Recent content by jrowell

After having a taste of the power difference a stroker provides, there is no way i'd go any other route. I'd take out a good running motor to drop one in. It's so much more fun to drive.

A well known SoCal 4.0 builder. I took it back to him and he said he'd redo it. That was 6 months ago... Hopefully he'll stand behind his work.

I had a Stroker built by the best and didn't get 5k miles on it and it imploded. Trying to find out what I'm going to do next.

Hey, that's a good point... maybe it is regional. I know when I'm leading a large run we'll go down the line of rigs and ask anyone I don't recognize.. "you locked or open"? Typical responses are "ya, locked in the rear" or "I'm open" Maybe it's a slang in my area. I don't need to clarify...

I don't think you are understanding (or are ignoring) the terms people generally use. My rig is locked= I have lockers. it does not mean your shafts are hard locked together like a spool 100% of the time. If you have a locker in front and are in 2WD, the locker will not lock the shafts together...

It was built by a reputable builder and is back there now to determine the cause.

My 4.7 Stroker lasted exactly 5000 miles before it went boom.

https://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1152254

By far the best thing I did to my XJ was the Russ Stroker... He says it puts you in the neighborhood of 300hp. My jeep is so much more fun to drive now... love it!!!

The gear selection switch is one of my favorite mods. I can lock it in second and turn off the Torque Converter lock and drive around the trails comfortably. Get into the rocks and turn the knob to 1st and i'm good to go. I'd like to slap the engineer that decided a 1/2 combo shifter was a...

I switched from RE coil springs to Deavers some time back. Wow, what a difference it made. Way less body roll on and off road. I like to go fast in the rocks and these coils do great giving me a fantastic ride.

I kept mine intact and installed brackets over them. Welded braces to stiffeners. It's been about 10 years... so far so good! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

I added an all-thread just under the filter through mine with a nut on both sides. Used the nuts to squeeze in the box a bit and suck up the "bow".

I bought a controller about 15 years ago that wires in and allows you to select the gear you want (bypass the combo 1/2 gear). It has a switch that disables the Torque Converter. I use it often when wheeling. Without it and wheeling in 2nd if you come to a stop it would kill the engine. So I...

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