Missiletech
March 1st, 2005, 00:31
Well,
I am looking around trying to find some deals on a few things. I have been working over a 66 impala the past few years for a "pretty" street/drag strip toy and now my girlfriends 1988, 190k, almost stock and no love XJ needs to start being a part of the family. I just put a 6.5" rough country kit the other day, and it handles great clears the 33s alright, needs a little fender "loving". I have an AA SYE and a CV shaft sitting in the garage waiting for fun.
Now for the other things, and I take recommendations mind you, I want to get some actual 4-wheel drive going, not the 2 wheel here and there open differential type 4wd. I have the original 30 and 35 going on and the original I-6 4.0 and whatever tranny.
I want to give the 4.0 some love, it paseed all the vacuum and compression tests but leaks bad and needs a new water pump, if I'm tracing the sound right. I wanna kick it up a notch, with cheaper quality upgrades or respectable junkyard options.
I also want to either get a rebuild or overhaul myslef the tranny, but I need more ideas with that. I got some quotes and lemme tell ya they were closer to $2000 than 1000, and my bulletproof 700r4 in my impala was $900 brand new. Any ideas or connections with that would be appreciated. I also wondered if a rebuild kit would be worth the $$ and effort for the t-case while I have it torn apart for the SYE?
Like I said before, I'd like some posi or locker action and some more strength for the diff front and rear. I like the 33s, and may do 35s but not any time soon as the impala still is in the works and my budget is... lame at best. But junkyard swaps or maybe something else I haven't considered, any info would help.
And well... anything esle you can tell me I'm a dummy for not considering yet, have at it. I appreciate all info and please ask questions if I left any important details out. Thanks alot everyone... peacE.
-SteVe
1988 XJ 6.5" Rough Country/33" TRXUS M/T Radials/AA SYE 190k mi.
I am looking around trying to find some deals on a few things. I have been working over a 66 impala the past few years for a "pretty" street/drag strip toy and now my girlfriends 1988, 190k, almost stock and no love XJ needs to start being a part of the family. I just put a 6.5" rough country kit the other day, and it handles great clears the 33s alright, needs a little fender "loving". I have an AA SYE and a CV shaft sitting in the garage waiting for fun.
Now for the other things, and I take recommendations mind you, I want to get some actual 4-wheel drive going, not the 2 wheel here and there open differential type 4wd. I have the original 30 and 35 going on and the original I-6 4.0 and whatever tranny.
I want to give the 4.0 some love, it paseed all the vacuum and compression tests but leaks bad and needs a new water pump, if I'm tracing the sound right. I wanna kick it up a notch, with cheaper quality upgrades or respectable junkyard options.
I also want to either get a rebuild or overhaul myslef the tranny, but I need more ideas with that. I got some quotes and lemme tell ya they were closer to $2000 than 1000, and my bulletproof 700r4 in my impala was $900 brand new. Any ideas or connections with that would be appreciated. I also wondered if a rebuild kit would be worth the $$ and effort for the t-case while I have it torn apart for the SYE?
Like I said before, I'd like some posi or locker action and some more strength for the diff front and rear. I like the 33s, and may do 35s but not any time soon as the impala still is in the works and my budget is... lame at best. But junkyard swaps or maybe something else I haven't considered, any info would help.
And well... anything esle you can tell me I'm a dummy for not considering yet, have at it. I appreciate all info and please ask questions if I left any important details out. Thanks alot everyone... peacE.
-SteVe
1988 XJ 6.5" Rough Country/33" TRXUS M/T Radials/AA SYE 190k mi.