Recent content by dasbulliwagen

Please keep updating, this thing is awesome! Cant wait to see it finished!

Im not sure on the numbers, but I know a JK Wrangler rear Dana 44 is wider than the XJ.

I agree about the 3.7 not able to take any abuse. Once you overheat it one time, its done. They will warp heads and drop valve seats. But again, if cared for they are ok. Its getting harder to find any that have been cared for though. They did make a 2.4 gas manual trans version and a diesel...

Bump... just because i like this thread so much.

When you went to 30's did you change the speedo gear. If not that could be a reason why your milage is off. With taller tires youre actually traveling farther than what the speedo is telling you, thus making milage low per tank and bad fuel milage. It will only get worse with taller tires both...

I dont think Im fully understanding why you would need the spacer if youre using a WJ knuckle, WJ hub, and presumably a WJ U-joint stub. These all being made to work together from the factory would put the U-joint turning radius in the same plane as the WJ and thus the XJ ball joint plane, would...

As for the tax credit... Ive heard that you will only get the credit on your next years tax return. That means you pay full price all year and then get a return next year. How many healthy young adults are going to be able to afford to do that? They are going to opt out. The fine also only comes...

Im a Mazda dealer tech, and you really cant go too wrong with a Mazda 3. There are only a couple of issues thay have and they arent a big deal. There is a PCV hose under the intake that goes bad and throws a lean code. Its not a bad fix, just have to remove the intake. The other most common...

OR, you could sell the AX15 and find an AX5 and bolt it in and be done. It doesnt sound like you need the extra strength of the AX15 for anything. The simplest easiest solutuion would be to install an AX5. That way too you wont have to worry about the clutch slave, or the driveshaft, just re use...

You need to pay attention to what year you get a new motor from. In the middle of prduction they changed the tone ring on the crankshaft, so if you get a motor with the wrong tone ring, you will still have a dead liberty, as nothing will make it run that way, so pay attention to that. You can...

Again, isnt this the same as doing a WJ knuckle swap which has been covered? And the ford 8.8 also isnt the right bolt pattern. I agree, just get adapters, youll need them for the 8.8 anyways as it is a bit narrower.

I agree. I grabbed one of these from a late model XJ during Cash For Clunkers. I have it in storage right now, but all it needs is wired in and re covered.

I think your question was either to be a dealer tech or a diesel tech. Im a dealer tech now with Chrysler and Mazda, and looking back, hearing from the old timers, tech pay has stayed the same over the last twenty years or so while the shop rate has doubled or tripled. Combine that with flat...

OH, and go over to www.comancheclub.com and put your truck in the registry! Great MJ info resource over there!

Assuming you listed the correct VIN, this is the info I got from Chrysler for it. Originally sold in Illinois, but original owner and latest known owner living in Fort Hood, TX. In 1988 AMC was being bought by Chrysler, and Options info for these vehicles is either sketchy or non existant. Yours...