Recent content by Lutin Plunder

d44 I own a 87 XJ with the d44 and it came with 3.07 gears, so make sure you check the axle, or plan on regearing

lift or lockers was only offering another point of view, I personally have a stock D44 so I don't have to worry about it

Re: Rear fender triming bah if your gonna trim the rear do it right. Take so 3/8" rod and weld it along the crease where the body starts to come out for the fender flare and then trim the inner fender till you can push it up and weld it to the rod. that's what I did on mine and it turned out...

Re: 8.8 From JP Magazine Ford 8.8-inch: This has become an increasingly popular swap due to its simplicity and availability. However, some 8.8s have dinky 28-spline axles that are only marginally stronger than stock Dana 35 shafts and not as strong as the 29-spline shafts found in ’97 and newer...

Welding a 8.25 you can weld anything (trust me I'm a welder) the question is will it hold. If you plan on "Lincoln locking" your diff make sure the welder uses Nickel rod anything else usually won't hold.

new member egh too hot here I made the bumper cause I got tired to straightening and re-straightening the mounts and tow points on my ARB and because I want to run the warn upright winch later on. any one looking for a slightly used ARB :D slightly modified (cut part of the bottom off because...

door removal that sound pretty cool I'll have to think about that when I get ready to make som tube doors

ok here's the all important pics ;) My Jeep started out as a 1987 Cherokee with the D30 (3.07), 4.0L, Pugeot BA10/5, NP231, D44 (3.07) (aren't I a lucky SOB), on 225/75R15's It's now D30 (3.55 & LockRight), 4.0L, Ax-15 (out of a 1999 TJ, using a Pilot bushing from a 1973 CJ-5 with a 304...

door removal it's pretty straight forward as far as removal, you just need a torx with a long shaft to reach the bolts the easiest way I found was to do the alignment and final tightening with the door closed by puting the torx socket through the holes in the hinge (this does require removing...