GrandBoost98 Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Pete M said: vibrations that start around 50 mph are frequently tire imbalance or out-of-round issues. is this one the AX-4 truck? This one has the AX5. I had the same rumble/vibration with the other set of wheels too I might try replacing the motor and transmission mounts. I just hope I'm not heading down another rabbit hole like with the s10. The s10 had a similar vibration and after doing brakes, wheel bearings, front shocks, idler arm, carrier bearing, rebuilt driveshaft, balancing the wheels several times..it ended up being the rear shocks. But this feels a bit different and the shocks look fairly new. I might try replacing the motor and transmission mounts. I just hope I'm not heading down another rabbit hole like with the s10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 they are 35 year old trucks. if anything looks less than new, it's not a bad idea to replace them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Pete M said: they are 35 year old trucks. if anything looks less than new, it's not a bad idea to replace them. Absolutely! I'm just glad the ball-joints, bushings and control arms are still available and affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 On the way home, I hit the trail at the end of my road. Didnt do anything crazy since its still stock and 2WD but it was nice to get out there. When I got home I crawled underneath to check out everything. Found where the exhaust is rattling, should be an easy fix. Was able to wiggle the tail of the transmission around a lot more than Id think I should and the mount looks like it could be original so, like yall said, it will be worth while changing even if it doesnt fix my vibs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 The new temp sensor came in friday so I installed that quick after work then had a little impromptu date night in the backyard lol The transmission mount came in late yesterday and the motor mounts should be in today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 livin' the good life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 The transmission mount I ordered was wrong. It was offset and about an inch taller. So after waiting for the right one to arrive, I installed it and went for a ride. The vibs went down alot! I can actually see out of the mirrors going over 50mph lol But I still feel like it could be better. I'm going to try installing the new motor mounts, if not after work then hopefully this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted October 6, 2023 Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 Decided to tackle the motor mounts last night. Started with the passenger side knowing it was the easier of the two. It was completely shot, well worth the effort...The driver side, not so much. I had to remove the alternator in order to get the motor mount bolt out and I discovered more PO shenanigan's Yeap, they used that spring to make up for the missing chunk they broke off. Was also missing one of the other bolts. Still not sure how Ill proceed. Probably spend some time on ebay looking for a replacement. If I can't find something, try to find someone that can weld cast aluminum or maybe just cut enough off to fit a bolt head and rely on the steel part. And yeah, you might have noticed some cracking in that large wire behind it Thats the main power wire from the battery to the starter. Cracks all along the way! Guess this is a good time to take care of that wire nut by the starter too Last time I buy a vehicle from a young kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted October 6, 2023 Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 I think I found the bracket I need and as a bonus, its local! Same place I got my valve cover from can anyone confirm? https://www.ebay.com/itm/334521894906?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230811123856%26meid%3Dce6eaf73013840b9ba1cbc8d8283551b%26pid%3D101770%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D334521894906%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2%26brand%3DJeep&_trksid=p4375194.c101770.m146925&_trkparms=parentrq%3A05103d3518b0acda43bfbf83ffffe914|pageci%3Addedf854-6447-11ee-8f75-0aff0ae71ecd|iid%3A1|vlpname%3Avlp_homepage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 3 hours ago, GrandBoost98 said: I think I found the bracket I need and as a bonus, its local! Same place I got my valve cover from can anyone confirm? https://www.ebay.com/itm/334521894906?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230811123856%26meid%3Dce6eaf73013840b9ba1cbc8d8283551b%26pid%3D101770%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D334521894906%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2%26brand%3DJeep&_trksid=p4375194.c101770.m146925&_trkparms=parentrq%3A05103d3518b0acda43bfbf83ffffe914|pageci%3Addedf854-6447-11ee-8f75-0aff0ae71ecd|iid%3A1|vlpname%3Avlp_homepage Yes that’s what you need for the 2.5L. Both the 4.2L in the YJ and the 2.5L XJ/MJ/YJ share parts in terms of mounting the AC and alt. Should help in your search for those brackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted October 6, 2023 Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 Awesome! I'm going to pick it up on the way home from work. Hopefully the Comanche will be back together by the end of the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 Well the wife had more on my to do list than I anticipated lol I did sneak into the garage for a little bit though, mainly so I could see how long the battery cables were. Incase anyone wants to know how long the battery cables are since I couldnt find it anywhere else, the positive is 45" and the negative is 32". I cannot believe this truck didnt burn to the ground with this power wire I also cleaned up some other splices and added in some wire loom to neaten things up. All the loose wires were bothering me. Hopefully I can find time to get it back together over the next few days. We picked up a STACK of vinyls to go through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 yeah, that's what the cables coming out of the 88 I'm working on looked like. scary! also, nice player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 3 hours ago, GrandBoost98 said: We picked up a STACK of vinyls to go through Wife and I have been doing this with the 45’s we buy from goodwill. Our way of discovering songs we might enjoy or not. Then sell the ones we don’t. My grandparents had a Hi-Fi like that, I think my cousin has it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Pete M said: yeah, that's what the cables coming out of the 88 I'm working on looked like. scary! also, nice player. Thanks! 39 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: Wife and I have been doing this with the 45’s we buy from goodwill. Our way of discovering songs we might enjoy or not. Then sell the ones we don’t. My grandparents had a Hi-Fi like that, I think my cousin has it now. The crazy thing is we got this console for free! It sounds so amazing and really cranks! Recently did some research on it to try and find a spare replacement needle/cartridge. Turns out its a somewhat rare Zenith micro touch 2g. Way ahead of its time. here's an old advertisement video I got a kick out of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Rare zenith needle cartridge? Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 Got everything back together last night. Looks a lot neater than it did. I went with 2ga instead of 4ga just incase I put a little sub in it one day. I'm also going to put a bigger ground wire from battery to body. That was the last thing I did and was feeling lazy so I just crimped an eyelet on the wire that was already there and screwed it down. Didnt even have time to start it up lol the wife was calling me up for dinner so Ill take it for a test ride after work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 So it drives pretty well. Well enough that I'm going to start putting some more miles on it. I wish I could say its perfect but theres still some vibration. Enough to rattle my sunglasses in the center console this morning, but its not terrible. Feels like I have aggressive mud tires over 50mph I noticed the rear view mirror was a little loose so I installed a different one I had that fit more securely. And I'm on the fence about the tow mirrors. Theyre cool because theyre different but I'm not a fan of the visibility nor the shakiness of them. And my parking situations are usually tight with several vehicles so I'm always bumping into them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 Just chillin in my comanche on lunch break, listening to music and noticed the passenger door speaker wasnt working. Wiggled the wire a little and heard something clunking around. I guess thats why it doesnt work lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 yup, I think you found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 I think I'm going to get some kickers. 5.25 for the doors, eventually 4x6s for the rear and some kind of small powered sub. I don't want to hack the door cards like in my other comanche for bigger speakers and I don't know if its worth getting the different brackets to fit 6.5 speakers in the rear. My s10 sounds great with some kenwood 4x10s, a small powered sub in the back and stock dash speakers so I don't see the need to go overkill in the MJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I ran 5.25 components in the doors and an 8" overpowered sub in a little box and loved it. buy quality and feed it power and you'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 I ordered some Kicker 5.25 CS series speakers for the doors. Gonna wait on the rears for now. I got a deal on an open box auction from ebay, they should be in today actually. I ordered some euramtec lights too. They were out of stock for a long time so I messaged them and they made 10 available for anyone else looking. Still waiting for tracking info on those. Yesterday I pulled the dash off again to replace some light bulbs. I used to have to use my cellphone light to see the HVAC controls in the morning lol it was nice being able to see everything today. Anyone know why the interior lights don't come on when the doors open? The door buzzer works so I assume the switch is good. And I can manually turn the lights on with the headlight switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 3 hours ago, GrandBoost98 said: The door buzzer works so I assume the switch is good. LH Door SW is a dual SW. One (1) SW for Chime and one (1) SW for lamps (GND). Suspect both SW's (LH/RH) faulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandBoost98 Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 32 minutes ago, Ωhm said: LH Door SW is a dual SW. One (1) SW for Chime and one (1) SW for lamps (GND). Suspect both SW's (LH/RH) faulty. That makes sense. Thanks! Just got tracking info for the euramtec lights, should be in sometime next week. So I have some time to find new door switches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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