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I have some older 5x7 halogen 55 watt flood lights I never put on a Jeep. Two sets of 2 lights. Sitting new in the box for 15 years or so. Pro Comp brand. I'd sell them to you for not a lot more than shipping. I'm never going to use them. Let me know and I'll send pictures.

Make a point to pay it on the 25th or so, days before it's due and you don't have to worry about it.

Hell creek has some 4.5" lift springs for the rear. Everyone and their brother makes XJ springs in that range for the front.

I had a Pentastar in a 2012 JK for years. It is an improvement over the 3.7 and 3.8 sixes it replaced. There are a few minor known issues depending on the year but overall it's reasonably solid. It lacks low end torque but they do a decent job matching the automatic trans and stall speed in the torque converter to the engine. So in daily driving it's not as bad as you may think. It sucks with a manual but the GC doesn't have that as an option.

I've done the drive from MN to PA. There's no good route to bypass Chicago. But it's not bad at 2am.

It's easy to spend a lot of money and have it not be visible.

Yeah, people expecting to get out of a vehicle what they have into it are likely going to be disappointed.

Thought about it.

I'm going to fire up the fryer for a turkey this year. I have a good concrete pad away from the house.

The one I thought of isn't safe for work.

Been there. Done that.

I bought my first MJ intending to build it up. The one I bought is pretty well beat up so I'm not ruining anything by modifying it. The short bed has the wheelbase I want. The front end being XJ means it's easy to swap in the front Dana 60 and lift it. The rear leaf springs makes bolting up anything easy as well. The 4.0 is a stout engine that has tons of mods available. At this point I'm considering getting another one once this first project is "done". I'd like one as a drive around truck. Maybe a metric ton so I can use it more as a truck.

I have a bent up tailgate I'd give you next time I head to Cedar Rapids to visit the folks.

You didn't grab the whole bed?

A few years back I was living in Oklahoma. We got a snow storm and they were out plowing the main streets. I was in mt J10 at a light sitting next to a minivan when a plow crossed the intersection, leaving a 2 foot berm across our path. The guy in the minivan looked over at me with an "I can't get through that" look. I flashed him a "watch this" smile just as the light turned green. I gunned it and bashed right through the berm. Looking back through my mirror I saw everyone else funnelling through the hole I made.

You can hear the car coming when they have them on there. A strange clicking noise of the studs on the pavement. I mostly see people driving cars using them. I've thought about getting a set for my Subaru but if the snow is really bad I take the XJ anyway.

I'm running Quadratec heated LEDs in my XJ. They don't look like a traditional headlight. But they aren't as bad as some of the cheap lights on the market. They are very good headlights though and that's why I run them. I will probably put a set into my MJ when the time comes. Mostly for technical reasons as appearance is less important to me personally. I do get why people like traditional style headlights on their old Jeeps. They just look like they should be there while LED lights look "weird".

I'm thinking of the adults being worse than kids in school. They get worse as they get older.

Seems people get worse as they get older.

The J10 is not a Comanche. It's a "full size Jeep". You want these forums: www.ifsja.org www.fsjnetwork.com

We can run studded snow tires here in Colorado. I'm happy with how well Duratracs do in the snow and they will accept standard studs. Studded Duratracs will make you unstoppable until you hit snow that's above your bumper or ruts that you high center on.

Yep. Standard J10. Look for any full size Wagoneer (Grand Wagoneer) from the 70's through 1985 for a compatible dash. Likewise, the full size Cherokee (1974-1983) has the same dash as well. There were 3 basic dashes available in the full size Jeep. From 1963 to the early 70's they had one style. From the early 70's (I forget exact year) through 1985 they ran the second style (the one you have in your 79). From 86-91 they ran the 3rd style dash. Best places to ask: www.ifsja.org www.fsjnetwork.com Both of those sites have forums with a lot of members buying and selling all kinds of full size Jeep parts. You should be able to find what you need there.

It's probably a response to the new Bronco. The 6.4 is overkill for normal driving. And probably a $10k upcharge. A 5.7 hemi would be a good option for a 4 door.

Sometimes the trail is smooth-ish and I want to run in second without shifting up or down. It's annoying when the computer down shifts on you and leaving it in 3rd means it will up shift when you don't want it to.