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Hijack : what are some of the "running hot" issues. Replaced the water pump/ thermostat and t-chains at 137k and now it over heats

I have bought from him twice and would not hesitate to do it again.

I put the perches where they worked best and measured shocks to fit. Stock shocks limit your flex which takes away one of the advantages of a lift. Fine for a street truck but not ideal for an off-roader

Most decent Dodge 1/2 ton axles used the 5x5.5 pattern and used lockout hubs (or slugs for the full time applications). The 5x4.5 were an early unit bearing design and are not desirable. As said above: a trussed HP D30 with good axles and ujoints is about equal to a low pinion D44. By the time you get the 44 to fit the MJ it will be much more expensive to use then modding the 30. Finding a good donor HP 44 would be ideal if you want to go that route

Why is " do you still have it" a sign of a scammer especially if the ad is a couple of weeks old?

They are having problems with the auto tranny in the Renegade.

This. Check that the mounting hole is not wobbled out when you do this

You can buy schedule 40 pipe in plastic. Probably not a good cage material. :)

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Ruff Stuff and Barnes 4wd make them, too

$125 will buy you a stronger 8.8 with 4.10's, disc brakes, and a LSD...... (Ducking and running away bwa ha ha ha ha.....)

I have put 12,000 miles on it & off-roaded it several times. There are no doubt better options for either on road or off road out there ( for more money) but I would do it again.

I have not had any axle wrap issues on or off road with my SOA. I think that the "anti wrap" perches that I got from Barnes 4wd must be helping. Are those the ones in the kit linked in your $700 lift thread I found a couple of days ago? Yep. They appear to work as advertised

I have not had any axle wrap issues on or off road with my SOA. I think that the "anti wrap" perches that I got from Barnes 4wd must be helping.

The tanks very by long bed or short bed and are further divided by capacity. Most tanks will come with a new lock ring. As to valves I re-used mine. I got a Spectre brand off of Amazon for about $115.

Disk brakes are less of an advantage when crawling trails than they are when racing. I'm not crying my eyes out at night because none of my XJs or MJs have rear disk brakes. Offsetting the possible advantage of the 8.8 having disk brakes is the fact that it's narrower than the XJ/MJ axles, so to run even stock tires on stock rims you need spacers. The XJ 8.25 is already the correct width, so just flip the perches to where you want them and you're done. Rear discs do not pack up with mud like drums do

Equal to fart cans and a wing

Locking a door will in no way stop someone who wants the vehicle. Locks keep honest people honest but do little to stop a determined thief from getting in your car. Sorry to hear about your truck, OP.

Just guessing but maybe 5.5" total over the stockers length? That is how I did my first MJ with a 4" lift and it worked out fine

Scuttlebutt is that the HP ring/pinion is about 30% stronger than the LP because the gears ride on the "correct" side when going forward. With a ring gear as small as the D30's that is a significant amount

If those shock mounts have one in front of the axle and one in the rear that is the XJ set-up. If they are both on the same side and welded on then it may be it that it was an SOA attempt.