DirtyComanche

Grand wag axles are about the same width. The front is slightly wider than a MJ axle, the rear is slightly narrower. Kidna funky, but that's how they are. $200 is a good deal if it's all in alright shape.

I know a guy who'd build them entirely out of aluminum. Well, I don't know him, but he's a friend of a friend. http://www.aqualu.com/aqualu%20industries%20inc_012.htm But that'd be if there was enough demand. Which there isn't. But he built a box for a FJ-45 (I guess, the pickup) for another guy I know, but it wasn't exactly the same dealio as a MJ box. He does excellent work if you want to make a resto-mod early jeep or land cruiser. And his comp bodies are awesome too. Okay, enough of the plugging.

The plastic bottle and cap do just fine if they are in servicable condition. Typically they aren't though.

I'm just going to leave it for the time being. Until the local boneyard gets in what I need. I need to change my M/C too, so I might do some reading into that.

Bah, I'd need to find a 96 XJ in the junkyard for the spacer. Not likely to happen.

So, uh, which booster do I use? Do I need anything else? Mine is fuct. I want to just buy a new one.

Regardless of rated power, all the 4.2L carbs and emissions systems are in such horrid shape, at this point, that there's no way it'll make rated power.

Sure. But why? The 4.0 is a better motor.

Help! makes the part. It's just not one that is stocked normally, but can be ordered. I think. Or just buy the dealer part. You think $20 is bad. I payed more like $40 for it. Then get some gunk engine cleaner and spray the $#!& out of that thing.

Are the springs broken in?

$100 for a D44 minus brakes? What's it out of? What gear ratio? If it's a MJ/XJ one I'd say it's an alright deal. But, if you buy brakes for it all new, you're going to drop some cash. And if the gear ratio is undesirable (3.07, 3.55), you'll probably be out money there. And if it's a high milage unit and has a track-lok, it's probably in need of a rebuild. So, maybe.

That pinion flange is no biggy in that yeah, a standard D44 yoke will go right on (I recommend a u-bolt yoke if you go this route), or you can use the stock Dana/Spicer part to put a 1310 joint on that flange. It's even avaliable from a rodeo (perhaps even the same rodeo that has a D44, but the ones with 12Bs definatly have it).

A guy can put disk brakes on those axles for cheap. Something to do with a crown vic...

It's either a bad gauge, a bad lead, or a bad ground. That cluster is such that I'd just assume it's the guage since it's really hard for any other part of it to go bad without there being other problems. Get one from the boneyard.

You ain't gonna see 20mpg from a carbed v8. I dun think. Vortec EFI, yeah, probably. LS1, yup. So, I wouldn't buy it with milage in mind.

I thought that was kinda f'd too. But I figured I was just having an acid flashback or something :nuts:

Good idea. The stock x-members like to tear apart if you get them caught.

I'd not have dropped the tcase unless somebody held a gun to my head and told me to. Even then I think I'd rather die than see my belly that low. Just incase you're wondering how I feel about the subject. Image Not Found

Okay, dead booster works for me. I'll have to go get an E350 master and some random booster...

Does that makes sense? I don't know how vacuum brakes work. But I'd assume if the feed line for it leaked, I'd have a high idle unless I was on the pedal? :dunno: The line could use a hose clamp on the one end.

I want to say brake booster. Anybody else?

What are you selling? Whose parts? I'd love to see a 'long arm' lift kit that was actually a 3-link and actually came with decent joints. And had arms made of decent material. And was welding at least acceptably. And had an intelligent belly skid and crossmember design. IE, so I don't have to f' with my suspension to pull my transfer case, since I do that a lot more than I should. I'd love to see options on the coils, or better yet coils that were actually rate matched to a SOA MJ rear. I'd like to see it come with limit straps. I don't care about shocks, but many people do. And I hate disconnects, but most people run them. Brake lines that are actually matched to the lift would be great (as an option). What's your x-over steering look like? I guess I could look myself...

I have a cheap winch. Never again. I'm working on a guy with an 8274 right now.

Well, I took out the rear grommet, blocked it and installed it in the front location, then put the front one in the rear with a K&N filter on it. Sadly my breather has a better filter than my engine... Anyways, fired it up and ran it a bit. The whole freaking motor was smoking, apparently because I disturbed the grease. But mostly it was smoking out of the vent. A massive blue cloud. Filled up my whole shop. But after it got hot most of the smoking in various locations stopped. I say most. It's running way rich too, I think. I'm not quite sure. So there's other issues.

Eh. Sell the TJ. You can buy a MJ or two, plus have a bunch left over for parts.