Pete M

Get 95 YJ shafts for 297 joints and a disco axle.

What brand is the window?

I never did figure out why photobucket says that. I'm guessing it's to conserve bandwidth, but we've got plenty of bandwidth available here to just post up the fullsize image. Plus I'm lazy and hate having to click on one image, then go back, then click on the next one, then go back... :redX:

Just a side note, but after breaking my cheap Harbor Freight pickle fork I drove to Sears to plunk down money on a Craftsman and for some reason not fully understood by the guys in the store, the Craftsman pickle fork, even though it's clearly a hand tool, is apparently not covered by the free replacement guarantee. :mad:

Up for auction, eh? :brows:

That's what I was thinking. I can see the flat edge on the outer lip and the 97+ flares don't have that. Looks pretty good. :D

I bet the guys at ringpinion.com would know.

All MJ/XJ/YJ/TJ/ZJ and I think all WJ/KJ (my 06 KJ is for sure). The brand new wranglers changed to 5 on 5. No idea what the new GC or Commanders are. The CJs were 5 on 5.5.

If I remember right, GC radiators are taller than MJ/XJ ones.

Ahhhh... :D

Cubic Feet per Minute

I had the same problem with my 88. Thank goodness I had no intention of putting the swaybar back on. I want to keep the swaybar on my 90 and so I'm just not going to touch it. Ever. :(

Mechanical fans pull way more air than all but the best electric fans. Dumping the mech fan is a pretty good idea for the 2.5L, but I personally wouldn't do it with the 4.0L. Many of us have difficulties keeping it cool the way it is. :(

Glove box doors are overrated. :D

Since you've basically got a ton of questions, I bumped you over to the tech forum. That way all the answers will be there later for when people use the search feature. As your project progress, then you can post up pics and notes in the Projects forum. And welcome! :waving:

It's real easy once you get the hang of it. First you need to host them at another site like Comanche Club Image Hosting. Follow their instructions to upload your pics and then get the picture's internet address. Then copy that address and come back to the forums. You can add them into your post by pasting the address, then highlight it, then click on the IMG tag. Then the picture should appear in your post. :-)

Try finding some junkyard 4x4 MJ leafs in good condition. That'll raise you up an inch right there (2wd MJs are lower than 4wd MJS). Add in the main leaf from your current pack (cut the eyes off first or course) right under the main leaf of the new pack for another inch. Then swap in the 4x4 MJ coils for an inch up front. If it doesn't balance out, you can add in an inch spacer for the front coils. Or grab the rubber isolators from a couple junkyard MJ/XJs and stack them on top of your coils. Don't forget that ANY height change up front will necessitate an alignment for your steering. You could do all that for dirt cheap if you find the right junkyard.

You probably won't notice with the 29" tires, but with 31s or bigger the truck will become more sluggish on stock gear ratios.

It's really very easy to use a Cherokee rear axle. All you need to do is get new perches welded on. I recommend the Mopar perches rather than trying to reuse stock Jeep ones.

What are you testing? :hmm:

Is there a buildup of burnt oil on the exhaust crossover right under the trans?

Yes, the front must match the rear. But if you're going to spend money replacing the rear anyways, now is the time to consider buying a pair of axles with better gear ratios. I would. Heck, I did! My newest MJ is getting a pair of 3.55 axles and I didn't even blow up the previous set yet. I hate 3.07 gears that much. I'm not even going to sell the old axles. I'm using them as guinea pigs for a practice tear-down, then I'm going to set aside the guts (as wheeling spares for other people) and then haul the carcasses off to scrap.

Well, you can't "just" swap carriers and gears, you'd need to re-setup the gears. How cheap are you getting this axle? I've not found any evidence that 3.73 gears were ever offered in an MJ. They were offered in various years of XJ, but they can be very hard to find. It may be difficult to find a matching front axle. 3.55s were offered in Explorers, so maybe it would be better to wait and get one that has the right gears. Or get a 4.10 one and go for even better gears. :D

Don't quote me on it, but I think I remember reading that the Aerostar 8.8 also has the right flange adapter size.

At 5:43 AM? :eek: Are you kidding? I usually hit the sack at 3am. As to measurements, I'd guess they give about an inch of extra space. They also give a smooth surface for the tire to touch rather than the harsh edge of the stock arms. I'm not sure if they'd be enough to prevent all contact with 34s, but with them and a small amount of steering stop adjustment, I'd think you could get away with it. But only for stock height MJs or if you use drop brackets.