JeepingDan

Here's were things got tricky. I found out the amc 231 output shaft had a smaller diam. than the newer np 231.
Good thing I have spare t-case parts hanging around or else I would have been screwed
How it looked when I pulled it out.



My spare case I ended up using parts from

See how much wider it is compared to the amc shaft. This is why I had to swap the guts from a 1994 case

JeepingDan

And down the the finnished product!

cherokeesteve

Are you married and if so does your wife get jealous of all the time you spend working on your xj.
My feeling here is just go buy a nice winch bumper or a winch plate. A lot eaiser and sometimes cheaper if you add up all the hours spend building and fixing all the stuff getting broken taking it apart and putting it back together.
"Imm just saying." :-)

cherokeesteve

So someone else told me about how you can take a front shaft and use it at the rear. Which front drive shaft will fit on the back of the xj with the universal style u joints?

JeepingDan

Front shaft came off a 94 XJ. They all pretty much the same.
And the bumper took me about 6 hours lol I still have about another hour of work left.

When I get a winch I'll just add on to it as well with a stinger.

harley182

Awesome build man. Xj is lookin mean! so how are the crushers on the road? have you had them at highway speeds? Im thinking about picking me up a set.

JeepingDan

Thanks man!
if you don't mine the sound of tires howling they are great. I have no vibes at all with this thing on the highway. "Top speed is 70" Won't go any faster but I don't need to. The tread works like paddles in mud and sand lol talk about rooster tails.
So far on wet roads no problem I have yet to find out what they do in snow.

1ABrian

Lovin the bumper projects. Great ideas. I can use some of these ideas for my Grand Cherokee too!!!

harley182

thats awesome. Im seriously thinking about getting them. Im going to be moving to michigan so i will be able to do a serious snow test

cherokeesteve

Don't get me wrong on the bumper, I would do the same thing if I had the shop to work out of and the welder and the lift ect ect! I guess I am just jealous because I have to work at home and in the driveway, and if I don't work on the wife's car also, well I might as well build me another shed to live in because I will never hear the end of it!
I don't have a shop to work out of anymore, I even rebuild my wife's car transmission last April. In the driveway and in my one car garage. Yuk it was not fun, a 4t65e trans. Had parts everywhere, just like I do now restoring a 81 Goldwing.

JeepingDan

I know what it's like working on stuff at home and having limited tools IT SUCKS.

Other hand I'm kinda jealous because you have a garage AT HOME lol

Barren Bastion

Nice job, looks good! Can't wait to see the in the field results. What winch were you thinking about?

Schatty

looked over your build and its pretty classy, good work keep it up

JeepingDan

Depends on how funds are.. I def want WARN

X1994J

Not really... Here is a few of the different lengths....

XJ 87/88 2.5 Automatic 27.950" 53003912
XJ 89/93 2.5 Automatic 27.970" 53005540
XJ 89/01 2.5Manual 25.310" 53005541
XJ 89/01 4.0Automatic 30.660" 53005542

I am running a lengthened front in the rear with no issues yet.