Pete M

what's wrong with the current engine?

do you have longer lower control arms?

time for a donor XJ. :banana: maybe a 91+? :brows: then you don't hae to figure out that mess of vacuum lines. just swap everything over. :D

It's kinda a rule of thumb; the better your traction, the further you can go, and the worse you get stuck when you do get stuck. (and you will get stuck :D ) having an extraction plan is paramount.

yeah, get going on building that garage. :D congrats on finally being able to get the ol' girl going again.

is your driveshaft too long? I'd have thought that a mild lift would counteract the Dana 44 addition.

sounds like you have 4" TJ coils up front. :dunno:

depends on your location. some drain fluids as the cars come in, others drain them as they go out.

no need to get a perfect seal after all the oil have drained out. :D

drove the 86 over to grandma's house ('til the issue with the city is ironed out). a whole 2 miles. I LOVE THAT TRUCK!! it's such a pile of crap. :D I mean it. If you saw it in person, you'd say, "wow, what a pile of crap. what makes it go? prayer?" but it's MY pile of crap. and it's a working pile of crap. bite me Riverview. :D and ever since the muffler exploded. it's my very loud pile of crap.

are you sure everything is tight? U-bolts? lug nuts? maybe bad bushings? bad U-joints? is the driveshaft straight? rotted frame?

I would, but I don't own a 2.5 yet. :(

with a 4" lift (driveshaft is now short an inch) and a Dana 44 (snout is 1" longer than a Dana 35) added to the mix, your rear shaft should be about the right length. don't forget to install new U-joints. old joints don't like changes in their operating angle and that can cause vibrations. death wobble is a horrifyingly violent shaking of the front end that makes you slam the brakes and pray to god that you don't hit something. Is that what you're experiencing?

probably not, but it's certainly possible Mr. 16"-rims-are-the-devil's-handiwork. :rotf:

x2 it'll either have the ratio on it, or the tooth count (divide them to get the ratio)

brakes changed over the years. try to get an axle that's as complete as possible. and please please get something better than 3.07s :no:

it's not the rims or the axles. the bed of a comanche is wider than the front. check for a recent thread in the Tech forum about wheel spacers. :thumbsup:

with an "open" diff such as yours, if one rear tire loses traction, all of the power is sent to that tire and it spins wildly but gets you nowhere. a locker forces both tires to rotate together.

the 2.5 is the good engine for 86 models. :thumbsup:

which rig is this for?

you're going to build a trailer out of the green bed, yes? :brows:

general rule of thumb: the skidplates could be added to any 4wd MJ.

practice, practice, practice on scrap pieces until you're confident in the power settings. :thumbsup:

I don't drive anything regularly. :dunno: I'm unemployed.

the 88 and 86 got tagged for removal today. :fs1: so I brought the 90 out of the garage and put it in the driveway then stuck the 88 in the garage. tomorrow I'll need to find a home for the 86. on the plus side, now that it's in the garage I can start working on the 88. on the short list: I'm swapping the spooled diff for my open diff and then replacing the u-joints in the rear driveshaft.