Pete M

meh. I had 3 trucks at the drs office across the street in exchange for mowing his grass. where there's a will, there's a way.

if you really want some extra bonus points, install the complete 3.4L with fuel injection and accessories. it's really not that much more work if you're doing a slow build.

it's only a problem if you run out of space/money.

woo-hoo!

it was super, duper obvious on the Libby just by grabbing the driveshaft and shaking.

I had a rear ujoint go bad in my Liberty that gave vibrations under load, but went away if I coasted.

I'm out of town at the moment, but I'll get that out to you next monday when I return.

I seem to be approaching 30k.

got the grille on ebay.

The XJ pack will have an overload too. but if the MJ one is beefier, just swap it out with the MJ one.

it is georgia afterall. moisture is sort of their thing. and I'd wager this past week was the first week in a long time that the AC wasn't on (I was up north)

welcome to old Jeep ownership

that be the plan. I followed the dimensions the box asked for. also why did it take so friggin long?!

good ol' flight of the tubabee

I swapped an Explorer pack into my 90 once. I lost maybe an inch of height.

I split your post off into its own thread. gorgeous truck! start a build thread and snap some more pics!

so I've installed a ton of flooring over the years. never had a problem with buckling until this past week. the snap together bamboo in the sunroom has been there for over a year now. It had the proper gap all the way around, and now for some reason it's touching both the east and west walls and buckled just a bit. It's an easy enough fix (especially since the buckle is right next to the wall I laid last), but I'm still pretty mad (and confused) about it. but that's a project for another day...

how far is it from the tip of the #2 XJ leaf and the MJ main's rear bushing? i.e. how much unsupported length is there? I've been using a main leaf with the ends removed after noticing how much the main leaf arches at the tip of the #2 leaf.

yeah, the 2.5 really needs more gearing to push bigger tires around. but you'll have a smile a mile wide after you get this all together

guess I need to make a trip out there. hopefully it's still there in a week (got a family trip happening first).

how is that bed still there!?

It's all going to be hit or miss because we're dealing with old used springs, but I would try XJ packs with the eyes cut off and then placed under the MJ main.

3 grand for a rusty truck that's been sitting? that's a big nope from me. 1 grand? maybe. do I need a reliable transport right away? than also a nope. you could spend a small fortune getting that into daily driver status. cars don't like to sit. rusty cars especially.

I will if I can

needs some love to get back to this kind of condition, but she'll get it mine doesn't have the fancy brakes though. foot brakes for the win.