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ATs and chains when you need them. Properly mounted chains can do highway speeds.

My 89 has a 2.5” Tuff Country lift. I went to 31s with the lift. I have been driving it for over 30 yrs without and further suspension or drive line upgrades with no issues. It has teflon shims between the leafs which are supposed to soften the ride a bit.

Had my Kirkland tires for 15yrs. Side walls finally gave out and still had 80% tread left. I only put about 500mi/yr mainly off road.

Low tire pressure causes excessive heat buildup leading to tire failure. The higher the speed and heavier the load will increase heat buildup.

Weld a nut to the head of the screw. I use anti-seize when replacing bolts. Also a few swift hits with a punch can help. A punch driver pictured below can work also.

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You need to go to a non Safelite glass shop or find a used one. It’s tempered glass.

If you lower the back angle wouldn’t that raise the front angle? I have 1” round spacers that came with my 2.5” spring lift.

I never could get my 89 to smog in Ca. I’ve had it registered in Az for 20 yrs. I took it to several shops and no one could figure it out. I did not want to keep replacing all the emission sensors or the carb. It runs just fine for me other than the fuel drains down when it sits a few days. Lots...

Welcome to the Jeep owners club. Looks like an unmolested start for a build. Fist off fill out your profile with info on your YJ. Specifics help us in diagnosing issues. What do you mean by it does not run? Basics are fuel, compression and spark. You need to find out witch of the 3 are not...

My 89 is Canadian also and uses a metric oil filter that’s a pain to source. WIX 51626

On my 89 I installed a 2.5” Rough Country spring lift. It came with a transfer case drop and springs. No shims. It’s been going for 20+ years without any driveline issues or modifications.

Painless Wiring has them. Warning: painless in name only when you see the cost of a set.

15” end to center of bolt cover. 16” total length end to end. On my 89.

Your YJ is geared to tall for those sized tires. Someone just slapped on big tires and did not change the stock gearing. My 89 has a 5 speed with 4:10 gears and I run 31s with no problem getting to freeway speeds. Time to start going down the Jeep rabbit hole and upgrade your gears. The problem...

What’s your rpm at 50mph?

That’s what my wife does anytime I do anything fun. Then she complains that she has to hike back to the jeep afterward.

Have you called the manufacturer for help?

Run a 12v tester on the plug to see if you have power there. If so the issue is in the Circuit board. Check the plug on that side. On the that board it looks easy to trace the runs with the tester. Make sure you put some fingernail polish over the areas you scrap off with the tester. If you...

Yes I’ve used it to make short aluminum welds. The lead must be kept as straight as possible and I put on a new tip.The wire does jam once in while but it gets the job done. The down side is that I need to switch to a tank of Argon gas. I bought the 140 used and it came with standard gas and...