k9sar

it's a 91, right??? 91 FSM on ebay! here's another!

looks like the I6 springs (8 coil .52wd) rather than the v8 springs (9 coil .56wd)

bagel slicer?

heat shield?

here's a pic of the marpac folding cup holders

I believe that it is a warning that if you remove that bolt, you release the ancient evil Gods of the Pathy.

that's not very PC Slick. Don't you mean "Synchronization Challenged"?

well.. that's why I was trying to get the specs for OEM letter coded coils. There are LOTS of different coils that Jeep uses. Stock springs are lettered from FC to FP. Then there are the up-country option springs which begin with G rather than F. Lots of variations. In my junkyard, however, they are mainly non-grand cherokees with I6 and nearly all use the FJ spring which is 8 coil 17" long .52wd. ALL FJ springs measured the same. Not ALL of the same vehicles had the same springs in them. Found 2 '93's (10th digit of VIN tells the year) that looked identical but had different springs. I also foung .56we 8 coil springs that were about 15.5" long (busted my knuckles pulling one then discovered it was actually shorter). Oh well. Bottom line...I need a .56wd 9 coil 17" friggin spring for my lift to match the one I already pulled and my JY doesn't have anymore.

there are people who have said it not much of a problem and there are those who have needed to disassemble the starter just to remove it. Use your search button and read up. Best of luck with it. If you discover any tricks or such, please post so that others may benefit from your experience.

nissan. anyway, it's close enough. 20ish, not 15ish

I'm with you 100% mws. Although I have the cell in the truck, I never talk on it while I'm driving. If I need to make a call, I pull over but it's nice to be able to glance down and see when I'm in a good signal area. If I get a call, I'll answer it and find a place to pull over. I have it mainly for emergency purposes so it is rare that I actually get a call. Came in handy when I was sitting on the side of the highway with my pathy up a jeep's ass. Simply put... I carry it with me but the engineer in me said to do something more clever than velcro. I'm sure you understand.

the '97 SE came standard with a 20.8 g tank

according to the OM, the 2002 has a 20 7/8 gal tank

I had the dealer throw in the harness as an extra when I bought my pathy. (dang I love free stuff). It's wired so that you unplug your light harness (passenger and drivers sides) inside the access panels and plug in the tow harness. Then plug your lights back into the tow harness. Since it's so easy with the connectors, I inly plug it in when I'm gonna tow something. Otherwise, it's just stuffed in the access panel

that was the primary location for mine until a couple of quick right turns and then trying to get the damned thing out from under my feet while speeding down the road. Moved to the dash at that point but nearly lost it out the window one nice day.

I'm always accessing it. no problems.

The ones I have are 8-coil .52" 17" length off ... well... I'm not sure. Definately not off a JGC but maybe an 80's cherokee w/ I6. The third spring I have is a 9-coil .56" 17" off a JGC Laredo w/ I6. As the pathy springs are 8 coil .50" 16.5", I'm guessing that the 8x.52x17's may give a little lift but what I really want are the 9x.56x17's which I unfortunately only have 1 of. Since I have a 4-door w/ tire carrier, I doubt I'd get much of a lift with the 8x.52x17's. Of course... two days ago it was in the high 70's and sunny. Now it's in the 30's with 40mph winds and flurries. I believe the springs will stay put for now.

digital camera was my friend when I tore into mine. Nothing like standing with a part saying "hmmm... now where'd this come from?" or having your kids mix your neatly sorted piles of bolts etc so now you'll never know where they go.

easiest thing to do is run down till the light comes on then fill your tank. Check your OM or FSM to see your tank capacity and do the math. I always thought that this was addressed in the OM or FSM.

I think the only differences fall wiothin the emission systems. As long as you are retaining all the little crap, swapping the big crap should work fine

yea. now I just have to find a second one.

so, for clarification, the "FJ" springs are .52 and are basically the same as are on the stock pathy. The "FN" springs off the heavy duty suspension are .56 and should provide lift. I am learning more and more about jeep springs and there is apparently a true up-country spring that measures close to .6. The code is GN I think. I'll edit this post tomorrow when I get to my office and find my notes.

there's a rigid line that is clamped at the rusty bolt in the pic that runs down to the tranny. This line should be open (not sure why but I confirmed it on a neighbors 95). The guys who rebuilt my front end after my accident plugged the vacuum line into that rigid line rather than the actuator for the ASCD. sheesh! I wonder what I was doing to the tranny when I was trying the speed control and it was sucking on that rigid line.

nice Rach. lots of good info there