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    Plus, a 12.50 on a 10" rim looks stupid.
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    Got the ball joints out last night. They were a pain in the ass. Waiting now to get the lockers and get the gears installed.
    1988 Comanche auto, 4.0, 4x4, 8.8 rear trussed, Dana 30 trussed, SYE np231, Serious Offroad long arms, 9.5" of lift, 35's, lockers

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    Front and rear lockers? What type?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BroncoJo View Post
    Front and rear lockers? What type?
    After talking with a lot of guys that have jeeps with Dana 30s and drive theirs as little as I drive mine I have decided to just do spartan lockers front and rear. If I hate it then I'll pull them out and go another route.
    1988 Comanche auto, 4.0, 4x4, 8.8 rear trussed, Dana 30 trussed, SYE np231, Serious Offroad long arms, 9.5" of lift, 35's, lockers

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    Quote Originally Posted by zebvance View Post
    After talking with a lot of guys that have jeeps with Dana 30s and drive theirs as little as I drive mine I have decided to just do spartan lockers front and rear. If I hate it then I'll pull them out and go another route.
    Cool, let us know how they work
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    UPS guy stopped by today and left these!





    1988 Comanche auto, 4.0, 4x4, 8.8 rear trussed, Dana 30 trussed, SYE np231, Serious Offroad long arms, 9.5" of lift, 35's, lockers

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    Got any plans to bring the ass end down?
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    Nope, leveling the front with the rear. Got A new set of long arms that are going on as soon as I can get the new front axle all finished up.
    1988 Comanche auto, 4.0, 4x4, 8.8 rear trussed, Dana 30 trussed, SYE np231, Serious Offroad long arms, 9.5" of lift, 35's, lockers

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    Just ordered front and rear Spartan's and some pretty beef shackles to put on with the long arms.



    1988 Comanche auto, 4.0, 4x4, 8.8 rear trussed, Dana 30 trussed, SYE np231, Serious Offroad long arms, 9.5" of lift, 35's, lockers

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    I have always wanted to try those tires
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    Got my rims in and my lockers. Hopefully I can get them and the gears put in this week if I get the time.



    1988 Comanche auto, 4.0, 4x4, 8.8 rear trussed, Dana 30 trussed, SYE np231, Serious Offroad long arms, 9.5" of lift, 35's, lockers

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    Small update, Got the new OEM mopar fan hub bearing bracket replaced and everything back together$($500.00 later from the stealership). Guess what? That wasn't the squealing bearing. Turns out it was the alternator the whole time. I'm kinda in a predicament because I wanted to upgrade to an aftermarket 160amp alternator, beef all the charge/ground wires to 4 gauge and run dual battery in the tool box to handle the load I have. Problem is it is going to roughly run $750.00. After buying the tires, rims, lockers and fan hub bearing I am tapped out as far as funds go right now.


    So, turns out in the fully loaded mjs with ac, they came with a 100 amp alternator instead of a 60 amp alternator. Advance had this with a discount code for $70.00. So that is the fix for now. I put it in and see how it goes. Maybe the extra 40amps will be all I really need. If that's the case I will plan on still beefing the charge/ground wires and I still want a larger reserve so I will hook up dual batteries in the tool box in the future.

    One small issue however. Was trying to put the direct bolt in alternator in last night and the casing is a tad bit larger. Well it is a hair too big to fit in the alternator bracket for some reason. While I was replacing it I also found that the PO had broke off the second bolt that holds the alternator on off in the alternator bracket. The plan is it pull the whole bracket off this afternoon after class and shave it down a bit for better filament and weld a bolt to the broken off bolt stud and pull it out.

    If it's worth doing, its worth doing right....
    1988 Comanche auto, 4.0, 4x4, 8.8 rear trussed, Dana 30 trussed, SYE np231, Serious Offroad long arms, 9.5" of lift, 35's, lockers

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    How is an alternator swap going to cost $750?
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    Quote Originally Posted by zebvance View Post
    If it's worth doing, its worth doing right....

    Like fixing a broken ignition switch?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BroncoJo View Post
    How is an alternator swap going to cost $750?
    Based on his post

    Alternator ~$150
    Battery ~$100
    All new cables and wires ~$100
    New Alternator Bracket ~$200
    Fuzzy Dice ~$200

    Just my guess.
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