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The Treks Y Link is one of the better kits available. It does not simply bolt on, but isn't difficult to install. The extra lower control arm bracing needs to be removed from the body and a handful of holes need to be drilled through the unirail. If you are looking for a kit, it is the only one I would recommend. Willy

All the melting snow has made it too wet. Apparently it becomes a mud bog with too much water and there is a lot of trail damage. I'm not sure when it is supposed to open. The information I saw just specified that it is closed Memorial Day weekend. Willy

Naches is currently closed. Willy

I'd suggest making sure the front driveline is disengaged in 2WD while you are doing that. Just to make sure the problem isn't in the transfer case. Willy

Is it in 4WD? Willy

That sucks! :doh: I pretty much covered that hole and have no desire to ever remove that bumper. Hopefully I'll never need to remove the bed. Willy

I do enjoy the Baker City area. :thumbsup: Willy

Are they any good? I think they are. After all they are found behind the new cummins DRs. downside is that they are computer controlled.........but you could probably build a stand alone, or adapt a standalone unit to work with one. Mating a non-computer controlled 4BT to a 68RFE? Good luck with that. The modern controls of the 6BT and 68RFE are very tightly integrated. It would be next to impossible to run a 68RFE off a stand alone computer. Willy

Went from wheeling in several feet of snow a few weeks ago to a beautiful day in the 70s. There were only three of us so we were able to cover a lot of ground and had a great time. More pics here. Willy

Was something changed? I seem to have received a flood of e-mail notifications overnight for several new posts since Wednesday. :yes: Willy

Here. :waving: Willy

Sleeves would be a good idea if you can incorporate them into your design. I copied the TNT belly pan sleeves for each mounting foot of my rock sliders. I think you could probably do something similar for your bumper. Willy

TH400. A TH350 wouldn't survive. But it's a 3 speed. Although it honestly shouldn't matter, one would just have to run a higher ratio in the axles (maybe 4.10, or even 3.55!) to keep the highway RPM under control. The low end torque should keep it drivable. A 4L80E would be an option, I guess... Not sure. We're going beyond what I know. I figured it was probably the TH400. :D Willy

I'd love to see you do that. Will peer pressure have any effect on your decision? :evil: Besides, when does the economics of most of what we do ever make sense? Willy I guess you have a point with the economics. After all the sensible thing to have done would have been to NEVER have owned a jeep, let alone as many as I have... I stuck my tongue out in the rain to see what I could find for a 4BT, there isn't as many of them to be had on this side of the border. I guess there isn't as many chip trucks being cut up. Ebay offered up a couple, even some reman units that would probably make more sense in the long run. Of course, then I need to rethink my transmission options too. NV4500 is the simplest. Yeah, but it's got this stick thing poking through your floor. I'm not sure what you're supposed to do with that. And the third pedal is really confusing, it's not like the brake pedal or the gas pedal... Which is most of the issue. I'd rather an automatic. Unless I went with a lower crawl ratio. Maybe. I'm not too sure how that would work out with a 3000rpm redline, and tons of low end. But I think I'd want lower than 2.72:1 in the tcase. Didn't some of the bread trucks come with adapters for a TH350 or TH400? I've been dreaming of a 4BT project for years too. I've seen a couple on the trail and they are pretty incredible. :drool: Willy

That's nothing to feel bad about. The way I see it, doing it yourself is a lot better than paying a shop to do it. You should see the first bumper I built. It was functional, but wasn't necessarily pretty. I still look at the MJ's bumper and see things I would do differently. :thumbsup: Now, get off your @$$ and post some pictures of it mounted. :yes: Willy

If you don't like the e-mail notification why don't you turn off the notify on reply option? :hmm: Willy

Trail Jamboree. It's actually the next weekend, but we'll be traveling and exploring the entire week. :clapping: Willy Where is that at? Naches. More information here. I think it is full, but I here there are usually a few drop outs. Willy

2WD and D30? Did somebody swap in a front axle in anticipation of making it 4WD? :hmm: Willy

I didn't wire in the power/comfort switch. I still need to look through the wiring diagrams so I can hard wire it. I'm pretty sure it's in comfort right now. One of the things on my to do list that I'll eventually get around to. :roll: Willy

I'd love to see you do that. Will peer pressure have any effect on your decision? :evil: Besides, when does the economics of most of what we do ever make sense? Willy

Is your definition of northwest Oregon only? Willy

Trail Jamboree. It's actually the next weekend, but we'll be traveling and exploring the entire week. :clapping: Willy

I definitely need to do something about the exhaust eventually. It is way too loud for me. Hopefully in the next few months I'm going to redo the exhaust on the '88. I'll probably pull the muffler off it and use it on this one. I live next to a 15% grade for a 1/2 mile. Coming up that hill is very noisy. :ack: Willy

Yes, I used the pedal and switch from the auto. I don't remember having to splice anything. I moved the entire wiring harnesses for the transmission over. I think the brake switch for the brake lights was the same for both. If I did have to swap that switch, it wasn't anything more than swapping them and plugging in the auto switch. I did have add the extra brake switch that the transmission computer uses. Willy

I'm Willy. My wife and I moved to Kent the end of '07. She is going to the University of Washington for her master's degree. Prior to that we lived in TX just outside of Austin for 3 1/2 years. We are both originally from KS. On to the important stuff. :dunce: This is my wife's '88 MJ. It started as 2WD with the Peugeot 5 speed and D35. It is now 4WD with an AW4, 231 doubler, Ford 8.8, TNT Y link, 35" Mickey Thompson MTs, Auburn ECTEDs front and rear, and other stuff. See the build thread in my signature for more details. Picked this one up Saturday. It is a 2WD '91 with a 4.0 and AW4. Build thread is also in my signature. This was my '98 XJ. It was my third running XJ. It is now in pieces in the garage with the remnants preparing to be scrapped. This one is my ongoing Scout project. I bought in when I lived in KS and have drug it across the country with me. I actually have most of the parts for it, now I need to put them all together. The current plan is CUCV axles, Jeep 4.0L, AW4, 231 doubler, 4.3 Atlas, H1 beadlocks, somewhere around 40" tires, three link with track bar front, triangulated four link rear, extended wheelbase, etc. That's the tow rig and one of the trailers too. '06 Dodge Ram 3500 with the Cummins. Image Not Found This is the other trailer. The dogs - Axle on the left, Jeep in the middle, and Moab in the back. I'm also VP of my 4WD club, Cascade 4x4s. Willy