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It may seem like a pain to assemble/disassemble but its really not that bad. I have yet to see an 8.25 break a shaft or shred gear teeth, I ran mine with 4.88s and a powertrax on 33's with no issues. There was also no way to get the crosspin in without grinding a little on two teeth. I know...

looks pretty normal to me for a c-clipped axle. My 8.25 had that much play after it was recently rebuilt, there needs to be a little wiggle room to get the c-clip to fit on the shaft. Its kind of hard to tell from the video though, are you pushing and pulling it in and out? or pushing it front...

I bet you swapped a lower thermostat in or they mixed them up. Our jeeps need 195 degree stats, also your RPM's look a bit low? My jeep gets up to 195-200s in like a few mins driving all year round, my cummins on the other hand takes like 15 miles of driving to get some heat!

adjust the TV cable at the throttle body

I trimmed the same on mine, like was said above my fenders are not as rigid as they used to be but its nothing worth worrying about. Also you should cut slits into the inner pinch seam between the spot welds and then hammer it flat, those will slice up those tires in no time nows the time to do...

The rail shifter is a great thing to have but didn't you say you didnt want to run in 3rd gear at high rpms? Have you adjusted your TV cable recently? That alone should make a big difference in the trans operation. If it doesn't do enough for you then you either have to regear to 4.88s, find...

I think the problem is why go with this kit that advertises itself as a "3 link" when in fact its not even close.... Either go with a radius arm or a true 3 link. The 10mm bolt is a KNOWN weakness in the stock xj setup.... what makes anyone think that removing one upper arm and leaving just one...

I hope you have better experience with Moog ball joints, mine only last 30k miles before they were destroyed again. I put in XRF ball joints after hearing the cummins guys having great luck over the other brands out there. So far so good, from what I'm told moog just isn't the company that...

this -> http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/general-4x4-discussion/1034031-whats-better-than-ford-taurus-fan-taurus-fan-better-application.html

The xj never came with a "snow plow prep" package as pick ups do. I would say go for the zj fan clutch and wire up your e fan to a switch. The zj fan clutch (search for the thread) will lock up more firmly and having the efan on a switch as well as it running when the PCM calls for is a great...

I have 4.88s with 33s and would even go lower!! lol Definately go to 4.88s at the minimum for sure, also cheap and reliable don't go together. As with everything in life you get what you pay for, there are plenty of quality short arm kits such as Rock Krawler, Clayton ect.

wow these are some interesting numbers, there really isnt any "set time" that things go out at. Does Jeep make new water pumps still or are they remans? If my stock pump went this long just like all you others I might be more inclined to pay the higher price of the dealer instead of buying a...

^ your measurements are pretty much the same as mine. To anyone wondering I actually bought another 97+ efan to use but ended up grabbing some parts of my buddies engine he was junking. So in the end I might just end up using this whole volvo fan setup. I bought a mechanical fan/ac...

I still have my OEM water pump in my xj (140k miles). I have replaced the radiator, hoses, tstat in the past but never touched the water pump cus it was working fine. I remember when I was younger my grandfather always telling me water pumps usually go out at 80-120k miles but he could be...

When my ac worked I didn't see a difference on the highway, compared to windows down I got relatively the same. I figured drag on the motor vs. wind drag ends up being pretty damn close. Around town though I would see a difference maybe two mpg.