Pete M

This one in particular has a lot of good reading in it.:cheers: http://comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6664

Sweet. I think I'll be doing that. :D Thanks!

When in doubt, add a catch bottle. I had to. :(

Last time I saw those numbers it had "4x4 only" next to them.

If it helps at all, this is the procedure for adjusting the linkages.

Lots of good facts (and opinions) here: http://comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6664

The T-case is a mechanical linkage, the front axle disconnect is switched by vacuum.

The front U-joints and the Dana 35 will be your weak links. You'll likely eventually want to upgrade the front U-joints/axleshafts to the larger 297/760 size and swap out the rearend with an XJ/MJ Dana 44 or Ford 8.8 from an Explorer. The more gentle you are on your stock axles, the longer they may last.

In my opinion, the best things you can do are routine maintenance and then gears, gears, and more gears. What trans do you have and what size tires? Done a tune up recently? Running the original cat?

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Got a picture of the damage to the fender?

Not sure if it'll help anything, but your driveshaft is on backwards. The rubber isolator should be down by the axle.

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Shot in the dark here, but try unplugging the battery for a while. In newer cars it resets the computer. For the life of me I can't remember if the old 'puters retain anything. What year is your truck?

IDK Pete the only thing I found was the complete axle for 1300,,, for front or rear. On another note, I found out the offset is around 44.45 on those wheels. $1300 is a good price for a brand-spankin'-new complete M44 axle. But I guess if it's out of the budget, it's out of the budget. :(

Out of curiosity, have you pulled up the carpet yet?

Was the vacuum line that you plugged into the vacuum canister plugged before or open?

What about those little peep mirrors I see on hotrods? The ones that mount to the drip rail.

Before you spend any more money, look into the brand new JK Rubicon axles being sold by places like 4wheeldrive hardware (4wd.com). They have the 5 on 5" pattern and have 4.10s in them. I don't think they have lockers though and you'll likely have to weld your front bracketry onto them, but it's hard to beat the price for complete and brand new axles. :D

You may be over thinking this one. I think you'll see a huge improvement with even a tiny cooler since you current system has no way to efficiently dump the excess heat. But on the other hand I don't think there is such a thing as too much cooling... :dunno: :D

That might be hard. I've seen some wicked long parades of corvettes and VW bugs.

I bought a trans cooler from the junkyard that I'll be installing in the 88 some day. Cost me a dollar. No idea what car it came from though since it was in the aluminum scrap bin. :(

If the engine is in good shape, I would keep it and do the build up around it. There isn't a ton of power, so you'll want 4.88s (just don't keep the Dana 35). You can build up the entire suspension and axles now and do the engine swap later, so it's not like you need to tear apart a perfectly good truck just because you think you need to do it all at the same time. Also, the 207 will survive just fine behind the 2.5L.

I've discovered the "brine soak". :D I made a chicken with this method a couple weeks ago and it turned out so well that I was suddenly put in charge of the turkey this year. Guess I did too good a job. :roll: