mnkyboy

At least you have the 2.5L its a little easier then the 4.0L I had to replace the one on my xj,its got the coolant bottle up there and the ABS crap in the way.

What were the voltage readings?

Lifting it would hurt the value,besides even if you did lift it you would never want to take it offroad since you can't get body parts for it. Seems odd that he want so little for it.

May or may not be cheaper but I would find a nice bar,any bar with a tv will have it on.

I installed the seats out of a 97 dakota in mine,that way I got a center console/armrest/3rd seat and cup holders

When you buy the ax15 its gonna more then likely gonna have a 231 already hooked to it. I say dana 30 for now because it is a simple bolt in where your 44 is not. Also what are the axles out of? You could spend thousands just getting those axles under there Also keep in mind that off the shelf lifts are designed for stock trucks and axles.if you build yours the way you want a regular lift kit might not work and you will have to go custom with the lift. As far as lift and tires everyone has a different opinion,I have about6.5-7" and 33x12.5s and I think its perfect. But then a guy here has about the same size lift and 37s,with enough bump stopping and trimming you could probably get 35s on with about 3" of lift but you won't have much up travel

Haven't updated in a while, I converted to yj steering to get me by till I do something better. The angle on the passenger side joint bothered me with the stock y link. I also trimmed the front fenders so now I can steer at full flex.

Sounds like a lot to take on. Why not start by doing a 4x4 conversion and work your way up. I would go 4.0l, ax15,231,dana 30 front. 6-6.5" lift. That will get you going then you can build from there. Not sure I would mess with the 300 or the 9",I would go 231 or 242 and dana44 or ford 8.8

A guy at work got a 1200k awhile back and he loves it. I have thought about picking one up so I can keep my 1000tc at home. I would check amazon.com or ebay,you can usually get a good price,or if you would rather make payments snap on is pretty reasonable on the aircats you just have to ask for them specificly as they want to push there own guns.

My brother has used one of these for years. Its loud,heavy,and sloppy as hell but it always gets the job done and he has yet to have an issue with it. He is a lift truck mechanic so it get gets used and abused.

Just keep in mind that is with your stock wheels,most aftermarket wheels are gonna have a different offset so your gonna start having rubbing issues.

. Just because you haven't heard of them doesn't make them junk. My 6 year old nitro cat would make your ingersol look stupid. Aircat/exhaust technologies build some of the most powerful airtools on the market. The latest nitro cat 1/2 in is rated at 1200ft lbs and runs at 84 decibels FYI mac tools sells most of the aircat line with their name name on it, the aw612q is one of macs best models and its an air cat. Snap on also sells the full aircat line in their side catalog.

Lower the sway bar and it will probably hit the coils. The newer longer links work well w. a 3" lift - cheap too. :hijack: "73 Yamaha RD350 Cafe project" How's that coming along mnkyboy? :cheers: The sway bar drop brackets move the bar down 2" and forward 2" so they clear the coils. As far as the RD its going really slow,I have the frame stripped down and I shortend the rear of the frame and moved the rear shocks so now I can start building the solo seat. As soon as I can get the wheels relaced I think I can start working on reassembly.

I would get another aircat or nitrocat.

You need to lengthen the links or lower the sway bar. Originally I had some RRO sway bar drop brackets so I could use stock links. Later I made some quick disconnects.

That's the lift I started with,my truck went down the road but I don't think I would have raced with it as is. It was a good starting point but as my MJ evolves it has less and less of the RRO kit on it. If you want to save money I would suggest doing your homework and piecing a kit together.

I'm gonna guess you have never seen a bolt in SOA. The perch isn't slipping because its keyed into the factory perch and the 4 large bolts holding each one on make the tiny u-bolts under your axle look silly. The axles not going anywhere.

mine has had all three through its evolution

I don't know the rules for jeep speed but I would imagine it would be fine. I have the RRO bolt on kit on my truck and I've never had an issue with it, I have it bolted to my d35 but I plan to weld it on once I upgrade the rear axle.

Bolt in SOA works just fine, the downside is they cost more and they usually retain the stock shock mount so you don't gain quite as much ground clearance.

I think the rugged ridge kit is gonna be the best bang for the buck kit. It looks pretty stout and its right around $200

I went with with toyo open country m/t's they are one of the longest lasting mt's,theyride good and are fairly quiet for an mt and they do well off road too.

I saw the app on my phone,I was kinda curious how well it worked.

They might kinda fit but,you can't have much flex like that.

The wrangler t case is clocked a little different but as far as I know it will fit . I know people here have done it