fun times at the junkyard

I went to a junkyard yesterday to see if they had any Cherokees and I was surprised to find several. I was mostly just doing a quick once-over to see what was there. Found several little things for the interior such as a center console and some overhead lights. I also found a couple of overhead consoles that would be nice. They've got some extra lighting and a thermometer and compass that would be cool to have. I'll probably snag the rear wiper assembly from one since mine doesn't have it. Found one with tan carpet that was actually in good shape so I might take it and just cut it so that I could easily take it out in 2 sections for when summer comes. There was 1 Grand Cherokee and I want to see if the seats are in good shape but there were a couple of guys working under the dash so I didn't want to bother them. I'd love to get a full set of leather from one someday.

What I was really looking for was a 4 cylinder 4x4. Those will usually have 4.10 gearing in their axles, and this place sells them hub to hub for $130. That's what I really want to find, that way I can go to larger tires and not be driving a dog. I got in such a hurry that I forgot to look under the hood of a couple of them to see if they were 4 cyl but I'll be back soon. I was very surprised to find 3 Commanches(the smaller Jeep truck) and I think I've read that they might have lower gearing as well. There's another yard in town too, I'll have to check it out soon as well.