Pete M

that... is...impressive...

gnarly!

I know it'll bolt-in, but I grabbed it because I have a TJ shifter in my 88 and was hoping maybe this would bend back further and keep the shifter out of the dash. dunno yet. it's a project for a future day. I will keep everyone posted when I get to it.

do you have the T-5? can you snap some pictures? it was a rare transmission used when they ran low on the AX-5 on the assembly line (at least that's the rumor). oh, and the AX-5/T-5 are all 21 spline output and the AX-15 is a 23 spline output so a t-case swap will be needed.

what trans are you going with? what axles?

do you have the skills and/or budget to see it through? what shape is the truck in now?

was this dana 44 from another MJ or some other vehicle? If you get a chance, you should add some specs of your truck to your signature

the 242 is great for 365 everything. The awd has been engaged for 99% of the last 10 years of my Libby's life.

I'm friends with both on FB. and yes, Pat's original MJ is still with him.

love that dog one

was looking for something else and realized I never finished my reply to this. for st pattys I spent 18 straight hours herding cats. I've long since learned my lessons of drinking and I now take on the responsibility of the designated "adult" for my friends and (unfortunately) their friends. i live for the first few hours of st patty's day though. people are still sober, great conversations are had, irish music is playing... it's just a plain ol' good time. but the day doesn't end there and it becomes a long slog trying to keep everyone together and safe. this year was easier than others, as we never left the first bar. some years they feel the need to venture out into the world to visit other bars or festivities and then it gets interesting (hence the "herding cats" reference).

the best kind of score... easy

it's a common weak spot and can be bad with no other signs of frame distress.

car-part.com can help, but then you have to find a 'yard willing to sell just the bellhousing

there should be some testing procedures for the various sensors in the link in my sig TPS, MAP and the head coolant sensor can all cause weirdness

everyone gets cards and a magnet

I googled for a bit and the internet doesn't agree on the years. could range anywhere from 95-01.

late 90s. not sure the exact cutoff years. far as I know the 2.5Ls were only 2wd.

just make sure you either lease them over and over or you get the Mopar extended warranty to cover the doodads. But then that applies to most any modern rig.

yup, it has the 2.5L Jeep pattern in the front and the AX-15 pattern in the back 'cause sometimes you get tired of grenading AX-5s. (right, Pat?)

<---- this guy! no plans for it yet (don't have a 2.5 truck), but I'm sure some day it'll come in handy. funniest part of my day was dragging 40 lbs of tools out to the truck only to find that I didn't have any tool to take on the 8mm bolts of the rear ujoint to start the process. fortunately a kind soul lent me one so I didn't have to hoof it (and the aforementioned 40 lbs of tools) alllllll the way back to the parking lot to grab it. I also grabbed the ax-15 shifter just in case it's useful. I left the 2wd AX-15 though. I can afford a few bucks for a rare bellhousing, but I can't plop down 100+ for a trans I don't need.

and in this day and age, that's practically a glowing review

that's more or less par for the modern era of trucks. although some of the individual gimmicks are growing on me.

If you've already got the batteries, then it sounds like it's a winner.

I love april first