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It has the 4.0 and 5 speed manual. It's almost dead stock. Hard top, doors. Sahara green. Paint is way faded. It has a mangled passenger front fender but I have a new one that'll come with the jeep. I've been using it as my daily driver and it runs very well for a jeep of that age. Even the rear...

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Crap. That's what i thought but didn't wanna hear. Thanks for the info. I've been pressing the bearing in with the retainer. Turning each bolt a couple of times till it's tight. Is that the right way?

78 ford f150 with a 9" rear. I replaced the third member. Then my shafts started leaking. Put new bearings and seals on the shafts. One side is fine. The other still leaks. When I removed the bearing race on the drivers side, the damn thing wouldn't budge. I had to rent one of those hammer...

My 06 rubicon has descent brakes, but I want better for the front. I don't wanna get rid of my original 16" wheels. So in my persuit to find a better brake that's not aftermarket (I want something stock for parts replacement ease), I'm curious about the wj brakes. They have a bigger rotor and...

The 231 is definately an option, but I hope to find the t-case that has 2wd, 4wd full time, 4wd part time, and 4 lo.

I have a friend that owns a 94 grand cherokee with the v8 and full time t-case. He's had a lot of problems with it. Gone out twice. I was thinking we should swap in a part-time case from a I-6 grand so he could have the awd option, but run in 2wd for the regular season (save on gas and t-case...

A tractor isn't structurally altered. They're factory built. John Deere, Cat, International, ect. Funny thing though. I've seen some of them, but never personally driven a tractor with turn signals, or brake lights. For the most part, I don't think cops care about a tractor so long as you're not...

Chocflip. Sent you a pm. I'm stoked about the big brakes. When i was buying new hubs I noticed that the hubs fit a lot of applications and makes. Do you HAVE to use ford fronts, or can you also use chev or dodge outers as well... provided they're the same bolt pattern and off a 44 or chev...

Doin good Tacoma! Been a long time. How bout you? Buckin bronco, thanks for the link. Very informative. I'm definately gonna have to shorten my driveshaft according to the info. But what about the yoke? Do I need to get bigger joints? If I do, is there a yoke that'll fit my transfercase so I...

I usually work on jeeps or chevs and now own a 78 f150 shorty. I've been trying to find a 9" third (mine is toast) and am really tempted to try a 60 rear. There are a lot of them around for cheap. My question, If I were to buy a 60 rear from a 77-79 ford would I A: Be able to bolt it on...

I have a home made turbo kit on my 2.5 wrangler. Takes some modification, but is worth it. Your eclipse turbo is way too small. I met a kid that was running a t-4 on his 4.0 cherokee. But it was tight. Kept burning things under the hood. We ran tubing from the manifold to the turbo in front of...

I can weld a good bead, but my concept of metal fusion is sub-par at best. I'm changing my axles on my yj and need to make a new spare tire carrier. I thought it'd be cool to use the outer flange from a rear drive shaft and weld it to the spare mount. It's obvoiusly a different kind of metal...

Drew, I'm almost positive that your tcase is self contained. I've never changed a 231 that wasn't. If your tranny is leaking into the tcase it would be because the input gasket on your tc was leaking. Or the output to the front drive shaft was leaking. Your tranny fluid is containded by the...

What are your suggestions? I was hoping to save a dime and go really low in my axle so I don't have to get a tc reduction. But I'd still like the option of driving to moab. I only have a 4cyl motor. If I ran 5.89's what rpm would I have at 70?