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Nothing wrong with stock, just depends how you want to use it. About 95% of my usage will be trail, though just cruising around town in Jeep is a lot of fun too! Nothing wrong with mods either, as long as they aren't Disney'd.. My '91 was also a pretty clean stocker when I got it 3 years ago...

Ya, you sent me that a while back. But I already got one in basket.

No bad on differing opinions, we're all here for different reasons. But good on you, l'll be looking forward to pics. i hope you do eventually go that route, they're very cool! But, as stated, just not my flavor.

I'm with you Macho, Not my flavor either but we're in the same boat. I do have to admit that @Dne007 meticulous Jurassic Jeep build is Drop Dead Gorgeous!

I guess I was lucky to find mine bone stock, though with the mods I knew I wanted, it's been a journey and continues to be. Thankfully I'm in the SW so rust isn't an issue and that's a good thing, probably why I gave the asking price for it. Just didn't know it had sat for 10 years and all the...

Ya, the corn binders were notorious for it too, only most their stuff was "one off".

Indeed it was. That could not have been more fortuitous, at least for me. And I got to meet a prominent member! Thx again, brother!

Well. I thank you again for mostly delivering my axle! Was worth a couple hours of driving and I certainly appreciate your time and effort. But you're right, there has to be a better way to ship large items without having to sell an organ. Years ago I bought some 10' 80/20 material and it came...

It'll have to go on a pallet, so it's probably going to be truck freight.

Yup, that is exactly what I'm talking about. The shims that come with the lift springs are for those running CVs' and pitch the axle pinion to match the DL angle for the lift. As it should be for those, I would later learn. They don't work with OEM slip yokes. Lessons learned...

That's pretty much how I'm seeing it, and I couldn't pick a better time to get out of the market either. Though I need to talk to a financial planner for other options.:cautious:

Your welcome. If you didn't like the DL angle, it probably is lifted. Your's sounds like mine after I did a 2-1/2" spring lift, given your concern about DL length, I saw the same thing. I can't tell from the pic, but OEM springs are pretty much flat. Lift springs usually have angle shims...

Usually when a bearing is replaced, the housing has to be removed in order to remove the old one, would think they'd noticed it. When you put it back together check the length of the rear drive line and make sure it has at least an inch of travel in the slip. That almost looks like a DL bottomed...

In one day I've gone from expecting termination next week, to wondering when to resign, they moved the dead-line 2 mos. The cheese is always in motion at this place, and I grow weary of chasing it.

Jeep certainly has a colorful past with different and mixed OEM's, beginning with Willys subcontracting Ford in WWII. AMC has always begged, borrowed or stolen from other OEMs', even provided to others when they were Rambler-Nash IIRC. But with Cj's & YJs', where else can you find parts from...

True That! Used to be Castrol guy, and couldn't tell you why. Later went with Mobil !, probably because regular "cheap" oil got to be the same price as synthetic, so why not. None of it lasts forever.

Once tore a 460 apart and when I popped the valve covers off, it still had valve covers. Another mechanic I worked with said "That's a Penzoil motor!". I said no, It's an neglected and barbecued motor.

Inside job! ROFLMAO!

Infuriating doesn't quite say it. I'm sick to death of the non-stop nonsense that I know will Never end...And is just going to get worse. A year & half of the regular covid crap is starting to cause me psychological harm. Just discovered I have about $100k more in the 401 than I thought, so it's...

No o rings, just RTV. Nasty stuff too. Discovered this when my buddy was trying to replace a rear main on a later model truck and had to literally destroy the pan to get it off the block.