Pete M

do you have solid extraction points front and rear?

might be as simple as needing the linkage adjusted. while he's under there, look for shot or missing plastic bushings in the linkage and any rust around the handle area (less of an issue with a jeep that new).

ever picked up a 2wd MJ driveshaft? the ones with the rubber isolator? :D thems heavier than they look. :yes: but regardless, I was thinking more along the lines of damaging the u-joint if it fell to the pavement.

the U-joint is likely just frozen in with rust. you can try kicking it, or prying with a prybar, but be prepared that it can quickly come crashing down when it frees up.

did you swap out the oil pressure switch for the oil pressure sensor?

If it isn't yet in the archives, it's somewhere in the collective wisdom. :D

dents? got a photo?

When I get back in town I'll ask about getting a trial run of the fusion program. I'd like to see what all I can do as a admin.

I meant the thick u-bolt plates that are separate from the thin shock mount plates. They are separate in all my MJs, and I keep forgetting that I found them integrated together on that 92 MJ. I guess I'm assuming an XJ would have the thicker structural plates.

stop/tail lights are all the same double filament bulb, 2057.

the connector for the rear harness is right behind the drivers side rear tire. corrosion in there robbed me of brakes lights a while back.

be prepared to spend gobs of money and fight cooling issues. :thumbsup: But if you can it right, you now have a v8 in a 3500 pound truck.

The guys that have done it to the rear only have not reported any changes in driving characteristics. :thumbsup:

the axles are the same width. It's the bed of the MJ that's wider than the front fenders.

Nothing wrong with some aggressive 31s. 33s only give one inch more clearance.

If you blew it up, then it's likely a Dana 35. :thumbsup: manual or auto transmission?

doesn't matter much, but typically the hose from the filterbox to the valve cover (the fresh air coming in) is larger than the hose running from the valve cover to the intake manifold (which sucks the bad fumes out and puts them into the engine to burn) But in the end, it'll be ok to have them the same size if that's easier to do. :thumbsup:

see the rubber plug in the back of my valve cover? that's what you need.

I wallowed out my shock mount holes when I installed the 9" axle. I think (it's been a while) I used the 4" grinder. Doesn't have to be pretty. :D But I built my U-bolt plates from scratch. I assume you didn't grab those from the XJ?

needs some finishing... :yes:

why only lurk? see rule number 3. :cheers:

around here it's a few feet of isle dedicated to 'help' brand items. little random things like special bolts or plugs or window handles.

There are 2 different kinds of AAL, long and short.

I'm not all that familiar with the wranglers, but on my 4.0s, both are rubber plugs with holes in the middle. Got replacements at the parts store in the "help" section. think they were listed as Ford parts. and the middle one is of course the oil cap.

If I understand it right, one goes to the vacuum port on the intake manifold and the other goes to the filter box. One is in, the other out, and I imagine it doesn't really matter which is which. :dunno: