89 MJ

Have you let it get up to temp and then inspected everything under the hood while it’s running? It might be pushing out somewhere while it’s running and the cooling system is pressurized.

Gotta love seeing an MJ being used more like a truck than most late model trucks!

Wow, Italy, that's cool!

I’m glad the shifter is in the same spot, that was one of my concerns when I go to 5 speed swap my car.

Got the front Ranchos in tonight. The Jeep feels a lot more planted on the roads. Sway bar disconnects this weekend or early next week, then I’ll get a report on the dirt. What are people’s thoughts on removing the rear sway bar? I very rarely end up on the interstate.

Let's see some pics and hear more about the truck!

That looks like a super nice car! I'm a sucker for 64-67 A-bodies.

You should be able to send him a PM now. Do you have the VIN for the frame?

Finally installed those rear Rancho shocks. Still need to install the fronts and the sway bar disconnects. Last weekend, there was a ride to Aliso Springs near Gardner Canyon. Nothing difficult, but it was a beautiful trip.

What year is it? That’s a good deal, but an external slave one is better.

I just saw that yesterday too. I was happy to see it. It would be great for someone who hits trails regularly or tows regularly, but also likes the interstate.

I figured that was probably the case, thanks for confirming

I'm seeing a 33.5 having 602 revs/mile and a 35 having 576 revs/mile on your site. Did you use the actual measurement of a particular 35? At 33.5s, I think I'd stick with 4.10s. For a 35, 4.56s would be my vote.

I do not believe that you have to remove the engine to change the RMS on a 4.0, regardless of engine. Where are you finding that the rebuild for the AX-15 will be $700? Or is that figuring the initial purchase of one that needs a rebuild? I'm seeing rebuild kits for $350. That is assuming that you have the AX-15 crossmember already and that you're clutch and flywheel are in good shape. I would also only do an external slave AX-15 swap, as the internal slave cylinders don't seem to be made well anymore. How do you use the truck? If you do a lot of towing and hauling or like to drive the truck like a sports car, it would be worthwhile to swap to the AX-15. If you just casually cruise around in the truck and don't really use it for truck stuff often, the BA10/5 will do just fine. In fact, my BA10/5 was a much smoother shifting transmission than my rebuilt AX-15 is. How much oil is the truck really leaking? Unless the oil leak is very frustrating to you (I am one of those people that hates leaks) or the clutch is getting oil on it or its causing other problems, you can buy a lot of oil for $700. If the engine also has 220k miles on it, there is a chance that the crank is worn and a new RMS won't completely fix the leak anyways.

If I were on that side of the country, I'd probably be all over this. Matching dash bezel, tilt column, turbines, all the chrome. It would be a beautiful truck restored. I hope the next owner goes that route.