Pete M

Try sending it without previewing. This free forum software is not without its glitches. :roll:

So, does this mean you were never able to get the poll thing working? I added one in. Is this something that only mods and admin can do or what?

Deleted. What was it?

Oh, yeah, it's mine. :jump: Totally worth the 300 I spent on it. The disks are F-150 fronts that were machined out to fit the shaft and the calipers are Chevys. No more peg-leg hill climbs for me.

Sweet! I can build a pole barn out of them. :D

78 Ford dana 44 with the Ford radius arms. I've got a 9" in the rear of my 88 already, but it's hurt, the posi is completely dead, and the brakes are the original issued parts from Ford. :(

Kinda looks like a golfcart with a body. :dunno:

Remember the hockey pucks on that axle? Those were cheapie bumpstop "extensions". Extensions is a bad word to use though, as the bumpstop is the thing above them inside the coil. The pucks bring up the platform on which the bumpstop contacts. You may end up needing a couple if you're intent on running 33s.

What's your budget? Jeep used crappy gear ratios with the 4.0L (yes, 3.55s suck in my opinion, especially with a stickshift and 33s) until the Rubicon TJ came out. Since I imagine you're keeping the Dana 44 axle and regearing, I would plan to regear both axles to 4.56. What I would look for: non-CAD front axle, preferably with the 297 U-joints AX-15, preferably with the external slave 23 spline np-231 to match (or 242 if you want the AWD option) It is possible to get all these on a single XJ

Yes and no. What size tires are you looking to run?

It is a decent deal. Not quite a "JeepcoMJ" level of deal, but I'm happy. :banana:

The 2.5L trans won't bolt up to the 4.0 The t-case is a 21 spline input and won't bolt to the AX-15 (the trans I hope you're looking for) You need a 4x4 trans. Get an AX-15, not the Peugeot The rear axle is weaker than your 44 and so you should plan on re-gearing your 44 The driveshafts are likely the wrong length The front axle, assuming it's 4.10, might be good for you. If it's 3.55, then not-so-much. The 4wd shifter handle assembly should work just fine. :D (although the linkages might be wrong)

I go through a local business owner who lets me ship from his dock. I can send just about anything that I can fit on a pallet (engines, axles, etc) to most anywhere in the country for ~$100-150 (depending on the exact destination it could be a bit more).

Not until I have it securely strapped to the trailer. :brows: The best part is that I have 2 center sections to sell and recoup all the costs. I love free upgrades!

Did you grab the little metal brackets that hold the console to the floor?

I had the seats out at the time. Pat's way is likely the "fix" while mine was the-best-I-could-come-up-with-at-the-time. :D

Hopefully I won't jinx myself, but I should be picking this bad-boy up tomorrow. :D Professionally built with 4.10s, a full spool and disk brakes. It's not as pretty as the pic shows, but only 3 months old. The guy kept breaking the front axle and is now upgrading to 60s. Now I can finally replace my wounded 9". :D

There's a latch at the back/bottom of the seat. Pulling on the lever is supposed to pull the latch over and release the seat. With my 88 I nipped a bit off the end of the latch since it wasn't being pulled over all the way to free it. I swear I recently saw a fix-it topic on this some where on the web, but for the life of me can't remember where. :(

Memory is cheap. I would get a 2 gig for in the camera and carry the 1 gig as backup. Heck, the 4 gig cards aren't all that much anymore either. one of those and you should be pretty set for life. :D

Different trim levels. Essentially, the Pioneer came with more stuff standard.

If the axles are cheap enough, then it might be ok for now. But yeah, 3.55s are not enough gearing. I would start planning for the next phase to include 4.56 or 4.88s and A better rear axle (29 spline 8.25, Explorer 8.8 or MJ/XJ Dana 44) Also, just in case you didn't know, the perches on the XJ rear axle will need to be moved inwards a bit to match the MJ leaf locations.

My money says they are too wide. MJ cabs are tiny, J-10s are fullsize trucks.

I'll believe it when I see it. Not 3 days ago they said Saturday was supposed to be 40+ and now it's supposed to be 32. :headpop:

Either one will work fine for most MJ owners out there. If your truck sees snowy roads, the AWD option in the 242 is nice.

Yeah, my shipment of boxes came yesterday. Man was it a bigger package than what I was expecting. Keeping everything straight might be rough.