Pete M

was it stock or did the truck previously have a Dana 35?

A slip yoke eliminator kit is a good investment, but you don't need it the way that an XJ or TJ would. We have a lot more wheelbase and so the angles are not as severe as they are in shorter Jeeps But your driveshaft will be a bit shorter than it should. What rear axle do you have?

Good idea. old u-bolts shouldn't be reused anyway, so it's good to know what will fit. :thumbsup:

do your hazards work? if they do, try swapping the turn signal blinker for the hazard blinker in the fuse box.

got it off a longbed MJ in the junkyard so I don't really know what it was originally designed for. fits pretty decent so it might actually be an MJ item.

Having just 2wd never stopped me from exploring 2-tracks. :D A couple hundred will buy you a locker for the rear. :thumbsup:

Some guys have reportedly picked up the mopar perches for under 15 at the dealership. :D supposed to be pretty beefy.

turbines. my second favorite Jeep rim ever. :D

So what's the problem? :dunno: In need of a project to do on it?

better gears, bigger tires, and a little lift can go along way towards happiness. :D

check with these guys. and see if you can wrangle a pic out of them. :D viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21774

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photo tips are found here: http://comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11077 and welcome! :wavey:

Or turn the axle shaft and count the pinion rotations. If one axle shaft remains still, rotate the moving one twice. If both shafts move together, then go around just once. (and if the other axle shafts rotates in the opposite direction, you'll need to hold it still) If the pinion rotates 3 and a half times, it's 3.54. But if you're buying a used axle, it's always a good idea to pull the cover and inspect for damage. :thumbsup:

Finally got to see Taken. good flick. :thumbsup: They exhaust sound track they used for the XJ made it sound pretty good. :D vroom..vrooooommmm....

Yup. The ratios come from dividing the number of ring gear teeth by the number of pinion gear teeth. Because axles come in different sizes, there are different numbers of teeth in them. For example, the Dana 30 will have 41 teeth on the ring gear and 10 teeth on the pinion, giving a 4.10000 ratio. The Dana 44 on the other hand has 45 teeth on the ring gear and 11 teeth on the pinion, giving a ratio of 4.09090. the Ford 9": has 37 and 9, giving 4.11111 Round them off and you get 4.10 and 4.09 and 4.11.

Moved my michigan fleet to the other side of the parking lot. :D still had to push the 88, but I do have a new gas tank for it and will install it one of these days.

Not that hard to swap dashes with another MJ. :yes: might be harder to convince the yard owner that it's really that easy. :(

You're super-duper positive of this? I've heard it both ways and would like to know for sure. :(

KKs have a 5 on 5" pattern. I think some KJs had 17" available.

~113" :thumbsup:

i hear people say that to, simply not true in my personal usage. i get way better gas mileage in economy mode. rpm's kill gas mileage, bottom line. Not necessarily. Fast acceleration kills mpgs. 80 mph kills mpgs. rpms are generally associated with these 2 circumstances, but are not the bad guys unto themselves. ok, but if 80 mph was only at 2,000 rpm it would not be bad. and when in economy mode, the same 3/4 throttle acceleration will shift sooner at less rpm. :typing: But if you need to really accelerate to get into traffic, using econo-mode will use more fuel because the engine is struggling to keep up. mpgs become more about the driver and the situation at hand, and less about the Jeep. There's no reason power mode can't get the same mpgs as grandma-mode. grandma-mode just forces you to drive like, well, like grandma.

you definitely want to reuse the old flywheel, since the CPS notches are specific to the older electronics. I reused my old Peugeot clutch with no issues when I swapped in my 99 AX-15. I used a 74 CJ bushing (with the 304 and manual trans) with no modifications (late 70s CJ stuff may be a bit different). You'll want to grab an AX-15 crossmember and trans mount. And there's some other stuff. no that the search is running properly, you should be able to find the older threads about the swap. :thumbsup:

That might end up being a crazy headache. Putting the TJ trans in an MJ is one thing, I'm not sure if it's entirely wise to try and go the other way. :dunno: probably better to hunt down a TJ AX-15, or try to fix the broken trans (depends on what exactly went wrong).

Because some of us have not always been into 4wheelin and can vouch that better gearing is still a good idea, even for a completely street-driven 2wd grocery-getter. :D You're going to be in for a bit of a surprise if you swap a 3.07 geared rear axle in and your truck gets slower. :(