Porquer Posted February 22 Posted February 22 My first MJ just arrived! I found it on marketplace in Washington, purchased it, and had it trucked home to Ohio. It’s an ‘87 Sportruck, 2.5, AX4, 2WD. 231,000 miles on the clock. The plan right now is to use it as a summer DD. I want to keep it out of the salt as much as possible. There are plenty of things that I’d like to do, but I don’t have time or space for a major car project. Glad to be here!
hgeranium Posted February 22 Posted February 22 I have always loved how those steelies look on these jeeps. I've daily driven my 4.0 AW4 for 4 years, no regrets. It's nice driving something that I always turn around to look at when I park
Smash6 Posted February 23 Posted February 23 Great looking rig! I'm rebuilding my interior - I'd love to see some pics of your interior.
89 MJ Posted February 23 Posted February 23 That’s a beautiful truck. Hard to believe it has that many miles.
Porquer Posted February 23 Author Posted February 23 8 hours ago, Smash6 said: Great looking rig! I'm rebuilding my interior - I'd love to see some pics of your interior. Here’s a few. The PO did a lot of work inside. Most things are in good shape. Some panels are loose and need to be secured.
Porquer Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 Well, I doubled my 2.5’s horsepower for $1.20. After my first few drives, I was really underwhelmed with this engine’s power. I’ve never owned a 2.5 before this one, but it struggled going up small hills. After a little digging, I found that my gas pedal was hitting the poor-fitting vinyl floor at about half throttle! I picked up this little cable clamp from Aircraft Spruce, and adjusted the position of the pedal on the cable. Now I can drive the speed limit!
Eagle_SX4 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Nice fix. Just be aware that those set screw clamps can wear through and break the cables. When I swapped to the 98+ horseshoe manifold on my 4.0 I had a similar issue with the new H.O. throttle cable and the Renix gas pedal. I ended up pulling my gas pedal out of the truck and bending it away from the firewall to match the new longer throttle cable it worked great.
Porquer Posted April 13 Author Posted April 13 My left window has been significantly harder to open and close than the right window. I took the door card off and tried lubricating the regulator. That didn’t seem to help, so I looked deeper. I found that the slide tube was damaged. With little pry bar action, the window moves more easily. Still a little stiff, but definitely a step in the right direction. I was hoping to find a build sheet in there, but I didn’t. I guess I’m not surprised. It has been reupholstered recently by the PO
Porquer Posted May 18 Author Posted May 18 Replaced the front brakes this weekend. I found @WAEMID IV’s video helpful, especially with ordering the right parts. I totally spaced out and forgot to order a set of pads. Thankfully the previously installed pads still had a lot of life left. No I can use my brakes without shaking the truck apart!
WAEMID IV Posted May 24 Posted May 24 Very nice. I'm working on converting my 2wd truck to the 93+ hub bearings today actually
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