Pete M

do you have power at the resistor pack?

all 87s will have the appropriate body mods for the 4.0L. the change happened late in the 86 model year. trust me, we're here for ya if you go with the 4.3. :thumbsup: It's not about "keeping it Jeep", but rather many of us have seen guys go down the 4.3 road and we know that buying a wrecked XJ will give you just about everything you need for a 4.0 conversion (depending on the year of the XJ). Do you have the 4.3 wire harness?

holy crap. on a good day I can get the same highway out of my 5.9 dak. :ack:

yup, novak and advance should have everything you need. except for exhaust beyond the headers and maybe driveshafts. The vortec v6 might cost a pretty penny to get it installed, but they make decent power. :thumbsup:

a 2" lift can be done with minimal fuss and minimal cost and you can fit 31s on stock rims. If costs are a concern, it's a good way to go. :thumbsup: Costs and headaches go up exponentially as lift height increases. Going 3"+ means brake lines, shocks, control arms, sway bar links, etc. all need to be reevaluated.

keep us posted. :thumbsup:

they didn't invest much, that's for sure. :rotfl2: they were mostly a stop-gap until the 4.0 showed up. they carry a similar failure mode as the dana 35 and peugeot transmission. abuse or neglect them, and they will surely blow up sooner rather than later. take good care of them, and they might just blow up on you anyway. :yes:

I'm assuming you're referring to the bumpstop. you may need to get a pipe wrench in there and unscrew the lower metal portion. can't member for sure.

that's with aftermarket rims. stock rims will prevent rubbing on the fenders, but cause a small amount of rubbing on the control arms at full turn. this is fixed with either a washer behind the steering stop, or with WJ lower control arms (the ones with a clearance bend in them). 31s on a stock 4wd MJ with stock backspaced rims:

right in front of the passengers left shin. accessed with two 8mm screws.

I mean, I'm trying to picture how a re-arch of the leafs pushed the axle that far forward. is the tire pushed forward in the wheel well? is the axle spring over or spring under? did you get lift out of the rework of the leafs? but to answer your question, the overload leaf can be considered just another leaf in the pack. if your perches have extra holes for shifting the axle forward or back, then you should be able to make use of them no problemo. :thumbsup:

it's one of those things that's easier said than done. especially if the truck is rusty. getting the coils in and out can be a real bear. coil compressors will make the job much easier (relatively speaking), but be very careful with them. If I'm not mistaken, autozone will loan out coil compressors.

that's a whole lotta forward movement. :hmm: got a photo?

got one of these? slap it on top of your balljoints

got the budget for a full 3" leaf pack? I know HellCreek makes them.

all the more reason to not pass up a fair priced, good running example who's only downfall is a lp front axle (which really is NOT that bad). all ZJs and TJs have lp front axles. as do the vast majority of 4x4s out there. they seem to get by just fine. :dunno:

meh. that's an easy, bolt-in upgrade. don't limit your searches just because of that. :thumbsup: heck, I wouldn't even limit my search to 4wds, but that's just me. :D

yeah, no kidding. around here, a vehicle is considered trashed when the steel-to-ironoxide ratio hits around 2:1. :shake:

might want to confirm that the toe bones pieces are properly aligned before chemically inducing a state of forgetfulness. :D

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The gold one was Varmint, his old truck. The white one is his new, current truck. :thumbsup:

yes, the 44 is the better of the 2. :thumbsup:

just because it has a hitch doesn't necessarily mean it got the 44 from the factory. gotta check to be sure. :thumbsup:

other than adjust the brakes, nope. :D

do NOT rebuild that engine block. the 2.8 engines that Jeep got are flawed (either in design or manufacturing or maybe both.). :( if it is having internal issues and you want to do the minimum to get it running again, go with a 3.1/3.4L block/head swap. the 3.1/3.4 is an updated and improved version of the 2.8. your intake, accessories and the exhaust will all bolt on. you just need to add a fuel pump and re-balance the flexplate. figure 1500 to 2500 to get a v8 in there. and that's if you can make parts yourself. and that's just a start. v8s are notoriously hard to keep cool in our trucks. and yes, my 86 is also a metric ton. :thumbsup: