Pete M

All of them. From the compressor's engine bracket, to the radiator hose, to all the vaccum lines in the dash and the controller. It's not for the feint of heart and probably best if you can get a donor rig. :(

With a 4.0L and manual transmission, you should have 3.07 gears and the rear axle is a Dana 35. If you're riding on tires bigger than stock, now is a good time to think about getting axles with a better ratio. 3.55 is a very common ratio in Cherokees and you just need to weld new leaf mounts on them to work in a stock MJ. try car-part.com for junkyard searching. If you're running tires bigger than 31s, nows the time to think about buying a stronger rear axle too. Don't pay more than $200 for a Dana35 and that's if it is in perfect working order. Most of us can find them for $100 or so. And sometimes for free. :brows:

Unless something has changed, the rocky kit comes with NO arms. :nuts: Longer LCAs are generally needed for even just a 3" lift, let alone a 5" one. The caster must be awful! :eek:

The oily smells in my 88 was directly linked to the blowby gasses leaking out past the hood or to the oil dripping onto the exhaust crossover pipe and burning (depending on when in its history we're talking about). :(

To anyone whose avatar is pixelated or grainy or even those who don't have one because they can't get your photo to shrink right or don't have a program that will do it at all, just email the fullsize image to me with your screen name and I'll shrink it and upload it for you. :D petermontie@hotmail.com :cheers:

My 2wd Peugeot would let me know when the fluid got low. :( Eventually I started topping it off with every oil change. I probably could have fixed the output seal, but then I wouldn't have that awesome Jeep undercoating back there. :D

The d-shafts would be spinning in the same rotational direction. The chain inside the t-case makes sure of that (it wraps around both sprockets). Whether you call it clockwise or counterclockwise depends on your perspective. When you start to go forwards, the top of the transfercase chain would move towards the drivers side (CCW if viewed from behind the t-case). Both d-shafts must follow suit.

I'll be unavailable from like July 26th to August 13th. Of course, I still need a working MJ too. :(

Just make sure it turns out better than this one:

I can say it, but can I lift it up? :eek:

I took the decals off my R/T at a do-it-yourself car-wash that had some pretty warm water coming out the hose. It was surprisingly easy. :roll:

A rear bumper would be nice. My thoughts on rock rails: -MJs don't have the pinch seam beyond the cab, -many of us don't have pinch seams left. :( -They are wicked easy to make if they don't mess with the seam. Just buy a couple 8' 2"x2"-3/16wall tube for rails/supports (I recommend 3 supports per side) and about 4 feet of 3"x3" angle iron. Do all the prep work (measuring/cutting to size) and then take the whole shi-bang to a local pro. I got all the welding on mine done for $100 and it was worth every penny. :D

Chrysler says 10w-30 for the AX-15 so that's what I put in mine. Maybe someday I'll be able to actually drive it and give some opinions. :( For the Peugeot, any ol' 75-90W GL3 oil should work.

FWIW, car-part.com shows the "Spicer 50" as the only choice for the F350 from 80-84 and as an option for 85.

Careful on the year, apparently early 80s 350s had the Dana 50 front. :(

"True" duals (meaning each set of 3 has a separate exhaust) might end up sounding like battling lawnmowers. :hmm:

The transfercase chain will dictate which way the front spins. :D

It may or may not be worth putting it on ebay. I bought my last brochure for $5 shipped. :dunno: I'd be willing to trade some ComancheClub stickers for it though. :D

Build a stroker out of it. :D

Detection tool? :hmm: Interesting. Although I don't need one of those for my 88. :D You can see the puffs coming out of the hose. :mad:

We know what you meant. :D

All I know is that if the gasses can't all go out the designated tube, they will find a new place to escape (usually the front "fresh air" tube). I've got so much blowby that the engine doesn't produce enough vacuum to suck it all out. :(

If I remember right, I think the speedo clips simply changed with the different eras. 84-86, 87-90, 91+.

Yes, or remove them and plug the holes up at the other ends. Also, there are various methods of locking the CAD for free.

Dang lawyers...