Recent content by pleembob

So Jim, how does it drive? I am about to do the same thing. I am planning to make the upper trac bar bracket with the mounting hole for the trac bar outside the frame to give it a little more length so it better matches the drag link. Mine is OTA w/ R hand drive drag link and WJ tie rod w/ flip...

GrimmJeeper, what "other brand" did you buy that worked well for you? I am looking for a steering box and am "afraid" of Cardone as well.

Well, we will see about the bad rap that Rocky Road Outfitters gets. I ordered their bar pin eliminators for the back of the XJ a few weeks ago and got them in @ 5 days. So far so good. I orderd the control arm drop kit today, by phone, checked to make sure they had it in stock. The salesman...

HF20ton here. Works well, $149 on sale. Practice welding the bolt together frame and add some beef to it. Several sites online showing how to improve it. Great 4 the $. Get the 20 and check out the Swag off road accesories.

I use an old Craftsman floor jack, 2.5 ton and a new Harbor Freight 3 ton heavy steel one & love them both. I also use 3, 6, and 12 ton HF jack stands with good results. I think the stands are on sale right now! Can't go wrong.

I bought a MAC on E-Bay for $80, 1/2 drive w/ max 250 ft/lbs. Mac/blue point/snap on/matco -- bid till ya buy! No need to be new, and the top of the line manufacturers will recalibrate them for you if needed. JM

Hey Dan, I really like the product! I like the fact that it wraps up to the floor for more stiffness. How much shipped to 44601? Jim

Any of this stuff still available? I would be interested in the axle stubbs and backing plates and live in NE Ohio.

This should really be a Sticky!!! Can that be arranged? JM

x2 on the PORC SYE & front DS from late XJ 4.0, auto, 231 - works w/ my 8.8 conversion axle and @ 4.5 " lift.

I have been running 8.8 rear with stock wheels and 31/10.50s without spacers now for 6 years without trouble. Even aired down for crawling I have never had the sidewall touch the rear springs. If and when you need new wheels and want to change the back spacing you can, but the money can stay in...

This is my plan also. I have collected a HP30 housing and flat top chevy knuckles. I need to get the CJ 30 housing for the inner knuckles. I am going to cut the tubes off of the CJ axle and weld them to the HP tubes at stock HP length so that I can use stock axles. Part of the "strengthening"...

Well if you decide to sell. Please let me know. I am looking for flat tops for a hybrid HP30 project w/ lockouts and 1/2 ton brakes for my XJ. I could actually drive down and pick them up since we are so close. Thanks, Jim

I did it. I have been running the 4.10 geared HP 30 and 8.8 4.10 LSD w/ disks combo for several years now w/ 31s. @ 2000 rpm at 60mph. Pulls well. Won't turn the tires over on dry pavement, but otherwise the gearing is great. I get @ 17-18mg in mixed daily driving. The swap was easy as you have...

Where are you located in Ohio? I am in Alliance, near Canton. JM