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tgdoumit · 03-29-2017, 05:02 PM

well, i aim to make this my daily driver which will include towing my jeep on a 16' car trailer cross country a couple times a year.

one thing i really want to do is keep as much OME parts as possible. this doesn't mean GM parts but parts that i can get anywhere. the other thing is i want to be free of computers and modules or anything that really isn't reliable in a 30 year old rig. i have three other rigs that are over 20 years old that are daily drivers if needed. the problem with those, they are heavily modified some with hybrid parts, etc... hoping to keep things more simple than that!

my TJ has a NOS 8.8 rear axle for an explorer which i converted to 9" chrome moly axles and used set 20 bearings with housings for the axle ends that bolt in like a 9" or dana 44s eliminating the roller bearings and c-clip. confusing to find parts for and very confusing if a "special part" breaks.
gonna keep it simple by using OEM parts from whoever. lol!

03-29-2017, 05:02 PM	#5
tgdoumit Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Longview wa Posts: 53	Re: Moby: 88 Suburban / Cummins Project well, i aim to make this my daily driver which will include towing my jeep on a 16' car trailer cross country a couple times a year. one thing i really want to do is keep as much OME parts as possible. this doesn't mean GM parts but parts that i can get anywhere. the other thing is i want to be free of computers and modules or anything that really isn't reliable in a 30 year old rig. i have three other rigs that are over 20 years old that are daily drivers if needed. the problem with those, they are heavily modified some with hybrid parts, etc... hoping to keep things more simple than that! my TJ has a NOS 8.8 rear axle for an explorer which i converted to 9" chrome moly axles and used set 20 bearings with housings for the axle ends that bolt in like a 9" or dana 44s eliminating the roller bearings and c-clip. confusing to find parts for and very confusing if a "special part" breaks. gonna keep it simple by using OEM parts from whoever. lol!