tbunch Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 A few months ago I bought an 89 MJ for $600. 4.0 auto 190k miles 2wd. It is from Tennessee so it has very little rust. It does however have a dented left fender and was missing the turn & parking light. It also has a custom plastic window in the pass side door. I plan to swap it over to 4x4 to make a trail truck. Here is a pic when I got it home. Here is a pic after I swapped in the 4x4 axle from my parts cherokee. It came with 2.5" coil spacers, new tie rod ends, shocks, track bar, brake lines and a wheel bearing. Plus it had great 31" mudstar tires on 15x8 mod wheels. This is a pic after I trimmed the fenders a little bit. I think I may bob the bed! I now need to install the 4x trans and tcase. Replace the plexiglass pass side window, weld the rear axle up, and install a lock right in the front if it will fit. (I bought it for a cj that I sold). I have been chasing electrical gremlins for months. No turn signals, wipers or heater fan. Once I replaced the turn signal bulb sockets, added a new dash ground, and installed a new ignition switch its fixed! Since all the 4x4 MJs I looked at when Jeep shopping cost around $1500-$3500 I figure I am in this one right since I have almost made my money back on the donor XJ by selling the engine and some other misc parts. I wish I had more pics, but I forget to snap the camera when I have wrenches flying about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeFan01 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Nice Truck! :bowdown: Man that thing looks clean on the outside. I like those wheels on there too! Much better then those stock steelies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rymanrph Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I think I would have had a hard time trimming sheet metal in that good of shape (especially the bed). The truck looks good anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW86 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 that thing looks sweet! always wanted a white one, trade maybe? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbunch Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 @Rymanrph, it is hard to see in the pics, but it used to be a work truck so it is covered in small dents. It looks like it was wheeled hard even though only 2wd. Southernwheeler, After owning 14 or so Jeeps, I think Ill keep this one. I like the white, with red alot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rymanrph Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 @Rymanrph, it is hard to see in the pics, but it used to be a work truck so it is covered in small dents. It looks like it was wheeled hard even though only 2wd. Southernwheeler, After owning 14 or so Jeeps, I think Ill keep this one. I like the white, with red alot! That's cool; its still a great looking truck. The red accents on white is pretty unique and is a great combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 very nice! are you keeping the dana 35 you have now or are you up grading? very nice Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbunch Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 I will use the dana 35 until it breaks then either buy an 8.8 then upgrade the fronts shafts. Or buy a bronco to use the 44 and 9 inch, and scrap the rest. Either way I need to sell my Cobra to fully upgrade the underside. I also want to dual case the 231 with a dana 300 after an axle beefing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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