Recent content by jeepjoe43

Macho strikes again

Nice and clean, as they should be! Congrats!!!

I have found marine grade anything in a Jeep is a good choice, albeit more $.

Biggest thing about shock brackets, and crimping the shocks seem to be common, is clobbering a mount and bending the housing. Not a giant issue if you're not running a drop in locker, but can be very Dangerous if you are. Most of the peeps on this site aren't using their Yjs' for toys, just be...

Not yet got the front together, but the D489 rear seams to to work well enough. Mechanical locking diffs have been in use for a century, so the OX appealed to me. I have read here there are some clearance issues with the tie rod on the front, I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

Nice CLEAN Nice CKEAN install...Mikey Likey!!! The uninitiated would never know it wasn't factory!

Is it a tilt wheel?

Just a 2" change in size can absolutely Zap power. Had a J20 I was running 32s' on and it was fine, went to 34s' and instant turd. And it had a 360. Granted a different animal, but same principal.

Welcome! Very Nice, Clean looking ride!

The only dumb question is the one unasked friend!

Nice!

Good point on the engine management system. And you and I keep saying it, Gears, Gears, Gears... I was actually going put 215 Buick in the flatty but the yards wanted outrageous $.

55 is all I need, but since re-gearing to 4.88s' 70 is no sweat for my squirrels.

OME seems to be the way to go, albeit pricey. Wish I had known about them before doing the Rough Country lift on mine. They put the Rough in Country, buck-board!

Well it's possible, and worth it if you have the $ or the talent. I put a 175hp Hot-Rod 2.0 Pinto mill in my old '43 GPW many years ago. But it took a Lot of fabricating, including a bell housing for the Chevy SM420 tranny I wanted (and still do). But that little Hot-Rod motor was Everything I...