Recent content by Doofus

I feel I kinda sabotaged this thread, but the info gained from you guys has been much appreciated! My wife and I are on our way to Hawaii for 21 days to celebrate our retirements. (me- 30 years as a catskinner she- 30 years as a school teacher). I'm looking forward to getting back on the site...

yeah, it's the shits especially when making slow turns out of the driveway etc. Currie says it won't hurt anything with this big rearend, but would a Detroit back there make it any better? I'm also asumming that the 242 won't be really appreciated until I have open diff operation, right? Doofus

That's why I was questioning the previous owners decision to make the swap. I want to remove the spool anyway and replace it with a Detroit but what advantage would this be? An ARB was pondered on, but their pricing is getting totally out of hand. I would imagine twin ARB's with the fulltime...

John- You're the BOMB! Thanks for the help! Doofus

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=260027097284 This is a pretty good price for SYE and Wood's driveline package IMHO! Doofus

John- Thanks for the response! I'll be more specific so you will understand better my question about the 242. I purchased a '95 XJ sport from a kid whose dad spent thousands of dollars on it. He got tired of it and decided to buy something else and sold it to me for $5k. It has a 9" Currie rear...

I'm curious as to why a 242 would be swapped out for a 231. My '95 has the 242 with SYE but I don't know what the advantage is if any. I know it has larger input splines but is it really a more desireable trans? I tried to locate a 2low kit and was told it wasn't available for the 242. Any info...