so, why go 410? I thought every body was nuts when they said id get better milage with my 456 in stead of my 355. It is just counter intuitive. Its true though the 4.0 is much happier at a higher RPM. I say if your going to 33"ish area go for the 4.56 if your going to re gear.
The super 30 is a neat way to polish a turdy. it is basicaly a 44 with a 30 ring gear. So, you get the arb 30 spline locker (expensive) and you get the alloy shafts (not cheep) and you may as well get the nifty better unit bearings as well. So, basicaly you make your ring gear your weak link. If i was going to stay 33"ish i would say stick with your stock carrier, throw a lunch box in it. Spend the money on some good shafts and spend the rest on beer.
I have to say thanks a bunch for all the help man, you're like my XJ sensei.
I was looking at a simple Powertrax or similar locker for the front, but is there a suggestion on where to get axle shafts and how I might tell what the spline count is without taking it apart? Should be a 27 right?
Once I get all the parts and such together I might just take off some time and spend 3 or so days putting this all together and welding up some bumpers, sliders, etc. I might even be getting my welder back from Colorado by this point so that will make things easier. But here is what I'm thinking at this point:
Front: Lunchbox locker (Powertrax or something), upgraded axle shafts with u-joints.
Rear:Find a D44...go from there
Suspension: I want to move the rear end back about 4 inches, so new spring/shackle mounts, I might even put the shackle mounts on the bumper. I'll probably get some toyota springs as well because they are shorter than the Cherokee which will help in the relocation, I'll lift it to around 5in. Front will stay as is with new springs and such for lift.
Cutting the wheel wells as well will be in the near future.
Sound like a solid idea so far?
I've taken out the rear sway bar and it rides a lot better, and had the exhaust re-done yesterday to get rid of the cherry bomb muffler (if anyone wants it I still have it with all the clamps and such will bolt right on). This weekend I'm messing with the cooling system and making sure that's up and running correctly. There was some mud/rust in there so I've been running just water and anti-rust stuff for about 2 weeks, now I'll flush it and put in a new thermostat while I do that. Can anyone tell me where the drain plug is on the stock radiator? I've just been pulling off the bottom hose and rinsing it out, that gets really messy spilling on my garage floor. Whoever I bought it off of made some strange housing for an electrical fan so I can't find the fill plug easily, i even took the fan out and still couldn't see it, but my wife tells me all the time when I can't find stuff that it's right in front of my face, so who knows. If anyone is in the Newport beach area later Satuday, feel free to come by and have a beer and offer any suggestions.