yay 8.8

[87manche]

drove the MJ for the first time in a month.

it drives in 2wd now!

and the brakes seem good.

 

just a few things to tidy up regarding the e-brake and the swap is finished.

[ORCA]

How are you handling the ebrake? I still haven't firgured one out and i've had the 8.8 in for almost 2 years now :roll:

[87manche]

 

there's the pics.

 

The ebrake I'm going to handle using a cable thimble and the stock lines or I'll adapt the exploder cables that were on the axle (thanks pete!)

 

 

here;s the cable thimble:

 

[mjeff87]

you running bastard packs, or are those metric ton packs, Nate?

 

I'm diggin' the rust, too....reminds me sooo much of home in PA :D

 

Jeff

[87manche]

stock 4wd packs, 3" skyjacker full length AAL.

[offroader461]

hey did you lose any height when you swapped in the 8.8 and kept it SUA...thats what i want to do but don't want the rear to sit any lower??/

[87manche]

1/2" maybe? I can't tell, and my friend thought it sat higher?

 

it wasn't that noticeable.

I'

ll take an after pic tomorrow, I took a picture right before the axle swap after I got the bumper on.

[JeepcoMJ]

looks GREAT!

 

that's what i'm doing for ebrakes

[87manche]

looks GREAT!

 

meh, the more I look at it the less happy I am.

 

I took the easy way out on the u-bolt plates/shocks and such. But I HAD to have the MJ driveable this weekend to help move my wife's grandmother.

 

So, I saved some time now, so I can redo things later.

[87manche]

well, I put about 400 miles on the axle on saturday.

It stops well, way better than the old drums

 

and it didn't fall out of the truck, so I guess I got the perches welded alright ;)