ChiefJosh

This one is just funny - listen to the lyrics in the background song-

The first one is probably the best pic of what you're looking for. My front fenders had been tweaked a bit before I bought it (minor fender-bender), but I didn't feel like messing with redoing the whole front end. I have too much other more pressing stuff to replace. Like the paint. My guess is that the top, outside corner of that new front clip sticks up at most 1/4" higher than the bevel of that fender, but that's only because the clip is round and the fender has the flat bevel on it. If you didn't want to replace fenders, you could just slap some bondo on the corner of that fender and blend/fade it over 6" or so to go from the bevel and build up to meet the corner of the clip. That's what I was planning on doing, basically because the rest of my Chief's body isn't perfect. Can't help ya with the flares though. I used the 97+ clip, but stuck with the 96- bumper and end caps, then went with TJ flares, though you could stay with the 96- flares, I think as long as you're running less than a 33" tire, though I can't confirm that. I would say, if it's a trail rig- don't swap the fenders. If you're planning on washing and waxing this thing on a regular basis- then you might want to think about doing it.

Sorry, but I think that looks disgusting :ack:

Shock length totally depends on where your lower shock mounts are located... i don't remember what mine are, i think they're a bit long anyway.

Do you have a direct link to the Pirate Renix manual, I've never been on that site, I don't know where to begin looking......

Oh, and check your intake manifold bolts, as well as for leaks. Spray some carb cleaner around the manifold, and if the idle fluctuates you either need to tighten those bolts good and/or replace the gasket. One of my bolts was finger-loose. I tightened it up and my idle dropped about 1000rpms!

Check out this thread over on NAXJA, it might be of some help to you, it's helped me- http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.p ... idle+renix fiatslug87- Do you know for sure that the TPS setting is different for manual and auto? My Chilton's book doesn't differentiate, not that I believe that over the Renix book.... Are you running your 5spd at the .17 setting?

Topped off this morning at 2.97 Drove by this afternoon- up to 3.02

That totally depends on what type of lift. We need some specifics to give you an accurate answer. Most likely, yes. If you are talking about the RockyRoad SOA 5" Ebay kit, then the answer is a little trickier.

Yeah, the batch that I brewed, and a lot of the small quantity batches, because they are not pasteurized or over-filtered, have a little bit of sediment on the bottom of the bottle. Not much, but a little. I find that if I pour the bottle out into a glass, the sediment stays in the bottle. If I walk around with the bottle in hand, some of it gets worked up into the beer. I don't notice it, as it's very fine sediment, but I'd prefer it not be there. I'm working on a batch of hard cider as we speak. Cider is a lot longer of a process than beer. Beer goes from brew kettle to glass in 3-4 weeks. I bought this cider in November, it's been fermenting and settling since then. I'm going to bottle it this week, and it should be ready to drink in another 2-3 months. The guys at the brew shop said the trick is, that the longer I wait the better it'll taste- I think that'll be hard to do, I've already waited longer than I expected... :cheers:

Yep - Rusty's sells them, though I'm not sure if they make them or not. Here they are: http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchant.m ... _Code=BODY They've got 6" and 8" bulge fronts, as well as rear bedsides

Welcome to the Comanche Chief Club! :cheers:

Pete that is amazing! So, uh, what brand do you prefer?....... That is, by the way, a fantastic idea. :cheers:

Exactly! It's a perfect time! It's a good time to go SOA if you're thinking about it, but without near as much work you can stay SUA and have yourself a bomb-proof axle, instead of a bomb for an axle

Just be sure it has the curved seat rails- not ALL XJ seats will work. There's another thread around here somewhere with a great diagram of what seat brackets and seat mounts Jeep used over the years. Check that out and use it as a reference. I'll see if I can find it for ya- Edit: here it is: http://comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopi ... =seat+swap