Started my 2" BB lift on the Green Gremlin last night with a buddy. Got the rear done in and hour, then got the front dropped down and discovered that we did need that spring compressor after all. Late night parts store run for the win. Got the passenger front in with no further problems. drivers side puck would not fit due to the bump stop being bent somehow. Beat and ground on the puck for a while then called it quits at 11. Will finish it up tonight. Will post pics when its done!!

 

Get er done!!!!

 

We had a blast. My buddy had never used air tools before and neither of us have done any suspension work other than shocks. Here is me going to town on the puck that wont fit

 

DUDE!!! Is that an old sony trinitron I see (tv).

 

Nope! 1979 Zenith Space Command!

 

lol... nice! Zenith was actually my next guess. I've had one of each. I dunno if it was a space command, but it was a Zenith that looked similar.

 

Hey it still works, so we still use it. We will go down there and watch the race while we are tinkering on stuff on sundays

 

Gave my xj a full wax job!

 

Finished up the rear disc conversion. Installed the ZJ proportioning valve guts, bled the brake system, modified and hooked up the XJ parking brake cables, and adjusted the parking brake.

If I had known what a PITA it would be to cut down the spring covering the parking brake cable I probably would have just bought cables to fit. But it seems to work OK.




Also installed the new diff cover using a gasket and Permatex #2 sealer, and filled with Valvoline synthetic 75W-140 gear oil. Should be easier to deal with than a mass of RTV next time the cover needs to be removed.



I'm looking forward to road testing, but I have some more I want to do while the Jeep is up on stands and am running out of time for today. (Going to spray the underside with Fluid Film rust preventative for the coming winter season and also want to change the transfer case oil.)

 

Thanks for the info. I have a chry 8.25 and I have a Detroit full case. I haven't seen that window you showed in that picture though, I will have to look again

 

As to what I did to my Cherokee today. I named him "Yosemite"

 

Ripped a bunch of useless crap from my 89, and sorted through some wires.

Cleaned up the 95 xj brake booster to put in it, just need to widen the hole on the shaft and it will be ready to go in.

 

Finished my 2" BB and tested it. Works great no more scrubbing. We had a blast doing it. This was my buddies first time actually working on a vehicle.

 

$$$$ Cha-Ching $$$$

 

One of my wheeling buddies XJ