i'm about ready to go to the junk yard and pick-up a D44 front out of a waggy for my XJ. before i do, though, i thought that i'd call around and get some pricing information on getting the set-up done (i.e. bracketing and such).
i've talked to a couple different people who are considered quite knowledgable in my area and am getting conflicting reports as to the size of the task.
they all want to take the r.e. tj kit and make a few modifications the r.e. brackets so that it will work on the xj. fine. but the main point of contention is to wheather the knuckles need to be turned to correct the pinion and castor angles or not. one says that if the knuckles aren't turned it will drive like crap and i'll be back in two days to get it fixed. the other says that he's never heard of needing to do this and no one has ever come back or complained when he did this build-up for them.
please advise.
i've talked to a couple different people who are considered quite knowledgable in my area and am getting conflicting reports as to the size of the task.
they all want to take the r.e. tj kit and make a few modifications the r.e. brackets so that it will work on the xj. fine. but the main point of contention is to wheather the knuckles need to be turned to correct the pinion and castor angles or not. one says that if the knuckles aren't turned it will drive like crap and i'll be back in two days to get it fixed. the other says that he's never heard of needing to do this and no one has ever come back or complained when he did this build-up for them.
please advise.