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Re: 88 GW Offroad Build

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No pics yet. The body lift is combined with a mixed bag of suspensions lift. If my calculations are correct it should be 7.5" lift in the front and 8.5" in the rear. All while staying sua in the front:o
James Stanley

89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
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Re: 88 GW Offroad Build

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So you still have the rustys 4" spring lift up front plus the chevy shackle and the body lift adds the 2.5 to give ya the 7.5?

And then the rear flip gives you what 4? Plus the body lift of 2.5... hmm What am I missing?

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'79 Jeep J-20 | 360 | TH400 | BW 1339 | D44 (3.73) | D60-3 (3.73) | Stock Suspension | 33" Tires
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Re: 88 GW Offroad Build

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Front
Rustys 4" Springs
Bjs 2" shackle
1.5" body

Rear
Home made shackle flip with 63" Chevy Springs= 7"
1.5" body lift

I'm undecided on the front shackles. Once I get it on the road I'll make a choice between the bjs and the Chevy shackle. For now it's sitting with the bjs because they help level it out
James Stanley

89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress
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Re: 88 GW Offroad Build

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I just had the next big break through on my 4.0 swap. I found the correct flex plate to marry my 4.0 to the 727.

It's a 42re flexplate from a 96 Grand Cherokee. Next step is moving the trans X member back
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89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress

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Re: 88 GW Offroad Build

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We need pics embedded in the posts!
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Re: 88 GW Offroad Build

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You can't see the pic? It shows up on my phone
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89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress
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Re: 88 GW Offroad Build

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Today I got a hand from my brother and we moved the transmission, t-case, and x member to the rear mounting holes in the frame (the ones intended for i6)
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89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress
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Re: 88 GW Offroad Build

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Got the s10 Blazer tank in today. It fits soooo perfect8-)

Now to figure out what fuel pump to run....
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89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress
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Went to local pick n save to help my brother pull 74 Cherokee Dana 44s for his samurai and left with a load of nice fsj parts for my wag. parts list to follow. Razor grill head light buckets. hood bar. Tail Light lenses. Rear spoiler. Aftermarket black headliner with all the trim and sun visors. aluminum fuel cap.

All the parts came from the 74 Cherokee except the hood bar and one head light bucket. Those came off a wt j4000 with brow and razor grill. No pics of the junkers they had both been wrecked in the front end
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89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress
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The heart of my fuel system arrived today. 96 lt1 corvette fuel pump providing 90 psi. And a 91 s10 Blazer sending unit. The fuel pressure regulator on the 4.0 fuel rail will nock the pressure down. I'm going to get some rubber fuel line from a local parts store as well as a fuel filter.
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89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress
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Fuel pump and sending unit assembled with p#s
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89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress
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Installed the hood bar to go with my razor grille yesterday. I ran the razor on my 88 for 3 years without the hood bar. I loved the hood scoop look with my hot rodded 360 and loud exhaust.

Now I've grown tired of it and it just looked like an incomplete razor swap.
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89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress
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Re: 88 GW Offroad Build

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Haven't fired the 4.0 yet and I already have mods lined up. More air in, more air out! Should help motivate the little i6
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89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress
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I did a dry fit on the 4.0 in the wag bolted to the 727. With the trans X member being moved to the rear mounting holes the motor was hitting the fire wall and the intake was hitting the master cylinder.
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I pulled the motor out. And dropped the skid plate/x member. I drilled new mounting holes in the X member that position the trans 1.25" forward. This will help move the back of the head off the fire wall. This will also move the motor mounts on the engine closer to the frame mounts. giving me about 50% contact between rubber motor mount and the frame mount. Don't mind my crappy drilling skills:shock:
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I already have the "horseshoe" intake that is needed to clearance the brake booster. I will swap that on before I reinstall the motor. I got a mopar performance manifold gasket with the steel ring exhaust ports from a buddy of mine that sold me the header.
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89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress
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I made the angle iron frame for my fuel tank skid today. I'm going to cut a thick piece of metal to fix on the bottom side. got it to fit tight so it will take up as little room as possible underneath the Jeep
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89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress
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frame and tank all tucked into place. Now to build mounting points
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89 Grand Wagoneer- 727/229/D44s
Front: 4"+ springs, 1"+ chevy shackle
Rear: Shackle Flip with 63" chevy springs
999 Offroad Skid Plate
4.0 swap in progress
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I cut a hole in the bell housing of tf727 in order for it to accept a cps. I measured the depth of the tone ring and made my pilot hole accordingly. I opened the pilot hole up with a die

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Now I need to make a bracket to hold the sensor in place.
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88 GW Offroad Build

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Shaved shock mounts and track bar off the rear axle
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88 GW Offroad Build

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Barnes 4wd shock mount mocked up to see how they fit
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The new mounts reorient the mounting bolt to allow for less bind during axle articulation

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I really like those shock mounts, looks great
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