Oizarod115

yea but, running 36s with 4.88s to get the stock speedo reading isnt so good.. then its like running stock gears with little tires... you need gearing/torque for wheelin ? i don't follow, running 35s with 4.88s would be similar to running stock gears and little tires... 4.88 and 36 would be just like stock... :nuts: but if the gear is slightly deeper than the size tire you went with (4.88/35) then you have more torque for wheelin right?

i never posted up my family so i figured id put it on here for you guys L>R 95 XJ 4.0 2wd (moms); 89 MJ 4.0 4wd (mine); 90 XJ 4.0 4wd 6" 35"BFG (bro's)

just a thought, i saw a construction vehicle parked yesterday and noticed the tie-rod ran BEHIND the tubes. :nuts: would that be possible on a rig like yours? seems like it'd be nice and protected

you don't have spring wrap problems with that?

Its actually West Valley. Waste Valley just sounds so much more grand of a place to live. in a famous book by F. Scott Fitzgerald i beleive... ;)

the volvo shop up the street (bro used to own a volvo and built a good relationship with them) has built 3 volvo stationwagon (late80s boxy body style) 5.0s, one of them has 100k miles on it SINCE the swap... the other one has full custom exhaust/headers, thick swaybars upgraded suspension and nice rubbers... that one's a suprise :brows:

the stock XJ/MJ gauge cluster is perfect man, what else do you need? maybe an amperage meter and tranny temp added somewhere but you run a standard so stock gauges

my brothers 4.0 with 4.88s and 35s is a little low on the gearing, i think the speedometer is about 10% off stock so that means 4.88s with 36s would be just about perfect, thats on an auto though

haha, when i look at the wiring diagrams in the renix xj book I'm like... :nuts:

:chillin: nice

:dunno: sometimes it is fun to stomp them and laugh cause they get pissed off when they just got beat by a 89 4x4 truck ;) but for the most part i agree

SWWEEEET its got a 6 liter 350... thats also a 5700... :nuts: i think i've seen that thing before but if i did it was like 10yrs ago and jeepco: hahaha that last one was good :brows:

I'm a ford guy all the way, i HATE the dodge front clips to much to think about buying one... but the cummins is hands down best engine in the class. round here it seems every old truck is a ford, a handful of old chevys but not nearly as many as the fords. i read a car and driver (iirc) report on the 05 F250, 2500 cumins, 2500 duramax, the dodge was quietest inside and had most power yet the for weighed more than both and made less power but towed best and 0-60 fastest :dunno: gotta love the blue oval (that said the only two trucks in the fam are toy and jeep ;) ) did some digging on google... amazing what a few well placed searches can find you this is the exact article i mentioned if you care to read http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/pickup/163_0409_2004_truck_comparisons/

i run 10w30 year round

bet that sucker's fast... looks nice man

the rock garden looks like crawfords, thats where we stayed 2 yrs ago, its nice

F-150 springs are too stiff for our lightweight trucks. mercury cougar or thundrebird springs apparently have about the right spring rate and give ~3 inches IIRC, somebody actually did it a while back so they could tell you the exact years to look at cause I'm not that sure

hell yeah i love it how it is.. just hope theres not a 4.0 tryin to pull that beast around

nuh uh, to short iirc. idk of anything that you can steal taillights directly off.

yeah see what you mean now i was thinkin the shock mount came out longways pointin front/back dunno why :dunno: but it looks like if you put the pass one on the drivers side and flip em theyll both point towards each other

ooh, to bad we didnt make it, were plannin on going but funds ran out since my brother bought a new taco. next year definately, you won't be the only mj next time

pointing towards the brakes? i don't follow, but my guess would be swap left-right shock mounts. havent tried it but it sounds good in theory :nuts:

man, this place is gettin bigger every day! i used to sit down and read every thread at night and post and stuff... now every night theres WAY to much to read. (that or ive gotten lazy) cheers to growing, yet stayin the chillest/coolest club out there! :cheers:

how's the 40 series sound? couldnt snap a vid could you? looks GOOD man, love the interior... ever thought of pulling a cherokee center console? they fit nice in there and mine had some NIICE cupholders in it that go right above where the e-brake should be in a XJ :bowdown: she looks good man