MJ #2

[tmanhollister]

so, I'm back. regretted selling my 89 for quite awhile and found this locally and jumped on it. plan on doing gears/shafts and steering soon. some specs:

 

1991

5 speed

4.0ho

d30/d44 stock

rustys l.a. kit. 7'-8' springs

fiberglass front fenders and bedsides.

bumpers f+r.

little stuff here and there.

 

here's a couple pics. the zj is also mine.

 

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and the one i sold to m1a1tankertom(

 

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[89Comanche4x4]

dudddddddde that new one is sick

 

love the fenders and bedsides

 

i want

 

:eek:

 

:bowdown:

[johnny quest]

:like:

[Gjeep]

Did you buy that truck in Gilroy off Church Street? Looks exactly like the one I'd see behind car wash in alley.

[tmanhollister]

Did you buy that truck in Gilroy off Church Street? Looks exactly like the one I'd see behind car wash in alley.

 

thats the one.

 

 

checked out the axles and found it has 3.07 gears....with 35s... ha. thats gotta change soon.

[tmanhollister]

the rear ujoint blew the caps off itself the other day. not sure why. when i was looking at the yoke, there was nothing on it to keep the ujoint centered. usually there are little raised spots that hold the caps from moving? the only thing hold the ujoint to the yoke are the 2 straps, and its pretty impossible to get it centered and stay there. any ideas?

[HOrnbrod]

the rear ujoint blew the caps off itself the other day. not sure why. when i was looking at the yoke, there was nothing on it to keep the ujoint centered. usually there are little raised spots that hold the caps from moving? the only thing hold the ujoint to the yoke are the 2 straps, and its pretty impossible to get it centered and stay there. any ideas?

Yes, there should be. There are raised tabs on the pinion yoke u-joint cup to hold them in. You have a D44, right? I'd pick up and install a new u-bolt pinion yoke and seal like this one on Ebay HERE.

 

Since you have a D44 there's no need to worry about the pinion crush sleeve because the D44 uses shims. Just install the new yoke and re-torque to specs.

[tmanhollister]

the rear ujoint blew the caps off itself the other day. not sure why. when i was looking at the yoke, there was nothing on it to keep the ujoint centered. usually there are little raised spots that hold the caps from moving? the only thing hold the ujoint to the yoke are the 2 straps, and its pretty impossible to get it centered and stay there. any ideas?

Yes, there should be. There are raised tabs on the pinion yoke u-joint cup to hold them in. You have a D44, right? I'd pick up and install a new u-bolt pinion yoke and seal like this one on Ebay HERE.

 

Since you have a D44 there's no need to worry about the pinion crush sleeve because the D44 uses shims. Just install the new yoke and re-torque to specs.

 

thanks for the link/info. i will be picking one of those up next week

[btm24]

:drool: :popcorn:

 

Brandon

[tmanhollister]

got the new yoke on, including ujoint. no more vibrations. also installed a mechanical temp gauge as the one in my cluster doesnt work. stays around 190-200 so I'm happy.

[HOrnbrod]

:thumbsup:

[tmanhollister]

getting 4.88s put in the d44 monday. looking for a non-disconnect hp30 to swap in the front then gear. I'm just going to rebuild the factory limited slip with aggressive clutches. for the time being i put my 33s from the zj on it. also ordered the 97-01 front end. should be here in a week. when that arrives ill being doing the body work and picking out a color. pics coming soon!

[tmanhollister]

new front clip. 130 shipped.

 

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got this done.

 

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paint coming soon

[tmanhollister]

got some tube doors mounted up. still havent geared the d30 yet. ordering browndog mm's soon.

 

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[tmanhollister]

did the first diff fliud change and threw on a ruffstuff diff cover. that thing is thick! also waiting for some brown dog motor mounts

to come in, they were back ordered 10 days. paint and pics coming soon

[tmanhollister]

picked up a set of axles out of a 79 bronco. hp44 30 spline and 9' 31 spline 65-67 wms. going to be using the raduis arms converted to johnny joints at the ends. cleaning them up this weekend and figuring out what need to be done.

[Gibby]

How do you like the flares? Do they hold up well to abuse? I'm looking at buying a set if nobody has really heard anything bad about them.

[tmanhollister]

I haven't really beat on them, but they are pretty thick and I would think they could hold up well.

[tmanhollister]

Got some work done. Motor mounts in, new tranny fluid, paint, d30'abs model with 4.88s, raised sway bar mounts, LCD skids...little stuff here and there. Putting off the full widths for a different rig. Let me know what you think!

 

 

 

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Now with some 36" tsl's.

 

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[knever3]

Very nice!

[neohic]

:agree: That's a great example of a different twist on body panels! I'd love to have an excuse to put a set on an MJ but I've got plans for all my trucks. Guess that means I'll need to get another someday... I think it would be a great alternative for our rusty trucks of the north. Yours looks great!

[tmanhollister]

Thanks guys. Yeah it's definitely a different look for the mj.

[tmanhollister]

Took her out today. First time on the 36's and 488s. Everything worked pretty well. Definitely need to upgrade the steering as I can see that puny tierod bending pretty easily. Here's some pictures.

 

 

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[tmanhollister]

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New carpet, bedline floors, speakers, recovered seats... Coming soon.

[88whitemanche]

Man that trucks looks super sweet!

 

Ever thought about cutting the fenders to match the header panel?