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Thanks.

I reckon an adjustable Wilwood prop valve is the ideal component?

Once I get home, I will round them up and get you some detailed pictures, these have been in the southwest so no rust holes that affect integrity. Shipment would be no problem...

ZJ prop valve and dual diaphragm booster is what I will go for later on I reckon. Ima run it as is for now, the drum setup on the D35 was adjusted properly with all new components before I pulled it. I did have the rear load sensing valve at about the 2 o'clock position as well.

Dudes, I'm about to complete the 8.8 swap on the 'manche, all that is lacking is the rear sway bar links to frame mounts and lower shock mounts. Since now I have discs all around, I'm wondering if I need to bother with a master cylinder replacement. I have it all hooked up the way it came from the factory with a properly working rear leveling valve. I was able to take the truck for a quick test drive and the braking system is working pretty well, pedal feel is unchanged and I can stop without the need of any more pedal effort than before the mods. I am running 31" tires with steelies but will eventually go with 33" or even 35" tires. I do have a corvette 4 wheel disc MC ready to go since I thought I was gonna have to swap it in if the stock braking system was inadequate. I keep reading about some o-ring in the prop valve that should be removed to allow more brake fluid flow to the rear, does my setup even have this? Did y'all have to swap in a different MC after your rear disc axle installation? Once I'm back home from TDY, I'll get the truck aligned and give it some hell on and off road to break things in and see how it all behaves after continuous use...holler.

Does the C101 apply to an '86? Is this the main connector going into the cab?

@MarianneM I have 4 bare rims with center caps, looks like y'all struck up a deal though...

rylee beat me to it, that's the set I have...

https://www.scepter.com/products/military-products/military-accessories/military-fuel-can-spout-1-28-mm-04353/

They are 8 spoke, I will take a picture later on for ya...

That's what that relay is for, thanks grouch! The choke plate in my 'manche's carb is super sticky, so I just used a mekzikin bolt to hold it open...it can be fun getting 'er going on cold mornings but it's all about figuring out the tricks, ha!

I have the original set off my 86 with all the center caps if you want them, I'm at 35613.

Thanks man, if y'all think it would be better to move it there, go right ahead, all good with this here hippie...

I just installed RE 5.5s on the 'manche and quickly found out I need new shocks too...

Front lift went in today, coil springs are 5.5" RE which I thought would be inadequate to match the rear SOA but looks like they're ok, we'll check later on once they settle some, I do have a set of 2" spacers for the coils if the rake is excessive. The control arms are Core 4x4 Tier III with the Johnny joints, the installation was easy except at first I guess I made them too long by centering the adjustment on the tubes, had to adjust them in a lot to get the front wheels sort of centered. RC drop brackets went in quick too, I had to "massage" the caster adjuster holes to accept the slightly thicker hardware, and I guess the upper control arm in an XJ mounts differently because the instructions wanted me to use a thicker bolt on the frame arm pocket. As you can see in the pics, the driveshaft will need extended and I'll need longer shocks since I can't even bolt them on with full weight on the axle. I am really happy with the sexiness so far, can't wait to finish it and wheel it at the woods nearby. Gonna be a few weeks since I have to go out of town for work again for a couple weeks. More progress pics later on, critique is welcome, cheers.

New parking brake shoes went in the 8.8 yesterday, installed rotors and calipers and made some brackets to mate the parking brake cables to the mechanism...

There should be a vacuum hose routing diagram on the firewall in the engine compartment. If yours is gone, I'll take a picture of mine and post it later on, I have the same power train on my 'manche which should match yours...

Your fuel pump is mechanical, no ground (or power feed) needed for it. There is no IAC valve that needs checking. Do check all vacuum lines are good and where they need to be...

Ain't no map sensor on there, seems you're having trouble starting it when cold which means your choke is not working or needs some adjustment. Carbed engines will not start without a couple accelerator pedal "pumps"...

I highly recommend the Herculiner stuff you can roll on...

Hell yeah man thanks!

Looked up some suspension torque specs online, found some for cherokees, can someone confirm these also apply to an MJ? Item ........................................ Ft. lbs. ................... Nm Lug nuts (1/2 X 20 w/ 60* cone) .... 85-115 .............. 115-150 All tie rod ends .....................…..... 55 ...................….. 74 Steering (both ends) ..............…..... 55 ................….... 74 Shock absorber upper nut .............. 16 ................….... 22 Shock absorber lower nuts ............. 17 ................….... 23 UCA frame end .....................…...... 66 ..............…..... 89 UCA axle end .........................….... 55 ................….... 74 LCA frame end ......................…..... 85 ...................... 115 LCA axle end .........................….... 85 ...................... 115 Track bar frame end ..............…..... 60 .................…... 81 Track bar axle end .................….... 40 ..................…... 54 Track bar bracket bolts ..........…..... 92 ...................... 125 Track bar bracket nut .............….... 74 ....................... 100 Track bar bracket support bolts ...... 31 ....................... 42 Hub bolts (3) ............................…. 75 ....................... 102 Hub- axle bolt ..........................….. 175 ..................... 237 Main eye: 115 lbft (21mm) shackle eye and shackle bolt: 80 lbft (21mm) U-bolt nuts: 55lbft (18mm) Alingment specs (stock): Angle ............. Preferred ........... Range ............. Max R/L diff. Caster ............ +7.0* ........ +5.25* to +8.5* ......... 1.25* Camber ........... -0.25* ....... -0.75* to +0.5 ........... 1.0* Total Toe-in .... +0.25* ....... 0* to +0.45* ............. .05* Thrust angle .... 0* to ± 0.15*

I reckon slightly less than 90 degrees but if they look alright I'll run with it for now. I measured the springs eye-to-eye unloaded and got 53", I was hoping to swap in some Silverado ones I scored but them are 62" eye-to-eye and super stiff compared to the flexy stockers. I was able to complete the mods to fit the 8.8 last Sunday, all I got left is the parking brake shoe replacement and cable retrofit on the pawls/actuator thing-a-majigs. D-shaft angle at the pinion matched to the T-case output, new flange and combo U-joint... Perches welded to the axle tubes Lovin that high AF rear on the 'manche, looking aight with the 31" mudder on steel... Had to leave town for work this week but ima hit the 'manche's front end this coming weekend, more to come...

Mocking up the 8.8... Not liking the full droop shackle angle... Gets a little better with the weight of the empty bed, I am considering a dual shackle set up but I'm going to run this and see how it behaves. I'm going to use the Ranchos (in great shape) I took from the donor Exploder, one of the original Bilsteins is defective, which explains the weird ride once in a while (both fully extended)... I did not have time yesterday to tack the perches' final position due to not having the combination u-joint for the d-shaft, hopefully I get this done this morning and burn the perches on as well. I'm using the original spring plates (flip-flopped) so I can retain the lower shock mounts and so far looks like they'll work, once it all fits right I'll grab some new u-bolts for final quench. So far it looks like the d-shaft length is adequate too and I noticed that the leaf springs are very flexy. More pix and stuff later...

I see now...I reckon the D35 I pulled will go under a utility trailer, unless one of y'all need a 4.10 axle...