88 XJ Buildup thread
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88 XJ Buildup thread
Building a 1988 XJ up for my sister's boyfriend.
Radius arm 8-lug D44 front.
BB 31 spline 9" rear.
4-5" lift with 4.88's.
Lockers f/r not sure yet.
~35" maybe 37's if I can talk him into it.
Whenever we get the $$$ to start building I'll start taking pics and posting the progress.
Update:
High pinion d44 8-lug. 31 spline FF d60.
Full spool front w/4.88's. Detroit rear 4.88's (sound similar? lol I may have been some influence).
Running factory ford radius arms, extended with JJ's on the frame side.
4.5" RE "extreme duty" leafs.
4.5" RR coils (maybe shorter depending on coil-bucket placement).
Cross-over steering, no high steer.
36x12.50 radial TSL, 16x8 rock-crawlers.
Picking up the axles this weekend hopefully, ordering all the gears/lockers/install kits the following week.
Radius arm 8-lug D44 front.
BB 31 spline 9" rear.
4-5" lift with 4.88's.
Lockers f/r not sure yet.
~35" maybe 37's if I can talk him into it.
Whenever we get the $$$ to start building I'll start taking pics and posting the progress.
Update:
High pinion d44 8-lug. 31 spline FF d60.
Full spool front w/4.88's. Detroit rear 4.88's (sound similar? lol I may have been some influence).
Running factory ford radius arms, extended with JJ's on the frame side.
4.5" RE "extreme duty" leafs.
4.5" RR coils (maybe shorter depending on coil-bucket placement).
Cross-over steering, no high steer.
36x12.50 radial TSL, 16x8 rock-crawlers.
Picking up the axles this weekend hopefully, ordering all the gears/lockers/install kits the following week.
Last edited by 034x4; 04-24-2006 at 11:02 PM.
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cool man, i was thinkin of gettin an XJ (if you couldnt tell from the PM i sent ya). but i think im just going to get a 4x4 ranger insted. (i cant stand not having the bed when i need it). cant wait to see it get started. you do good work from what ive seen. should be fun. you leaving the rear leafs or converting to coils? that would be pretty sick.
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Originally Posted by nated0g
to save yourself some time, convert the closed cooling system to open.
Oh yeah, forgot... check out Rustysoffroad.com some of their stuff is really awesome, just as good or better than RE and it's in AL... cheaper shipping, etc.
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