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One of the minor annoyances since I bought this truck has been the incorrect speedo reading.
I have stock axle ratios and 31 inch tires.
Its way fast. Checked it with phone/GPS and it was 10MPH fast at 25 and got worse. 19 off at 50(reading 69)
Did some searching on here and saw a lot of...
Slowly drilling down on the loose steering/wandering issue.
Steering feel is very light and loose when centered.
Falls off easily to either side from road imperfections.
All in all, it's more of a handful to keep straight than it should be. Especially since it only has 15K miles on it...
Been searching the archives all weekend.
My M1009 has the standard issue late/hard shifts.
Per forum advice, Replaced all (dry rotted,but not obviously leaking)vacuum tubing.
Replaced the vacuum modulator on the trans with a NOS ACdelco part. Vacuum Tubes on proper ports. Lower to pump, upper...
Man...I think I just missed the boat on getting a set of my favorite tires. Yokohama Geolandar M/T plus in 31x10.50r15
The tires on my M1009 are from 2005 and dry rotted.
I'm staying with stock size and was planning on keeping the issued tread style.
On many of my other 4x4s, I've run the...
Hey Guys!
Taking some time off from the wrangler forums since I just picked up a 1986 M1009 from a Vietnam Vet here in AZ.
He got it out of florida with ~2500 miles. I got it with 14000 miles on it. Running great and shifting late.
Look forward to collecting the few missing pieces and restoring...