Pete M

awesome :cheers:

dirt in there is pretty normal. to clean it, you can put some extensions on a shop vac and just suck it all out. the seal by the diff is fine as long as there's no oil dripping out the end of your axle tube.

their spring-under lifts are bolt-on. if any are spring-over, then that would need perches welded on.

sweet. :D tell him he needs some daylight shots. :yes:

they are a good middle of the road lift kit. :thumbsup: you can buy the leaf packs separately if you want a high-end lift for the front.

hit it with lots of PB Blaster. wait a day. then remove the little bolt and hit the retainer thingie sideways.

leaky injectors are a known problem. can you view the injector while it's trying to start?

I'm still convinced that Jeep is to blame for this confusion. probably used the different types here and there with no rhyme or reason. :fs2:

oooo, you have one of those ultra rare infinity ratios. :thumbsup: it instantly adapts to any ratio you install i the rear end. lucky guy!

http://broncograveyard.com/support/7diagrams.php

which 4 cylinder Jeep? CJs had a different 4 banger and a different trans bolt pattern than MJ/XJ/YJ/etc.

78/79 were the first years of the big bronco and the axle is shared with the same years of F-150. a handful of earlier years of F-150 had a near identical design. starting in 1980 the suspension design and that axle went bye-bye in the half-tons.

dunno yet. :dunno:

I did that to my MJ wheel. turned out awesome. :D lot of work though. I used a kit from JC Whitney. not sure if they are all made equal. don't really have a photo of the wheel itself though. :dunno:

could be a bad u-joint. jack up each corner, spin the tire and see where the noise is coming from. then turn the wheel a bit and rotate again.

78/79 half ton ford Dana 44. yes it is high pinion.

all I can think of is to check the CPS harness that it's not too close to the exhaust.

as long as the current valve cover gasket is in good shape or you buy a new one.

3"x5" :D (sorry, couldn't resist :rotf: )

you may have too many changes to your truck to be able to accurately predict the necessary driveshaft length. It may boil down to a try-it-and-see. the pinion angle of the rear axle alone can make a huge difference in driveshaft length.

fixed. :thumbsup:

yup. looks like PMs are down. :( I'll contact our host and see what's up.

it's on the agenda for early this week. :thumbsup:

but why would you want to? it means better ground clearance. :banana: you might need to take a big hammer to a spot on the floor, but I didn't in my 88 (99 TJ stuff).

hardest thing to find is a clean body. after that, pretty much everything is easy cheesy. :D worst case scenario it needs a new harness from a similar era MJ/XJ. is that enough to scare you off? can you do the work? do you need the truck right now or can it be a work-in-progress for a while? need more details... :cheers: