mjeff87 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Got some 33’s on with Cragar D-slot steelies, 3.75” BS: Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Jerry and I also cut the front of the fenders on both our MJ’s: Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbliley Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Looks sweet. Glad you got them on there it looks so much better. Mine seems to drive ok now that the only loose nut is the nut behid the wheel. Tightening the lug nuts seems to fix a lot. I will let you know how the highway ride is after tom when I get it out on the interstate for a little bit and test it. I will put some pics up tom as well to show my little cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 you should slap your 33 MT's on yours. They'll fit....if not, we have sawzalls :D Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbliley Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I would if I had some aftermarket wheels I might think about it..........for about 15 seconds. 4.10's + 2.5l just don't equal 33's with an automatic. I will be getting some new wheels and looking to put the 31's on here when I get some money for the truck that can go to wants and not fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahooSteeler Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 jeff, looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Yeah man, sure does. Looks like your drivetrain, suspension, and steering are 'bout done. When you going to do something with the 4-banger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Thanks guys.... Don, I dunno. It still runs fairly well, plus I have a complete spare 2.5 sitting in the barn up in PA that I was gonna drop in at some point. It doesn't really have alot of power, but in 4LO it pulls like a billy goat (which is how I built it). Next plans are 297x shafts in the front (have them already), redo the disconnect to manual switch vaccuum so I can have 2LO, a front locker, and a tranny/clutch/flywheel swap. When I do that, I'm thinking about adding an inertia ring to the back of the flywheel. If I do decide to swap the engine, I'm torn between a 4.0 or saying screw it and going SB Mopar with a 340. My neighbor has one he'd give me, but I really don't want to go back to a carb, and not sure I'm competent enough to wire in FI even with a kit :oops: Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Yeah, I've read a little about the inertia rings, and it appears they help somewhat with small engines overcoming big tires. But it kind of sounds like polishing a turd, no offense :D . Wish I were still in VA; we could purchase a 1991+ 4WD donor XJ. I could wire up the new 4.0L HO engine in your rig w. the XJ the harness (even add power windows, mirrors too if the donor could supply) in return for help converting my rig to 4WD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhorocks Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 SEXY!!!!!!!!! i like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkgibbs27 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 nice looking truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfpdm Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Looks great Jeff. I wish I was closer that way you could help wrench on ours. :D I would if I had some aftermarket wheels I might think about it..........for about 15 seconds. 4.10's + 2.5l just don't equal 33's with an automatic. I will be getting some new wheels and looking to put the 31's on here when I get some money for the truck that can go to wants and not fixes. I see TJ's all the time with the 4 banger and 33's. :nuts: :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbliley Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Looks great Jeff. I wish I was closer that way you could help wrench on ours. :D I would if I had some aftermarket wheels I might think about it..........for about 15 seconds. 4.10's + 2.5l just don't equal 33's with an automatic. I will be getting some new wheels and looking to put the 31's on here when I get some money for the truck that can go to wants and not fixes. I see TJ's all the time with the 4 banger and 33's. :nuts: :cheers: I drove my TJ on 33's with a 2.5 and 5 speed for 2 years. I just don't see my 2.5TBI with an AW4 doing what it is supposed to do. It is supposed to be running 4.56's stock but I am running the 4.10's until I can have the front regeared. I have the stock rear axle with 4.56's waiting to go in when I regear. Then the 33's could be an offroad option but I don't think it would do well past 31's for daily driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfpdm Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I agree with the offroad option. I was more referring to the DD's that are running that setup with no gear swap. I'm getting crappy gas milage with the TJ 4.0 4.10's and 33's. I couldn't imagine what the 2.5 with 33's was like on gas or just driving around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhorocks Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I see TJ's all the time with the 4 banger and 33's. :nuts: :cheers: why does everyone sandbag the 2.5 so much? I run it with my 33's and 4.10 manual trans and to be honest it does fairly well. I plan on going to 35's and 4.88 and still keep the 4 banger. gas mileage is really good and maybe 5th gear sucks but it cruises down the highway just fine. I had my 4.0 xj and yes its better but i would swear the 4 banger is better than half the v6s out there. reliable and not bad on power. heck if i pop my 2.5 i plan on just throwing a rebuilt right back into it. well, we will see after 35's anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfpdm Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 why does everyone sandbag the 2.5 so much? Kinda answered your own question. it does fairly well In most scales, fair is one step above poor and one step below good. 5th gear sucks Then why have it? not bad on power Not good either. I'm not trying to bust on you just my opinion. In his original statement, 4.10's + 2.5l just don't equal 33's with an automatic. This is the real problem, an automatic. Most comments that say the 2.5 is not bad with big tires, aren't running an auto but yet a 5 spd which you control the shift points. Thing that you have to ask yourself, even though it does fairly well and is not bad on power, would you trust it to get you out of a possible life threating situation or that could be near miss, where you needed what was at least design by stock specs. Again this is just an opinion and sorry for the thread highjack. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 It looks good. Have you disconnected thje swaybar and flexed it out yet? A SB Mopar 340 with injection would be sweet. Find a '94-'95 Ram to donate the harness, injection parts,distributer and computer. I think Mopar Peformance makes an intake and a CPS set-up. It would be a sweet engine. :D You could alway put a stroker crank in it and make it about 408ci. :brows: The 340 is worth grabbing for the HD connecting rods with the floating piston pin. If it is a 72 or older it will have a forged crank and 2.02 valves intake and 1.60 exhaust valves in the heads. The 73-74 motor are still a good find. I would love to swap a built 340 into my MJ. I could even deal with a carb. It would have to be a quadrajet thou since they seem to run about the best at angles. Man do I miss my '71 340 pistol grip 4 speed 'Cuda.... :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 FWIW, since yer a Mopar guy :D this is one of my neighbor’s Dusters (he has 2 of them, and the other one is in the middle of a frame-off resto at the moment and it’s a 383 but I don’t have any pics): Image Not Found Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 That is a sweet ride. I like what he's done with it. There is one thing that I think would be the icing on the cake...park it in my garage. :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 It looks good. Have you disconnected thje swaybar and flexed it out yet? Gonna do that this weekend. I hafta dial in the discos for road driving first (they're fully extended right now, and I've got a ton of body roll). I'm thinking my limiting factor is going to be the LCA's, if anything (fixed). Depending on what it does, I might trim the shock mount area to get more droop if it requires. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 Pulled an XJ 4.0/AW4 front driveshaft out of the junkyard last weekend, and took it up to the shop yesterday morning. In 2 hours, they had it chopped 4 inches, balanced, and painted. Put it in and all's good again with the front end. stock MJ 2.5/AX5 on top, was MAXXED out just sitting level/static, cut shaft below that has 2" travel in both directions now. I swapped the brandy-new UJ on the pinion end to the new shaft also: Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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