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Sorry if I offended you, but I was just trying to say that it is possible to change a transmission's gearing. Some people that read this forum might not know that.
It is possible to regear some transmissions, (both automatic and stick). I have installed deeper first and second gears sets in Ford C-4 automatics and many manual transmissions can be regeared (T-5, T-56, NP435 and various Borg Warner and Muncie 4 speeds come to mind).
If your XJ is a 96, you should have reused the metal spacers. They should go through the new plastic grommets that came with the valve cover gasket. The metal spacers keep you from over-torqing the valve cover bolts.
This is the one I used on my '99. It "flexed" much less than the one from Crutchfield, but I still had to fab up a bracket to support the rear of the head unit. I think it would be okay without the rear support if you don't bounce around off-road, but I felt like the extra support would help...
Pinion preload is set before you even install the carrier. Carrier bearing preload is set after you find the correct backlash. On a differential that uses carrier shims, you would set backlash then add another .005 shim to each side.
Setting 8.25 carrier bearing preload...