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the rubber part is a bushing. they will need to be pressed out and new ones pressed in. primer doesn't seal. :thumbsup: I assume you mean paint?

less than 24 hrs! :banana:

I think I paid 150 (maybe 200?) for my shortbed. it's rarity doesn't really make it all that valuable since most anyone that needs a bedside needs both and so they'd rather have a complete southern bed (plus the whole shipping thing).

far as I know, early AW-4s are 21 spline. AX-15s are all 23

I can understand the conundrum. the good thing is that the 44 is worth sinking money into it. :thumbsup: 4.10s are a nice improvement to a 4.0/stickshift :D

big changes are coming :D hopefully Alexia will have a smooth transfer once he starts it on Sunday maybe in the afternoon or evening. If all goes well we'll be back up and running after a couple hours. :thumbsup:

still nada :(

I would use this opportunity to change both axles and get better gear ratios. :thumbsup:

I can only view the thumbs. is that a giant folding chair in the back of the truck? :hmm:

Does this mean we should leave our images on PB for the time being and not delete our accounts? yes. though I speak from ignorance. it's possible it won't matter, but better safe than sorry.

we have a tentative plan for dealing with photobucket. :D it involves a couple people way smarter than me and a (surprisingly) small amount of code. :brows: stay tuned... problem is that it won't extend to any other forum out there in computerland :( but if it works, maybe it will catch on. screw you photobucket :fs1:

long live the internet

those coils would likely do the job (impossible to say for sure since the metric ton could be had with different engines and you'd need to know exactly which it was design for). otherwise, the poly lift pucks will work fine. :thumbsup: (it's not a "body lift" though. that term means putting spacers between the body and frame, which is not possible on an MJ. )

oh, and early years show they had some 8.25s with 4.10 gears. neat! :D

the snout length of my '06 Liberty 8.25 (with disks) seems to be the same as my MJ dana 44, which is 1" longer than a dana 35. WMS-WMS is 63". wider than I thought. :dunno: should complement an MJ nicely since the bed of an MJ is wider than the front making the tires tuck in too much. :D it's a 3 link coil sprung axle, so be prepared to slice and dice a bunch of brackets to clean it up. :thumbsup: not all libbys had disks or even 8.25s, so verify before purchasing.

I bet if you dissasembled each one enough, you could build a 2wd 5spd to use. but I would keep looking for a 2wd one. car-part.com might be of help. just be sure to search for various years as I'm sure the part number changed now and again. if there's a pull-a-part.com near you, they list the cars with engine size (won't tell 2wd vs 4wd or even if the trans is still there, but it's a start)

are you converting to 4wd?

still in their factory locations :)

we have a writeup for slapping disks on an XJ axle. the pics don't work, but we're working on a fix for the photobucket debacle so that may change soon. http://comancheclub.com/topic/48710-diy-projects-writeups-master-search-index/

that would depend on the weather. but it's time to rotate the tires anyway, so we'll see. :)

a caveat is the pinion is a flange with the u-joint adapter bolted on. I'd wager that it's a bit longer than a dana 35 snout. I've got one of each here so tomorrow I'll go try to estimate the measurements. :thumbsup: other than that it's just more bracketry to hack off than an XJ one.

tech questions should probably go in the tech forum. more eyes will see them. :thumbsup:

those are both axle shaft counts. won't affect the driveshaft at all. :thumbsup:

the 3.4 is just an updated design. it'll still look very much original. :thumbsup: (though it could stand to get a better carb on it)