Pete M

Mine's not black... :dunno:

I've read good things about the Aussie locker.

I concur. :D

I don't recommend trying to swap gears or carriers then. It's a complicated process usually best left to the pros (and it's not cheap). I would use the 3.55 open axle and install a locker (the kind that replace the spider gears) like the Aussie.

I would probably buy it and work on getting another TSL to match and then run them in the rear and use the odd man out Mickey to use as a spare. I've got 33" trXus up front and run 33" boggers in the back and have not experienced any issues that I could link to the different types of tires. I only use 4wd in the dirt/mud/sand. I don't advise trying to use the TSLs on the street. :ack:

How soon is "shortly"? Fully charged battery?

does that mean I have to use the 3.07's, or just take out the posi element and put it on the 3.55's? this D30 is a HP axle, unlike the LP i have in the other MJ. 4x4 swap will have to wait for a while - next year or this winter most likely, unless someone wants to help me out. The posi cannot be swapped without re-setting up the gears. And gears are not swappable between LP and HP axles. Have you ever set up gears before?

Weird. :hmm: How big is it?

Well, my 4+1 86 bigton 4x4 sits about the same as my 90 (also 4x4), so I guess I fit in with Wahoo's theory. :D Though I'm not sure I necessarily agree. Let's say that HellCreek's leafs are spot on with the Jeep specifications. Who's to say that Jeep actually followed their own "specs"? There are a LOT of variables in leaf pack design and 20 years has lapsed between then and now. :dunno:

Did you mean to put this into one of the regional forums?

A winter beater outta one of the rarest ever? Could we at least call it something other than a "beater"? :dunno:

Don't get those 2 mixed up. :D

Which trans? If it's the 87-89 Peugeot, don't do it!

Go south and see. :thumbsup: I've yet to see a decent pair of leafs in a Michigan junkyard. I'm not saying they aren't there, only that I've never seen them. :D

Sounds like a broken leaf in there. I'd recommend both. And try to get them from someplace rust-free if you can. :thumbsup:

Have you installed the XJ ones? They'll ad lift, just not quite as much as they would on an XJ. Can't go wrong with the HellsCreek option. :thumbsup: Do it right the first time or pay for it twice. :D

I bet there's only about 100 pounds difference between the 2 bed lengths

Not really. The age and sagginess of any used springs you find will matter more than if they came from a LB or SB.

yes. :thumbsup: But 2wd MJs sit about an inch lower than 4wds.

Go get yourself a wheeler! Get something that you won't cry over when you roll it. :D

Yeah, real Jeeps try their darndest to rot away on ya. How the rest of the rig? Seats and whatnot in good shape?

Getting another vehicle is soooo less painful... :D

Yay! I finally have some recent photos for this thread. :D

So buy yourself a cheap XJ, steal the parts you need and part out the rest. You guys should be pretty good at it by now. :brows:

Well, you know the solution to that... Dump the 249 for a decent t-case. :D