benjy_26

Hi everyone! I was wondering if any of you have used or have seen a Tacoma camper shell being used on a MJ. There's a gent selling a soft topper for an 05 Taco with a 6" bed within 200 miles of me and I was thinking of using it on my '87 SWB MJ. Thanks in advance!

I think the wheel backspacing you choose will have a big effect on whether you'll need more lift or not.

Oh man...my 2.5 *begins* to pull at about 3k rpm. I think I may need to go to 4.88's. 🤔

Does one have to use the factory tow hooks to use the front skid?

How does this apply to 2.5L trucks? If I'm using 31's, should I swap in 4.56's? My stock rear end ratio is 3.55, btw.

One more for the brushguard.

Holy smokes! GREAT work!

A T5 *should* work, no?

For street use with, I assume, street tires and a stock 2.5, the AX5 should live a long and happy life.

Update: My cable failed because it kissed the exhaust.

Cool deal. Thanks!

Thanks for the tips, gents. Anyone know the proper length for a 2wd SWB '87 with an AX4? Mine is way long and quite likely not original.

Hello everybody. I recently threw in a full cluster out of a 88 XJ into my '87 MJ and all seems to be well asude from the speedo. I drove it a few miles last night after buttoning things up and noticed that my speedo needle was bouncing up and down until about 45moh where it stayed steady. I stopped at the gas station to fuel up and afterwards the speedo is not working at all. It's not reading speed or distance traveled. Y'all think the speedo is dead, or do you think I need a new cable?

Throw in axles out of a 98 and up TJ in your D30 and you're ready for 35's. No need for a swap.

Short answer: No.

Yep! I refuse to give up this particular set of wheels. FWIW, mine are stamped with "Venezuela" in the back. They made a BIG difference going to those from the stock Jeep steelies.

I know...zombie thread, but... 15x7 Canyons; 16lbs.

Interesting... I wonder if the same applies to Renix trucks.

Hold on...you're using a XJ sender with a MJ tank?

My brother's '95 XJ with a 2.5 sounds like a diesel, too. He bought it that way around 4 years ago with the idea of doing a rebuild on it. Still going without any sign of dying. Those 2.5's are tough.

Don't Jeep 6's run lean enough to eventually crack the exhaust manifolds?

Cool! Thanks!

Hello all. I recently installed a full dash cluster in my '87 Sportruck. The cluster I obtained came out of a '88 XJ with a 4.0, so the tach is off (by 33%, I think). Now, I know that the proper way to adjust a tach is to install a reference tach, start the engine, and adjust the on board tach to match the reference. What I was wondering is this: since Jeep only used a 4 and a 6 cyl engine in these vehicles, would turning the adjustment knob all the way over to the opposite end of the adjustment range get me the correct readings, or should I just do it the proper way? Thanks in advance!

TJ springs will generally give 1" less than advertised when used in a XJ. I assume that applies to MJ's as well.

Do what I did; get the trans and t case from a YJ. A 5 speed will have the same ratios as your 4 speed anyway. You'll just have the option of using overdrive on the flats.