Pete M

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

If it does, than he needs more lift. Easy fix. :D

HP dana 30 FTW! :D

It's s tough choice. Do I keep it a bit longer, hoping that I'll be able to rekindle the spark? 3 years is a long time to not touch it. I left my 88 parked for 2 whole years, but life did eventually give me the time to build it up into the 4x4 that it is today (major illness and a surprise unemployment). But then, the truck wasn't anything special in the beginning, except to me. No one was ever going to tell me that I should have left it as a stock 2wd MJ. If that CJ was mine, I'd keep an eye out for a better rig that I'd be more than happy to molest. But I wouldn't even think of selling the CJ until the new one was in my driveway. Then I'd start all over with whether or not I should sell it. Thought about replacing the body with a fiberglass one?

aftermarket AAL. Used if possible. Long ones are preferable. How are you lifting the front?

Yes it is a 35. I mentioned that to them. :D But with the lack o' traction afforded by the highspeed run areas, it seems to be doing alright (so far). The original land speed Comanche was also running a Dana 35. It's not a drag race. Raw acceleration takes a back seat to top end speed and you've got a few miles to get up to your top speed. :thumbsup:

Positive. His race class doesn't allow it.

I assume they all go through the same process that the LakeViewCruiser MJ endures: wash, wash, wash, and more washing (except maybe the rental cars). He also uses a product that you spray on before the runs so the salt doesn't stick as well. I was told that as long as you clean up properly, it's not such a big deal. :thumbsup:

There's really no dirt out on the salt flats. :dunno: Very few rigs I saw had filters. As for the location of the injectors, I dunno. Hopefully WFC will stop by and offer up more details. :D

If you can get them to work, go for it. :thumbsup: But make strong recovery points a priority.

S-10 leafs are a good way to lift up an XJ, but I doubt you'll get more than an inch on an MJ. stock XJ leafs are pretty flat, stock MJ leafs already have a ton of arch. So adding in S-10 leafs will raise up the XJ much more than an MJ.

33x9s? Those might be doable. What type of tire are they? Have you tried driving on them yet? Are they mounted on rims?