Jennifer's '91

[MrsGoodburbon]

BTW with 4.10's and 33's I got 17-19 MPG highway.

And he definitely does NOT get that now

 

[xxmidianxx]

And he definitely does NOT get that now

Yeah cuz its not moving anywhere.


:flame: BURN:flame:

 

[Kendrik]

My experience has been this.

I have seen a rig on 36" IROKs survive on a d-30 front end, then break in a bad spot and end up in a rollover.

In the D30's defense, it was in a REALLY bad spot.

I'm not a wheel gently kind of guy apparently.

Heh. Ya think?

 

[Kendrik]

Yeah cuz its not moving anywhere.


:flame: BURN:flame:

Thats not true! It can move! Just not very well...or for very long.

 

[goodburbon]

Boy you sunsabiches are cruel. It runs fine, and moves fine. It's just perpetually in a state of temporary 2wd-edness.

 

[MischiefMan]

From Jennifer to Dirt: "uh...hhmmm...just to get to Arkansas to swap the tires would take more cash that I'm sure you're willing to give as part of the trade."

 

[MischiefMan]

Oh yeah, for what it's worth....I just remembered that the previous owner told me that the builder of the XJ put chromoly axles in it.

 

[xxmidianxx]

Well that is a lil diffrent... not much but a lil.

 

[xxmidianxx]

Hey Ian... Now that Jennifer has her XJ I found you a Jeep

http://houston.craigslist.org/car/619320656.html

 

[XJ6]

Hey Ian... Now that Jennifer has her XJ I found you a Jeep

http://houston.craigslist.org/car/619320656.html

now thats just wrong :doh:


but it's funny as hell :laugh3:


.

 

[MischiefMan]

Dude! That's AWESOME!!!

hhhmmmm...wonder if they'd take the Porsche in trade?

meh! not enough bling on it anyway...too sedate...it needs.......something

 

[Dang3rgir1]

Said I wanted a pink one... but WOW!

a bit too Barbie

and Hi everyone

 

[MischiefMan]

OK....need to figure out what to do with Jennifer's XJ.

My understanding is that if we reduce tire size to 33's that she can do more with the thing than drive it down dirt roads with it's current D30/D35 with 4:10 gears combo.

If she wants to continue running the 35's we're gonna need to swap to a stronger rear axle (Ford 8.8 or D44??? Both are available to me for about the same price) and regear to numerically larger gears (lower).

I would appreciate everyone's thoughts, input and advice.

(She didn't like my idea of playing with it until we broke the D35. :laugh: )

 

[goodburbon]

You are pretty much spot on.
advantages of 8.8 are disc brakes and stronger axles
advantages of d44 are it fits without modification, and no c-clips

 

[MischiefMan]

She doesn't like the idea of Ford parts on her Jeep. :laugh3:

 

[Kendrik]

She doesn't like the idea of Ford parts on her Jeep. :laugh3:

If you want to sell her on the 8.8, remind her that its the only part of Brandon's jeep he hasn't managed to break. Thats saying something, right there....
:firedevil

 

[redkling]

where do ya'll live in denton

 

[MischiefMan]

I live on the north side. She lives on the south side.

 

[redkling]

OK THEN NEVERMIND

 

[MischiefMan]

Why? What's up?