Pete M

my nephew was 2 when I introduced him to his new obsession. going on 4 now and I'm pretty sure he's hooked. :D

the truck in that pic is lifted more than 2-3". what exactly is the plan for this truck? seems to me that to a certain extent the amount of lift I wanted would trump the precise method of lifting. bigger lifts cost more. bigger lifts mean bigger tires. bigger tires mean crappy acceleration, leading to needing better gears. it's a never ending cycle of spending. :( seems like a lot just in case you might someday get hung up on the ubolts. :dunno: look into the U-bolt eliminator designs. between those and some relocated shock mounts, you can create a reasonably smooth underside. :thumbsup:

your link links to the photo

just plan on retaining your MJ mains. that'll keep everything where it should be. :thumbsup: XJ leafs are pretty flat. you might get close to your goal with a set of them (cut the eyes off and put the entire pack under your mains). just be sure to properly support your mains.

neat idea! but I was hoping for something a bit more durable :D

:yeah that: in a couple weeks I'm driving back to GA so anywhere along the I-75 corridor would be cool. I'd prefer over the rail and without a bunch of holes cut into it, but I'm open to anything for the right price.

had a similar cable fire in my 88. turned out that the alt had shorted internally (or some such thing, it was a while ago). it sucked, that's for sure.

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gas is one thing. repair costs are another. it can be hard to beat our trucks for their low maintenance costs. make sure whatever crappy import you get isn't due for the timing belt change. :thumbsup:

so your backup lights don't work? could be a bad switch in the trans. or corrosion inside the rear harness connector located behind the drivers rear tire. (I've had both issues)

oh good, he has a 440 go with it :D

nice :D

forgot to add this image. the plastic hub was never intended to endure a crushing bandclamp around it and the little fingers kept bending, so I've strengthened it inside with a bit of pipe from my plumbing box.

he has noticed that it goes just a bit slower. hasn't dampened his enthusiasm though. :D so far the Jeep has made it up all of the places that it previously stalled. :yes: I wanted to go even deeper to 14 tooth gears but these came out of the dune buggy I already had (but he hasn't seen yet). can't beat free! later on I'll swap the 19s into the buggy and then it'll be even faster. :banana:

putting the ol' jeep to work. :D just got done swapping the 19tooth gears for 16tooth units. if my math is right, this should help out with more torque for hill climbs. :dunno: will find out tomorrow when he gets here for a test drive.

not sure how to get this here from facebook where I saw it, but here's the link. hopefully you guys can see it. :yes: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=836434656380444&fref=nf

sorry, just sent out the last one. :( you might want to send a message to our shirt guy (cromanyak) and ask if he ever got that hat printer he was wanting. :yes:

there's a world of difference when changing ratios. i went from 3.07s to 3.55s (30" tires) and the truck really pepped up and came alive! I'll never settle for 3.07s again.

not sure if you're swapping just the gears or whole axles, doing the work yourself or paying a shop, but I figured I should add: do not spend any money on a Dana 35. swap in a whole (and better if you can) axle. :yes:

the drivetrain and body is all plastic. no gas engines until I can make a steel subframe. in the mean time I've added handles (like the ww2 flatties), a smaller Jeep emblem, and we're going over the benefits of recovery straps. :D