CEThomas Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Brought home the new Jeep addition on Saturday. Except for all the rain we had to drive home in :ack: it was a nice drive and the Ranger pulled it better then I expected, and got much better fuel mileage to :cheers: Outside is not as bad as I thought. Inside will take some work, needs some major floor repair. The PO sure was lucky it did not burn to the ground. Was happy to look under it and find a Chrysler axle and not a D35. Do not know much about the Chrysler axle then it looks a LOT bigger then the D35. What are the Pros & cons on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 that looks like pre 96, the 8.25 has a much stronger housing and ring and pinion, but the early ones were only 27 spline, so shaft strength is about the same as a D35. Later ones were 29 spline, and closer to a D44 in strength, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEThomas Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 It's a 92. Not sure about the rims yet :ack: They are 16" ZJ rims, the gold has to go if I keep them but even then not sure I can take looking at them :nuts: Out of all the rims that could have been on it I got it had to be this set 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 I'd keep them, 16" wheels are offering a lot more tire sizes now than 15". I'd mask off the top faces and paint all the gold parts black, I think it'd look sexy then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Yeah, that would look pretty darn cool with black backgrounds. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEThomas Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 Never though of that. Any special paint? Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCanadian Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 What did the guy hit before you bought it off him? i'm suprised the rad held up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildman Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Looks good Charles.......Did you end up getting the tow dollie then, you didn't say anything about that. Yea, except for the floor rot, which we just see on a white XJ, it really don't look bad at all for the deal you got. I guest we should have loaded up a left fender for you too from the load ;) And I guest you'll get your black rims too :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEThomas Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 What did the guy hit before you bought it off him? i'm suprised the rad held up. Not sure what he hit, but just the header, fender and bumper. WE had pulled the header grill and lights prior to taking the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEThomas Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 Looks good Charles.......Did you end up getting the tow dollie then, you didn't say anything about that. Yea, except for the floor rot, which we just see on a white XJ, it really don't look bad at all for the deal you got. I guest we should have loaded up a left fender for you too from the load ;) And I guest you'll get your black rims too :brows: Yes we got the dolly and it worked great. Yes, should have got the fender, light pan and the coil plug. Been looking to see which plug on the harness plugs into the coil on the MJ and found that it had been cut off the wiring harness :nuts: Took about 20 min with the XJ to see where everything on the MJ goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildman Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Charles - I still have the '93 engine harness if you need something off that, connector or what ever, I don't know if I can put a stamp on the fender and mail that to you :brows: Keystone sells new fenders for around $35 If you need some small parts like the headlight bucket, drop me a note ;) And now that you have a live sample, you can trace down that AW4 connection :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Never though of that. Any special paint? Charles duplicolor makes a wheel paint. not sure if there's anything special or not. I painted steelies with rustoleum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEThomas Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 Thanks, Wildman I will send you a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhardzj Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 What did the guy hit before you bought it off him? i'm suprised the rad held up.The 98 I just stripped had slightly more damage (folded pinch weld where the wheelwell meets the rest of the unibody) It was a 40mph hit, and only took out the header, bumper, and fender. Radiator was installed i guess like 2-3 months prior to the accident, and it is in perfect shape, noleaks or anything, still had a the full amount of antifreeze. he windshield washer tank was fine, however, the motor that is lower was clipped from the accident. The other damage waas all front axle damage, however, it pushed the driveshaft back hard enough that the 231 got cracked in half and the tranny tweaked enough to bust the tailhousing, and strip the tranny's oil pump shaft. All in all, I would say that the XJ took the hit pretty well, considering there was no sturctural damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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