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Those Dodge 20's aren't what they seem. They are just an ordinary 20" aluminum wheel with a plastic chrome cover on top. The kicker is the plastic chrome cover stops at the wheel lip so hammer on wheel weights can be used because they use a special coated weight that are meant for aluminum wheels. I laughed when the salesman said as a selling point of my Jeep Grand Cherokee, it's got Chrome wheels! I corrected him, yeah plastic Chrome. He didn't know what I was talking about. :doh:

Yeah that^

For the radio you should have used the dedicated RCA outputs that are labeled SUB. I don't know Kenwood's settings very well but you should have the manual. Set the sub crossover to 85Hz. Low pass filter ON. For the amp you should have the button selected OUT for LOW level input aka RCA's. You'll want to turn the frequency dial all the way to the right or up. That way it won't interfere with the crossover coming from your radio. The gain is to match the output voltage from your radio to your amp. Start with the gain turned all the way down. After you have the radio settings setup and the sub level all the way up play a CD with heavy bass at a volume that the front and rear speakers can handle. Next go to the amp and start to adjust the gain till the sub level starts to stress. You also have a high pass crossover setting on the radio that should be set to 85Hz HIGH PASS. That way the four small speakers will be able to play louder and not struggle to produce those low frequencies. That should just about cover it. Now onto the pics!!

There shouldn't be much to setting it up. Did you use RCA's from your radio? I don't know if your radio has dedicated RCA's for a sub but if it does use those. You should have a sub level adjustment and crossover in the radio. If you give me the model of the radio I could help you more. If you don't have a sub level on your radio and crossover use the one in the amp. Usually for an 8" around 80-100Hz is where you want it set. If it's too high it will sound muddy and draw your ears to the back of the Jeep. I guess I'll wait till I hear and see what you have! Congrats I hope it sounds good. I have been working on some audio upgrades on my Comanche too. I need to build a fiberglass sub box for behind the seat and an amp board to match. I am putting in new door speakers and crossovers too. Can't wait!! Plus it's been 3 months since my engine was taken to the machine shop. I'm over being anxious, just patient now.

I love that! I used to have a Dodge 024 so the interior is so similar, also had a K car Lebaron. That interior color is great and the bed is just that much better. So does it have the 2.2L?

I can relate.

So, what are the results of this experiment Rob?

I miss that skyline, those twin towers really defined New York city. The new Freedom tower, aka One World Trade is ugly from the pictures, it ruins the skyline imho. I just wish they rebuilt the old ones, stronger. It's hard to build a sky scraper to take a direct hit at 350mph from a jumbo jet. The Chrysler building has always been my favorite anyway.

A good day, replaced the "new" headliner with another headliner. It fits much better except the back covers the window an inch. Good for now but it will probably get in the way of the limited rear view. Also put up the recovered sun shades. While i was at it i stuffed as much high density foam into the front and side recesses to cut down on noise. I had already rolled on dynamat previously.

Small update while my engine is out for a refresh. I decided to install the wideband O2 monitor. Looks like a good unused spot... Some materials, A little trimming... Presto!

Sweet! Great job getting the used motor to a machine shop before installing it and hoping it will run. There aren't many people who go through that step first!!

Sweet, let us know how it performs!

Sweet! Great job.

Since everyone is on the lookout for a more refined motor in our Jeeps how about the new 3.6L Pentastar V6? http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Jeep-Wrangler-Pentastar-3-6L-V6-Engine-Motor-VVT-285-HP-Oem-12-/221178672351?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item337f46b4df&vxp=mtr#ht_1991wt_1399 285hp out of the box? Great gas mileage with refined power and performance and it's a motor built by Mopar. Let the discussion begin.

Cops dislike jetskis because of the normal idiots that are riding them. Complete lack of care for others on the lake and their space requirements. They normally have never heard of boaters safety and don't know the rules of the water. Just think of high powered scooters were allowed to ride on the street and they didn't follow the rules of the road. Weaving in and out of each lane, cutting you off, passing you on the right etc. This translates into riding to close to shore (at 60mph!) passing boats in a channel on the right side, riding anywhere they want to including cutting the sailboat off under sail. They are highly powered and manuverable machines akin to motorcycles and snowmobiles, they are to be respected and used properly or else things go South very fast!! That said I love every one of them including boats so this is my observation and my opinion so I'm not up for a debate in case anyone takes offense to these words.

I think MOST Comanche owners have driven a long way to get their Comanche. Sounds like an awesome trip with the junk yards along the way. Take some pictures and do share the trip!!

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Exacerly Brett. That's why I asked for the year. In a perfect world Pete, that's cool. But a wanna-be DIY engine builder using a stroker recipe he found on the web, built one himself or farmed it out to a local machine shop, and it actually ran (for a while), that's pretty common on the stroker forums. While I admire the DIY attitude, it can end up costing a lot more in the end than buying a built crate from a reputable supplier. And sketchy paperwork at best. I can vouch for that one!!

Beautiful country, love the West.

Low RPM low compression, thick cylinder walls, just like the 4.9L Ford inline 6.

Or... You could do what I did and build yourself a box to replace that space saver spare. Old Pioneer deck and a Audio Control preamp And just for kicks a 5 channel amp under the driver's seat to run everything

Ok, I'm home from work finally. I see what you were referring to. The factory amp is probably bad since it's seen way to much voltage on the input from your new deck. The amp is very efficient but you may want to run a 8awg wire to the battery to power it, don't forget to fuse it!. It's only 4" x 6" so it will fit in the space that the old amp is residing now it looks like. When you buy a set of rca's for the amp run a remote wire with it to your head unit to turn it on. The factory wiring is not sized large enough to power the new Rockford amp. Don't be worried about the new amp being to much power for the sub, you have a gain on the amp and it sounds like you have a dedicated sub level out on your deck. That should solve your problem if you are willing to spend a little money.

You have my interest!!!! There are so many questions I have. Do you have the full Infinity system from the factory? If you do there should be an amp under the rear seat and one in the back for that sub you mentioned. When you replaced the OE infinity radio did you use a conversion box like this one? http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-Oea4-4-Channel-Adjustable-Amplifier/dp/B00009UHSO If you have the amp under the seat you need to step down the input voltage to the amp from the aftermarket radio speaker outputs. If you don't use an adapter you will overload the input on the factory amp and make it "Clip". Odds are the aftermarket radio you have has more power than the factory amp. I can't see the pictures you posted because I'm at work so I am going to have to wing my response. You can look for a factory replacement amp but to be honest they are garbage. You have a tight budget but it can be done with a used amp if you don't mind taking up some space. If you want to hide the amp behind the panel go with the Rockford amp in this link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rockford-Fosgate-PBR300X1-300W-Monoblock-Class-BR-Punch-Car-Amplifier-Amp-/300927711805?pt=Car_Amplifiers&hash=item4610b07a3d#ht_2201wt_1399 I know it says 300W, but that's at 1ohm. Your speaker is most likely 4ohms so it will put out 75 watts of clean power. First you need to get an adapter to integrate that aftermarket radio to use the infinity system. I have years of installation experience with car audio so I can be here to help. Maybe when I get home today I can see your pictures.

Soooo nice. That truck is very appealing. You will love driving that.

Lookin good Ryan!