jbain Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 Right on..... really like this truck and it's "Stance"..... also with white MJ's they always seem to look "Clean" or "Generic" your's looks very clean..... btw what size tires are you planning?
mnkyboy Posted November 18, 2013 Author Posted November 18, 2013 Thanks, the plan is to be around a 36 or 37" tire.
jbain Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 I'm running 36's on 7 inches of lift but ive cut alot more out of my fenders....
mnkyboy Posted November 18, 2013 Author Posted November 18, 2013 Mine are cut pretty far, you just can't tell with the rustys flairs on it. Its getting tube flairs so I will probably cut some more, I might even make new fenders all together. The goal is to not go any higher with the lift.
jbain Posted November 19, 2013 Posted November 19, 2013 I know exactly what you mean about not going any higher.... my SOA in the rear netted me 5.5 and to get the rake out I went to 7 up front...... I would give anything go get down to 4.5 in the rear and 5 up front but without going to a flat XJ spring I gotta stay where I'm at. My plan is to run these tires to half tread....sell them off and hang a set of 38 sx's on it... then add a little more bumpstop and leave it where it is.
mnkyboy Posted December 26, 2013 Author Posted December 26, 2013 Apparently Santa shops at Ruff Stuff, I got some new goodies for the MJ. I've also decided that I'm gonna stick with the 2.5l for now and focus on other parts of the truck. I kinda like the little 2.5l and I can always swap engines later.
Me&my86MJ Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 dang mnkyboy, I was going to ask you about your drive-train set up and how much you wanted once your swap was done
mnkyboy Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 Where are you at? I've got a few 2.5ls and some ax4/5s laying around the shop. Update. Worked out the credit card a little and have some boxes in the mail, hopefully I can get the new axles under the truck here soon.
Me&my86MJ Posted January 10, 2014 Posted January 10, 2014 I'm in Portland,Or on the edge near Clackamas town center mall
mnkyboy Posted January 10, 2014 Author Posted January 10, 2014 That's not too far, I used to live off Sunnyside. I work in Portland off airport way. We are currently building two 2.5l YJs at my shop in Kalama, both are getting complete drivetrain swaps so there's all kinds of parts.
Me&my86MJ Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 So your have or going to have two 2.5ls how about the trans and t-cases (auto, Manuel, what t-cases)? I'd like to find a complete set up for swap for easiabilty of installation. I live off Johnson Creek, you would have been a few miles away, dang. Oh and the tube work on that Samauri with the tube fenders with sheet on top, that makes such a super clean look once the paint was on, I think I'd like to eventually copy that or just have you guys hook me up.
mnkyboy Posted January 12, 2014 Author Posted January 12, 2014 That samurai was a lot of work. I will have to check with my brother and see what all we have. Most likely 2.5l AX5 and 231. Why are are you wanting a swap, is something wrong with what you have now?
Me&my86MJ Posted January 12, 2014 Posted January 12, 2014 The Sami may have been a lot of work but that thing was a beauty. Yes defiantly something wrong with my current set up... what that might be technically, idk for sure. The main reason I'm wanting a complete set up for swap is to completely rebuild it and swap mine out for it then rebuild mine and keep as my back up set up. Plus i'm currently finishing my community college Automotive program, i got about a full year of school left and would love to add full drivetrain swap to the ever growing list of things I have done automotive related.
mnkyboy Posted January 13, 2014 Author Posted January 13, 2014 I see, well we may have an engine but I will have to see. Looks like my brother has already sold off all the AX5s but once my AX15 goes in I will have an AX4.
Me&my86MJ Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 Well I got the ax-5 under mine not too sure about auto to stick. Also really like having the stick, especially with the 2.5 makes for a real nice set up and good MPGs. I was getting 22-24 during my time as a transporter it was real sweet. I'd sure take that ax-15 off your hands :brows: if you decided to stay auto, Thank you too.
mnkyboy Posted January 14, 2014 Author Posted January 14, 2014 I have an AX4 which is a 4spd manual, basically an AX5 minus 5th gear. AW4 is the auto. I can keep an eye out for another AX15, I come across them for cheap from time to time, a few months ago we had 3 or 4 of them sitting in the shop.
88whitemanche Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Freaking sweet!!!!! Do you have to do any tuning to have that cam? Source? Also with the headers?
mnkyboy Posted January 26, 2014 Author Posted January 26, 2014 I'm planning to do a MPFI conversion when I put in the cam, from what I've read the MPFI computer should be ok with it. I also got an adjustable MAP sensor with it in case it needs some tuning. The cam is a Mopar performance stage 3 "purple" cam, I got it from a friend who found it NOS somewhere. I don't think they are available anymore. The header is a pace setter I got off a YJ. Hopefully everything combined will wake up the little 2.5 a bit, I'm also putting in 5.38 gears which should help too.
mnkyboy Posted February 23, 2014 Author Posted February 23, 2014 Got my perches yesterday, I'm pretty close to being able to get the axles under the truck. I also bought some stuff to freshen up the engine when I put the new cam in it and have been working on figuring out the MPI swap. I should be able to run the engine stand alone so I'm gonna leave most of my stock wiring intact, should simplify things.
benjy_26 Posted April 5, 2014 Posted April 5, 2014 Dude... KILLER BUILD!!!! I think that you keeping the 2.5 is awesome. BTW, do you have any pics of your P/S conversion? I'm about to start gathering parts for my own 87 4 banger with manual steering.
mnkyboy Posted April 6, 2014 Author Posted April 6, 2014 Originally I pulled the pump setup off a 2.5l XJ and and used the steering box out of a 4.0l XJ. Later on I swapped the pump for a 4.0l pump. Everything was bolt on, all I had to do was change the depth on the pulley.
mnkyboy Posted April 6, 2014 Author Posted April 6, 2014 Picked up my new steering set up and trac bar. 1.5" .250 DOM Also got some work done on the axles.
benjy_26 Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Awesome. I'm going to start measuring the pump and box off of my ZJ... it seems like it should fit.
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