Fair enough Alex haha

 

You'll see by the end of college when you have 6 kids. Ahaha!

 

I really hope I don't have 6 at the end of college lol... I just wanna find the "right" girl for now, have some fun, graduate and do grad school, get a job, get some toys... then have kids.... F**k... I know it's not gonna work that way lol

 

By toys do you mean doll?

 

Yes.

 

It won't

 

^^^^^ Trust me, he knows lol ^^^^^^^^

 

lol I know how it is

 

4:10s, cheaper lockers, 1/2" lift, and disc breaks that will hold in your shafts if you ever break one.

i'm just a huge fan of the 8.8 mod.

 

Speaking of which, I'm not terribly tech savy... YET, when it comes to axles. I dunno really what the difference is between a c-clip and non axle, cept one keeps the wheels from falling off.... Which is which, and which are the LP/HP30s, 35s, 8.25, etc. (stock for cherokees)

 

Ben, your jeep looks great, and i bet it prob rides pretty good w/the drop brackets. But still, 12.50 tires put more wear on breaks, and steering and i'm just kinda done w/that. Been driving my stock xj for the last few weeks and it's sooo nice. Peppy, stops nice, drives nice, and get about 17mpg. I think anything over 32s, and you lose a lot of practicality. I want a jeep that will drive like stock, and can take camping and most mid-level trails. I've had 2 pretty built jeeps, and i've sold them both because i couldn't stand driving them on long trips... we'll see if i get this one right.

x2. And i think Ben is going to have 7 kids hahaha.

 

c-clip axles will let the wheel fall off, unless you have disc breaks. the rotors will keep the axles in. the d44 is non c-clip and is why it's sought after by the jeep guys.

xjs 84-99 have the hp d30. better for big lifts. a lp 30 is still ok for lifts 3-4.5", but it also has standard gear rotation which is believe to be a bit weaker. hp 30s have reverse rotation.

00-01 xjs, zjs, wjs and tjs have lp d30.

d35s came in all xjs w/abs. also a lot of zjs (93-95) mainly w/I6. 8.25 in non abs xjs. d44a was in zjs w/v8 96+.

is that what you were asking?

 

Yeah when it comes to out of town trips the xj is parked and we take megans car. One reason she gets around 30mpg and two it rides very smooth third very comfortable to ride and drive

 

yeah.. you're right at the point on either/or..

you already have a locker in your 8.25, so need to spend on the gears. Or, you could sell that axle pretty well and buy that 8.8 for about $100 w/4:10s and spend another $300 on the 8.8 locker.

i have seen used 8.8 lockers a lot more than 8.25 though.

i had an 8.25 w/4:56 and powertrax, and sold it for $450 earlier this year.. when I had the zj... You could prob get $300-325 for your axle..

i think it would prob be better to spend on the gears, if you stay w/a 33" tire.

 

Jesus I hope not, not unless I can support em.... Which is why I'm in school?....
Yes! Thanks a ton... I guess I didn't think much about brakes though as well... I think a HP30 would still work cause it's got discs and is stronger, and I was planning on leaving my 8.25... But, now that I think about it I really wanna add discs to the rear and more aggressive pads on each corner.... I know there's a few conversions but I haven't looked at all at what's the easiest, cheapest, most common, etc. etc. etc...

Enjoy the red