bubbarules1958

Got all of this for under 200 today. 410 LS. Can anybody recommend a good bracket kit for the 8.8?

pioneerhighsteer

I used ruff stuff on my swap. It's real beef cakes!!

bubbarules1958

Awesome. Is that a wedge? Did it come with good instructions?

pioneerhighsteer

No instructions, just put the leaf purches on the axle and center the axle and the pinion angle too. I made the mistake of the axle swap then a sye so my pinion angle was way off so I had to get axle degree shims for it to stop my vibration. Now I'm doing 80 on the freeway with no vibs

bubbarules1958

Thank you. How do I determine my pinion angle? Running a 4.5 inch lift.

pioneerhighsteer

http://www.4xshaft.com/XJCherokee.asp
This should help you

bubbarules1958

Thank you.

bubbarules1958

Urban wheeling. One with sway bar connected. One without. Going to do a steering upgrade before I go out and eff up some wildlife. Centered the axle, towed it in 1/8th of an inch, got the steering wheel right-side up and the bump steer went away.

bubbarules1958

The Rubicon Express trac bar didn't have enough threads on the bushing after I centered the axle. Ordered one from Rugged Ridge. Rubicon Express trac bar will be for sale after I remove it if anybody is interested.

bubbarules1958

So I got about 300 + about an hour of run time on the engine. Starting to get a little rocker chatter. Should I pull the valve cover and re torque now or ride it out until I hit a thousand miles? Cruiser? Flintstone? Anybody? Input would be greatly appreciated.

cruiser54

Shouldn't need retorquing.
Is it there all the time,cold or hot?

bubbarules1958

All the time. Not super loud. Just a chatter.

cruiser54

What did you torque them to?
Did this from the start?
Did you do any cam breaking procedure?

bubbarules1958

Torqued them to factory spec. I think it was 18 foot pounds. Followed the book. Did it in the beginning and it went away. Now it is back. Cam break in was 5 minutes of around 1800 rpms for roughly 5 minutes. Added a bottle of Lucas break in oil on top of the six quarts.

bubbarules1958

Also I threw on the custom exhaust without the cat from startup to the first hundred miles. Stupid. I know. Got factory exhaust on now. Not sure if that would make a difference. Just thought I would let you know.