Pete M

when I put the hood "scoop" on and in the process put a hole in the nice weather-tight factoryseal, I could then smell my engine bay at highway speeds. like, really strong. fortunately the scoop has a fan underneath (it's goal was for cooling the engine bay while on the trails) and turning it on pushed the stinky air forward into the airstream enough to carry it away from the cowl and the smells stopped. so I ran it like that from then on.

the axle is likely a stock dana 44 with special dually adapters bolted on. I believe the front had the same with special wheels? It's not a factory thing. it's an aftermarket kit. 2 different kits existed at the time, but I can't remember how to tell the difference. a search should bring up previous discussions with more info.

I know it's hard, but ya gotta be patient. this will take some time to sort out. Maybe think of it this way, Knowledge is key here and now you know more you knew before. Nothing fake about internet friends if they care about how you're doing. I'd hang out with you guy more often if y'all didn't live so friggin' far away.

rust free junkyard beds are still available. I'm just sayin'. dang that's awesome!!

well, she's got 200k now so the numbers aren't what they used to be. plus small is relative. for the camper (3500#): upper teens. 20 if on a perfectly flat land. (cough-OHIO-cough) with my MJ trailer I can get mid 20s but I drive faster so I'm sure that hurts a bit.

yup, how long and how much is a little? throw something heavy in the back and wait. or throw a small puck up front?

I altered the title to a more generic tool also:

today I upgraded the front speakers. it was a chore and a half because I believed the info I found on the internet. the doors are 6.75" (not 6.5) and the dash are... something less than the 3.5" that was recommended. But I persevered and fabbed adapters out of the old speaker housings for the doors and hacked out a bit of the dash to fit the 3.5s. The sound is much better than the paper cones. well worth the effort. Though next time I'll buy 6.75s and 3 inchers.

far as I know, all we know is that Jeep never offered it. But since they won't tell us why, it could be a mechanical reason, or it could be a "we don't think the customer needs this" type of reason. But other owners have swapped them in and they seem to work just fine. Just as long as it's not an 87-90 which would be 21 spline input. Although a 2.5L owner could use that.

I do believe your 2wd yoke will have the wrong spline count for the new t-case. what is the 242 coming from?

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coffee table with a glass top built to display things.

what a gorgeous survivor! be sure to start a build thread and share all the details!

just as awesome as I remember it

it's not as crazy as you might think. a 2.5/auto came with 4.56 stock

my suggestion is to use studs for the top 2 bolts. they help as guides for re-installation of the transmission

score? why wouldn't you run the good stuff?

01 would be the first year for the NV trans. I have a 2000 TJ AX-15 in my 88. yes, the trans clocks the t-case up a bit, but I appreciate the additional ground clearance so I kept it as-is. you'll need the bellhousing and its guts for sure. and you'll want an XJ AX-15 crossmember for the slight drop in the middle (a crossmemebr drop can be added to accomplish the same task but at the cost of an inch of ground clearance lost). and you'll likely want to source an XJ shifter handle/tower. I used the TJ parts in mine and the shifter gets waaaay close to the dash. I still run it though. I used the 304 pilot bushing.

some things should remain original for originality's sake. other things should be replaced with a brand spanking new unit. I tend to put the radiator in the second category. cooling and brakes should be up to snuff for a driver.

we did the same on the durango. (though it was challenging to find an AWD with low range that hadn't seen snow yet. I found one in NC that had originally been sold in TN). Combine that with the extended warranty and you can save a TON of cash while having the maximum piece of mind. oh, and the warranty is transferable one time, so if we ever sold the R/T it would be a huge selling point.

still gorgeous