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Why is the rear wheel so far back off centered?
89 MJ replied to Ricky8227's topic in MJ Tech: Modification and Repairs
He’s got more pictures in this thread -
You shouldn’t get spark with a bad CPS. Did you add fresh fuel or is it still the 10-12 year old fuel? Might need to drain the fuel system and add fresh gas.
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Why is the rear wheel so far back off centered?
89 MJ replied to Ricky8227's topic in MJ Tech: Modification and Repairs
Ok, and just so you know, your inner wheelhouse spot welds to that piece right where the flares bolt to the bed sides. You’ll have some work to do there. -
Seems like a reasonable price. Make sure it’s actually got an AX-15. 89 was the crossover year for that transmission. Make sure the floors are solid, the unibody is solid near the leaf spring mounts, and then just make sure it isn’t a cobbled together mess.
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Why is the rear wheel so far back off centered?
89 MJ replied to Ricky8227's topic in MJ Tech: Modification and Repairs
You might be onto something here. I dug back through my pictures, and both of my SWB trucks that had good unibodies seemed to have the front spring mount farther forward. -
Why is the rear wheel so far back off centered?
89 MJ replied to Ricky8227's topic in MJ Tech: Modification and Repairs
Also, your bedsides have been cut where the factory flares mount, so I don’t think you’ll be able to mount them easily unless you repair the bedside. -
I’d be worried about the dimple dies letting dirt get in there and make it hard to get it out, but it would look good.
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How to lower the rear 1.5-2 inches?
89 MJ replied to Ricky8227's topic in MJ Tech: Modification and Repairs
It's really hard to say with out knowing how your truck is set up. It could be that the pinion angle is already not correct and maybe an XJ shackle would correct it. I'd steer clear of adjustable shackles. To me, they seem flimsy would have a lot of side to side deflection. -
That is one of the struggles of the MJ. Little cabs aren’t friendly for many bodies.
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How to lower the rear 1.5-2 inches?
89 MJ replied to Ricky8227's topic in MJ Tech: Modification and Repairs
Well, I was going to say that you should swap to an XJ shackle and pull a leaf, but they beat me to it. I agree, you’ve definitely got some sort of custom leaf pack. -
I dig it. Looks very much like a “day 2” modification.
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You’re running out of amenities to add . I enjoy seeing updates on this thread. It sure would look great hooked up behind the white truck too, like the pic in your sig.
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Nathan’s dad posted it on FB when they got the book finished. I think it’s about the restoration on the truck, but don’t remember for sure.
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Even the bench seats aren’t bad. I spent 4 hours on a very broken bench and wasn’t sick of it until well after the 3 hour mark. And the buckets are light years better than the benches.
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Nope, not without changing the trans output shaft or the t case input. They changed from 21 to 23 spline.
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I don’t think so. But you could probably find a 98-01 transmission and transfer case for a reasonable price.
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How much is it bouncing? Some of that is just old speedometer and speedometer cable.
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He’s got a point though. They had some of the coolest colors and coolest options available.
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Mornin' Stellantis, time to dust off the Jeep Comanche
89 MJ replied to Salvagedcircuit's topic in The Pub
Turns out it’s called the Slate truck. And supposedly it’ll cost under 20k. https://youtu.be/kWq3jhxOWUI?si=dsJUqelMLC4QRImZ -
It’s fairly common, it’s nothing I’d worry too much about.
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I just watched that one. I liked seeing Daimler get the finger.
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Excellent question. The engine and trans dipsticks are van units, so they are both easy to get to from under the hood. The spark plugs and related bits will be easy to get to from under the cab, and for any other work, the frunk and doghouse are being built to be removable fairly easily. Not quite as easy as most old vehicles, but should be about as easy to work on as the 01 Silverado that was the donor chassis.
