AeroNautical Posted March 28, 2016 Author Posted March 28, 2016 Put 4.56 gears and a trutrac rear in this weekend. I'll get a locker for the front eventually, but for now the rear will work. My 8.25 yoke was shot, I guess after 280,000 miles, this is what happens:
88whitemanche Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Hope to see a review on the true trac... You did the gear install yourself?
AeroNautical Posted March 29, 2016 Author Posted March 29, 2016 I'm loving the trutrac so far, put it in 4 lo today, first gear. Hit the brakes in a sharp turn with some gas and it locked up the rear. Fully mechanical, also, no clutch packs. A buddy did my gears.
onlyinajeep726 Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 How much did he charge to re-gear it for you?
AeroNautical Posted March 29, 2016 Author Posted March 29, 2016 All said and done, from gears, rebuild kits, trutrac, front carrier, yoke, oil, labor came to about $1500. Not bad considering the gears, kits, carrier and trutrac alone would cost about $1200.
AeroNautical Posted May 9, 2018 Author Posted May 9, 2018 It's been awhile since I've updated this. Since last time I've upgraded to High Output everything, got new shoes for the old girl and plenty more to come. She's been collecting dust in my driveway the last couple years and I didn't like it. The donor: A 93 XJ My MJ and its birdnest: The flywheel change: Mostly put back together, fixing the cancer is for another day: Engine bay about finished up, and I added A/C: Getting her ready to be a semi daily again: Pretty stocky truck: She needs the floors fixed, the paint redone, a locker for the front, shocks, this that and the other. Still alot of work to do to her, but she is coming along. Feels good to work on a Jeep again.
Pete M Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 sexy! I love the LED pods on the rollbar rather than big lightbar. old-school, but modern.
HOrnbrod Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 I wouldn't do anything to the exterior paint except clearcoat. Keep that patina.
AeroNautical Posted May 10, 2018 Author Posted May 10, 2018 On 5/9/2018 at 11:08 AM, Pete M said: sexy! I love the LED pods on the rollbar rather than big lightbar. old-school, but modern. Thanks, I thought the same thing when I got em. I'm really not a fan of those large light bars, they may be useful in come situations, but the majority of people I see with them have it as a status thing... Y'know, mall crawlers, mostly JKs. 23 hours ago, HOrnbrod said: I wouldn't do anything to the exterior paint except clearcoat. Keep that patina. That wouldn't be a bad idea, but the paint is alot worse than it looks in the picture. Cracking and chipping paint from years of sun. When I took the fender flares off, I got a real glimpse of the original color of the truck. A really nice dark, glossy blue. I'd kill to have that color again, it would look fantastic.
AeroNautical Posted August 7, 2020 Author Posted August 7, 2020 Added some creature comforts, such as finally servicing the A/C I added awhile ago, and tinting the fronts to 27%, and the rear glass to 20%. Alot more comfortable now. I never realized how bad the paints been getting, though. That's coming soon. ALSO, the MJ got a "little" sister!
AeroNautical Posted December 30, 2020 Author Posted December 30, 2020 Before and after images of my floor repair. I also installed JCR rock sliders. And put hockey pucks as my bump stops, they work well.
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