Pete M

Early 90s v6 Camaro/firebird or S-10 should have the 3.4/3.1 in it. You'll need to add in a small electric fuel pump, as the later engines do not have a boss for the mechanical unit. It's just a carb though, so you don't need a high pressure pump (like for EFI).

There's a thread in the DIY section about switching transmissions types. :thumbsup:

Can't hurt, but the steering stabilizer is all that important. It didn't even come on all MJs.

replace your shocks and see what happens. It could be that your rear tires are bouncing up and down.

amen. Atlanta has a lot of that too. You guys are funny with all your complaining. :D Swing by Detroit sometime and get off the freeways for a bit. When I'm in the big D, I slow down and look both ways for green lights. :ack:

1 3/4" is pretty much an industry standard in spacers. Never have figured out why anyone chose that particular number. :dunno: The control arm rub happens whenever the steering is cranked all the way and at any droop/compression height. WJ arms will cure that, or you can add a washer behind the steering stops (essentially increasing your turning radius) or as Eagle likes to say: just don't turn the wheel all the way. :D how bad it is depends on your choice of tire. The stock control arms have a little ledge right where it contacts the tire and the noise will increase dramatically with tires that have a more aggressive tread in the corner edge.

The one I speak of may not be on the site yet. It's made from a new MJ main leaf and is as long as any AAL can be. :D edit: found the thread in the for sale section: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=19998

HellCreek has an AAL that gives about an inch or so too.

I'm of no help. those wires (and all the other ones) are long missing from my 86. :(

A "body lift" raises the body up above the frame. Since our trucks are half-unibody, that type of lift won't work. A "suspension lift" raises up the entire body/frame together.

Been there, done that. with my truck it turned out to be slop in the track bar.

One of the tricks to removing the upper half is to carefully loosen up the rest of the main caps to give a small amount of wiggle room. Make sure you know the torque specs and tightening sequence for the mains.

looks like the photo gremlins snatched them away. :dunno:

oooooo, an audi.... :brows:

That's the Jeeper spirit. :D

Make sure you've got lock-tite on the bolts that need them, and anti-seize on the rest. :thumbsup:

A 2wd trans will not bolt to a t-case directly. And the 87 trans is a Peugeot and so the guts won't swap either. It's possible that the 4wd trans is an easy fix.

Isn't there a couple of smallish bolts up near the top of the cover? Been a while since I've had to deal with it, but I seem to remember being very frustrated and then finding them hidden in the grime.

Excellent point, except that WD-40 isn't very good at rust break up. A better choice would be a rust penetrant like PB-Blaster. :thumbsup:

they started putting in the 4.0 in the 86 calender year, but they were categorized as the 87 model year. Have you tried kicking the stick? worked the time my peugeot was stuck in gear. :D

What part of the trans is bad? As transmissions go, the AX-15 isn't all that hard to pull apart for new bearings/bushings. Oh, and if the donor truck has a 4.0 engine, it's likely not an 86. 87 was the first year for the 4.0

You can also get the ratio by jacking up one rear tire, putting the trans in neutral, and rotating the tire around twice while counting the number of times the driveshaft rotates. If the driveshaft rotates 3.5 times, you've got a 3.55 ratio. :cheers: (for those who have positraction, you'll need to jack up both rear tires and rotate them around only once.)

Those are just rules of thumb. ya gotta check to really know for sure. :thumbsup:

99% of MJs came with Command Trac (NP-231 or NP-207 t-case) and that is the determining factor in getting a CAD front axle in an MJ. The handful of 86 MJs that got the Selec-trac t-case would have come with a non-CAD front axle.

doesn't the guy that makes the bedside patch panels also carry floorpans?