cvic90

I'm on

I like the white paint on Comanches. So much easier to paint and not do engine bay and door jams so everything matches and looks good. Mines red and will go back that way one day. Love the work you've done so far. It's looking good.

I like the chrome on black look.

My briarwood parts xj has one I'm going to put on my mj.

There's a good chance of that. At least until I need the spare and have a reason to remove it again. I do want to paint it though.

It's not pretty, but it works. I can clean it up later. Now I don't have to worry about what size spare I carry.

Checking the floors is on my to do list. I'm trying to fix the broken and not functioning parts first. I'm close to being finished now. Just got my interior lights working and installed small led panels in them. As soon as my spare hoist is finished I'll pull the carpet up. I'm driving it almost every day and only have so much time to work on it.

Had some time and made some progress. I still need to make a front mount for it to be usable. It drops about 2-3/4" from the frame but fits very well.

I havent had a chance to work on it again yet. I'm having to clean and paint my leaf springs and adjustable lower control arms to get my lift ready to install. I just have to cut out piece of plate to shape for the rear bracket and it should fall together quickly after that.

Truck was owned by my grandfather for quite a while. I bought it from my uncle that inherited it. Its a 2wd BA10 long bed. 31" tires clear as long as it's not flexing in the front. The trans shifts great until it's under 50°. I plan to convert it to 97+ xj interior and 4x4 as I gather parts. I'm working on a 3" lift to start. I bought some 99 s10 zr2 4x4 extended cab rear leaf packs that I'm going to build a pack with. I will post a thread on the results when I'm finished.

Like the title says, I'm taking a different approach this issue. I'm in the middle of replacing my spare tire hoist with a different one. I'll take pictures as I move along. I just wanted to start a thread that didn't involve cable u-bolt clamps. I really didn't like the idea of a repair using them. So, I thought I'd find a very common and cheap replacement hoist that would take minimal fabrication to install. I got a free one from a 93 Chevy Silverado K1500 4x4. So far the planning and test fitting has gone great. The hoist shaft just needs a new hole drilled closer to the end and the K1500 pin will fit and won't require any extra work. I've already cut the MJ metal tire bracket and installed it on the k1500 hoist cable. I also opened the hole up to just larfer than the chevy bracket since it has a pressure spring and the center needs to be able to move as the spring compresses. I cut one side of the bracket, installed on the cable and welded it back together. I left the original chevy tire bracket and just cut the ends off and welded it under the MJ bracket to strengthen it since I cut and welded it. The k1500 hoist is larger so I'm hoping it has more cable since I'm planning to lift the MJ. It will drop about 3" lower and the tire will have to be mounted with the bracket on the face of the wheel. I'm using one of my original steel wheels as my spare so I'm not worried about it scratching it. I'm going to make new mounted brackets that will be similar to the original MJ just using thicker steel.

Depending on the time and day I might can make it. My brother lives in birmingham and I'm only about 3 hours away.