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take bumpstop off, unbolt bumpstop cup,put on spacer,put on cup,put bumpstop back in (big prybar helps)

if i remember right, it was the way I was sitting on the ridge, i was bottomed on the crossmember and more weight was on the front end so it was kinda teeter tottering, and forgot to unhook the front sway bar in those pics (until it broke one of the end links and I think the shock was too short...

here's the pics of the shackle angle and spring, Now I remember what I put in there... dodge van main stock xj s10 stock xj used stock u bolts and plates

Ill take one tonight,

Just looked at the pics again and saw that they sleeved it, however judging from the weld quality, I would wonder if the sleeve is even the correct OD for the ID

The welds on the first bar are so undercut that you can see it in the blurry pic. which is a great place to break. Sometimes "Professional" just means someone paid someone else to do it. joel

It was the Sound System for my wedding ceremony, so it's the backdrop for a bunch of my wedding pictures. We went to CO Springs for our honeymoon and wheeled in the mountains (first time ever wheeling) with it. so yeah, it's kinda sentimental. (but it might become a trail machine too). plus I...

Cheap homebrew leaf pack tech writeup and pics A long time ago I posted about using a Dodge Van leaf spring main leaf. I thought I might revisit that mod. Initally I used S10 leaves below the stock main spring, which netted a lot of lift, but had the shackle pointing straight down or slightly...

i've done it on my 97, replaced both front aprons and the entire front support. (it was a rebuilder), worked great for 50k miles untill i hit a tree, now i have to do it all over again, only this time bent both rails back, tweaked the front windshield pillar, broke the engine mount off the...

ok, I've got this posted on the oem list, but was wondering if anyone in here knew what the radial runout tolerance is on the crank snout. thanks joel

check and see if you have 12v going to the field wire (plug) wire on the alt

Does anyone know how much runout is allowed on the nose of the crankshaft? I'm not worried about the main journal runout, but i'm concerned about the nose of the crank. Thanks Joel

I have personally used a 9amp dewalt 120v recip saw with a vector 750watt inverter to cut the bottom rear corner off an xj, (after both batteries crapped out on the dewalt 18v cordless), if you dont bind the blade or force the saw, it has no problem cutting. the inverter is also cheaper than a...

I know for a fact that at least one 94 2.5 manual trans has 4.10s with an 8.25 open. I have the gears under my desk at work. joel

my 97 up country runs 31s with minor rubbing, just trim the front bumper end on the inside, and roll the quarter seam at the rear. otherwise no problems, i dont think you could run them without the uc springs