Originally Posted by jimmy21669

uh-oh.....

Aaron...it has been posted less than 3 hours too....chances are he still has it....

And Scott....mostly, you make me laugh....but I say give Aaron momentary dibs here....he says no go...pounce.

Originally Posted by nowhres

I'm looking for one for my dad. That one is perfect. But I'm in no rush. Other priorities right now

Originally Posted by nowhres

Actually, TBH, if I had my federal return back already, I'd be there waiting. That's a hell of a deal

Originally Posted by jimmy21669

I would not think so....

Then here ya go.....
http://www.rustysoffroad.com/jeep-su...pair-long.html

And

http://dpgoffroad.com/products/dpg-a...top-plates-xj/

Originally Posted by fritzthekatt

Thanks for the links.

Have you ever seen someone modify a can type mount like this for a XJ? Can the stops be moved outside of the front springs?

http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/...Kit-p-703.html

Originally Posted by jimmy21669

uh-oh.....

Aaron...it has been posted less than 3 hours too....chances are he still has it....

And Scott....mostly, you make me laugh....but I say give Aaron momentary dibs here....he says no go...pounce.

Originally Posted by Green2000

Why does everyone on this forum for the most part feel the need to half *** **** constantly? Take pride in what you do/own

Originally Posted by Pudgy Fingers

If you figure this out let me know. I stopped offering advice for the most part because people like to think with dollar signs instead of taking care and building a good rig. I wish someone would have got ahold of me before I sent $500 on my RC kit. I would have saved and did it right. This is what I hope to do with the TJ.

Originally Posted by fritzthekatt

Whammo.

http://tandjperformance.com/store/in...63n87j99pj5s51

Originally Posted by jimmy21669

The hardest part is figuring out the damage to the engine. If you hit hard enough to bend the balancer, you may have done some serious damage to the engine.

I am NOT trying to scare you or anything. You have decisions to make. In order to test that engine you need to free it up....get everything out of the way....then you have to do repairs to the bracketry and radiator prior to starting it. Pretty sure to put in a new radiator, you will need a new core support. You will not get a new core support even IN until you bend the unibody back to it;s original shape. Now....once you fix ALL that so you can safely run the engine long enough to truly assess the engine, the engine COULD be toast.

The decision you need to make is....go forward with THIS JEEP? Or move on, part it out, get another one, and learn from this mistake.

Again, I am not trying to scare you, but give you a realistic view of what you are looking at. It is NOT as simple and rosy as everyone trying to make you feel better is making it sound.

As always, I am trying to be helpful even though my comments may hurt a little.

Originally Posted by my89xj

I can't force myself to tear him apart.

Originally Posted by Pudgy Fingers

It's a car. It has no real value. You will not be on your death bed wondering why you didn't keep Barney going. You and tommy being healthy is all that matters. No one would care about Barney if one of you guys were seriously injured.

Originally Posted by nowhres

I haven't seen Barney in person, but from looking at pics and hearing you describe it, I would start looking for a new one.

If that's the case, Barney went out with glory and a story