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Good find! WARM brush guards are wayyy better than the COLD ones.

Awesome thanks. I'd only need the light housing assembly itself but other members would love the dash switch for it if we're lucky enough it's got one.

That would be extremely hard to measure with any meaningful results for anyone else just due to the fact that no offroad experience or terrain will be the same, and the amount of "work" a vehicle has to do will vary drastically from location to location. A good ballpark is like stated above, low teens.

Does it have a cargo light by chance?

Just buy lengths of brake line from the autoparts store and bend them by hand. Just don't bent too tight to avoid kinks and you'll be fine. If it's flaring that you're worried about, just buy the pre-flared lengths and use splices to attach them. Many people say to not have any joints in the lines, but if you minimize the amount of splices, and you check them for leaks after install, they will be totally fine. Any "kits" you find will be at least a couple hundred dollars.

Oh yeah that would make sense. In case you can't get that sleeve off for whatever reason or that bolt is messed up beyond the point of reusing.. When my dad owned my white XJ he had to replace those bolts because they were so bad they couldn't be reused. I think he had to cut the threads off one side and the bolt head off the other side of the bracket and punch the rest of the bolt out with a center punch and hammer. New bolts and nuts and some paint and its as good as new.

I'm confused... Do you have pictures?

This is very true. And it is very straightforward like Pete says, the only main thing he left out was getting a pair of 4wd drive shafts but that's the easy part. I just worry, as you mention the one you have wasn't well taken care of, if you pay to have the swap done, you may end up having other issues come up with it that you then have to pay to have fixed and ending up costing more than it's worth. Labor is the big killer on cost, the less work the truck needs, the cheaper it will be for you. Thats why I mention buying a truck that's already 4wd, in your case you need a truck that doesn't need work since you won't be doing it yourself. But like Pete said, these trucks are old and getting harder to find, especially 92s. It ultimately is going to come down to what you think is best to do. Only you know the true condition of these trucks. Without looking at them, we can't really say either way if you may have costly issues after the swap. I would gladly do the swap for you in exchange for the manual. I'm sure you are half the country away from me tho.

I'm going to assume your talking about the pressed in torx bolts that go through the bottom of the links? Pictures would be helpful.. Those bolts are pressed in. The best way to remove them is using a large socket that fits over the head of the bolt and rests on the bracket, then use a c-clamp on the end of the bolt, spanning to the socket. Heat and a penetrating oil like pb-blaster will be vital in removing them.

I can't speak as to what labor would cost on doing this swap. It completely depends on who does it but I can't imagine it would be quite that high. As for the emotional attachment, it's definitely hard to give up something you are attached to, but you have to think logically about it. As they currently sit, you can't use them the way you want to and they aren't the truck you want them to be currently. Since you can't use them in the current state, and it would cost a lot to make them what you want, why not sell them to someone who can enjoy them and build their own emotional attachment to them? You can always find one out there that meets your needs and is what you want for less than you'd pay to convert one of these. In my opinion based on what you've mentioned so far, I think it would be best for you to sell the ones you have and use that money to buy an MJ that meets your wants and needs without having to do the work to it. That way you can use it and just enjoy it! Take that extra $10k you were talking about using on converting the MJ, and use it to better your health, try to get back to the point you can work on them again. If that isn't possible, spend it with your family and do something you've always wanted to do, or go somewhere you've always wanted to go and just enjoy each other's company.

In that case hopefully my last theory is correct and he is just a lucky rich guy sitting on them..

It does seem odd that the same person would possess multiple "low mileage, perfect condition" vehicles being an XJ and an MJ. Does anyone know the seller personally or know if this guy has a ton of money he can use to hunt down and buy these things from all over the US trying to sell at a higher price? It seems like some sort of scam to me. I would think someone with enough money to buy and sell these like this, would choose a more valuable and older vehicle to peddle. Not an XJ or MJ that can be picked up much much cheaper in not much worse shape... I'm curious if these aren't just clean bodied vehicles that had minor repairs done, the odometers rolled back, and were professionally detailed.. On the other hand, the owner may just be a rich guy who got extremely lucky finding the XJ and MJ and has the money to sit on them until someone bites on his rediculous asking price. Either way... Something doesn't add up here..

First thing to do is adjust the TV cable if it has one, what trans does it have?

That's a good point, however the front suffers from the same problems, such as you mention by rubbing the control arms. I feel as though that balances out to still about the same lift to tire ratio, whether it be the XJ or the MJ, especially for starters. These charts are a good starting point for anybody and it would be nice if someone could come up with some data like WahooSteeler was asking for. I agree with JeepDriver that stickies get annoying but this may be a good one, have lift to tire ratios and the common lift answers that are asked across many forums.

Really here is the best "to the point" lift to tire size answers that was published by JP and Four Wheeler magazines (Quadratec also has a version of this on their site). It seems to be dead on accurate from what I have seen and hear. The MJ would fall under the XJ Cherokee category. Sent from my HTC U11 using Tapatalk

Do you feel like you are physically capable of working on them? If so, I'd say fix them. But if you feel like you may not be able to do it, give it a try. If it becomes too hard or you don't think you'll be able to complete them, then sell them. It sounds like they both need work so it won't affect sale cost whether you sell now or later. I'd also say that if you can't drive the manual, you would probably be best off selling it to help fund the 4x4 conversion on the other one.

Anytime. I've done tons of research on the Dakota swap so any questions, just ask.

The stock Dakota tank would keep it tucked up between the frame rails and in front of the rear axle but it does hang slightly low so a skid plate would be recommended. The tank mounted behind the rear axle (TJ tank) would hang out and be more likely to be hit offroading when coming down off obstacles and if you were rear-ended, could explode like the XJs do. The best use for the TJ tank IMO is if you want an second fuel tank to get added fuel range.

Yeah it is. It looks kinda goofy in the reflection. Edit: the more I look at it, the more alien it looks. Ha. I have normal human hands, they are just really big.

Lol I guess I spelled thieves wrong in the title? Yeah that is what I was worried about most, the first words out of my mouth when she called was asking if everyone was okay. She was out with a friend, who is very scrawny, walking the dogs. It would have been so much worse if they met the thieves face to face.

There is an extension for Chrome and Firefox that can be downloaded that will show the photobucket pictures on desktops, I don't think there is a workaround for the mobile browsers though. Idk what it's called but there are some threads about this in the Pub. They are probably a page or two back by now.

Check out cruiser's renix tips in the DIY/write up section. Go through that first and I bet your problem will be solved.

Well my girlfriend's Commander was broken into tonight at Margo Frankel Woods State Park near Des Moines. They used a center punch twice on the front window only pruducing cracks, and finally figured out the rear one was tempered so that one shattered. They stole her purse (was under the seat, out of sight) and made off with a few account cards, that are now closed, and about $30 cash. They obviously rummaged the center console but there wasn't anything of value there. We've got pretty much everything taken care of at this point, and Safelite will be out Friday to replace the windows (hopefully completely covered by insurance). The door is covered up and it will stay in the shed until Friday. Luckily I've got a few back up vehicles that she can drive. Just want to warn everyone that this stuff can happen to anyone, anywhere, and to stay smart and stay safe. We got off lucky, this could have been much worse. Sent from my HTC U11 using Tapatalk

Definitely budget dependant. If you don't want to spend the extra money but have the extra time, a rebuild is the best way to go. I figured with it being your DD and wanting to get it back up quickly, that's a good way to do it but it comes at a price.