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Technical Advice and Questions / Bumpstops

« on: June 23, 2008, 10:49:51 pm »

While I have my axles and pretty much my whole Jeep ripped apart I figured I needed some bump stops. Since the rear factory ones fell off long ago I wanna know how long the ones I buy should be. I am running 32s and maybe 33s soon and I wanna relocate the lower shock mounts higher. Not an expert on it but if the 33s are roughly 6" taller than factory tires, shouldn't the new bumpstop for the rear be 3 inches longer? If you just give me a link on where to buy and which ones that would work.

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: lockright locker question

« on: May 27, 2008, 10:46:01 am »

I don't fully know yet which u-joints, I was going to go check that out today since I have them stored at my parents' house

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: lockright locker question

« on: May 22, 2008, 07:53:04 pm »

Figured I would ask my question in this post. I have a Dana 30 with the vacuum actuator and 4:10 gears, which i was just going to take the gears and scrap the rest. But, I want a locker or limited slip in the front. Would this setup, with a posi-lok and a locker, be just as reliable as the soilid axle dana 30 with a limited slip? Obviously the locker will get better traction but I don't wanna break axles as easily. Just wondering the pros and cons of swapping the 95 Dana 30 out for an 89 Dana 30 w/vacuum actuator (replaced with posi lok)

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Technical Advice and Questions / Trac Bar

« on: May 06, 2008, 08:39:50 pm »

I went to install my trac bar tonight and noticed the hole on the axle mount was sort of egged out. I'm sure I can't be the first person with this problem, anyone know what to do here? I think that is the reason the trac bar broke, from shifting back and forth ever so slightly. Or will this not affect anything as long as the bolt is tight?

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: Blowing a fuse

« on: April 11, 2008, 10:19:01 am »

We got it up and running yesterday. The problem was the wire going to the oxygen sensor was touching my header which melted the plastic coating and kept shorting out every time it touched. Apparently the O2 sensor is wired through the fuel pump relay which caused the 30amp maxi fuse to blow out. I just repaired the wire and zip tied it out of the way of my header. I don't know if somewhere along the line that wire got rerouted but it is in kind of a stupid spot to begin with. Unless it was out of the way with the factory manifold and the aftermarket header was closer to the wire.

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Technical Advice and Questions / Blowing a fuse

« on: April 08, 2008, 07:07:54 pm »

I was driving home from work today when the engine shut off.  After looking around a bit we found the 30amp maxi fuse for "Engine Control 1" had blown. We stuck another in and it blew as soon as I started it. So after about three 30amps and one 40amp we went to 60 just to get it back to work without a tow bill. It made it back into the parking lot and blew that one as well. So tomorrow I am gonna have to dig the old wiring diagram out and chase this beast. But first I wanted to ask around to see if anyone else has had this problem and aside from physical wire damage what components/modules could be suspect? Its a 95 XJ Cherokee 4.0L 5spd

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: MJ Brake lines

« on: April 03, 2008, 10:17:44 pm »

I will help you remove the old ones and bend new ones dude I KNOW how to do it. Or we could remove them one saturday and have broadway bend a whole new set for you. BUT.. us doing it will be cheaper.

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Technical Advice and Questions / Driveshaft

« on: February 10, 2008, 10:47:41 pm »

Alright, I got my Dana 44 now I need to know whether a shorter driveshaft is in order? I have a Chrysler 8.25 now, 4.5" of lift, 1" transfer case drop, and a 5 speed w/ Selec-Trac transfer case. Anyone else out there had any problems with the same drivesaft being used? Or will the fact that I have the lift make up for the fact that the driveshaft is longer than the one from the Dana 44? I have a little while til I put the Dana 44 in because I am gonna replace the seals and brakes and clean it up. Any information on the subject would be nice. When I searched google a bit all the articles I found say, "You might need to change your diveshaft."

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: Axle Questions

« on: February 07, 2008, 11:40:27 am »

Alright, that info helps me out a good bit too. The main thing I was worried about was having to deal with the vacuum disconnect front end. The axles are out of an 89  and going into a 95, that's correct. Should I get the rear driveshaft from the 89 too? He is parting the whole thing out so he should still have it. Or will the 8.25 driveshaft be the right length? I have 4.5" of lift and a one inch t-case drop if that really effects it any? Thanks guys

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: Axle Questions

« on: February 06, 2008, 12:32:17 pm »

Thanks Rick!

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Technical Advice and Questions / Axle Questions

« on: February 05, 2008, 06:36:41 pm »

I'm going to Ohio this weekend to pick up my Dana 44 and Dana 30 with 4.10s from an 89 Cherokee Sport. I was told the Dana 44 has a Detroit Softlocker in it, that's the full on Detroit Locker right? Also, is their any difference between the 89 Dana 30 and my 95 Dana 30? I read somewhere once about the older 30s having vacuum disconnect but my 88 doesnt have it.

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: Rear axle swap

« on: February 05, 2008, 06:03:00 pm »

I don't think I can go any lower than 14 mpg. Sheesh what a pessimist

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: Rear axle swap

« on: February 04, 2008, 10:29:20 pm »

I know it doesn't help you out but, I am happy about my soon to be axle swap. After searching everywhere for a Dana 44 rear, I found one. Only catch is it's a 10 hour drive to pick it up. But for the price of $500 bucks including the 4.10 gears detroit softlocker and an added bonus dana 30 with 4.10s, you can't pass it up. That's like $1500-$2000 of stuff there. Now I will follow Jack with less hesitation. 

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: Wheel Bearings

« on: January 16, 2008, 09:13:35 pm »

The last time I replaced the left side and this time when replacing the right side I torqued them both to 250ft lbs. This is the spec the guy at Fischel told me when I called. The left one has held up for 4 months so far, not long enough yet to see if it will last.

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: Wheel Bearings

« on: January 16, 2008, 12:18:01 pm »

Hopefully the new wheel bearing and the 4 month old one will last long enough to get the conversion kit cause from what i see that's ALL I can do. I have 2 used ones on my other Jeep as backups :-)