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Building it for rock crawling basically, had 4.56 s with the 33s and liked that, so prob 4.88, which like you said, ain't gonna be very strong. I want as much ground clearance with as low a cg as possible, so trimming it will be, which is why I was gonna do away with the bed, but now I realize I have to have the tailgate, its a jeep thing. So have to bob ant trim the bed too

Wheeled my YJ d30 with 33s pretty hard . and never had a problem, with your upgrades it should be fine, went through 2 d35 though. I don't think I can get the gearing I want in a 30, won't be driving on road much so want to go as low as possible. How much lift, to clear 35 s?

Don't know how it worked, not even sure it was a lifter, just what some guy at a gas station told me when i pulled in with it knocking, but whenever it started, the injector cleaner made the noise go away

Fuel injector cleaner can not cure a sticky lifter mate.

Had a 93 4.0 with a sticky lifter, kinda sounded like this, can of fuel injector cleaner every now and again took care of it, if your lucky its a $2 fix

Clamshell=Peugeot tranny, sorry but thats what it looks like. Its got the D44 rearend so no worries there. The trannys got over 100k miles on it and seems fine, I'm just wondering how long it will last when I start bashing it through the rocks.

Love the parts numbers and tech on here, first thing will be grounds, electrical connections, and vacuum lines. The MJ is my dads, had it about7 years now, we always thought the fuse box had caught on fire, now I see what really happened. He only uses it to haul hay, and get to hunting camp. Hes got a CJ and moms got an LJ for when they get there (they don't do good wheeling in the same jp) so the MJ has never seen much off road action.

Gonna trade a 1/2 ton Chevy 4by for a stock 89 4x lb mj renix clamshell and cash, for off road use Want 35's so ill need a new front axle, Waggoneer? How long can i expect that drivetrain to hold up? Ill go with at least 4.88 to relieve some stress. Thinking exo-cage so may just pull bed and build one, any market to sell long bed, AZ truck, so rust not much of an issue. Had a 93 YJ 4.0 5 spd, loved it but renix and clamshell have got me a little worried. Any comments would be much appreciated.