Pete M

congrats! :bowdown:

I borrow a decent gas powered power washer. :D works fantastic!

have you tried spinning the tires by hand? this technique works pretty good for removal. put a bolt of other steel item in there and turn the steering wheel.

since the leaf springs are located by a bolt head in a hole in the middle of the perches, trying to redo the ubolts won't move anything. 3/8" isn't enough to worry about. that's only 3/16" off and that could easily be caused by bushings or spring differences. :thumbsup: 2" seems to be the most common spacer size, probably because it allows for plenty of lug and nut space inside that dimension. I doubt you'd notice that half inch. :thumbsup: just make sure you get good quality ones like spidertrax.

what did you find that wasn't?

have yet to be in a situation where 35s would have saved me. :dunno:

my 88 came to me sans handle, and for years I just fished out the connecting rods with my fingers and yanked. :thumbsup:

when we finally get a comanche museum together, we'll need a tv showing the old commercials non-stop. :D

try jacking up the front end and turning the tire by hand. then turn the steering wheel all the way to one side and rotate the tire again.

the metal clips I had eventually rusted and gave up. thankfully I was able to find the guard that fell off. eventually glued them both on with silicone. my truck doesn't see street duty so that's the only reason they are still there. otherwise, they are kinda annoying since they dim my already dim headlights (which makes them illegal on the street). I would not do it again. :(

not sure what you're talking about. got a link?

are you talking about the XJ prop valve? MJs don't have that. we have a plain old splitter valve up front (looks like a prop valve). we have a rear height-sensing prop valve.

how's the turning? and flexing?

the master requires nothing. are you asking about a proportioning valve?

you can install an inline fuel pump. :thumbsup:

have someone saw the steering wheel back and forth while you inspect the steering linkages and the trac bar (especially the trac bar). not sure on the oil leak. could just be coincidence. :dunno:

x2. a 15x8 rim would give you the look you're going for. :thumbsup: but even then you'll have some rubbing issues (less though).

We can't just "get tapatalk support" on our current phpbb so that means updating or upgrading first. and that's not easy. :( but we are working on it. :thumbsup:

I get the feeling that you should probably scale back the build a bit. go for an explorer 8.8 with a Dana 30 for now, and an off the shelf lift kit. you can find both axles with 4.10s and then swap in late model Dana 30 shafts if the one you find is an early model. Try to find an open 8.8, as the posi isn't very good and the open diff allows you to easily install a locker. keep it simple. get the truck running well first, and then work on the axles if needed. :thumbsup:

just make sure you plug the lines or plug the originating point. don't want a vacuum leak after all. :thumbsup:

I would do one of the numerous CAD-elimination plans and never worry about then lines again. :)

figures. the one number that isn't in the parts manual. :rotf:

When I say that updates were attempted, I mean that our hosts have graciously applied the phpbb patches that are supposed to update the software. that level of computer manipulation is beyond my skill set (or at least beyond my comfort level). the proper patches just didn't exist for our out-of-date version, so they tried he closest one. The first time we did it, we got us what you see now. the next time we tried to update (like a year later) it only gave us unusable crap so it was reversed. no one has yet attempted a manual upload of our data into a newer version.

CAD = central axle disconnect. the shiftable 2-piece axle shaft on the pass side of all mjs. pretty much everything in that photo will need to be custom if you are doing in a custom axle swap. :( but if you can weld on the coil spring perch assemblies from an MJ/XJ axle, you can at least use aftermarket control arms. :thumbsup:

I don't suppose he'd ever sell anything... :brows: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: