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The kits he sells use a standard orbital valve and 2x8 cylinder for the front. The rear is a lever style 3 position valve with open center and another 2x8 cylinder. These are not the ultra sexy double ended cylinders like you see with the high dollar kits. These are the standard red colored...

Do a search on pirate4x4.com I saw one thread where a guy put one in a CJ. You've got some challenges ahead, especially in the flywheel and header department.

Looking good. Humvee wheels work pretty good with dually fronts, but then you're stuck with 16.5's. One thing to research though is the rear steer 60. I have seen some pretty tricked out rear steer 60's with chromo shafts, CTM's, electronic joystick valves with auto return to center etc...and...

Somebody chime in here, but aren't the solenoids the same as a Ford Ranger starter solenoid. Seems like I replaced one on my 9000 with a Ranger solenoid.

T150 can handle the power. You should be able to pick one up dirt cheap because no one wants them due to their terrible nature offroad. T150's are fine for the street though. Look into a T18 or T176. T176 can be used with the Dana 300 which is a popular replacement for the Dana20.

A lot of folks will tell you to use the thicker top posts for the winch due to the amount of current a winch will draw. Use the side posts for your starter, etc.. However, I run the winch on the side posts and haven't had any trouble. This is with an optima yellow top though...not sure if they...

The 8" width makes the tire stand up taller vs. the 10" width. At least it appears that way to me.

Easy on the 5.3's. They have their merits.

Borrow a 15x8 wheel and mount one of your tires (or spare) to see if it gets you the look you want. A friend of mine has 36TSL's on the factory CJ steel wheels and it looks good.

Just googled real quick and saw one blog saying the caddy is 400hp and 500 ft lbs in stock form with 10:1 compression. Sounds like an interesting project and since you are not rock crawling the Jeep, then go for it. Random thoughts: 1. Do a compression test on the engine before you get too deep...

It will not work and your Jeep looks terrible with that wide stance. I will do you a favor and take it off your hands.

IF you are willing to drop $3500 on it, then why not go with a Gen III Vortec or LS1. Any one of those will fit, have huge aftermarket support, are fuel injected and actually still get decent mpg. Try a 6.0 litre for torque. If that doesn't have enough torque and throttle response then you...

Oh yeah...IMO a turbo on a 4.0 liter sounds way cooler than a big block.

It's an interesting project and I say do it, just to see if you can, but.... Would I do that if I already had a turbo 4.0? Heck no. Here's why: 1. your D44 and Ford 9 probably have all they can stand with your turbo 4.0 2. I believe BOP/Caddy engines are wider than a chevy (wider degree of...

You already have the best transmission and t-case combination of all those listed. Use the TBI350 (for fuel injection reasons) and the Ford rear 60. Sell the rest of your parts and buy a Chevy front 44 or 60 with 4.10's and a bellhousing adapter for the Chevy motor to T-18. You will be looking...