evmoius
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- San Jose, CA
Hey all. Haven't been on here in almost 8 years now and my XJ has about 200k on the original motor and trans...wow...where the hell does the time go!
Recently my wife and I have been considering getting a popup camping trailer. It will weigh ~ 2000lbs. My XJ currently has a cheap 3.5 budget lift installed and the rear axle is leaking on the right side, so when I get in there to fix that seal I'm thinking about upgrading the rear brakes to disks and replacing the shitty lift blocks with some proper leaf springs.
I have the Chrysler 8.25, I'm not really interested in hacking something together and would prefer to install a new disk kit. Thinking about this one.
Are there any other alternatives I should be considering? I also see that you may need to modify a valve up by the master cylinder although I'm seeing some people don't do this and have no issues...thoughts?
As far as other towing stuff goes, currently the XJ has a class 3 on the back as well as a transmission cooler installed. I'm guessing I'll need to put a brake controller on as well.
Finally, what leafs should I be considering? I'd like to keep my current height about the same.
Thanks for the input!
Recently my wife and I have been considering getting a popup camping trailer. It will weigh ~ 2000lbs. My XJ currently has a cheap 3.5 budget lift installed and the rear axle is leaking on the right side, so when I get in there to fix that seal I'm thinking about upgrading the rear brakes to disks and replacing the shitty lift blocks with some proper leaf springs.
I have the Chrysler 8.25, I'm not really interested in hacking something together and would prefer to install a new disk kit. Thinking about this one.
Are there any other alternatives I should be considering? I also see that you may need to modify a valve up by the master cylinder although I'm seeing some people don't do this and have no issues...thoughts?
As far as other towing stuff goes, currently the XJ has a class 3 on the back as well as a transmission cooler installed. I'm guessing I'll need to put a brake controller on as well.
Finally, what leafs should I be considering? I'd like to keep my current height about the same.
Thanks for the input!