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!! 93' YJ BUILD Pic's INCLUDED !!

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So after 4 months of searching and pondering I am finally the proud owner of a JEEP. Specifically a YJ! So for some background I was having a huge debate over getting a 2.5 with 4.10's and 33's or getting a 4.0 and 33's and regearing. I wanted a DD that I could take out on the weekend and make the occasional trip 100's of miles away to offroad. budget was around $4500 which isn't that easy in the Texas area. Not impossible but not easy like some of the other states I have seen.

So after much searching I came across mine. I had narrowed it down but a few things really stood out with this one. It was listed at $4000 and had the following:
4.0 171K, 5 speed, 4.10 gears, 4" suspension lift, 33's, 8.8 rear with disk brakes and LSD, front has a locker as well, Tube fenders, crusher rear fenders, Smitty front and rear bumpers, sound bar and a few different tops. Tranny grinds when shifting 1-4, not all the time but 90% of the time, a/c needs charging and overall needs some TLC.

Listing Picture:



Immediately while walking around the vehicle I notice a snapped Shackle (this picture is after we took off the locking nut:



After pondering it for a bit we finally make a deal for $3700 and I felt really good about it. Needed some love but I was happy to finally have a jeep with a decent start.

Spent the first 3 hours under her with the help of the PO. Took a while since I didnt have any tools with me but the PO helped me out a lot. The leaf had shifted as well so I had to loosen the entire assembly and straighten it back home. Used a shackle I picked up at auto zone just to get me home.

By home I mean 250 miles away...


 

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Got everything back together and greased up finally. Used the hammer method to get the u joints done and lubed it all up good and put it back together. Just test drove it and I'm happy to have rear wheel drive again. Front wheel only sucks.
Probably going to get a spare slip yoke and u joints for in the future. Once again, highly recommend using the drivetrain shop link posted above for any drivetrain parts.
 

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