I was able to get my hands on a set of D30 knuckles this week from a club member. Wrangler parts on my MJ now... :brows:
Anyway, got them sandblasted and painted up all purty and finally installed along with reman calipers, drilled and slotted rotors, pads, new hubs, and balljoints.
Bolted the DS back in and drove it 3 feet backwards, and 3 feet forward in the garage. First time its moved under its own power since this spring! :banana:
Here is what it looks like today with all the suspension in and all the bolts tight. (Save for the trackbar..)
Anybody wanna talk me out of using 97+ doors? I have 1 nice 96- passenger side door (off this truck), 1 door driver side 96- that is all bondo (off this truck), and one drivers side 96- door that needs some body work like holes welded, bad dent to fix, and a little rust.
I have 2 almost mint 97+ doors sitting in my storage area....with the strikers. How hard is it to find manual internals for these things? I think I have seen one 97+ XJ with crank windows..
Also tossing around using the black interior out of my 87 Chief in this truck. Its all there besides the mini console being cracked. I guess Id like to make sure I could get a black mini console before I did the whole swap and end up with one missing piece..