Just another XJ

Little update. Took the crawler hauler out for the first weekend. I've got a short list of amenities I need to add, but overall, zero complaints.

As for the Jeep, the trip before this, the t case grenaded while I pulled it onto the trailer at the house. Broke the Tailshaft housing at some point and destroyed the shift collar. Pulled that and rebuilt it. While I was in there I threw the stock crossmember away and tried my hand at a flat belly with a piece of scrap c channel. Notched the c channel for frame rails, front driveshaft and exhaust. Frenched a new trans mount into it with some access holes drilled into the bottom. And ta-da!

I sheered the steering box bolts. We were luckily able to limp out of the woods under our own power. Got back to camp and with a little bit of help we're able to pull the box and back the bolts out. Thanks @Markrobinson and your ingenious flat head idea. Two small holes drilled in the bolt and a flat head turned them right out. Worked like a champ.

Likely going to be swapping to full hydro in the next couple months. I'm tired of having ghetto steering.

I'm putting a set of sd tons under my cousins xj. We made a orbital mount that bolts right where steering box was and attached to factory steering shaft. Rural King 90 dollar ag ram and gonna run stock pump. Got a orbital off eBay 125 bucks and guy gave us the steering shaft too.

Zjman said:

I'm putting a set of sd tons under my cousins xj. We made a orbital mount that bolts right where steering box was and attached to factory steering shaft. Rural King 90 dollar ag ram and gonna run stock pump. Got a orbital off eBay 125 bucks and guy gave us the steering shaft too.

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Now we're talking… I like it.

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The Luke said:

Now we're talking… I like it.

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It should be plumbed and a roller this Saturday so I let ya know how the stock pump does. You can buy the orbital mount for a xj but where's the fun in that

Zjman said:

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It should be plumbed and a roller this Saturday so I let ya know how the stock pump does. You can buy the orbital mount for a xj but where's the fun in that

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The stock xj pump didn't hold up for me. I swapped an 04 WJ pump in a while back. They use a hydraulic actuated fan on those models. So the pump is larger. Block that port off and you're good to go. Direct bolt in swap.

The Luke said:

The stock xj pump didn't hold up for me. I swapped an 04 WJ pump in a while back. They use a hydraulic actuated fan on those models. So the pump is larger. Block that port off and you're good to go. Direct bolt in swap.

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Back up plan. Thanks