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Anyone know if the bushings in the RE 1462 springs are the factory Jeep bushings (available from any parts store) or are they something I will have to get from RE? I called RE about this a few months ago and was told I have to get them from them, but I find this hard to belive.

In the process of troubleshooting some other problems after rebuilding the 4.0 in a '93 I noticed that when the engine was cold coolant was leaking from the overflow port (line to bottle was off at the time). After the engine warmed up it pretty much stopped. Let everything cool enough to...

What should the base ign. timing be at idle? In my search for some of the odd symptoms I'm getting after the rebuild I checked the timing this morning at idle and it is sitting at about 12*. The odd thing is at idle it seems to bounce around quite a bit. It will jump up to 16 -18 and back...

update @ more info Just some more info on the problems I'm having. I failed to mention in my original post that the jeep is a '93 with the H.O.. I have around 1500 miles since the rebuild. Went out this morning to check for bad or cracked vacuum lines and was able to rule that out. I pulled...

Recently finished up the rebuild of a 4.0. Stock rebuild with the exception of a Borla header, 2.5" cat back/flowmaster, air tube/K&N, and a Crane cam P/N 753901, (260 deg. intake/272 deg. exhaust duration). Upon the initial start up it didn't want to start, backfiring through the exhaust etc...

Was going through the motions this past weekend of indexing the distributor after rebuilding the engine and adding a Crane cam, Borla header etc.. I cut a window in the old cap to aid in the indexing and when I installed it I was able to see that the rotor seemed to be sitting below the...

Getting ready to add RE control arm drop brackets to a '93, and was wondering what the relationship is between pinion angle and castor. I know there is a formula that can be used to figure caster if the pinion angle is known but don't remember what the formula is. Also looking for ideas on a...

I'm finally getting ready to buy some RE drop brackets and tried contacting Toybox Offroad as I've had great service with them in the past and all I could get was someones cell phone. Tried to find the website and it seems it is no longer there either. Anyone know what happened to them? If...

While pulling the motor and tranny to do a stroker conversion the vent tube fitting on the tranny broke off flush with the tranny housing. Was able to get the fitting out of the housing but one of the 4 ears that hold it in is missing. Dont know if it broke off while pulling the fitting or if...

Are there any tranny specific tools need for rebuilding the AW-4? As I said earlier I work in the aviation industry so any tools I dont have I should have acess to if they aren't automotive tranny specific. When rebuilding the AW-4 should the torque converter also be replaced? Would hate to...

Putting together the pieces for the rebuild/stroke of the 4.0. The cheapest I've found the header for was $425.99 through centuryperformance.com. Anyone found a better price recently?, if so let me know as I will probably order within the next couple of days. Thanks

Will be pulling the engine out of the '93 in the next couple weeks to rebuild/stroke and was wondering what, if anything, I should do to the tranny while it's out and on the floor? The xj has 200k miles, is lifted 7+", locked front and rear, add on tranny cooler, first gear lock out mod, etc...