Pete M

I'd start with one of the las vegas races. :D http://www.bitd.com/

Those are trXus STS tires. Had a set for a while. Great in the snow, horrible in the mud.

step one: swap everything to the 92. It's clearly the fastest way to get back up and running step two: keep an eye out for a donor XJ, either to steal the engine, or to use it as the plow rig step three: formulate a plan for this engine swap. even if it never happens, it's important to have a plan of attack, so you can pounce on an opportunity

why did you go with a 10" rim?

Pennsylvania

if you can swing the funds, maybe buy a running XJ and use that for plowing. XJ for parts: $250 if it's still available in Lafayette, NY http://syracuse.craigslist.org/cto/1508841545.html

check your local craigslist for cheap 87-90 XJs. :D then you'll have LOTS of spare parts. :D and you'll gain valuable experience taking out the XJ engine. plus you can probably find a running-but-rusty XJ for as much as a separate 4.0. At the very least, buy yourself a Haynes shop manual. :thumbsup:

Gotta be careful with that though. A t-case drop will lower the back end, but it will also increase the angle of the front shaft.

stickshifts? for the 4.0 : AX-15 : late 89-99 for the 2.5 : AX-5 : all years the engines have different bolt patterns

What's the fuse box look like? Can you snap a photo?

we got like a half inch. enough to make things slick, not enough to have any fun. :fs1:

quickest way to determine your gears is to jack up one of the rear tires, put the trans in neutral, and spin one tire around twice while counting the number of time the driveshaft rotates. If you have a posi rearend, then you'll need to jack up nboth rear tires and rootate them around only once.

pffft. who needs reverse? :D

Go 4.88s and don't look back. :D Also, you may want to buy a junkyard late model Dana 30 and use that for the new gears. Then you can sell off your current axle.

the labor alone could be $300+ The only way to know for sure is to shop around in your area. Generally you can get a better deal if you bring the axle to them sans truck.

all depended on the package, but they were small. 225s were the biggest available and they went all the way down to 195s. You also might want to upgrade some other things while you're at it, like front axle U-joints and that spindly front driveshaft if it's still there.

:cheers: good luck!

Just now wrapped up the wiring for the compressor's box. So now I have a 40 breaker in the house, 8 guage into the garage, and 4 breaker sin the garage, one each for the compressor, lights, garage door opener, and the one bank of outlets. When it gets warmer I'll add in more outlets, but for right now this is just fine. Now to figure out why the garage door opener doesn't work. I hope it's not fried too. So far that I've found, whatever happened in the wiring took out the old outlet box, an extension cord, the light switch, and the one power strip. :fs1: The compressor had an inline ground fault interrupter, which might have been it's saving grace. :D

I can't really tell by the "after" pics, but are you fully removing the rust from the weld area and chamfering the sides of the new steel?

The football exists so that the system can accumulate more available vacuum pressure that it would otherwise. Without it, some vehicles can have trouble operating the HVAC controls.

No, I never got around to writing up a blog for the old 88 build. I should probably do that. photos are at: http://www.picturetrail.com/petermontie Essentially I added wedges to tilt the coil bucket backwards a few degrees and angled the bumpstop tower outward to better line up with the ford axle

It's a vacuum reserve, not air. the pressure inside is negative. :thumbsup: Usually a failure will occur in the vacuum line running to it. Replace that line if it at all looks aged and cracked.

With or without your fat @$$ in it? :banana: why does your ZJ weigh in at 2000 lbs over curb weight?

have you cleaned or replaced the fuel injector at all? If the injector isn't spraying right, there'd likely be an increase.

thought about that. waaaaaaay outta my budget. enough of this hijack. :shake: Jeepinsoldier, any updates?