Pete M

Well that's certainly a lame excuse. :roll: I accept just about any form you can think of. Cash (american, canadian, euros, seashells, whatever), personal check, Money Order, or even credit cards and other electronic methods through PayPal.com PM me with your address and what sticks you want and I'll PM you back with my home address and/or paypal addy. :D

I remember plenty of people saying they wanted one, but only a couple have actually sent me an address. :dunno: Also, I have more of the Camo ones now too and soon I will have my hands on some 12" decals in red.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that a guy (I think in Texas) simply got his rig plated as a farm implement.

But the debate never really goes anywhere. Both transmissions have plusses and minuses and the debate runs around in circles. This ones stronger, that ones easier, blah, blah, blah. The bottom line is that it ALL comes down to personal preference. Unless you're in some sort of competition where you need to analyze every little detail to eek out a few extra points or shave a few more seconds, then this decision boils down to which one you think is more fun or the least work or whatever the heck you think is more important. You are the one that will be driving it. But as i said just the other day: "if you have to ask, get an auto" (and install a big transmission cooler). Unless you're a die-hard clutch fan, the auto will likely make off-roading more fun for you. For those of us who are die-hard clutch fans, we wouldn't have it any other way. :D The manual transmission is simply more fun for us. But if you're riding the clutch all the time (or if you're riding the brakes all the time), then the terrain you're tackling requires more gearing. Get yourself a 4:1 gear set in the t-case.

I would use the screwdriver as a last resort. It makes the rig undriveable if it still won't come off. :(

What's "Opera"?

Don't forget that the 4.0L takes 6 quarts. :D

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

Yes, theoretically. Can you ever prove that an auto in the same position would have faired better? Drive smoother and you won't have that issue. There are plenty of plusses and minuses for both autos and sticks. It should always come down to personal preference, not some particular test. As I always say, if you have to ask, get an auto. Manual transmissions are for those individuals who enjoy shifting and would not settle for anything else. You can have my manual transmission when you pull the shifter from my cold dead hands. As I said before, manual transmissions get a bad wrap when the gearing isn't there to support a clutch. You can't expect to climb a rock face with 35s and 3.07s unless you use the gun-it-and-go approach (which can easily end in breakage, auto or stick). An automatic will just keep slipping and slipping (and building up heat if you haven't taken the proper cooling precautions).

Couple points: -Not everyone driving a stick is capable of driving a stick in a sticky situation -Not every Jeep with a stick has the gearing to support the big tires the owner threw under said Jeep.

It's a standard 3/4 shot. Everybody should have one. :D

If you're talking about the oil filter mount, there are some O-rings that seal the mount to the block. I haven't done it yet (someday I'll get around to it), but I think it's just a matter of undoing a bolt and replacing the O-rings inside.

Why would a mod need to start those? :hmm: Feel free to start posts about anything you want. :D

Unless there's some other reason I've never heard of, the carrier only needs to come out if the cross pin hits the ring gear when you try to remove it. Had that problem with my front Dana 44 with 4.10s. If you keep track of where everything came from (bearing caps mostly) and put it back in the same way and in the same orientation, then the gears should be ok.

Pull the bulb out. :D

And you should get a ComancheClub sticker for the windshield too. :D If you're looking for a single parts car, the 3.55s are inevitable. You won't find a 242 with a 3.07 and I doubt they ever came with the 2.5L (can't say for sure though). The 2.5L was available in the Cherokee though, so 4.10/non-CAD axles are out there. Another option for the rear is the Explorer 8.8 with 3.55s or 4.10s, maybe posi, and 95+ had disk brakes. A search should pull up plenty of info on that swap.

That's odd. But if it makes you feel any better, I can't recall an instance where someone lost their shaft like that. :hmm: You can bandaid it however you like, but the proper procedure is to get a driveshaft of the right length. Is the truck auto or manual?

I know it's somewhat of a crime, but I don't plan on offroading. I got too much invested in tha body. That's why I was thinking of 3.55's. I can't even use 5th gear right now with 3.07's I wasn't even thinking of offroad. Out there you just shift into low range and go. It's the on-the-pavement driving where I need to have enough gear to easily get the truck going and keep the engine in the right RPM range.

Yeah, if you can track down a 242, the XJ surrounding it will likely have 3.55 gears. 4.10s would be better, but anything is better than the crappy 3.07s. :D

Theoretically, but only a small fraction of an inch and certainly not enough to justify the effort. Plenty of guys go SOA and run the stock driveshaft with no issues, did you do anything different with your lift?

Well, admittedly most of what I can show you are of my truck (scanners broken), but I love snapping shots. I'm contemplating giving up my Elan-7e though. I've got way too many almost perfect shots and it's very frustrating. I know, I know, digital is the easy way out, but it's just soooooooo much easier to drop stuff onto my laptop right there and then to check the shot out. :D Cheesy sun shot: Unusual angles: And some where the colors came out nice: I have a great admiration for anyone that can take good pictures of dogs and kids, but cats are easy. :D

2wd shafts shouldn't be all that hard to find. Shortening a driveshaft is easier and safer than lengthening one, but it has been done before.

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I had my 2wd shaft cut down at a local shop for like $30.

It's best to have both the Haynes and the FSM. The FSM has more info and diagrams and such, but the Haynes comes in handy for certain procedures since sometimes the FSM assumes you're trained mechanic.