Pete M

When you get to gearing and lockers, I can't advise sinking any money into the Dana 35. Grab an MJ/XJ Dana 44 or Ford 8.8 and put your money into something strong. Jeep on! --Pete

The LTBs are a big 31. I would go straight to a full 3" lift with an adjustible trackbar, but that's just me. Or at least a long 3" AAL for the rear, because they are pretty cheap. Keep in mind that an XJ lift-shackle won't lift an MJ quite as high because MJs have longer shackles to begin with. Also, make sure the shackle is a 2" lift shackle as opposed to a shackle that's 2" longer than stock, because that would only lift your truck 1". Jeep on! --Pete

Technically you don't need a lift to fit most brands of 31" tires. But to answer your question, yes 2.5" is most likely too much lift in the front if you don't do anything to the rear. All depends on how sagging your springs are. Don't forget that an alignment is needed if you lift the front end at all. Jeep on! --Pete Stock 90 4x4 with 31" tires:

21 here too. Weird. :shock: Jeep on! --Pete

All Comanche, all the time!! There's no such thing as "bothering" us. 8) Careful though, they can be addictive. I've got 3 currently, but my first is still my favorite. :D Jeep on! --Pete

Here's the biggest one I have. Unfortunately the quality sucks. One of these days I'm going to re-do it with better software. Jeep on! --Pete

Oh, I forgot to mention that my leafs sit on the overloads ALL the time. 2wd leafs don't have as much arch as 4wds and my truck isn't exactly a light-weight anymore. :D Jeep on! --Pete

You can certainly try it if you'd like, but I;ve always figured my truck still has more upward flex to give and wouldn't see any benefit until I get really crazy with the wheel travel. Although... I plan to rebuild my packs this summer (using some rust-free leafs I bought while I was in Florida) and maybe I could play around with them to see what actually happens. Hmmm.... Jeep on! --Pete

Just for some clarification, when everyone says "brackets", do they mean the adapters between the floor brackets and the seat, or the entire sub-seat unit? Jeep on! --Pete

And I had to extend the bumpstops to keep the tires out of the fenders and the shocks from collapsing. Not only did I keep the overloads (which go a long way toward reducing springwrap), I also have the extra main leaf in there. In my opinion, the reasons to keep them far out-weigh any reasons to remove them. Jeep on! --Pete

approximately 7ft. Jeep on! --Pete

Nope. Long bed 4wds can have them too. I think it was Jeep's bright idea for the longer driveshafts to help reduce vibrations. Although not all longbeds seem to have the tube-in-a-tube style. Jeep on! --Pete

I was thinking it was WJs, but regardless, the pull-your-part by me rarely has Grands in it. I'll most certainly keep my eyes open for them now though. Jeep on! --Pete Oh, that's your solution to everything! :D

Well, not totally crazy just yet. But we were trying to figure out which MJs got the tube-in-a-tube rear driveshaft and which got the single tube style. We didn't measure anything unfortunately. Jeep on! --Pete

My plan for my newest MJ (stock 4x4 sporting 31s) is to add a second MJ main leaf to my packs (cut the eyes off and stick it underneath the current main). That should bump it by like an inch and then I'll just add a poly spacer to the front to match. Be advised that this may not solve your rubbing problem if the tire is rubbing on the control arm. A simple way to cure that is to unscrew the steering stops and add a washer behind them. Jeep on! --Pete

I had my 2wd shaft cut down to the right length for my 4wd conversion. Cost me around $30. Jeep on! --Pete

Rubicon express makes some of the best products out there. You can probably beat Quadratec's price though. Be aware that the kit reuses your existing leafs, so make sure yours are in good condition. Jeep on! --Pete

Yes, "Jeep" bars do connect to the front of the wheelwell, though I think it's a bit more than just the length of the bars. It could also be the angle they come down at. Not sure. Most aftermarket bars I've seen are more adaptible in the way the rear bars mount (so a single design fits more trucks) and the bar that was in my 90 mounted to the top of the wheelwell and could have fit either short or long (too bad it was a rusty piece of junk). Jeep on! --Pete

Did the rollbar mount to the front side of the wheelwell, the top of the wheel well, or the floor of the bed? If it mounts to the floor or the top, it might still work with a longbed. Jeep on! --Pete

I used a 99 TJ trans and this is what I found: -TJ/YJs use a slightly different t-case shifting mechanism and I had to make a custom bracket to hold up the transmission side of the pivoting bar. -TJ/YJ transmissions will clock the t-case up slightly more than the MJ/XJ. This rotates the drivers side end of the t-case up closer to the body. Now, I have a custom crossmember and used the TJ tranny mount, so I haven't a clue how close the t-case gets with MJ parts. -The TJ shifter is different than the MJ/XJ. Haven't a clue for sure, but I assume the YJ is like the TJ. But because of the custom mounts I used might have raised the trans up a bit, you may not have as many problems with interference with the center console. Overall, while it is not "bolt-in", it wasn't all that hard and I do like the results. (more ground clearance) Jeep on! --Pete P.S. I'll post pics as soon as picturetrail comes back online.

Yeah, gears can be a killer. 4.10s are sounding mighty nice. :D but then 33s don't make for much of a daily driver. That's why I own multiple MJs. One for wheelin', one for drivin', one for haulin'. Jeep on! --Pete

Sweet! Thought you might want to seriously consider lengthening the control arms and push the front axle forward a bit. Did you try driving it? Jeep on! --Pete

I think what he meant is that OEM leafs tend to have a common length difference between from one leaf to the other. In the pic above you can see the AAL right above the overload leaf. and notice that the difference in length between it and the one above it is different than the rest. Plus every stock MJ leaf is longer than the one below it and the AAL in the pic is shorter than the overload. Other typical differences that make an AAL stand out are a different shape/cut to the end, different thickness, different color or rust amount, etc. Jeep on! --Pete

Do we have salt? The Detroit area is where New York gets its salt. We sit atop the great salt dome, the largest supply of rock salt in the nation, if not the world. And since we supply it, it's cheapest here and they tend to be way too liberal with it. :( Jeep on! --Pete

I did mine on the side of the freeway. :D Well ok, it was at a truck stop right on the freeway, but not a cool one with a gas station or a McDonalds or even a phone, just a couple porta-pottys and a lot of sleeping truckers. :( Jeep on! --Pete