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Thanks John! That's the answer I was looking for! Any guess on what the length is if I decide to go aftermarket?

Did some searching on the site but didn't find the answer i was looking for. I have a 96 XJ and I want to swap in a column from an older model (the GM style) or even a smooth hot rod style flaming river column. The ultimate goal is to put an old school thin rim steering wheel in it to get rid...

Funny, I was having this conversation this morning. the difference in cost between 33's, gears, a bit of fender trimming and 35's gears, rears, suspension upgrades etc. is CRAZY! The driving duties of the rig will be road trips to good technical rock crawling spots and occasional DD duty if...

Great input guys! Much appreciated. I think if anything I'll step up from the 8.25. The 30 will probably get the treatment. Gears, locker, RCV's, gussets and trusses. I already have a new set of knuckles that I've reamed for 1 ton UTK steering (Stinky Fab) so that part will be easy haha. For...

Staying at 33's could save me a ton of $$$ it sounds. I'm not opposed to that...

I'm about ready to move in to the next phase of my build, axle beefing. Currently I'm running D30 front open w/ 3.07's and Cry 8.25 rear open w/3.07's on 31's. I know i need to re-gear. The plan is to step up at least to 33's but more likely 35's. It will be locked front and rear, probably...

Everything was pretty straight forward, you’ll need a lot of little ancillary items though. CPS, the tin that covers the front of the bell housing will work but it is different, the trans tunnel cover is different, the actual trans mount is the same but the bracket that attaches it to the bottom...

The last few weekends I’ve been working on swapping in an AX15 to my formerly automatic 96 with 4.0. Most of the conversion has gone pretty smooth and I should be ready to start it up and take it for a ride this weekend. But something just occurred to me that I really haven’t given much thought...

Thanks. It’s appreciated.

A couple weeks ago my AW4 gave up the ghost in a spectacular clout of smoke on the NJ Turnpike. I always wished the rig was a 5 speed and now is my chance. What I want to know is, which 5 speed is the one I want? AX15? NV3550? I’ve had 5speed XJ’s in the past and I know I don’t want the...

I used to order things from them all the time. They were always quick getting things out. I ordered an old man emu steering stabilizer before Xmas and I still haven’t gotten it yet despite them giving me two different tracking numbers and promised I would have received it by this past Wednesday...

Thanks man. Good luck with yours too!

Nice! Glad I read this, I had a can of the primer in my amazon cart about to pull the trigger haha.

I’ve never used the primer and have had excellent results in the past. Years ago I worked in a Yamaha dealer during the big RoadStar recall. I had the cases apart on nearly 100 of those things. Never had one come back with a leak. That being said, I’ll give it a try this time. I wanna give it...

I don’t even know what it was. I had the seal in the glovebox and had the Jeep up on a friends lift working on some completely different stuff. He noticed how oily everything was and we started tearing the pan off. It wasn’t till it was way too late on a Sunday that we realized all there was in...

Thanks guys... I’m sure it’s the rear main. Was under there yesterday and everything is nice and dry except right around and below the rear main area. Gonna grab a new seal and pan gasket tomorrow. Hopefully I have time next weekend to do the job.

A few months ago I did the rear main seal in my 96 4.0 It has started to leak again. I’m fairly certain it’s because the wrong sealant was used where the two halves of the seal meet. But it could be a bad part. I used a Fel-Pro seal the last time. Do any of you have a preference for another...

Finally got a chance to mount up my tires today. I put 10oz of copper plated bb’s in each. No wheel weights. Initial impression is good. I got it up to nearly 80 on my way home and no vibes! I hear them tumbling as I come to a stop. I’ll probably just tune it out in time.

*hear. Stupid autocorrect

Thanks burntkat. Just what I wanted to here! Grabbed some copper plated ones on my way home from work today. Tires come tomorrow. We’ll see if I can get em mounted up by the weekend.