Pete M

Congrats! :cheers: Is that an issue that's only available at the store?

-At the search page, on the bottom right side you should see: "Display results as: x Posts _ Topics" Checking the "topics" choice will greatly reduce the number of hits. If I can find a way to make it the default setting I will. In the meantime, you'll have to do it manually. :thumbsup:

Been there, done that. But there's no space in my bed for sleepin' anymore. :D Plus I can't count the number of naps I've taken in the the cab back when it was my ride to campus. :smart:

So I don't get to see a giant pile of money? :hmm: :D

Never done it drunk, but I've spent plenty of nights in my buckets. 3 nights of my 3 week trip out west were spent sleeping vertically. :ack:

Do you have a limited slip in it? If not, then it should just be straight gear oil. :thumbsup:

If you don't know the date of the last oil change, that sounds like a good place to start. :thumbsup:

Shouldn't be a problem to do radius arms depending on where you put the mounts on the body. Even though I hate them, there are aftermarket poly C-bushings out there that will rotate the axle back 7 or 10 degrees to accommodate lifts in the broncos. I bought a set during the buildup, but it turned out I didn't need them. But I ran them long enough to realize they don't allow much flex. I won't eat up your build page with pics of my truck, but there are more photos than you cans shake a stick at here: picturetrail.com/petermontie if you want to see what all I did.

As Dirty said, that might be a challenge if the 44 has the cast-in mounts. Not impossible, but a challenge. How much lift are we talking? I'm at5 or 6 with the Ford arms and they are about level to the ground (just like in a stock 78 Bronco).

That particular truck can't stop fast enough to move a bowling ball around in the bed. :shake: But it's pointless by now. It's likely become a permanent part of the truck through the process of rust-osmosis. :teehee:

I apparently buy a new MJ to fill each need. :D but where's the "storage locker" option? That's all my 86 has done for 4 years now. :shake:

I searched for you as "author", in the "Tech" forum, and viewed results as "topics" (not posts). Then I scrolled down a page or 2 and opened up threads that might have to do with paint. Took about a minute. :thumbsup: Could have saved yourself some time by just asking. :D

Going with the radius arms? :brows:

There's still a 15mm socket in my 88's frame. Lost it trying to undo the upper arm bolts. I doubt I'll ever see it again. :( Maybe if I roll the truck over it'll come out. :idea:

Tried car-part.com yet?

This one? viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11562&start=30

It's been a while since I've changed a blade on an MJ, but I think they just pry off the post with a screwdriver. :hmm:

A couple of you stole my ideas so I had to dig a bit deeper. :idea:

Eek. That seems like a lot of money for a photo of the original ad. :dunno:

Perches will always need to be moved on any axle swap (except if it came from another MJ). :thumbsup:

My 3 are just average. About 200k each. :D

Let's see what we all can come up with before we swap everything around. :D And that thread is a nice one JT, but doesn't cover the topics that the comancheclub has discussed.

if nobody else has stepped forward, i'll volunteer. go for it! I like the way this one is set up, so make it your starting point: http://www.lostkjs.com/forum/phpBB2/vie ... hp?t=24961 You don't have to copy it exactly, but just know that it is what I'm thinking of. This will be a sticky in the DIY forum, so post it there (I'll sticky it after you post). Also, with a project this big, we should probably put something in the Pub asking for member input. We're looking for threads that contain lots of good info. Another tool in our bag is that I can merge old threads if necessary. It's a LOT of work and doesn't have to be done tomorrow, so pace yourself. :thumbsup: You don't have to do all the work, just organize the efforts. :chillin:

And if anyone wants to volunteer to make and maintain a sticky post that organizes links to various existing threads (so that we can easily link back to them when someone asks), I'm all ears.

On the search page, in the lower right side you'll see "Display results as: -Posts -Topics" Are you clicking on "Topics"?