'87 MJ

[ILLXJ]

Dont worry, nothing is in the way to where I wouldnt be able to get the U-bolts in.
Egg

Thats happened alot around here lately. JIM.

 

[Lawn Cher']

Nicely done... forgot to drill the holes for the center pins though!

 

[egghead]

Yep, thats on my agenda. I also need to weld shock mounts, get a flange yoke, clean it up and paint it. I think thats all thats left....

Egg

btw- thanks Lawn cher'

 

[Lawn Cher']

Yep, thats on my agenda. I also need to weld shock mounts, get a flange yoke, clean it up and paint it. I think thats all thats left....

Egg

btw- thanks Lawn cher'

Here's a tip... 3/8" socket head cap screws make great center pins... probably a good idea to replace the old ones. XJ's use 5/16", MJ's 3/8".

 

[87manche]

Here's a tip... 3/8" socket head cap screws make great center pins... probably a good idea to replace the old ones. XJ's use 5/16", MJ's 3/8".

so pretty much everything on an MJ is bigger eh?

 

[egghead]

Here's a tip... 3/8" socket head cap screws make great center pins... probably a good idea to replace the old ones. XJ's use 5/16", MJ's 3/8".

sounds like a good idea, but we will probably use just regular center pins..

Egg

 

[Rev Den]

sounds like a good idea, but we will probably use just regular center pins..

Egg

I thought you lived in Indiana? Just use bailing wire and duct tape there boy.



Rev

 

[egghead]

I thought you lived in Indiana? Just use bailing wire and duct tape there boy.



Rev

Rev, for only meeting me once or twice; you know me all to well! I dont know maybe your just assuming, knowens you know dad pretty well....

Egg

 

[egghead]

Ok so all of you know i've been working on this ol' MJ for a while. Probably wondering what happened to it? Well see the thing is, I was coming home one night from hanging out; it was wet out and I was doing well over 80...














































naw just kidding.

Got the lift on it doesnt look too bad. Front axle went in like nothin' (thx lesslimited) Need some adjustable lower and upper control arms. Needs tires.. you know, the basic stuff.. We put some shims in the rear end to try and get the pinion angle right, but didnt get enough out of the shims. So i'm soon going to be puttin in new shims.

I havnt got around to putting the 4wd tranny and t-case in. (thx Lawncher)Waiting on the bucket seats (thx Haleyes) and money to re-gear the 8.8 and shorten the D-shaft. Anyways here is the truck..

I hope yall' like. I'll try and keep everyone posted on whats next...


Egg

 

[87manche]

I like it.
Good luck, I thought my project was done, until the alignment shop called and said it would be $400

 

[egghead]

your going to take it to an alignment shop? you can do that in your driveway! Atleast i know dad does.. lol


Egg

btw- thanks

 

[87manche]

I can't do camber and caster
After this time I'll do my own toe adjustments

 

[Lawn Cher']

There is no camber adjustment on the D30. And the castor adjustment is accomplished with LCA shims at the frame end. Buy an angle finder! This is not rocket science.

 

[87manche]

There is no camber adjustment on the D30. And the castor adjustment is accomplished with LCA shims at the frame end. Buy an angle finder! This is not rocket science.

there is camber adjustment with adjustable sleeves, that's what they had to install.
Quite frankly I was tired of working on it.
Camber was off 1.5* on each side, and that was the costly part.

 

[egghead]

Went ahead and bought a set of tires off one of my buddies. 33x12.50 BFGoodrich MT/s... they are the ones with no side lugs.. Who cares for 50 bucks... lol... Cut the front fenders and rolled the edges, then trimmed the fender flares and raised them up also... heres the pics...

Egg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/lbexj/Picture011.jpg

 

[87manche]

oooooo ahhhhhh
I wish mine looked that nice.
Get some armor for the rockers, XJnation made me some LWB rock rails.

 

[Rev Den]

Looking very good.

Nice work...looks better than the old mans.

Rev

 

[egghead]

oooooo ahhhhhh
I wish mine looked that nice.
Get some armor for the rockers, XJnation made me some LWB rock rails.

lol, naw.. i'm going to build my own rocker guards... I'm thinking about trimming the rear fenders as well and raising the flares up. Not sure yet though. I had to bondo one side because it was so rusted out... looks like a lot of work...

Looking very good.

Nice work...looks better than the old mans.

Rev

The only reason it looks better than pops is because it actually has straight body peices! lol. Thanks rev and manche... I'm just itching like crazy for the four wheel drive...


Egg

 

[HaleYes]

Looks good Egg!

Nicely done.

Well, I know it's not really done, they never are.

:thumbup:

 

[Lawn Cher']

I knew those rims would look great on your truck. Armor it first or it'll look like mine... pristine to trashed in a day.