CEThomas

Looking at the posts, we could have around 10 MJ's + some other guy's :D Charles

PM sent. Charles

I found a guy that has a ax5 for a 2.5, been told that the 3rd gear grinds a little. How hard would it be to overhaul it??? He has it for $50 OBO , only problem is it's in AZ so shipping is going to run about $85 to get it back to Ohio. Charles

That is not bad if that is a flat price that also covers in court time. Charles

I think we will drive out Friday night after work so we have all day and drive home that night. Charles

So how many MJ's are we talking about for the 18th now :D I am trying to talk the wife and daughter to follow us out in the ZJ :nuts: if we get the MJ on the road by then it most likely the first trip of over 5 miles on her :chillin: Also do we have a meet time yet, need to know if we need to save for a room or just drive out in the morning. Charles

Is a thought ;) How much difference between a D30 and the D35 I have in the Ranger? Charles Also anyone with a Ranger that has $$$ and looking to part with it can go here :D http://www.jamesduff.com/

They make a drop bracket setup to level it back out. Buy the time you do a body lift and get all the items to finish the job, you can get the drop brackets and do the setup that I was looking at :nuts: The parts to rase the stick shift and trans case shift cost almost as much as the body lift kit. Charles

Wish I caould find 31's for that price. Charles

Thanks, Think I will try with the setup I have now and see how much problems I have with the tires. Work on getting tow hooks on the front and maybe replace the shocks that look like what came on it. Charles

Had a place in Tellico Plains, sure miss it :cry: Some day we will have another place in the area ;) Charles

Wish I could, but just can't bring my self to cut up my truck :brows: The thing I like lest about a lift on my Ranger is that I will have to put step bars on as I can just get my leg up to the door now :eek: Charles

Yep, Doing the same thing as Jeff. Pick this and that up as I find a great deal. Down the the front DS, trans, t-case shifter and floor console. Charles

I am at 19-20 mpg now, do not want to drop more then 1-2 mpg ;) Here is a 2" lift that I have been looking into, enough to give room on the front tires. I would be ok on the back but the front is real tight on the corners just parked in the drive. http://www.fatbobsgarage.com/cart/index ... &parent=66 I will not be using this for hard trails, the MJ can do that :D Charles

Thanks, We will make it one way or the other :D Charles

Kind of off topic :roll: No better place then here to ask this question :D I got my Ranger back in Oct. and the only thing I have done to it is put new 31" tires on it. Would like to start doing a couple things on it just in case we do not have the MJ ready this summer. This is my DD in the winter and I drive 80 miles a day so do not want to go over kill :eek: The specs are a very stock: 93 Ranger Super 4.0 3.73 5-speed w/HD clutch 31" tires What I think my first item I need is about 2-3" lift to give my tires more room :brows: But here are some photos and let me know what you think I need :D Charles

It's only 4.5 hrs away :D Count us in, that will be my early B-day outing as it only 4 days early :cheers: Few questions looking at the web site and as this will be the first time wheeling, if you do not count what I did on the farm and snow when I was a young pup: If we do not have the MJ ready, lot to have ready by 8/18 with our budget :chillin: Can we show up with my Ranger and not be sacrificed for not driving a Jeep :D the Ranger is equiped with 2 - Comanche Club.com stickers in the back window and could be fit with a large front window sticker I also see on the site where they talk about Roll Bars are needed at one place and then in another spot they say you do not need them in Pickups and SUV's. I am looking for one in the Ranger but not sure I will find one by then. My neighbor just got one for his Ranger at a yard sale for $40 :headpop: Can we run the Ranger w/o one? Charles

Dumb @$$ question but where is the badlands :oops: We sure would like to come if we have the MJ ready :brows: But then we could just bring my Ranger :cheers: Charles

I am 44 and my son is 16 going on 17 this fall. Charles

Will have to check tonight. Charles

What all does the MAP sensor control in the 2.5? I replaced the MAP sensor in the MJ last night and now I have more problems :headpop: The old one we had to unplug and just leave the vac hooked up to the sensor keep the engine running, know it was bad as we tested in my daughters olds and it did not work in it. Now we put the new one in it last night and it starts backfires and dies right away. Can not keep it running :mad: Tested it in the Olds and works fine. Hook the old one back up on vac and it starts and runs :nuts: So got a feeling something else is also out :headpop: Charles

Will give it a try this weekend :cheers: Thanks, Charles

It must be an optical illusion of the tires :nuts: Here are photos of both rims at 0 degs. Here is what I see :eek: Here is caster with the wheel turned all the way left on the drivers side. Here is caster with wheel stright ahead on drivers side. Charles

I will check again tonight. Also if I pull the center cap off the rim I should be able to check the rim and see if I have 0 deg camber on the rim :roll: What I have been thinking is if the UCA's are off and have so much caster that toe may my be giving the look of camber being off like you stated. I will see if I can check everything tonight and take some photos. It has to be something dumb as it's the same axle and tires that were on it and the lift parts worked for you and Bountyhunter. Charles

Thanks, Need to look at the control arm geometry being I replaced both uppers and lowers. Charles