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I would love to go, but I think that is the week the club I belong to, is going to run Paragon/ Rausch Creek. Patrick

I have a 242 and an AW4 I will let go cheap :D Or you can just buy the 242, and let me have your 231. Patrick

MY d30 is probrably as strong as it can get for a d30. Alloy shafts, the truss. The problem is the ball joints are weak. As well as the wheel bearings. They hold up fine for mild-moderate wheeling, and 35's can live on them if it isnt wheeled to hard. I am going to be swapping in a HP44 out of a f150, and a 31 spline 9". I do agree with you that the rubi 44 is really a glorified d30. Patrick

I wonder who said that :wink:

Just grab the lower corner and pull, They are not needed anyways :twisted:

Hey I am parting out my street mj now, so if you want a d35 allready setup for SOA. os SUA let me know. It has a LSD, and 3.73 gears in it Personally, I wouldn't put any more time in money into a d35 unless it was all ready setup for what I wanted. Patrick

I was almost thinking the same thing, but since I am running a turdy, I wasn't going to say anything. I forgot to mention, I will be going to different axles within the next yr. I am thinking 38 or 40's for my rig :shock: :twisted:

I am not sure what your use will be. Personally I am running 35's with 6.5 inches of lift, and alloys, and I feel I am pushing the limit on what the D30 can handle. A lot of that depends on what you wheel on as well. You might be able to clear 35's with that much lift, but I doubt 36 or 37's would work without some serious work. Mostly cause of the small wheel wells the MJ/Xj's have. Patrick

Eagle, I got looking at my spare AW4 tranny, and the bell hopusing is seperate from the main body. So in theory, I don't see why it wouldnt be possible with the right bell housing. Patrick

Problem with gate down, is stuff can fly out of your bed. Also it could get damaged. tail gate up... welll I do believe the drag caused by this is very small, that it would take some long term testing to figure out which is better.

AWWW... thats so cute. :D What did you name him :wink:

Personally I don't think the MJ "frame" was designed for a slide in. After I took the bed off, I realized how it was mounted(bolts right to the frame rails), I think It might be a lil hard on it. All I have to say is "it's not my Jeep so do it" I looked at a Toy hauler the other week. Man are those expensive. IT was a 36" Gooseneck. It was nice, but the price was almost 30 grand. To be honest with you, I don't do that mucg wheeling to justify that expense. Patrick

Basically what I think they have done is take the YJ SOA lift that Warrior products offers and made it a Comanche lift. To me the point of going SOA is to loose the stuff that hangs below the axle. So I don't really see the point of doing it if you are going to lose 2-3" under the axle cause of the way it mounts. Patrick

Eagle I have heard that rumor too, never seen one though. I have a spare aw4 sitting behind the garage, that I will take a look to see if the bell housing is removable. For some reason I don't think it is. IF it is, it is going to make swapping a 4.3 into my rig a whole lot cheaper. Patrick

Basically evrything Eagle said. He left out one fact as well. The frame starts to widen after the tranny x-memeber, and the MJ has 2 more mounting nuts on each side for the tranny x-memeber. Patrick

Really the best way to set your uppers and lowers is by measuring your wheel base, then setting it to the "factory correct measurement, then adjusting your uppers to get a good balance between pinion angle and caster. Remembering Caster affects the way your ride wil handle on the road. Patrick

I will keep my eye's open for a 258 crank. From time to time I come across some smoking deals in my area.

I should have known I was going to get flamed :roll: All told my friend spent some where qround 1800 building his stroker. Where I live you can find a running s-10 with a 4.3 with relatively low miles for an mid 90's motor for around 1000. Then all you have to do is adapt the np231 to a 700r4 tranny. Sounds complicated, but it is doable. Or if you want to get fancy just find an older 3/4 or 1 ton and swap everything into the MJ :twisted: I am sorry that I feel this way... If you look at my rig, it is allready basterdized, but it does what I need it to do. Patrick

OOOOO..... :twisted: a somewhat rare, and in good condition MJ. :D Turn it into a trail rig :shock: and make a truggy out of it :D Seriously, nice looking MJ. Treat it well and it will do the same to you. BTW, dumping copious amounts of money into a jeep is very common problem among owners. My current build-up bill is in excess of 4 grand right now :shock: and I already had a pretty good wheeler. Patrick

For the amount of money you are going to spend to build a "stroker" you can build a 4.3 or a chevy v-8 with adapters for the same. Just some friendly advice. One of the guy in the club I belong to, did it, He only saved a few hundred bucks on what a built 4.3 or 350 would cost. Just my opinion. Patrick

They are some more teaser pics up on the website http://independent4x.com/generic67.html

Well when I went to do this mod, I got to looking at the used proportioning valve I had (90 xj), and realized that the return line from the hieght proportioning valve is Just plugged off on the xj one :shock: Needless to say I only realized this after I broke one of my hard line going to the rear :cry: so I am going to have to replace it anyways, But i figured I would pass this ont o you guys. Patrick

I wasn't bashing Rusty's stuff. As a matter of fact I run Rusty's coils up front. I was saying for a hundred bucks more, you can get a better product. I do know of 2 other ppl who are running Rusty's LA's, and I have not been impressed with the issues they have had. My personal dealings with them is their Customer service is lacking, and both times I ordered from them, it took like 3 weeks to get my stuff. Normally when I order from other companies, I get stuff in less then a week, some times in as lil as 2 days. BTW DHL rules as far as shipping. Faster and cheaper :D

The front axle will be a HP 30, trans is an aw4 (indestructible)it should be a 23 spline np231 (stronger then the older ones) The 8.25 rear is just as strong as a d44. Interior will be nicer, and should fit. For airbags to go off, isnot that big of a deal. They are also right pricey, and can quickly total out an older vehicle. IMHO 1200 is a bit high, especailly considering the headache with a salvage titale you get. I have bought wholeunwrecked xj's in the 97 +98 vintages for less then 500 bucks before. Patrick

For that kinda coin, you are not far off from what a custom set form Alcan or Deaver would cost. Also keep in mind, that these springs are made for general use, and not for your specific vehicle like Say a set of Alcans are. I Know a few ppl who are running RE, Rusty's and Skt Jacker springs, and by far the springs I got from alcan are the most compliant of any I have had the pleasure/displeasure of riding with