Pete M

I'm a little partial to the stubby stinger with a winch-light style LED bar on it.

cooling is a recurring issue from v8 swaps (our trucks have tiny grill openings). also be prepared to either spend gobs of money or fab all your own things or both depending on how you want to do it. Novak and advanced adapters have parts for the chevy swap.

I love simple solutions to complex problems :D

there's no reason I can see to run any more shocks. the truck weighs practically nothing. a photo would help to know what you're looking at. :thumbsup:

and pause the tv because we thought we saw one in the background... and snap a photo to share (this one was in a vehicle repair lot on Bait Car)

in theory, heavy duty springs shouldn't give any lift. they should simply better resist sagging under a load. in reality, brand new springs tend to need a time to settle and old springs tend to be sagging from years of use, so your new heavy duty springs might give an initial lift that lessens a few months later.

General Spring and HellCreek both make 3" lift packs. :thumbsup:

yup. somewhere there is a thread with pictures and such in it. I'm looking for it so we can make it an official DIY thread. :thumbsup:

they are like legos. the interchangeability built into the design means any year can be made to have any engine from any XJ with very little work (except for the 86 engine bay issues of course). the shape of the body is all that matter to me. :D (insert way-too-easy sexist joke here)

have you run out of threads on the adjustment link?

there should be a thread in the DIY forum where someone replaced his rockers (with rockers from another MJ) and snapped pics as he went. check the top post in that forum for a semi-organized list of the threads. :thumbsup:

3.73s are fairly common under ZJs too. and like the TJ, they are low pinion. car-part.com can help with junkyard searches. :thumbsup:

car-part.com can be helpful in junkyard searches :thumbsup:

we need a DIY thread about bed removal. looking for volunteers to either find a tech thread that's worthy or to start their own. I know we've had good ones in the past, but my searching skills seem to be lacking today.

thou shalt check the classifieds daily for commanche, comanchee, and camanche parts

as long as the t-case handle shifts smoothly, you shouldn't get stuck in 4wd. :thumbsup: having said that, perfectly working trucks can sometimes be a bear to shift back out depending on the bind in the drivetrain so don't freak out if you have to drive a few feet before the handle can be pushed back down. on the other end of the spectrum... when I first bought my 90, the handle was so rusted in place that it had to be disconnected underneath and the t-case shifted out of 4wd with an adjustable wrench so I could drive home. :doh:

thou shalt laugh hysterically when wrangler owners complain about their lack of interior space.

84-86 will also work if you do some swapping of the speedo gear clips but a cluster from a 4banger will need tweaking of the tach to be right for a 6.

I promise, with 4.10s and 33s they are definitely not "too high". :thumbsup: but back to the question, all you need is an 87-90 cluster with tach and then swap your oil pressure and coolant temp switches for sending units so those guages work. :thumbsup:

so purty.... :drool: I am such a sucker for a clean, white longbed MJ. :rock on:

nice find Bo :thumbsup: anyone have an idea of how big a tire they can run? has the aftermarket come up with any bumpers?

I think 300 hp will keep a smile on your face :D no need to test the limits of your engine unless it's for competition like the camaro guys. you're definitely going to want that AX-15 conversion. the AX-5 won't last long behind that power level. :(

if the switch works and you have power at the switch, then it is possible that the power is stopping at the rear harness connector located behind the drivers side rear tire. that connector killed my brake lights once and I found it so horribly rotted that I had to cut it out and replace it. :(

nice :D that light bar location should keep the glare off the hood. :thumbsup: