know what what to do with like: - Seat warmers - Ability to change language on instrument cluster - Heated side view mirrors - Auto dim bright lights - Memory driver seat and radio presets - Back up alarm - Rain sensing wipers - Individual tire pressure readouts And a fat 14mpg in town :doh: The dang thing rides like a Cadillac, has a solid rear axle and will flat haul (in comparison to my TJ/MJ and her Camry). I am looking forward to taking it out to the Rockies this coming weekend.

It is a complete reproduction of the actual FSM from 91. The only thing I don't like is every page has a water mark smack dab in the middle. http://www.ebay.com:80/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230818320537 I believe this same company will sell you a printed copy of the FSM. http://www.autobooksbishko.com/

I could not find a 91 manual online, so I purchased a digital FSM from eBay for the 91.

I'm assuming the '75 Chevy K20.

You probably need more volume for the larger brakes. Search Pirate4x4 for 'Ram 2500 Master Cylinder' in the Cherokee section. Or just review the brakes section of the Jeep Bible over there.