Tsalagi Posted April 14 Posted April 14 On 4/6/2026 at 8:30 PM, fiatslug87 said: Made a couple of sill plates out of aluminum diamond plate for it. All diamond plate was too much bling so I inlaid a portion of Grand Cherokee stainless sill plate. Nice!
ROCKNMUD Posted April 22 Posted April 22 Today I installed 2 pair of 6.5" Kenwood speakers and used Boxy Jeep's brackets for the rear cab corners. Great to be able to put a bigger speaker back there and not see them but you sure do hear them! I wanted Apple CarPlay and Walmart sells this cheap $150 unit and so far it is working great. A dremel made quick work of opening up the dash.
pizzaman09 Posted April 23 Posted April 23 2 hours ago, ROCKNMUD said: Today I installed 2 pair of 6.5" Kenwood speakers and used Boxy Jeep's brackets for the rear cab corners. Great to be able to put a bigger speaker back there and not see them but you sure do hear them! I wanted Apple CarPlay and Walmart sells this cheap $150 unit and so far it is working great. A dremel made quick work of opening up the dash. That's a nice little head unit! I'm usually a vintage head unit fan but I like that, it's clean and has a dedicated volume knob.
GonzoTheGreat Posted May 8 Posted May 8 I found out the "worm" gear from an electric window regulator can be made to fit a manual one. It's been a long time since I could open my window all the way.
89 MJ Posted May 8 Posted May 8 14 minutes ago, GonzoTheGreat said: I found out the "worm" gear from an electric window regulator can be made to fit a manual one. It's been a long time since I could open my window all the way. I think you’re going to have to create a thread on this and tell us more
GonzoTheGreat Posted May 8 Posted May 8 16 minutes ago, 89 MJ said: I think you’re going to have to create a thread on this and tell us more Haha, as always, I wish I took better pictures, mid-process. I think that worm came out of a 97+ XJ, possibly even a rear door, but I pulled it from a junkyard like 3 years ago. Maybe someone can recognize the window attachment part and confirm?
Salvagedcircuit Posted May 11 Posted May 11 On 5/7/2026 at 9:14 PM, GonzoTheGreat said: I found out the "worm" gear from an electric window regulator can be made to fit a manual one. It's been a long time since I could open my window all the way. My Dude is out here speaking the truth. Spraying silicone lube in my manual worm gear is like a 5% improvement. Its embarrassing to roll down my driver window and it sounds like a 1980s kitchenaid mixer missing a few teeth on low. You rock for the suggestion.
Salvagedcircuit Posted May 16 Posted May 16 6 hours ago, pizzaman09 said: Finished polishing and waxing the MJ.
ROCKNMUD Posted May 20 Posted May 20 I installed 2" lift up front with adjustable track bar and upper and lower control arms on my 1988 MJ. The adjustable control arms are not needed with a 2" lift but it was the fastest way to replace the old bushings. All suspension and steering items have been replaced including the steering box. 38 years is a long time! Went with a 265/75/16" Nitto Ridge Grapler AT and put 1.5" wheel spacers in the rear to match the front. No clearance issues in the front with this size tire. Next is to Fluid Film every inch under it to keep it rust free.
neohic Posted May 20 Posted May 20 1 hour ago, ROCKNMUD said: I installed 2" lift up front with adjustable track bar and upper and lower control arms on my 1988 MJ. The adjustable control arms are not needed with a 2" lift but it was the fastest way to replace the old bushings. All suspension and steering items have been replaced including the steering box. 38 years is a long time! Went with a 265/75/16" Nitto Ridge Grapler AT and put 1.5" wheel spacers in the rear to match the front. No clearance issues in the front with this size tire. Next is to Fluid Film every inch under it to keep it rust free. Great looking truck!!
fiatslug87 Posted May 20 Posted May 20 @ROCKNMUD Looks great! when you get a chance please post it in the registry. https://comancheclub.com/forum/31-1988/
jodawill Posted June 10 Posted June 10 I removed the dash bezel and made a huge mess just to poke around. Good times
watchamakalit Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago 52 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said: Added a little bling to the glove box. Ohhh shiny....
fiatslug87 Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 5 hours ago, watchamakalit said: Ohhh shiny.... I think Don would be proud.
fiatslug87 Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 10 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: Wait. There’s chrome glove box handles? It’s from an ‘80s Ford truck, I think many Ford and GM models used them. I only used the chrome parts to replace my black ones, figured it was the simplest thing to do and was very easy.
eaglescout526 Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 9 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said: It’s from an ‘80s Ford truck, I think many Ford and GM models used them. I only used the chrome parts to replace my black ones, figured it was the simplest thing to do and was very easy. I am gonna have to hunt these down now and bling both Jeeps.
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