have another beer; most of that made sense! ;-)
if he's just looking for better gearing, he should know that gears in XJs
(and some MJs) went down to 4.10; much easier to find one of those and just
swap the axles from it in than going through the hassle of moving mounts,
etc.,...
as for the TCase, it's not clear whether he's talking about having done
some mod to make the rear output of his 'Fixed', or what,... but i can assure
you that the 231s in J**ps used a slip-yoke into years much later than mine,
and perhaps up 'til the end of the model run. (doing a short-tailcone and
fixed rear output mod is a very common upgrade to address what many see as an
Achilles heel in these things.)
cheers!
e
redghost wrote:
> I just smile and take another swig of beer while with him. so my
> explain is really weak. Will give it a try though
>
> We hit the PnP every so often to get goodies. He is after dead
> cherokees and Exploders to make the crummy Dana gearing in the back of
> his work. He figured out the Ford axle works great at the rear, but
> you have to move brake lines and shock mounts. Hooks up at the U joint
> He also lifted his a bit. so there is a little chance he could lose
> the shaft at the TC. His is a late 80's 4L, and according to him, the
> back end cone got upgraded with a sort of locking pin to keep the TC
> sealed if you lost the back shaft, instead of losing all fluid when the
> shaft gets pooped out. Must reduce slip out, to shear off at the U
> joint. Upgraded cone in the 94? maybe.
>
> As for gearing, I suspect he is looking for the better (lower) gearing
> offered in later model diff.
>
> Sorry for clueless ramblings. If this actually makes sense, I will
> have to drink another beer.
>
> On Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at 11:21 AM, ernest breakfield wrote:
>
> > hi Clay!
> >
> > can you expound some more on what BiL's doing?
> >
> > never heard of anyone taking anything off of an Exploder to put on
> > an
> > XJ except for the rear disc brakes, and that doesn't have anything to
> > do with the gearing...
> >
> > likewise, what exactly are you talking about WRT the T'Case? "the
> > seal
> > will pop and poop the shaft out"?
> > XJ T'Cases were made with slip-yokes at the rear output, and some
> > people will pull the yoke out of the T'Case while flexing up if they've
> > lifted the rig and not compensated for the change in driveline length,
> > but i've never heard of anyone losing a shaft because of a seal
> > failure,...
> >
> >
> > cheers!
> > e
> >
> >
> >> Cherokee upgrades with Furd Exploder parts. My BiL is in the process
> >> of taking a salvage cherokee and has upgraded axles with exploder
> >> bits.
> >> Gets better gearing. Has to play with the transfer case. There is
> >> a
> >> problem where the seal will pop and poop the shaft out. Fix for that
> >> is the newer boot.
> >>
> >> On Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at 07:24 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> >>
> >>> The solid axle debate is also one of those east coast/west coast
> >>> things that I think the 4x4 magazines make into a big dumb thing
> >>> thats
> >>> really not that big a deal. On the east coast, particularly in the
> >>> northeast I'd say theres not a whole lot of rock crawling to be done
> >>> so what they California crowd values in a 4x4 is not that important.
> >>> Mostly what we've got here is mud. Southern Maine in particular has
> >>> sink it to the axles clay/sand mud that'll get yeh.
> >>>
> >>> For a woods truck I place more value on things like a limited slip
> >>> (or
> >>> locker) in the diff and a manageable amount of power. Too often
> >>> during hunting season we'll ease through a tough spot following a
> >>> trail of parts and gear oil up to the guy with the big block V8 thats
> >>> gotten too happy with the go pedal.
> >>> My Dad has a Liberty with a limited slip rear end and for normal
> >>> conditions its not bad at all. He had a Chevy Tracker before that
> >>> also
> >>> with a limited slip that was nice. My mother had a Cherokee that was
> >>> a
> >>> steaming pile of dog crap in the woods. Had way too much power for
> >>> the
> >>> gearing, and bad clearance. Places the Tracker could slide through in
> >>> 2wd with the limited slip just barely engaging the Cherokee could
> >>> barely bounce through in 4wd churning snorting and sucking fuel like
> >>> it was going out of style. I hated that Cherokee...
> >>>
> >>> -Curt
> >>>
> >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of TimothyPilgrim
> >>> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 11:08 PM
> >>> To: Mercedes mailing list
> >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] The new G-Wagen
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Could someone elaborate why a solid axle is preferable to independent
> >>> suspension when it comes to a 4x4?
> >>>
> >>> Tim
> >>> 1982 300TD Moby
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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