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Holy crap!! The 4awg kits start at 200 bucks and up! Don't know why they're so expensive...

Ahh you guys are awesome! Thanks so much for the links and details. I'm going to run with these. The truck has no carpet because of some rust issues. I have winter plans for the sound deadening. Would be a good time to fix that damn manual window crank before I cover it up Thanks again for all the info, this makes it way easier to just dive in and get it done :)

Yeah? Guess I could start with some new speakers, tweeters and skip the amp for now. See how it sounds. If I want a subwoofer, does that require an amp? Seems there's some with amps built in, I suppose that would be enough for a basic setup.

Hello everyone, I'm curious if anyone could suggest a kit of sorts. I bought the head unit: Pioneer MVH-S322BT and it's bluetooth which is all I really wanted and seems to work flawlessly. But the old speakers sound like sh*t haha and I can't hear it well on the highway so I think I need an amp. Everything is stock, don't think there's any tweeters and there's no rear speakers and no sub. So I was hoping someone could just give me the parts they used that all work together nicely. I'm not an audiophile, I just wanted something that sounds decent, has a little bass and some richness. I realize this is so opinionated, just my level of interest in learning audio equipment is like -1 haha I just want the mid range decent stuff that will all work together. I wish they'd sell a kit for a Comanche I'd just buy it for convenience. I also realize mixed reviews on running with no rear speakers, I'm fine going without those. Lastly, for context, my daily is an 04 TJ with 2 very dinky 60$ speakers I put in 15 years ago. They are complete sh*t, wanted the ol truck to be better than this XD. Budget is preferably 600 or so (already sourced the head unit) -- this number lands kind basic midrange for okay enough sound I'm guessing??

Lol it's an auto so it's beefier on the tow rating but I suspected as much with the weight being an issue. Just a bummer these new trucks are flat out stupid for how much they cost. Oh well, it shall remain a little project around town kinda truck.

My MJ is bone stock but it has the inline 6 with an AW4 tranny + 4x4. No added features and the gearing is kinda lame (it's slow lol). It's also sitting on the D35. I've used this truck to haul all sorts of stuff in the bed, loaded it with about 1400lb payload which is max and it did just fine other than my saggy leafs :D. Anywho, it doesn't have a hitch yet but I'll get that eventually. I'm playing with the idea of towing my TJ. I don't feel comfortable with a big trailer in the back. This little truck is so light I thought that would be a bad idea. But I'm curious if it could safely flat tow the jeep. The TJ sits on 35 inch tires and has metal all around so it's heavier than stock. But I thought...maybe if I get a break assist system it would work fine? My thought was to simply two with all 4 wheels down...but maybe a tow dolly would be safer? I'm simply considering this cause I like the idea of taking the TJ places but it's kind of rough after like an hour of driving. This winter I plan to get my truck cab nice and comfy and get A/C installed for next summer. Could be a cool rig to get us out camping with the benefit of the TJ to do some exploring. Dream trip would be 30 hour drive to Colorado and hit the trails for a few weeks with the TJ. But more likely I'd stay local with 4-6 hour highway trips for long weekend visits.

Good point, I didn't think of that. The length seems fine, I'll see if they can balance it for me then. I'm looking at repair details. I've replaced the pinion seal on my D44 on the wrangler and it was interesting but not super difficult. The dana 35 seems about the same but I'm not getting why it's leaking at the pinion nut itself. That doesn't seem to have any washer or seal to keep fluid in. None of the videos show putting RTV on the splines like you might on the TC side. I guess replacing the pinion seal would fix my problem of it leaking at the center/nut area?

hehehe the hell if I know, PO said he did stuff to it but couldn't say what. Judging by your reaction I may be best just sourcing some stock shafts XD

Also how do I know if my transmission mount is too loose? I noticed when I grab the rear driveshaft that I can visibly move the transferase up and down. Seems like the mount is spongy, I thought maybe is some rubber pad and it's supposed to have some give but that doesn't sound right given the purpose of the driveline lol.

Looks like it’s just leaking on the front yoke of the NP242. Curious about this yoke coming off the D35. It seems to be coning from the pinion but area and not the pinion seal in the axle. Is that a thing? (Pic)

Guess I didn't go far enough down the list in my search lol, thanks!

Hello again! I'm going to be crawling under the truck tonight to disassemble and inspect. Fill plugs on that t-case are leaking but it's also leaking through the yokes. Not sure if it's both or just one. I recall the PO said he messed with the driveshaft but he couldn't tell me what exactly he did. It had a 3" lift which I've removed. It was some crappy RC springs and such. I think the leafs are stock. Anyway he was so vague and couldn't really remember what he did so now I'm thinking I need to confirm my shafts are correct, especially since I brought it back to stock. Do you guys know what a comanche stock setup is in regards to driveshafts? I plan to pull tonight and I can grab some measurements of mine. I'll snap some pics too maybe someone can spot something. Thanks!

What is this about? Don't get it. What's the high level point of this?

I haven’t removed them yet, I never installed them. I put a wrench on them initially, they’re pretty tight but I haven’t confirmed torque yet

Hey Guys, I'm about to clean up some leaks under the jeep. This transfer case is leaking pretty bad. I cleaned it up when I bought the truck and as best i can tell it's coming out of the fill plug. It's also got a pinion seal leak so it's a bit hard to tell. But if my plugs are leaking how do you fix that? It's not supposed to require teflon tape but I thought it might help as it seems like NPT threads? Not sure...