Warren99

I have a lot of pictures, just can’t send atm

Found a 4wd 89 XJ at the junkyard. It’s a limited, so has power Windows, power seats, and a tilt column with cruise control. Can I take the cruise control stuff and column and swap it over to mine without needing to replace the whole harness? My MJ is the same year, but is a base model.

We just went and got a 78 Brat for stupid cheap, especially once you find out more about this car. It's gonna be like a family project car, could be fun to drive around sometimes, maybe to car shows, or just a firewood hauler for the yard. The main reason it even peaked my dads interest was it has the whole jump seat assembly in the bed, but also has a rollbar and roof spoiler topper thing. The roof spoiler is a SnugTop, serial number 0062. Not sure how many were made but they are definitely pretty rare. After doing some research, everything on this is factory optional, including the front bumper. Rust is somewhat bad in a few small areas, but its a southern car, I'm sure for someone in the Salt Belt this is pristine. The coolest part by far is the paperwork in the glove box. I thought my MJ had a lot of documentation, but no this thing has the "Pre-Delivery Inspection and Adjustment Service Check List" paper, it has the sellers sheet showing each option and the price of each(total price it sold for was $5,802), along with Owners manual, warranty information, etc. Supposedly 2 years ago the previous owner poured gas down the carb and got it to start. Upon quick inspection everything is under the hood and complete. This is gonna be a really cool project.

Not sure if yall are passed this or not but I got my AX15 and NP231 from a 92 YJ. The bell housing was exactly the same, I think the YJ actually had like a 4.2 in it also. The 4wd shifter for the YJ is different, so either do what I did and use that and the YJ shift boot, or find a XJ/MJ with a 4wd AX15.

Not sure what thread is best for a question but I have one. Has anyone ever taken an XJ's gas tank and mounted it in the rear in place of the spare tire carrier? I'm not asking if it can be done, just if anybody ever has. I have considered maybe one day rigging one up, whether it will function like dual tanks on an old ford, or just a big integrated storage tank that you have to pump out into the regular tank.

Here are some pics of mine if you want a reference(only thing is its a short bed).The back is literally just taking the axle out, cutting old perches off, welding new perches on the top, then putting it back on under the springs. This ended up sitting perfect(as far as I could see and with basic measurements) with the front which was just new lower control arms, and taller coils. I bought the front end setup from some guy parting out a Cherokee. The sway bar links were simply but crudely extended to fit from the last guy. I believe they made a new hole on the axle a few inches over for the track bar, because the track bar was a stock one, perfectly matching my old one, and it did its job correctly with the lift. I don't actually know the technical measurement for the front lift but I'd assume between 3-4 inches. It has 31s and doesn't scrub anywhere, and leaves enough room for a decent amount of flex. The biggest downside is it doesn't take bumps/potholes very comfortably bc of how far down the control arms are, while still being in the factory place on the unibody. Rly this is just a good way to lift it on a budget.

Ah ok, thanks!

Also, should this post stay here or be moved to DIY Projects and write ups?

Probably gonna post it on the for sale thing too but I forgot to mention that I need to get rid of the bench. I don't care about making a lot of money I just don't want it sitting around forever and I don't want to throw it in the dump. Seatbelts work, latches work, obv the floor brackets are gone. Hmu if your interested or want more details.

I want to say this is before that then, because I swear this was the same XJ I got sun visor clips from, which means it has to be a 90 or earlier. And even if it wasn't that one, chances are that it was pre-95.

Making this to show/document what I did to swap some Cherokee Buckets into my truck. Figured someone else in the future who was confused like I was might find and be able to learn something from this. (89 MJ Bench seat and a pre-97 4 door XJ was used for the buckets, no power seats)To try to sum it up before the pics and explanations, you don't need to take the rails off of either seat. All you have to do is take the floor brackets off and use the ones for your floor. For these, each bracket had at least one rivet and 1 or 2 spot welds on each rail. Obviously you could replace the rivets with more rivets or just a simple bolt and nut, we used 1/4 inch bolts. This is the rear bracket on the passenger side of the bench seat. One rivet (bottom hole) and two spot welds had to be drilled out. First pic shows the front bracket on the passenger side of the bench. Once again, 1 rivet, 2 spot welds. Second pic shows the bench with the brackets removed. On the bucket seats, the front bracket was the same procedure, however the back one has 4 rivet mounting points, one set which is under a crossmember. You could take off 4 bolts and nuts, separating the rails from the seat frame, but not only is this tedious to take off, it's extremely hard and annoying to get back on. Also, you would have to drill the rivets that the crossmember uses to keep the rails aligned. Luckily, the MJ bracket only uses the back set, so by far the easiest, and quickest way is to just simply cut off the rear portion. Once you cut it in half, its just like the previous ones, each rail has 1 rivet but one side has 1 spot weld instead of two. You can cut more of the remaining part of the original bracket than we did if you choose. Once its out of the way, the MJ brackets once again just rivet or bolt right on. ^Final picture with MJ brackets on. I feel I should clarify that I'm obviously not an expert and if you wanted to do the same you shouldn't just take your seats out and start drilling and cutting. I tried to give as many details I knew about the type of seats and stuff, because some seats may be drastically different and won't work this way(power seats, seats from a 97-01 XJ). Just make sure you confirm your seats will work for this same idea before you hack something up. As for the purists out there, I'm sorry you had to see this, just don't look at my 4wd shifter . Note that these are from a 4 door XJ. They do not fold forward so it will be hard to get big stuff behind the seat. If you want factory bucket seats and manage to find a 2 door XJ, I would assume this same process would work if you used your MJs bench brackets.

Alr thanks I'll come back with the results tmr.

I did that and nothing changed

As in bypass the reservoir?

Ok so those wires are for my missing second horn. Also I think that would be why my other horn is very weak and choppy, it might need the second one to complete the circuit, either way I'll look into that later.

Just checked and only found two lines. The source one has plenty of vacuum and neither seem rotted. Nothing changes except the engine idle ofc when either are unplugged. There are two wires hanging, maybe they need to be connected I'll check that in a min, here's a pic of it all.

I think I've actually seen an unconnected line somewhere around there, could you be more specific?

Just as the title says, my AC is stuck on defrost. It's not charged with freon yet but don't want to try it again until I get it fixed. Blower motor works fine, the heater works too, not the best but what can you expect. No matter what setting I have it on, all of the air is directed to the defrost vents. I can't feel anything from the panel vents, if its bleeding thru them some, its so little you can't tell. Is this at all common? I have the jeep 1989 service manuals and found a diagram of confusing vacuum lines and doors/switches. Before I decided to take the dash apart I'm coming on here for opinions.

Ok thanks I'll leave updates here when I do it

Fuse panel doesn't seal good against the firewall. Is there a rubber gasket/seal that is missing or worn out on mine? Found out that other than the antenna hole, that is my main source of leaking in rain water. If there is a rubber thing, can I buy any new? Or just have to find one from a junkyard XJ?

Oh ok thanks for clarifying, ordering them rn.

My radiator is from a 96 cherokee. I think the sensor has a little connector thing wired to it, do I need to get that too? Years ago after I put the radiator and the fan in from that XJ, I noticed the wire hanging and the same connecter right there on the fan so I just left them connected. No clue if the fan even works or is wired to work in an 89 MJ. Regardless, just get the same style sensor some of yall have linked part numbers for in the chat, or should I get the wire? (shows both kind under 89 MJ on rock auto)

Alr thanks

While I'm here talking about sensors, what is this? I'd assume another oil sensor since its right on or above the oil pan. The connector is dangling there, the retaining clip is broken so it doesn't stay on. I'm just asking because I have no idea if its important at all. I might ziptie or duct tape it on eventually, unless it actually is important then I might get a new connector.

Alr thanks, I'll just get those.