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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by bloddy mud
im putting 4 off road lights on my front luggage rack, was woundering if the rack would make a good ground and whats the best way to run the wires into my xj for the switch
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 1976Mustang
Dunno, i don't have roof lights. But i think that's what you'll have to do. Make it as small as possible then seal it with caulk or something.

Unless you want it exposed coming out of a door jam.
thatll make me cry lol idk il lookat it further in the a.m. and see what i can come up with
Old Aug 22, 2012 | 08:55 PM
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Meh, that's the way i'll do it when i get the funds. Already got a gaping hole in my head liner from my remote locks that never worked.

I just use it to hold my handheld CB and a peice of my dad's Durango i was in when we wrecked it. I feel like it's a lucky charm since none of us were hurt.
Old Aug 22, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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Ok so i have a few questions and concerns and i have been searching but cant find anything that answers my question.. So hopefully someone here can help and i dont get ridiculed for an oil question... I recently changed my oil in my 88 xj.. 4.0 200k miles.. I wanted to try a high mileage oil so i went with some castrol gtx high mileage 10w30.. So with this oil change i seem to have developed some piston slap.. Maybe it was there before and i just didnt notice but i dont know. It does go away when up to temperature... Also today it was feeling a little sluggish.. Could i have done harm by trying high mileage oil at such high mileage? Can i switch back to just conventional oil after useing the hm oil? Should i drain it and put conventional back in? Any help would be appreciated
Old Aug 22, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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Did you use a Fram oil filter? The oil before might have just been a different viscosity.
Old Aug 22, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 1976Mustang
Did you use a Fram oil filter? The oil before might have just been a different viscosity.
No ive read to stay away from fram.. I went with a purolator pure one and found a post someone where someone had experienced piston slap with them,, so i went and grabbed just a standard purolator and swapped it out.. The auto store closest has a crappy selection of filters for my vintage.. I did want to go with a mopar filter but they didnt have it
Old Aug 22, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by BrickBrizzle

No ive read to stay away from fram.. I went with a purolator pure one and found a post someone where someone had experienced piston slap with them,, so i went and grabbed just a standard purolator and swapped it out.. The auto store closest has a crappy selection of filters for my vintage.. I did want to go with a mopar filter but they didnt have it
Its my second oil change.. My first oil change i just went with autozone brand 10 30 and it was fine
Old Aug 23, 2012 | 01:49 AM
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Big Bad Baz--- I have a 1995 Cherokee Sport. It came stock with one of those POS, worthless doughnut tires attached to a bracket on the driver's side rear cargo area. Is this the kind of bracket you want? That worthless doughnut tire was the first thing I ditched, but I still have it and the bracket too. If this is the one you want, I'll sell you both or either, cheap. Getting the bracket out of my Jeep might be a PITA, I don't know. I live in Houston. Where are you?

On my list of projects is a DIY welded, bumper-mounted tire swing, but for now my spare 31x10.50-15 is taking up a bunch of space in the cargo area.
Old Aug 23, 2012 | 11:45 AM
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were did yall mount your cb antennas at, and how did u do it/use?
Old Aug 23, 2012 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cjg758
were did yall mount your cb antennas at, and how did u do it/use?
plum crazy used to make a mount that looked god but was a lil pricy for me... idk where he went after the FS section change though... i just cut angle iron and used that. A lot of people use old bed frames or something
Old Aug 23, 2012 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by cjg758
were did yall mount your cb antennas at, and how did u do it/use?
PM 98Plum Crazy. he still makes them for the tail lights. either side and either body style.
Old Aug 23, 2012 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by cjg758
were did yall mount your cb antennas at, and how did u do it/use?
I've got one of the tail light mounts from plum for sale if you want one
Old Aug 23, 2012 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by wiggles
I've got one of the tail light mounts from plum for sale if you want one
what year?
Old Aug 23, 2012 | 02:56 PM
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Pre 97
Old Aug 23, 2012 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by wiggles
Pre 97
hmmm ill remember that



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