Jeep Driver

You are asking a loaded question that no one will ever satisfy you with a correct answer. If you want stock and cheap........go to Walmart. I you are willing to spend some money, study and shop and be prepared to get creative.......stock goes out the window. Start here..........he's good. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4FiN46mPTtkJxzRXJY21lQ And see my build thread for what I'm doing.

BJ did and install and review on his -so called- MJ build. At the time and still maybe, there was a promo code straight from KC making this bar come in around $1200. Not my style but if I had a sport bar........for sure. Add a pair of Trucklite or JW Speaker head lights and a couple of good LED floods at the bumper, this would make Rigid's junk look silly.

Inside of tube/frame- 3M makes similar. https://www.amazon.com/KBS-Coatings-75101-Cavity-Fluid_Ounces/dp/B00TVH7R5O/ref=asc_df_B00TVH7R5O/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312169650952&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17111932159938858499&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013407&hvtargid=pla-568784244139&psc=1 Also, no longer a fan of the cubes and bars. Ineffective for the money spent. The last place I'd mount a bar is above and behind the cab. Spots on the bar and floods on the bumper. From what I've seen from Rigid..........not too impressed. I've been looking long and hard at Hella, KC, VisionX.

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-pM6snUgLqws/p_13693330/JL-Audio-ACP108LG-W3v3.html?XVINQ=GLX&awkw=132253908505&awat=pla&awnw=g&awcr=69546578425&awdv=c&awug=9013407&gclid=CjwKCAjwq4fsBRBnEiwANTahcEPIpujXW3P8o2qyMOMW-4qkFSCkynrDQn-EVIABDyuib9Iyhi6pSBoCwikQAvD_BwE

Nice, yeah, sometimes I miss FL.

Coming up on a year. What's going on with you? You OK?

Well, the hood got completely repainted, twice. And the doors got repainted too. I had trouble with gnats and other bugs, bugs that could not bee seen before I painted. Taught myself a trick, prep, cover parts with plastic, set off bug bombs, come back in 45 minutes and spray. Works great. Doors will get one more coat of clear........then on to the bed.

OK, I sit here everyday I read the same post over and over and over.........same problems, over and over. By your own admission- You have a mess, you have a Basket Case. I didn't suggest you throw $2000 part at a $2 problem. If you want to drive the truck and you want the truck to be reliable.......at some point you need to start cleaning up the mess. It's a 32 year old relay. Here is mine, NOS Mopar, IIRC I paid something like $13 for it on ebay.

If you are going on the cheap-- https://www.kchilites.com/light-type/pro-sport/6-pro-sport-pair-pack-system.html

Replace it. It's $20

Having been there done that and will never do it again...............eh............ Save your money and get a pair of real lights. But then, you choose your path.

https://www.etrailer.com/Bumper/Westin/76001.html?feed=npn&gclid=Cj0KCQjwn_LrBRD4ARIsAFEQFKt_pFJU3vzVNR4qX5vjnO-OMm7R9w9lSDwNny1tghV89PAtQ8x2-54aAhPXEALw_wcB

Your pics are showing the interior side of the bulkhead, not the fuse block. The fuse block separates from the bulkhead. Yes, that can be cleaned. Fuse block can be obtained from a similar year XJ.

There's no substitute for a quality pair of leaf springs.

Faux patina. Base coat of green with accent colors dabbed with a sponge/cloth randomly/artistically.

Well.........two things I'll comment on......... 250/250 ain't special, you are not going to shred a frame/uni-frame/uni-body with it, no need to reinforce. Your 4.0 core is worth about $200, not $2K. And I don't care what he's going to do with it.

Yes, of course.

https://sarasota.craigslist.org/pts/d/bradenton-jeep-comanche-cherokee-grand/6973790147.html

Central NC and SC are bland, flat, a bore. If he's taking state highways......town to town to town, lots of stop and go. East coast is a nice drive....OBX, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel..........car ferry to Ocrakoce......etc..........all very nice, just not nice right now.

I'd suspect it was a redesign to accommodate both long and short after '86. Has nothing to do with axles or payload.

I just measured mine. I'm at 12.75. My axle is .5 larger in diameter than yours, 13.25 to compensate. I currently have my bed off, .5 to compensate. I'm back at 12.75 Approximately 4.5" beyond stock. I'm using the JKS shackle.........forget what others will tell you.........it does offer 1" height. General Spring military wrap will offer you about 3-3.5" of height beyond where you are now. You have many options with regard to springs. Also, bare in mind, after 30 years every spring is 'sagged out', really doesn't matter what it measures. If you are unhappy with your truck's ability to carry a load or the height or the quality of ride or being sloshed around in a slosh bucket in every turn..............you need new springs. Not to mention your bushings are rotted, that's guaranteed.

If you don't like my opinion on the matter..........read someone else's- https://www.sdtrucksprings.com/how-to-know-when-to-replace-sagging-leaf-springs Masking a problem does not make the problem go away, may actually make it worse.