Nice..I went with the Aeon Imports Radiator. just because i am short on $$$. so far so good. I love red Jeeps! That's why i have one

 

Nice XJ man! But I have to ask whats up with the driverside leaf pack?



-Taylor

 

Thanks good question, the dude before me beat the crap out of it and I have no idea what that is lol. Its all coning off with the new lift anyway, which is why I haven't paid much attention to it. When I rip it off ill post up what it is.

 

Can't argue with that reasoning!

 

that is a helper spring. its to increase weight capacity for say pulling a trailer. they sell them at farm and fleet and other places.

 

nice. get some of those gas mileage mods on it. to get the most out of it.

and when you get bigger tires on the 4 door, i'd be interested in those wheels/tires to replace the 2 I've damaged.....


definitely look forward to seeing this thing get built up.

 

Thanks Rob, that makes two of us. I'll let you know as soon as the rims and tires go up for sale. The tires are literally brand new. 100% tread left lol.

I brought it to my mechanic buddy at work to help me diagnose a knocking upon startup and shut off, as well as during acceleration in 1st and 2nd gear. She needs a new passenger side motor mount and a transmission mount. That's next on my list.

 

well thats good for the tires, cause mine don't have too many miles on them. just let me know.

the mounts shouldn't be too hard to replace.

 

It's an anti-wrap leaf - kind of like a built in traction bar

 

Today I ordered the following:

Motor mounts and transmission mount
Rear yoke (chrysler 8.25) and u joint

I am still trying to find a battery tie down for less than $25. Looking forward to popping these parts in and hopefully getting rid of all the clunking, as well as passing MD state inspection lol.

 

Where'd you get your tranny mounts?

 

Summit.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ani-2625

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ani-2572

 

All parts have arrived! I also ordered a custom shift **** from American Shifters, looking forward to popping that bad boy on. Hopefully I can get all parts in by the end of this week.

There is a small oil leak, either from the oil pan or the rear main. I'll get that figured out as well, put a new gasket and seal in there, and she'll be like new... sort of lol.

 

get that thing on the road. you should wheel it stock once or twice and see if it can keep up with my stocker = D

 

Finally a decent update. Nothing major, but:

Installed my shifter ****, woohoo




And did the motor mounts and tranny mounts today. I used this guide as a reference:
http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/...tor_mounts.htm

I did the driver's side motor mount first. I was hesitant to put much pressure on the bottom of the oil pan with the jack and piece of wood, so the bolt was a pain in the *** to get out. The passenger side was much easier, because I jacked up the engine a bit more based on how much I had to jack it up to get the holes to line up on the driver's side.

Driver's side. This was the one that was broken.


This is also the driver's side from underneath, looking from the front of the Jeep, toward the rear.


Where to support the transmission for the transmission mount.


Old vs. new transmission mount.