Pete M

I wonder if my new baby has a bedliner in it yet?

You're only allowed to talk about mag mods if you have pictures to go with it. :D I'm sure we all have a thousand little mods that we'd love to talk about. I'm particularly proud of my pop bottle holder and the 88's air intake (which looks awesome, but has some practicality issues). So what's your wait? Talk about them!

Uhm...one more thing! I need DANA-44 U-bolt hardware for the fatter axle that I will be using. Does Motion also have that? Thanks! :cheers: Paul Someone correct me on this if I'm mistaken, but I seem to remember that MJ 44s have the same outer diameter as the 35s. But either way, you could PM motion and ask them direct. :thumbsup:

An inch or so I'd guess. 2wdMJ leafs will also drop an inch over 4wds. Condition matters a lot in this though. Saggy leafs can be found anywhere. And don't use the Explorer main leaf, always reuse the MJ main. The Explorer main's center hole is a bit off. Also the Explorer leaf packs use a slightly larger centering hole. Oh, and there are two different Explorer multi leaf packs out there. One is stiffer than the other. But I couldn't for the life of me find an Explorer guy that could help figure out which is which in the 'yards. :roll: 4wd MJ on the left, 2wd MJ in the middle, Explorer on the right. These packs are obviously unloaded so don't assume that you will literally get a 2" drop from the Explorer leafs. Experimentation is the only way to know for sure what will happen with the leafs you find in the junkyard.

Oh no, not "lift", explorer leafs give you a "drop". They are flatter than MJ leafs. I was using them as AALs to get more load capacity (and to a lesser extent to fight spring wrap). They might be good as leafs in a bastard pack for an MJ going SOA but not wanting the full 6 inches of lift.

Were you able to retrieve it? Do you plan to attach it now? :brows:

It's possible for the bar to migrate to one side or the other. Make sure the sway bar is centered. :thumbsup:

You're admin for the entire internet save for 3 sites? So you're admin at "insert-nasty-website-name-here"? :brows:

I would take a can of WD-40 with me and before each trip in the truck I would hose down one connection. Eventually you should find the culprit and keep it lubed in the future. The sway bars would be first on my list, followed by the shock mounts and the shock bar under the cover. Or you can hose it all down the first time and take the shotgun approach to it. You may not learn the exact source, but the sound should go away. :D

A word to all the football players out there: don't get on my fantasy team!! It's bad luck! Now I've lost Plaxico Burress to a suspension for week 5 after he got all of 4 points last week. And Donte' Stallworth is still on the injured list. :hateputers:

Did you mean JCRoffroad?

Rules of thumb for MJs: 2.5L + 4speed manual = 3.55 2.5L + 5 speed manual = 4.10 2.5L + 4 speed auto = 4.56

Tightening a steering box is almost always a bad thing. :(

An AX-15 won't bolt to a 2.5L. (not without the complicated use of a Dakota bellhousing at least)

They seem to have as history of poor quality control, poor design, and poor customer service. Now don't get me wrong, not every person's experience was bad, but there are plenty out there that are willing to share their not-so-great story. You'd be hard pressed to find the same disappointment in a higher-end company like Rubicon Express. A poor experience sticks with you and makes you want to share the story. A good experience is expected and when it happens, frequently no further thought is given to it.

A guy at NAXJA swapped a durango box into his XJ, but it appears that the photos are gone. :redX: http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=71626

All you need are 2 MJ owners and you'll have yourselves a PowWow. It's a lot less official than you may think. If you want to meet up with fellow owners, post up in the Wheeling forum with where you are and what you'd like to do. That's how the group in Colorado got together for the weekend. :cheers:

Even if you could (you can't), the AX-5 isn't capable of handling the 4.0's power. The axles from that rig should have 4.10s in them though. Depending on price, that alone could be worth the money. Then sell off the trans/t-case to someone with a 2.5 looking to convert. :thumbsup:

right-click, save pic. Now that's that I want to do with my future roll cage. I want it to disappear behind the fenders. :brows: Very nicely done. :cheers:

:bowdown: Maybe next week my RB, WR, and TE will be more productive than my defense. (15 total points from 6 players) :roll:

Better than half way down the trail. :brows:

Don't know what you're talking about. Clearly you don't know your own name. :D

That depends on factors like tire size and the particular type of roads and speeds the truck sees. But any fuel mileage gains either way would be minimal (and I personally prefer driveability to fuel mileage). I'll take 4.10 over 3.55 any day.

Didn't you get my PM?

The 4.10 gears give the engine more leverage over the tires than 3.55 gears. To the driver this is felt as if you had more power from the engine. 5th gear would be worthless with 3.55s and the 2.5L because the rpms would be too low at freeway speeds (they'd be below the optimal torque).