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i bought a 2wheel mj for 800 bucks. it is in great shape with the only rust spot on the back fender. i swaped the a dana 30 in the front and a at tranny and a np 242 tc a ford 8.8 with disc brakes and a limited slip in the back. the lift i put on is a rear flip with 2 inch shackle with a 3 inch. in the front i have a rustys 8.9-9 inch coil spring with a 2 inch coil spacer rc drop brackets and iron man 4x4 adj control arms , iron man 4x4 adj track bar , drop pit man arm. pro comp black steel 15x10 rims with 36x12.5 super swamper tsl(be here monday) rock crawler bumper with a hf 9,000lb winch also got a set of hellas to mount on the bumper. i took the bench seat out and puit cherokee seats and center consol. swap out the cluster with dumy ligth for a cluster with guages. now i am starting to work on the body cuting the rust out of that bak fender and putting a new coat of paint and rebuilding my rears puting 4.56 dears in it and replacing all the bearings(and i am trying to find a factory roll bar for a 7 foot box) will post some pics soon

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yea in the front i got the 8.5-9 inch coil with 3inch coil spacer i did have only a 2 inch spacer but from the weight of the bumper and winch i had to add an inch to level it with the bak and in the back i fliped the rear witch gives around 4.5 to 5 then a 3 inch steel block and a set of shackels i tryed posting pics but i didnt figure it out so if anyone can help me i would gladly post them

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the bumpers are designed in Auto Cad by Logans Metal Products its was like $300 or 350 my next thing is i want to put in a 5 speed but not sure if an ax 15 from a 96 will and what ill all need i put a post up so u guess i just got to wait to see if anyone can help me

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AX-15 swap is doable , make sure you get everything associated with the tranny/TC from the donor vehicle. You didn't say what tranny you currently have, if you have an auto, then you'll have to get a flywheel pressure plate from a Renix engine. You'll also want the tranny mount and crossmember, the TC linkages, clutch assy and associated parts for that. Check spline count on the output of the tranny, match to the input of your TC. A 23 spline input can be easily added to a 231 if needed, just seen you have a 242 TC, if your input splines match your trannys output spline count then your good to go. You'll need a new pilot bushing as seen in this post viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14321 . Possible DS fab if your going from an auto a manual trans.

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i got an auto tranny and i got the ax 15 and tc out of any 96 the clutch i looked at was from advanced auto Clutch Set; Contains Clutch Disc, Cover Assembly, Release Bearing, Pilot Bearing/Bushing & Alignment Tool; Cover Type: Raised Diaph.; 10.4x10Tx1 1/ so all i need is the pedals, master cyclender and a fly wheel from a 5 speed(but do i get the fly wheel from a renix or ho motor

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ok thanks but i should buy the clutch for the year tranny i have right? and will it make a diff what year i get the master cyclender and pedals froms? one more thing are the bell housings the ame for the renix and ho motor?

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so i ordered my clutch kit and cj bushing i will pick it up tomorrow after work and then on friday i will buy a flywheel and sat ill go get the clutch mc and pedal ,steering column and hopeful we get some nice weather this weekend so i can put the tranny in the mj

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i just picked my flywheel up and got everythingelse i need so once this weather gets a little warmer I'm gonna start puting in the tranny but this weekend i got to go to harys you pull it for a dana 30 mine blow out and the wheel bearings are bad and also the ball joints are bad so it will be cheat to go get a diff rear

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i picked up a dana 30 today and sanded it and painted it and also order 4.88 gears for the dana 30 with a new carrier and also 4.88 for the for 8.8 with master intall kits tomorrow I'm gonna pull the tranny out and maybe put the diff dana in

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sunday i put my clutch pedal and drilled holes and put the clutch master clinder in. this weekend I'm goin to swap the tranny in. also i just ordered a new carrier and 4.88 for the dana 30 and 4.88 for the fored 8.8 will post some pics

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WELL STILL DIDNT GET THE TRANNY IN I HAD THE WRONG BUSHIN BUT GOT THE RIGHT NOW WITH THE FLYWHEEL BOLTS AND CLUTCH BOLTS SO HOPEFULLY I CAN GET IT IN THIS WEEKEND BUT I STILL NEED A TRANNY MOUNT BRACKET. AND WAITING FOR MY REARS TO COME BACK FROM GETTING THE 4.88S PUT IN

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has been a long time but i got the comanche done and since i rolled it and just blow it up in a big mudd hole sumthin blow a hole in the oil pan but i still made it through the hole but now I'm looking for a stock motor

 

the 4.88s work great with the 36x12.5 15x10 rims and also added a snorkel

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