Pete M

old radiators are old. nothing wrong with some preventative maintenance.

the stock assembly is not all that bad. keeps things quiet and sucks in cold air.

did you get the crossbody harness with the doors?

no such thing as a stupid tech question. we all start at the bottom of the knowledge ladder and learning is the only way to climb.

are you still running the 30 year old control arms? or did the kit come with lowers?

I think that's the Cordovan color.

doesn't Kody have one? or 10?

grey is most definitely the most common. might not be over 50% of all the things you can find, but as time went on Jeep got rid of all the interesting colors and had just like grey and tan.

yup, you only need one post to then message folks. it's an anti-spam measure.

Eliminators and XLS and Laredo are the top trims and the most rare. Pioneer, X and Chief are middle. SporTruck and Custom are base models. Not all these trim levels existed in every year. but you could order just about anything onto a lower trim. I had a base 86 with AC, the bigger engine, 4wd, and the metric ton package. the majority of all Pioneers were 2wd. Eliminators were all 2wd until (I think) '89 when they could then be had in 2 or 4wd.

bling!

sweet! how does it compare to the digital printout?

'89.5+ 4.0L MJ or XJ or YJ or TJ. the wrangler transmissions are slightly different though so it depends on what you're doing with the truck as to whether it's wroth the extra work. you'll need the bellhousing and the guts, the trans mounts, the shifter handle, and crossmember. plus your current t-case has a 21 spline input and the AX-15 will have a 23 spline output so you'll need a t-case too. if your peugeot transmission works fine now, it should keep working fine in the future. just make sure you keep the oil level up and don't abuse it.

peugeot = splits into a left and right half of the case AX-15 = splits into a front half and rear half. peugeot circled on the right:

yup, factory vent windows for XJ/MJs. score!

Skyline ftw!

if you put the vids on youtube, you can then link them here.

I used the almighty MS Paint to shrink it. old school.

If you have a 4spd, it's an AX-4. If you have the 5spd it's an AX-5. they are identical on the outside. the AX-5 just has overdrive added. the AX-5 is found behind every year of 2.5/2.8 engines and bolts right up. (the 2.5L was used through the 90s so don't think you need a super old Jeep to get what you need). the AX-15 is the bigger brother found behind the 4.0 and requires a special bellhousing to adapt to the 2.5L. It's tougher, but hardly necessary. you're not going to find many threads on doing a 4x4 conversion because of how easy it is. it all just bolts right in. a factory shop manual would be a good source for the step by step instructions. take out the 2wd stuff and put in the 4x4 stuff. a donor XJ is usually suggested but a junkyard can work too.

sweet! take lots of pics!

why is the 1990 in that list? it's not really much different than 87-89.

they are pretty sweet. hefty too.

that's less than 1000 made in calender year 1992. more '92s were made in 1991 since model year turnover happens in july.