Pete M

Yeah, buy an $800 car and keep the MJ. :D Quality cars are out there. Heck, My minivan might be worth more than scrap value, but she's still ultra reliable. :D Just be choosy and smart when shopping.

Oh, I'm all for the benefits of going stroker. :D Usually I'm on that side of the fence. But $2500? That's a lot of coin. :( Maybe it'd be worth it if I was racing... :brows:

Perches will still need to be moved. XJ perches won't match an MJ no matter what configuration of lift you have. Sorry.

Going SOA = 6" of lift. You might want to forget about that one for now. :D

Last I saw on the TV, it was up almost 300. The market falls, the market grows, the market does whatever it wants and we all get screwed either way. :cry: But for $2500 dollars, I could have had a v8. :D

And there is also a difference between calling Palin "clueless" and saying that you don't believe she has the necessary background experience to handle the VP position.

But I love the functions of EFI. :D Definitly agree. But Which would you rather try to fix on the trail? :chillin: EFI. Admittedly, I prefer the older, more stupid EFIs like Renix. :D

:teehee: IF it came complete with good brakes and the bigger U-joints, I might give $250. For $650 you can easily afford to build up the axle you already have. :roll: As to the leafs. they should be fine as long as they aren't broken, and sometimes that can only be learned after you remove them and replace the center bolt. How are you lifting the front?

Yeah, it's going to be hilarious when I delete this post and all that post counting goes *poof*. :D

But I love the functions of EFI. :D

For going SOA, guys will generally re-use their current leafs. All depends on the condition of the leafs and what your overall plans are for the truck. "Splines" (in this case) refers to the number of little ridges that the axle shaft has that fit into the spider gears inside the axle. As a general rule of thumb, the greater the number of splines, the stronger the shaft is (the exact specifics as to why are complicated). All your splein counts match up because you're buying a complete axle. don't' worry about it for now. Later on, if you wanted to get an overall stronger axle, you could get some 29 spline shafts and spider gears from a different junkyard 8.25 and swap them into your new axle.

My 78 Bronco had 3" wide leafs. Not sure about the later versions.

I believe YJ front lines are 3" longer than MJ/XJ ones.

Go Lions! Go far far away from here...

Short AALs tend to ride harsher than the long ones.

Ahh, that makes more sense. :D I think I need a nap.

There are rear disks on my Dad's 06 Libby. It's a Limited though, so I can't say they are all disks.

I ask because there are some changes in the brakes in the axles over the year. But even so, I still recommend a junkyard front axle. Regearing on one axle can cost $250-300 or more to accomplish.

Seriously. I hate this. Try as I might to figure out what to do, the players I play suddenly turn into feeble idiots, the players I bench have record games. It doesn't matter what I do, for it will be wrong. I can't even win against a team that hasn't changed since day 1 and has a benched lame QB "on the field". :hateputers: At least the lions play again next week....

That's a tiny, tiny pic. :redX: My input is to take more pics. :D Lots and lots of them. People looking to buy an MJ really like to see pics. Show the underside, any damaged areas, the engine bay, interior etc.

Don't "find" a rollbar, make a rollbar. Something that'll save you head in the event of a roll over. This is the only shot I have of the trimming underneath. It's dark outside, so anything better will have to wait til tomorrow.

How recently have you done the brakes on your Dana 30? You can find Dana 30s in the junkyards with 4.10s already in them.

:hmm:

I thought WJs had the wrong wheel bolt pattern?

Are you asking what tool I used? Probably a cutoff wheel on the air grinder or electric grinder. I hacked at them with a sawzall likely. I just sliced the vertical cuts and pounded the sheetmetal up out of the way. Crude, I know, but once I realized that my truck was going to rust out from underneath me eventually, cleanliness of cuts tends to go by the wayside. :( They are bent 1/4" plate. A local fab shop cut the steel from plate and bent it at a right angle to my specs. I used cardboard and the old bracket piece to mock up what I wanted, then clamped the 2 brackets together (they are mirror images after all) and drilled the holes. I belive this is the front bumper, but the concept is the same. Once I had everything mocked up in steel and tacked together, I hauled it off to a pro for final welding. Absofeakinlutely. Admittedly my rear bumper is tied into the rollbar, but I swear you could grab the rear bumper with a crane and twirl the truck around like a toy. :D It's also important to note that I added that ginormous bolt that goes through the existing hole in the outer frame wall and through a hole I drilled in the inner frame wall. I've got very little confidence in the stock bumper bolts when it comes to yanking my butt out of the mud. Oh, and kiss your tailgate goodbye unless you do it slightly different. :(