Installed all 4 new caliper, brakes and rotors and also installed both new wheel bearings, it also had a belt squeal when the ac and defroster was on so I installed a new belt tensioner, worked like a charm!!
New belt as well ?
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Installed all 4 new caliper, brakes and rotors and also installed both new wheel bearings, it also had a belt squeal when the ac and defroster was on so I installed a new belt tensioner, worked like a charm!!
I have 4.10 and 245/70R16 and now all i can say is that the jeep has lots of power. And no I am not going to get bigger tires its awesome to finally have a fun jeep.
...Came home and built a firewood rack...
pics or GTFO
how hard is the 4.10 swap? I have heard many stories like yours about it just being better. Is it better for off road only or will I gain something on road. Since my wife primarily drives the KJ on pavement, that has to be the number one concern...
May I stay?
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The roof is coming. I built this without plans and figured it might be a good idea to actually measure out the roof part.
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work great to quiet down draw bars. aids in towing as the trailer won't "wibble" around behind you, or sound like it just fell off and hit an IED. I especially like how it keeps the bike rack from swaying.
The 4.10 swap was not the easiest, but again I was doing a bunch of upgrades in the process. I have a used set of 4.10 gears and a Trac loc limited slip with only 100,000 miles on it. Its your just make a offer. I also have new ring gear mounting bolts as well.
Have you ever set up gears before? It can be done but you will need a 20ton(at least) press,some real good dial indicators,a good 1/2" torque wrench(needs to go to at least 350lbs-ft of torque),a very good 1/4" torque wrench,and the special 8.25 bearing adjuster tools.Of course you will need a manual for the specs and such for both axles.It will be time consuming if you have not done it before,expect at least 2-5 days since the front diff has to be completely removed(a big cost at a shop).
I do know how to set up gears,did my 4.10's(well the rear 8.25 gears and the front DTT) myself and have done other setups in axles from a D30 to a Rockwell 5ton axle and I will tell you I would rather go to a dentist and have a root canal done without any Novocain.There that much of a pain in the a$$ to do sometimes.It would probably be best to have a very experienced person do the setup in my opinion.
Oh and I paid to have my new axles setup,that's how much I hate doing them.
I used to do gears etc , but if you don't do it daily almost like Troy stated it can be a bit of a PITA. Now if I do need some done, an expert does them. They mess up its their issue, not mine, not worth me doing it and I have most of the toolsThis is exactly what I wanna do but never found the parts in my local pick yards yet. That along with skids plates and tow hooks
Would be a nice spring time project when the summer vehicles are out but having the LSD for winter sounds great.
Does the gearing throw off the speedometer or the larger tires ? I would keep the same tires i have now
Quoting another member :
Seems like it's out of my ballpark for tools and patience required
Runs good so far, was a 77 mile drive home from where I got it. Tomorrow I'm going to spend a few hours doing filters/fluids and oils/spark plugs etc. P/o said thermostat was just changed. Haven't noticed any leaks anywhere yet. Springs/shocks look original so they need to be replaced.Nice XJ. I love mine, although mine is stock and staying that way. How's it run? I'd first replace most of the cooling system stuff (flush, WP, Tstat, radiator if it's leaking, fan clutch). Seems to be the weak point of an XJ.