I'm heading out to the bone yards this weekend and I'm wondering what I else I should be looking for. What is the junkyard gold I should be looking for? What's some of the good stuff you guys have found?

 

dana 44, i picked up some 4" fender flares from a junk yard

 

I was pretty lucky with my XJ, it's a 89 with the tow package so I already have a dana 44. Good score on the flares, were they aftermarket XJ flares or stockers off of another vehicle?

 

XJ D44 is alway a nice score.

I would be looking for a XJ 4 cyl auto, to grab the front axle with factory 4.10's then go find a late 90's explorer for the rear 8.8, just make shure its one with 4.10's.

chevy blazer tire carrier's are used as tube doors.

YJ transmission and transfercase shifters!

Transmission shifter is a few inches longer, nice for use with a transfercase drop!
Transfercase shifter mounts on the transmission, and only has one linkage!

CJ or YJ roll bar. The upright tube fits nice if you cut off the bottom few inches. and plenty strong.

 

XJ front tow hooks & brackets.
Factory skid plates.

 

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136 amp alt out of a 96-98 v8 grand cherokee

 

Moved to chat, not tech related

 

all sensors there all gold just to have as extras....and cupholders

 

umm are we forgetting the console latch...lol

 

yessssss this is winnn

 

You'll never find one in working order. There was an XJ that came in the JY in mint condition with 74,000 but was in a front end collision. Everything was is awesome condition on the interior, but the center console latch was broken. I've been in dozens of XJs and have yet to find one unbroken.

Back to the task at hand. Look for factory tow points, aftermarket bumpers and other offroad accessories, lifts, springy mirrors, fan shroud, and a driver's seat without the lean. That should cover the average JY visit.

 

they were 4" aftermarket xj. found them off a 2dr

 

that looks too nice to be in the junk yard.

 

i agree too nice. looks like it has some kind of lift springs on it. Grab as much as you can off the rig. good parts haha