Pete M

Busted!! :D

All you have to do is nip off a bit of the bushing sleeves.

fixed it for ya. :D

Did you mean to give the option of choosing 2 things in the poll? :hmm:

Doing what? I assume there's a story here?

It only takes a small bit of grinding to mod the WJ arm. It's really easy. :D

Yeah I saw that. Not sure why since I thought I had unlimited. :hmm: I haven't sorted it out yet. Just use you imagination and picture the parking cable wrapped around the parking brake lever on the 8.8 with a cable clamp holding it tight. :D

No, they are not the same. sorry. Sounds like a sweet idea though. :thumbsup:

The only axle that will "bolt-in" is another MJ axle. To the best of my knowledge, none of the popular axle upgrades have perches in the proper location for either SUA or SOA, so as CamJeep said, some welding is required. It's not hard and any local shop can do it for you if you don't have a welder or have a friend with a welder. Brake lines are pretty close and can be made to work. I'd suggest getting a 95 Dakota rear flexy line to replace yours. It's longer than the MJ's. The driveshaft flange adapter on the Explorer is the wrong size U-joint. I think the Aerostar or Ranger or Crown Vic would have the proper size (only if they have an 8.8 underneath). This is my favorite adaptation for the parking brake cable that I've seen so far:

Heck yeah! 0 and 16 baby!

No, I also updated my project thread for the 90 shell. :D Plus shots of my dogs sleeping. What more could you want? :laughin: I'm mad that I missed all the snow. :( But no matter, I talked with my MI neighbors today and the snow is gone already. One 60 degree day and a bunch of rain was all it took to melt 8-10 inches. Some of the grass is green, but the tress are all bare. Looks like Michigan, but with the occasional lizard. I'm not far enough south for anything interesting.

You don't have to, but a SYE is a good upgrade. :thumbsup: XJ's are much shorter than MJs and it's that wheelbase that makes the difference in rear driveshaft length. But while we're on the subject, the AW4 is about an inch longer than the AX-15 and Peugeot manual trannys.

Looks good. :thumbsup: The XJ rear driveshaft will be more than a foot too short, but it can be lengthened with a new tube.

I've had similar issues with various vehicles over the years. In the MJs it was either a bad alternator or bad connections with the main cables. Don't forget to check the grounds running to the engine block.

What brand oil filter are you using?

I've had several different variations of sound systems in my 88 and the best was a 4way amp powering some quality 5 1/4 + tweeter components in the doors and a small subwoofer behind the passenger seat. Fullrange speakers behind the seats never really did much (even when they were 6x9s being pushed by 75 watts rms) so I eventually dumped them. The 8 inch woofer provides good bass and the door speakers provide excellent sound reproduction.

I had a leak in the 88 that was originating from the seal at the back of the hood, snaking its way down through the engine bay, and finding some wires that were running through the fire wall and following them into the cab. Baby powder is your friend when it comes to leaks. Sprinkle a bit around in any suspicious area and the water will make trails through it. :thumbsup:

My highbeams in the 88 didn't work because the linkage bar that runs down the column wasn't fully pushing on the switch near the base of the column.

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Yay!! :clapping:

I remember that smile. That's the smile I had when I bought my first MJ. :D Congrats! :thumbsup:

Don't forget to try and get a trans that has the external slave (and get all the guts inside the bellhousing with it). I think 91 was the return of the external slave, but it might have been 94 (which was the start of the externals for the AX-15). Also 84-86 had the external. And you might want to post in the classifieds so more people will see it. :thumbsup:

Here ya go. Legitimate progress. I inflated the tire and installed the new fender. :D I didn't say it was a lot of progress... :shake:

Even if you had fixed the coil buckets by moving them, you'd likely still have issues with alignment. :( .

If it's gutless (and is a 4.0L), it could have a clogged cat, or a stretched timing chain, or poor seal at the rings, or clogged fuel injectors, or any number of other curable issues. :thumbsup: Best to do a compression check before buying though.