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I went from the IPF's to the AutoPals and liked the AutoPals much better. I don't have any experience with the Hella's in the Jeeps, only in my BMW's. They work well in those though. For the $$, I think the AutoPals are worth it. If $$ was no object I'd run the Cibie's though...

I ran a hood spacer for awhile prior to the hood vents way back when. It was cheap and worked well. Nice thing was it was reversible so if you didn't like it 10 mins later it was back to stock. I did notice a difference with it done. You can read the write-up on how to do it here; http://greatlakesxj.activeboard.com/ind ... ID=6594654 I like the looks/function of the hood vents better, but at the time it served it's purpose fine doing the hood spacer mod.

I just reused the factory perch setup. Personally I'd rather sacrifice a small mount of ground clearance to run a longer travel shock. I've got 16" of travel with my current setup.

GLXJ is hosting it's 3nd Annual Winter Wheeling Fest on Saturday Feb. 28th at Haspin Acres in Laurel Indiana. ALL JEEPS ARE WELCOME!!! For more info visit the link here; http://greatlakesxj.activeboard.com/ind ... D=24314322

I run the LaBarron one's on several of my rigs and they work well; plus I think they look better than any others. Here's my write-up on them; viewtopic.php?f=9&t=7696

This link may be of further help, as there are several other manuals listed as well (Renix Injection, AW4, NP231, AX15, Service Handbook, Etc. Etc.); http://www.greatlakesxj.com/tech.html

You don't want YJ flares, you want TJ flares if your going to do it. I run TJ flares on the rear of my MJ. It was the biggest pain in the butt of anything I've ever done to the MJ. It's VERY hard to make them fit good. I was planning on running rear TJ flares on the front of the MJ as well, but after doing them on the rear I decided to wait... Here is a pic of rear TJ flares on my MJ.

For a 12.5" wide tire I'd really go with an 8" wide rim. It'll hold the bead better. Your going to want 3.75 or 4" backspacing with that setup.

I disagree with Brent on this one... I've done the open loop swap on my Renix era XJ and I think it's one of the better mods I've done (you can read it in the DIY part of the forum). There are many reason's to do the conversion, and I feel it's money well spent. I run the CSF 3-Cores in all my rigs and have had great results. I've seen good results in decreased temps from going to a 3 core. Also the nice thing about the CSF is it's all metal (no plastic sides) and you don't have to worry about them cracking as they are known to do. Not looking to start an argument, but from someone who's done the conversion and also have put in 4 CSF 3-cores I think they are both money well spent... :cheers:

Here is one that deals with more than just tire size. Figure out gear ratio's, ring and pinions, crawl ratio, speedo check, metric to standard tire converter, etc. etc. http://www.greatlakesxj.com/tech/tech_calcs.html The one above that you posted is nice cause it's got visuals! :cheers:

If it's a 4wd you'll have a D30 in the front. Best bang for the buck in my opinion is an Aussie Locker. You can install it in a few hours with basic hand tools.

No real advantages for the normal person. As you can see the below pic, the hose clamp on the center hose is up higher. The BRX hoses are much "thicker" than normal hoses so I ran into some clearance issues getting the hose on due to the fact it was hitting the head/valve cover. The spacer simply spaces the t-stat housing further out so I could get my BRX hose on better and get the hose clamp further down.

Never said that their was. We were simply discussing if the MJ axle is the same axle as far as specs go to the CJ wide track axle. Simply looking for info to compare the code number to in reference to the plethora of info available on the AMC 20's found in the CJ's. If we could confirm that the MJ axle is essentially the same as the CJ wide track axle (besides the 2 piece vs. 1 piece shaft thing) it would make gathering info on the MJ AMC 20 a bit easier. Not to mention knowing if the aftermarket support for the CJ widetrack AMC 20 will bolt in to the MJ AMC 20 (aka alloy shafts, etc.). Unfortunately their is not a ton of info available out there on the MJ AMC 20 in reference to what was offered in what model, gear ratio's, code numbers, etc. The AMC 20 in my 2wd MJ clearly is not a metric ton package thing; showing once again that AMC/Chrysler/Jeep really had no rhyme or reason to anything. I was simply trying to gather more info on the axle itself found in the MJ's.

Ok according to the VIN (yeah it's cold and rainy outside) this is what it's got. 1JTWW6613GTxxxxxx 5spd (no transfer case) 4x2 7ft bed I can't seem to find a code for the 4th digit (engine code) as W though. However I'm 100% sure it's the V6....

It's the V6, as for the tranny it's either the AX4 or the T4 or T5. I honestly haven't looked at it closely cause it's all coming out for something different. Next time I'm under it I'll take a look at the tranny.

Heck I don't know... :oops: I just assumed that they were considering it the wide track since I don't think the narrow track was made in 1986. But that's just going off of what I've found online. I also assumed it was the wide track since they are calling FSJ Waggy's a wide track and the Waggy axle's are narrower than the MJ axle's are. And lastly the "C" I found on my axle according to the info I found was only stamped on wide track's. So for what that's worth I'm assuming it's the wide track; however I can't find any info on the MJ AMC20 anywhere to confirm that's what AMC called them... Yeah I plan on pulling the cover and verifying before I do anything major with it. I just was interested in seeing if I could try to figure it out prior to doing so. If anyone else has any info on the MJ AMC20 they'd like to contribute I'm all ears. :chillin:

I knew I was missing something. After a bit of hunting (scraping off the old dirt) I was able to find it. Also just for future reference it's located to the pass side (right) of the axle; not the left as the link above says. Once I knew were to look I didn't have any issues finding it. Also for reference mine was marked out as "C"; which according to the above link is 4:10/open. Exactly what I was hoping for as it'll match my built D30 already in my MJ! :clapping: Here is a pic I found online (not mine) of where it's located.

Recently picked up a '86 LWB 2WD V6 MJ with an AMC20 in the rear. I've hunted for what "should" be in it, and hunted for a tag on the diff itself to no avail. I bought the MJ for the rear axle as I know what a rare bread the MJ AMC20 is and have been hunting for one for awhile; but I have no clue what gear ratio it'll have in it. Before tearing the cover off I thought I'd see if anyone knows what it "should" have. It'll eventually get regeared anyways, but I thought if it matched one of the D30's I have laying around the swap into my other MJ would be a bit easier. Anyone have any clue? Thanks in advance! :cheers:

BRX hasn't been in business for awhile and the hoses are not available any longer anyways... :fs1: As to "finishing" it, yeah it's been finished for the most part. Though I havn't done much to this XJ for awhile as we've been building the 2 MJ's and the wife's XJ more it seems than I've got to spend time wrenching on this XJ. I did play around with some electric fan setups and I have to say that a good factory fan with a good clutch puts out way more air than any electric fans I've been able to get my hands on.

I'm still around. Just been really busy and on the road a lot this past week traveling to visit family for the holiday's. The inlaws are here from out of state as well staying with us; so trying to spend as much time with them as we can as we don't get to see them a whole lot... Thanks for the concern though. The family is doing fine we've just been very busy lately. Make it to Canada OK? Get to spend time with your daughters over the Holidays?

I'd LOVE to have 40 degree weather...

http://www.greatlakesxj.com/tech/bumper_mount.pdf

Used XJ rear bumper brackets.

Check your windsheild seal (the lower corner). Sometimes they go bad and water will go down under it and allow it to flow down to that area.

A place in Michigan sells them for the XJ's that fit VERY close for the MJ's. I can't recall the name of the business though...