Pete M

honestly, if I was going all out, I'd do one of the dual boosters, a front prop valve (from something with rear disks like a WJ), and then convert to rear disks and eliminate the rear height sensing valve. if I found that it wasn't quite right, I'd add an adjustable aftermarket inline prop valve to the rear line to dial it in perfect.

I imagine you can get a reman WJ booster from a parts store. there are links to the dual booster swaps in the link in my signature.

was the test done wet or dry? what about #6?

special how? You have the very first year. and there were some sweet graphics packages. and the AMC-20 was the optional heavy duty axle (the only year for that axle). oh, and the XLS had different cloth panels than later years, and happen to be my favorites. the cool COMANCHE badges with all caps was ended super early in 87 so those are dang rare.

by no rear brakes do you mean you are unable to bleed anything out of the rear lines?

sooooo, not patchable then.

bigger tires need bigger gearing

that panel is pretty common. shouldn't be too hard to find a nicer one. truck looks fantastic!

why was it flat?

what gears are in the axles?

certainly seems effective.

RE sells a quality product. I wouldn't worry too much about a possible v8 in the future as most modern v8s are aluminum and not really any heavier than the 4.0l

I would retrieve as much of the XJ harness as I could and see if it reaches to the MJ's rear harness connector. If not, than you'll need to extend it. but then you can splice it into that MJ connector and still retain the ability to separate the taillight harness in the future. beyond that the link in my sig should have how other owners have spliced in to make the turns signals work.

what are the plans for the truck? are you looking for flexy or load bearing? you need more than springs to do that much lift, what other components have you gathered so far?

did you check car-part.com or ebay?

I guess I'm not too familiar with how the XJ routes its harness. where does the XJ stuff split into left and right?

score! should have bought the hearse too!

when you're a dodge man, but want a suburban/excursion...

I mean, it's still just a matter of splicing the XJ harness into the MJ rear harness connector. you just gotta figure out which wire is which. :) I would start with the 95 info and see how much matches up.

yes, but that's an XJ. MJs have more value than their siblings when whole.

oh yeah, I do love a project getting wrapped up and enjoyed. if you can, try to upload the pics to the CC directly just in case Imgur ever pulls a photobucket on us.

lookin' goooooooooooood...

I love it when a project comes to fruition

sell it whole. parting out a truck is a super duper pain in the butt. any extra cash you might get you will work for. and in the end you'll still have a body to deal with.

I would suggest adding a tab to the brackets and making use of the upper shackle bolt to help strengthen the system.