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Short video of the first fit of the truss.

Videos of the axle builds are coming out after a brief delay.

The stamp on the envelope will probably cost more than the value of the check.

I bought a t60 socket, popped the torx part out of the socket, got a long box end wrench that fit over the torx bit, then another wrench as an extension.

Carrier break on a 44 is 3.73 and down. If I were building a stock-ish MJ I'd do 3.73s and TrueTracs front and rear. And at least 30x9.5/15 tires.

Not my Jeep. I already have too many projects going. Someone should scoop this one up. https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/hartsel-86-jeep-comanche-diesel-manual/7643796725.html

Usually the driver download site should have instructions.

First, you need to download it probably. Maybe on another computer and use a thumb drive to copy it over.

A USB wifi dongle should work without too much effort. At least with a modern version of linux.

New shiny bits inbound.

Last of the brake parts came in for the rear. So it's together and ready to go. I'll get a few more parts on the front 60 and stow it for the time being. But before I get much further it's time to address an old nemesis.

Sometimes it's the Del key, depending on the BIOS manufacturer. But yeah, once in that menu, change the boot order so the CD goes first.

More slow progress.

Baby steps as I get chances to clean up parts and put things together.

Paint on the knuckles with the Artec steering kit.

Full tire size is important. A 225/75R15 is a lot smaller than a 315/75R15. The first number is the section width and the aspect ratio is a percentage of the section width to figure out sidewall height. Your stock gear ratio is probably 3.08, which is mostly for fuel economy. You want to go with a higher number gear set. Your options are 3.55, 3.73, 4.10, and 4.56. You can go more but if you're under 35" for tire size more gear is too much. Go to http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html to figure out how things perform. Select the Peugeot BA-10 in the transmission drop down list. You can ignore the transfer case and underdrive. Put in the gear ratio and stock tire size. There is a button to copy everything to the other column. Put in the new tire size. Then try the other gear ratios with the new tire sizes. In the charts below you can see how fast the engine revs on the road. You want the numbers in the last chart with the new tire size to be a little higher than with the old tires. How much higher is up to you.

Also, we're going to be documenting the build as it goes. https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMg2a90IIU_DuEh62E70dJBLhUA6klrOC

Some progress this weekend.

Got a shot of the front 60.

Some progress on the axles. I didn't grab a picture but the truss is on the front Dana 60 and it's ready for final install on the gears. Still have to weld the crossover steering bits to the knuckles. The Dana 80 has all of the brackets cleaned off and the 5.38 gears and ARB locker installed. That took some bigger tools than a regear of a 30 or 44.

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35 spline. It's not going to have enough horsepower to need 40 spline.

Got some work done on the axles I'm building.