1986 - The Jim Oshel Edition

[neohic]

Looking great!

[Pete M]

[cord367]

alright things are goin good i am gate keeping photos for now. but me and my dad had a mess up and i am now looking for a new track bar mount. if anyone has one to spare i would appreciate it. but anyways a lot has happened pretty much i need a new track bar bracket and the front will be done i have a few other surprises that are going on as well.

[Eagle_SX4]

31 minutes ago, cord367 said:

alright things are goin good i am gate keeping photos for now. but me and my dad had a mess up and i am now looking for a new track bar mount. if anyone has one to spare i would appreciate it. but anyways a lot has happened pretty much i need a new track bar bracket and the front will be done i have a few other surprises that are going on as well.

Axle side or frame side? Barnes4wd has a replacement axle side bracket. https://barnes4wd.com/products/jeep-tj-lj-mj-xj-and-zj-front-axle-track-bar-bracket

 

If you need a frame side bracket you will need to clarify if you need a factory style or aftermarket double sheer style.

 

[cord367]

Yea I need a frame side aftermarket one. I know all the brands and stuff I’m just seeing if the one close because it would be best to get it before Friday for me

[Eagle_SX4]

I have one but I am not close. I could ship it to you. If you are interested PM me.

[neohic]

PM sent. If something can be modified or fixed, let me know. 

[cord367]

aaaaaaaaand the front is more or less done. got new shocks and my dad got an anti rock kit. but hes once again alive and movin

[89 MJ]

[neohic]

[cord367]

been a sec but the jeep been at a trans shop tying to find a noise, turns out that the input bearing in the transfer case is destroyed but with that we also found where a leak was coming from. so basically when your swap a 231 in place of a 249 on a 46rh your need the swap input shafts to engage the seal which Neohic did when he swapped them. I think somewhere down the line of different owners someone swapped the transfer case and instead of swapping input shafts they made a spacer to engage the seal with in return leaks though the splines. but now that everything if figured out i got the jeep back in the garage and the transfer case is getting fixed. now the next step is getting the rear 44 in. and I've been getting side tracked with painting diff covers

[neohic]

I lost track of how many times the truck changed hands between you and me. Maybe three? Four?  Interesting way of “extending” that input shaft though. 

[cord367]

i think I'm the fourth but idk.

[neohic]

4 hours ago, cord367 said:

i think I'm the fourth but idk.

Funny enough, a bunch of parts in that truck came out of my old XJ that also got around from owner to owner! 

[cord367]

some might come back to you soon lol

[neohic]

1 hour ago, cord367 said:

some might come back to you soon lol

I welcome it! 

[cord367]

the jeep moves again . it was finished a week or two ago but I've been have power steering issues but they are resolved now. so for a recap JIM now has dana 44s font and rear from a jk 5:13 gearing both with lockers. the front suspension is the same, i got a bumper from cavfab and a winch from carbon winches. the rear is 4 linked using iron man 4 link brackets, Barnes 4wd parts, and 2/5 inch tj springs. you might have also noticed the bed has also been bobbed. The steering pump is now a 2001 WJ pump with a redhead steering box. The driveshaft are the same for now. I also had to put 1.25 inch spacers on because of clearance issues in the rear. i also added some other goodies. I will get pictures of it soon because it will be finding its way to Moab next week hopefully.