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There is now a MJ Dana 35 3.55 sitting in my garage. It was removed for the MJ 4.11. To be different I just went with the MJ rear. The 4.11 was the trick for me, also knew I would go thru the 8.25 regarding brakes, bearings & seals... so all that plus all the welding I couldn't currently handle myself. My MJ is an automatic. With the 3.55 and 265/75/16 wheels/tires and my lift ( I am 2WD ) it averaged ~ 14mpg around town mixed driving.

Fuel Tank Vent Valves fill those holes.....

JMHO but the SeaFoam might be much more aggressive than the gradual and GENTLY cleaning that will be best long term. My most recent XJ was a mess internally. When I finally yanked the head due to a burnt #2 exhaust valve ( part swapping lesson LEARNED ) the inside of that motor was a mess. I had been using MMO...IF I had used SF I think instead of the pickup being sorta blocked it would have gotten totally blocked and the engine and it would have been toast. Now with my head job I replaced MANY other internals. But that was over two years ago. The power the engine still had was impressive, it indeed helped sell the Jeep, and I still see it from time to time around town.

I rest my case..... Yeah, round stuff.... oval ( really football ) hole. It does not go together. And there is your part number for the round end. This HERE. ....is not a set there is no oval bushing. And well yes I did...do some purchasing to prove a point. But I have thought about those WJ arms before. Thanks Don. You pushed me along.

Atlanta Pull-A-Part (whatever location has the best selection of the day) This full WJ "solution" $140

My research provided this rear main seal.....looks like all the ones I have done. FPG BS40612 Remember reading someplace about using grease to push the old bearing out..... looking for that link now...

Took all the XJ stuff back today... spent the late morning/early afternoon learning WJ dis-assembly. Pull-A-Part Self Education... priceless. Currently sitting awaiting cleaning: Two knuckles, Two Akebono calipers with mounting brackets, Two unit bearings AND Two WJ Lower Control Arms Lots of fun removing all this stuff. And always enjoyable after a thunderstorm ...90 degrees 90% humidity. Time to decide on which rotors and replacing the calipers.

Stroker that is the picture... needed....... it REALLY SHOWS the two different bushings well... "One these things is not like the other...one these things it doesn't belong.... " oh sorry was just thinking of the ole days of Sesame Street when it was easy to see/show what the difference about items...

Those two bushing....they are...NOT the same. If you can show me how a ROUND bushing fits in a OVAL hole I'll be a believer but until then..... http://www.moparpartsoverstock.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=946884 #15 For the rear body side location. Now if does fit either arm but not either location. #3 Different part number.... which is surprising. Appears the the one bushing is even the axle side bushing on the 2WD axle.... http://www.quirkparts.com/oe-mopar/52088220

THIS ONE? http://www.justacargeek.com/2009/11/1997-jeep-comanche-coolest-comanche-i.html

Uhhhh... me thinks the OP is talking about the bushing on the left of the bottom arm in this picture:

Well that is good to know. Thanks Crash. Hopefully, my smallish lift will let me pull it off without additional "stuff"... for now. The current "choice" is the DL and TR from JKS. This would add ~$400 between the DOM tubing itself and then the four ends so I'd really like to be able to add later right now. And the last parts for the rear end arrived today....new parking brake cables and brake shoes... so that is the other sub project within this project. To Be Continued.........

Want stock look would agree ^^ -- Fey Have personally used, good product. May require mount kit depending on where you purchase. Use Summit Racing should be able to get free shipping. Want off-road look would recommend -- Nates Have on my current MJ

Oh... and Frank I'll be in touch if PAP won't take the XJ stuff back. Unfortunately, I got a couple of my part-runs cornfused... the XJ set was $100. So I got a bit more invested that I thought. Pretty sure now I was confusing my ZJ caliper cost.

OK.... my researching has continued and I love the idea of the BIG brakes. Crappy braking ( alot due to the leaking rear seal ) is why NOBODY else has been any slight consideration of driving this one. Need to actually figure out the UB issue... There are rotor options... one being...http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/10474.html Not too bad of a price for slotted and drilled. Honestly, the wheel adapters are looking like the easiest way to get the install done. Often use the Pull-A-Part as a learning experience. Taking things apart just to be able to do it without messing up my stuff. Yes, my buddy at work says I am a jerk as well if I break stuff and then walk away.... Oh well. It's their business model not mine. In this case I want to see if the stock steering TRE actually will attach safely to the WJ knuckle. Everything on-line is 4WD and 1 Ton mostly which is fine but that is just another expense AND at this point is just not necessary.

Still think someone with metal fab skillz ( which I do not currently really employ ) could make these work... http://www.jcroffroad.com/product/XJTH-96.html Way back I even emailed asking if they would send a pair for me to work with ( have a fab shop next to me at work ). ZERO REPLY Really like this idea...http://www.thor4x4.com/thorguardsinstallation.pdf The full box for the lights really made me think. The non-reply guys have some like this as well and I like the ones with the handle branch/tree guard to help my old butt get up into the truck. My current non-paint/I don't care paint theme would be perfect with these.

Frank let me see how the return trip to the lot goes. Will keep your needs in mind. What are they worth to ya?

Well..... hats off to Crash. Have gotten absolutely nothing done at work this morning. Now planning to find my receipt and return by 2000 XJ knuckle assemblies this weekend. Obtain my credit and then yank off a full set of WJ knuckles complete just like I did before. Don't like the idea of farting around with spacers and different UB and all so to save money and time I'll slap on a set of Spidertrax 5x5 --> 5x4.5 and call it done. Only change this way will be the WJ ball joint at the bottom. Since my MOABs are 16" should have no major issues there. Only not happy part is slapping 2" spacers on the back to make things look sorta normal. Knee deep in the rear end right now. I'll go ahead and add disappointment here as after my inner seal bearing issues I did not go with the planned 8.25 ( did buy the perches ) so sorry Ryan ( but THANK YOU for your input and knowledge ). After looking at everything and being paranoid I made an offer on another MJ rear end I knew about ( the place always ask sky high prices ) and THEY TOOK IT! Sweet... so I am jumping to 4.11 rear gears. YES, it was out of a low mileage 4 cylinder and the insides look MINT! So anyway... hopefully it won't be so damn hot this weekend. I am tired of sweating to death at my local "self service auto part recycling establishment". Stay tuned.

WJ route is tempting...Oh those calipers! But the steering "upgrades" and customizing rotors to keep the 5x4.5 bolt pattern sort of kills the excitement. Don't want to have to create a Fund Me page. Mostly fund my Jeep fun with junkyard part sells. Now I could force myself to sell off all my rare MJ parts ...then it wouldn't be a problem but when you DD one that is VERY hard to consider. Thanks for keeping the scary wheels in my head turning. Luckily, or unluckily, I have 4 Pull-A-Part type lots within 30 minutes of my house.

FYI... I took a chance and purchased the Dorman unit from Amazon last year ( for a whole $3.00 ) used Gorilla Glue to install it. IMHO...Looks terrific! Good Luck!

Yeah... pretty sure I got it ALL... for less than $30.00. And just so others can laugh.... it's not fun to laugh at yourself, all the time. Failed to take a pickle fork with me so I got to back the next day. Hoping the entire time someone did not step in and take it all nice and easy. AND then to make it even better....failed to THINK about how much they weighed. Took straps with me so I could "just carry them" back. Yeah, maybe that is why she gave me a deal. Cause my GUN SHOW was for real by the time I got all the way back to the counter. And yes I will have the rotors checked or just replace. Have the hook up at the local machine shop. Already have the pads ordered. Fun times ahead.

OK... after typing all that...broke out Rock Auto and Amazon and printed out the parts.....found matches....going for it!

OK this won't be popular but I'm not one that usually does what everyone else does, so...... Have the dual diaphragm brake booster installed and am in the process of a rear end rebuild.... BUT I really want to upgrade the front brakes as well. Have already obtained, from the local Pull-A-Part, complete sealed bearing spindles, rotors and calipers from a 2000 XJ. My plan was to replace the ball joints during the upgrade but research gives different ball joint numbers between my 2WD 89' MJ and the 2WD 00' XJ everything came from. A definite possible bump in the road. My truck is a 2WD lifted and I'm not interested in 4WD. Have the 75' CJ5 ( D30, D44, 3 spd, 360 V8) in the garage for those purposes. Aware that folks are not fans of the newer sealed bearing front but I feel based on my previous experience with the brake design is that they are a worthy upgrade. One small, but wanted personal, solution this also provides the room to put the center caps on my MOAB wheels without using any wheel spacers. Wanted to see if anyone maybe had any experience before I go to NAPA and waste a lunch hour measuring balls joints. Thanks in advance.

Simpletire.com 235/75/15 Was very happy with my experience with them. My Bridgestone 265/75/16 tires were being discontinued. Came up short buying them up from Wal-Mart. Used simpletire.com to fill out my full set and then took them all to Wal-Mart for mounting, life time balancing and road hazard on ALL OF THEM :)

Also include in your search the smaller XJ sized Wagoneers. Most were pretty loaded and usually well cared for, cause they were pricey so the pockets were often deep. Scored mine from a recently painted donor that the inners were almost new.