Recent content by blacksheepxj

Here it is installed and painted. Rob

With 3 teeth left unwelded I got about a 1/4 turn to the tires before the teeth bound up and locked. With my driving style that is too much and it would have put a lot of stress on everything especially the cross pin. By leaving 2 teeth unwelded it give less than 16th of a turn before binding...

If you weld the front and rear of the spiders togather then there is no way to get them out. By doing this I can remove them and go back to open carrier by swapping in unmodified spiders. Also I can trail repair if I destroy the spiders. I have had no problems with this setup but I do carry a...

The guy who welded them for me left 3 open. I found too much slack so I welded in the other one. He made me the diff cover as well. It was made from 1/4 hard plate. Rob

I run the RE arms (uppers and lowers). They were part of my 4.5" super flex kit. Love them. Just put a rebuild kit in them last month. That was after 6 years of abuse. Rob

Here is the link to the build of my custom diff cover and welded spider gears. I love my Fozzy locker. http://nsjc.proboards38.com/index.cgi?board=fab&action=display&thread=15747 Rob

X2 I run 32x9.50 TSL's, 3.55 gears, AW4, and 4.5" lift. I run 3rd on the highway, no OD unless going on level or down hill. Revs are 2000 to 2500 and I get 19 miles per gal. Rob

Rust is a pain in the butt up here. They have figured out, in the winter, if they use liquid salt (salt water) on the roads it is more effective than salt alone. It is really hard on the vehicles though. I broke the hitch 3 years ago when a buddy was using it a winch anchor. I repaired it...

Here is a link to the Nova Scotia Jeep Club board where I posted my Rock Rail and Track Bar mount mods. http://nsjc.proboards38.com/index.cgi?board=fab&action=display&thread=20425 and here is the link to my bumper mod...

My 96 XJ get very hot along the transmission tunnel and center concole. Mine is from all the heat from the engine, exhaust and the AW4. It gets hot enough that you can't put your feet or leg near it. I still have the carpet in there but there is no insulation. It is even worse on the trail. Rob

In the posts people are mentioning APN headers for the XJ's. I have never heard of these before. I have looked into the Banks and Pacesetter ones. I have a 96 and have welded the header twice. I was going to buy the Banks one but by thime I have it shipped to the east coast of Canada it was...

I have checked into the libby wheels and have actually measured some. The ones I measured were 6.25" back spacing. These were for an 04. Thanks for the info. Rob

That is what I am looking for. I am running 32X9.5X15 TSL with a 4.5" Super flex with stock wheels. No Rubbing. I want to go to a 265/75R16 truxus. It will give me the same diameter but an inch wider. Also I will be running Radials then. Rob

I am looking for the backspacing on the 16x7 wheels that came on the 2000 and newer XJ's. Can anyone help? Thanks Rob

I am fairly new to thias board. I have been registered for a while but do mostly lurking. I have seen articles on using TJ flares and Bushwacker Flares but are there other options out there. I am looking for something bolt on and looking to clear 33X12.50 TSL. I have a 4.5 " RE superflex kit...