Crispy a 1989 Long Bed Dually

[88mjsally]

Got a new windshield in finally. Just have to put the trim on. Needs an alignment then I can finally start driving it to work. Might end up putting buckets in it since I have an extra set of brackets and a few extra sets of seats

[88mjsally]

Trim is back on. Need to put the door panels back in and dash back together before it goes Friday for an alignment

[88mjsally]

Got the dash back together and everything working including the radio

[88mjsally]

Swapped out the starter because the old one had gotten really slow and I already had a new one on the shelf. Did a full tuneup as well with new plugs, msd wires and a cap and rotor. I’ve been driving it to work and it’s been doing well. Even put it to work cleaning out the yard

[Pete M]

that's a lot of tires  

[88mjsally]

11 hours ago, Pete M said:

that's a lot of tires  

Only 15😂 A lot more than I could fit in my short bed

[88mjsally]

Finally got the wipers working. Turned out to be a simple fix. The wiper delay module looked to have been submerged and very rusty inside. Changed that and the circuit breaker and now they work. Installed a trailer hitch too and haven’t done much else to this truck other than drive it

[Pete M]

On 8/26/2022 at 5:05 PM, 88mjsally said:

haven’t done much else to this truck other than drive it

 

 

driving it is the most important part.  

[88mjsally]

It’s changed a little in three years…..

[neohic]

 You know we need more information. 

[89 MJ]

That’s awesome!

[watchamakalit]

Is that one of the old JCWhitney dually kits?  

 

I think it looks awesome. More info please. 

[Gjeep]

Looks great

[88mjsally]

Probably easier to do this as a list of the parts I used since it’s not really a kit other than the fenders. 
 

Rear axle: sterling cab and chassis 10.5 from a 1995 ford f-350 7.3 dually 

 

Front axle: Dana 30 hp from a 1996 Jeep Cherokee. 
 

Front suspension: rough country 4.5” springs shocks and lower control arms. IRO adjustable track bar and rough country extended brake lines

 

Rear suspension: stock mj springs and shocks with Barnes 4wd perches welded to the 10.5 spring over. 
 

Dually fenders: came out of Florida from a truck that was getting parted out. Unsure if they are JC Whitney or something else but they are for sure mj specific. Someone did fill in the fuel door so I used boat parts to add one back in. 
 

Front Bumper: arb from a 97-01 xj with a 12k badlands winch installed in it

 

Wheels and tires: front wheels are from a newer jk with adapters. Rear wheels are just stock steelies with new but cheap mud tires. 
 

Brakes: 95-96 xj booster and master plumbed to mostly original lines with the rear prop valve deleted. I used a 91-96 xj brake pedal so I didn’t have to try to grind on the rod from the booster. 
 

that’s most of the details and I added all the pics I took so far. Eventual plans involve removing the worn out 4.0 and replacing it with a 5.3 lm7 and 4wd ax15

[88mjsally]

I got the ROL fog lights wired up over the weekend and installed a 12k winch I had from a parts jeep in the bumper. Also fixed the blinker issues I was having and put in all new LED bulbs

[scguy]

What a beast!

[hgeranium]

My God…

[ThatJeepGuy]

Nice work, ive seen this lurking through some of Facebook lately. Nice to see it here as well!

[88mjsally]

Got some marker lights installed on the fenders. I don’t like drilling holes in impossible to find parts but I wanted them for safety and they make it look like a true dually 

[88mjsally]

Finally made it outside and around the block. Just needs a little more tinkering

[88mjsally]

Got the interior looking better with some xj buckets and a console to replace the well worn bench

[88mjsally]

Crispy got a bath today and a reman steering box yesterday. Did a tape measure alignment and adjusted the rear brakes so almost ready to go to a car show in about a week and a half

[88mjsally]

Got started on the ls swap wiring harness. Thining down the factory harness from the 2002 suburban donor. It seems like a lot but really isn’t too bad. LT1swap.com has some really good diagrams which has helped a lot so far. 
 

Also forgot to post the pictures I took when I hauled it to a car show. I almost need a wider trailer

[88mjsally]

Well the ls swap is now in progress. I got most of the stuff disconnected from the 4.0 currently in the truck and it’s ready to pull out. Got the clutch pedal set in the truck from a 95 Cherokee I parted out a while ago. I cleaned the LS up as well. It’s a 5.3 with aluminum heads from a 2002 Chevy suburban. With it all clean I put on a car waterpump on it with a spacer kit for the truck balancer. Novak engine mounts are bolted on the block as well. Waiting on the intake now as well as the bellhousing kit for my transmission

 

[88mjsally]

AX15 acquired from a pretty much rust free half restored 1990 2 door xj that I’m sure nobody will like me parting out but it was my cheapest local 4WD AX15 so that’s what I’m going to use. Couldn’t bring myself to part out the 1995 factory manual ZJ I also bought for the transmission. Now I need to do something with a xj shell and another ZJ I sure didn’t need but sounds like a problem for another day