tannerp89

well that screws my plan up .....god i hate making newbie mistakes. oh well....live n learn i guess

muddeprived

How does it screw up your plans?

tannerp89

well my buddy has a lockrite locker for a Dana 35 that i was gonna put in my xj this weekend and rod the **** outta the engine thats in there before i yank it and put a stroker in, cause im tired of getting stuck. but if it wont fit then my plan goes out the window....oh well, guess ill bust out the pit bike and do some Nitro Circus antics instead, well until that breaks.

muddeprived

What rear axle do you have?

tannerp89

Chrysler 8.25, open diff. im always gettin stuck i want lockers so bad....and a winch. just havent been able to find time to build my bumper, or had the cash. all my cash went to my new engine which goes in next weekend by the way, i cant wait!

man i love them lil faces...ha ha

Brad M.

The D35 was used all the way through 2001. You'll find it on ABS equipped XJ's.

So you're getting stuck a lot and you think a stroker is going to remedy that? I wheeled all over Moab with open diff's for 3 yrs. I don't understand why you're getting stuck so much. Are you airing down your tires? Sway disconnected? What kind of terrain are you getting stuck in?

tannerp89

well no but itll sling mud alot further!! lol and i keep gettin stuck following my buddies jeep...probably going places i know i shouldnt go....ive just never lost that overconfidence of "im in a jeep!" and theres lots of real deep mud pits so...

Probably should just ride with him instead...his jeep is nicer. Heres a Poser pick after we did the rear springs....

muddeprived

Lockers for your axles are about $250-$300 a piece. Not too shabby.

No need to fab up a bumper for a winch. Check out Detours. I run their winch mount and it's been badass. I only spent $550 on both the winch and mount.

Brad M.

Ah, well if it's mud then that makes more sense. A stroker and lockers will go a long ways in the mud. Don't you guys have any rocks up there?

Aussie maybe... but not Ox, ARB, or Detroit!

tannerp89

ya we do but its just been so wet and rainy here lately that its all mud. all the snow we usually get has gone to the east coast...HAHAHA...ive only shoveled once all winter! i had no problem last summer with open diffs on rocks and mud, but ive gotten stuck so many times this winter that im fed up with it. when my jeep is gettin pulled out by a stock tocoma something needs to change cuz thats
so...time for lockers!

tannerp89

nice xj dude. i like the all black look. and is it just detours.com or.... and what size lift and tires are on that? and ya ima get a auto lock for the front and an aussie lock for the rear i think....

Brad M.

Do you air down your tires at all when you go wheelin?

tannerp89

ya when my buddy goes with me...he has a compressor on his rig. we have to travel so far to go wheelin anywhere that i cant air my tires down if he doesnt go, cause i have no way to air em back up to get back to town. i tried it one time to see if i could make it back but i got a flat and didnt have my spare that day cuz i put my ski racks on for the season the day before and forgot to put it inside so...i dont try that anymore.

DagBMX

^you don't need a really nice air compressor. i know having a good one speeds things up, but even the cheap ones you can get at an auto parts store that plug into the cig-outlet are better than nothing. i have one of those $50 Slime brand ones i found at a Salvation Army for $15. does one wheel in about 3 minuets or so. it was funny, because when i got it, it didn't want to start up. so i opened the plug for it and the people donated it because the cheap fuse was blown. even better, it came with a replacement fuse in the extra pouch of the case. some people, i tell ya, lol. thing works great, and even has a really bright LED flashlight on the front of it so i can do things in the dark if need be.

tannerp89

^ ya thats true. ill look into that, thanks dag. i still want lockers tho.