Pete M

dang I can't wait to get a rack on the libby! lookin goooooood...

https://www.facebook.com/kyle.daniel.54540/videos/10103711757674789/ hopefully this link works. stupid facebook makes it hard to share.

f-150 and dakota leafs have been used too. you can get all sorts of combos but finding the one you want (more capacity but without lift) will take some experimenting.

on the topic of ubolts and plates, it's possible there's something up where you'll be fine if you keep them together but just can't mix 35 bolts with 44 plates and vise versa. I'm not at home to verify, but I remember having trouble when I picked up my trailer. I had to supply the leafs and we assembled it on the spot and I remember having trouble getting the bolts to go through the plate. He dug around for the other set of bolts and everything worked ok. Problem is that I don't remember the specifics. anyone have a set of both lying around to compare?

when excess is simply not enough...

I used grade 8 cap head bolts (round head and uses an allen wrench) for center screws on my MJs.

3.54 and 3.55 are essentially the same thing. comes down to the number of teeth the particular axle has and how you want to round. the ratio is the teeth on the ring divided by the teeth on the pinion. 46 and 13 gives 3.538 39 and 11 gives 3.545 same thing with 4.09/4.10/4.11 45 and 11 gives 4.090 41 and 10 gives 4.100 37 and 9 gives 4.111

rear through the Epic Tech sub forum. There are several diesel conversions in there.

oh, that's nice. that's reeeeeally nice

rust is the key. frame rust especially. if it's clean, I think I'd pay 2 Gs for it. looks like a fun little Jeep. a hard top and full doors are a definitely plus! the fishing poll holders on the front make me nervous that it's been on the beach.

indeed. elm is so awful that this one guy that stopped by with a power splitter to take some free wood (from the old house like 20 years ago) gave up after just a couple logs.

the people have spoken!

walmart sells beer, yes? it sucks that the little guy is getting the shaft, but at least beer will be available, right? right?

that is incredibly hilarious in a sad, tragic sort of way.

I do what I can. now go start a build thread about this weird discovery!

maybe a clue?

Hopefully the owner will respond with a pic, but he said it's the same in the engine bay.

it's in the registry:

97+ XJ stuff can go in with relatively minimum effort (at least without having to invent anything). search the projects section and you will find a lot of guys have done that conversion.

happens to the best of us. that's why I always recommend asking questions. the collective brain is a great resource.

splines? if you use your current driveshaft, it'll still fit to your current t-case.

maybe. or it might be fine. you wouldn't be the first to run it with the stock shaft. I would probably try fitting it all up and see how close it is.