1987 Jeep Wrangler YJ
LSx V8 Swap
79 F250 3/4 Ton Axle

1987 Jeep YJ Wrangler LSx Swap 5.3 V8 3/4 Ton F250 Axles. Clean title. I am additionally willing to drop the price more if not including the Hard Top or the TJ Doors. I am willing to consider meeting to facilitate cross state sales.

Time to sell. I built this from a bare frame sparing very little in costs. Time to move on to family oriented adventures and let someone else enjoy this LS V8 Jeep - it is a BLAST to drive! I am a USAF veteran and ive built this jeep with learned attention to detail and hyper-technical application.

A short summary:
Rebuilt from the ground up, every new bolt - 100% fresh. I would not hesitate to drive from coast to coast on a whim, or hit a trail on a moments notice. This jeep is very solid. As it sits, it is the perfect foundation to go in any direction you want, highway primary or rockcrawling. It is extremely capable and reliable. I built this over a period of 2 years, and I spent last year enjoying it! It has the Detroit Truetrac in the rear axle, which is a gear driven LS locker - it is an entirely different animal than any clutch style LSD. It behaves exactly like a Detroit but just a little extra turning capability - requires zero "brake" action to get it to behave like a Detroit.

The instagram account for the build (i will give the account too if its desired 2k+ followers), is located here: https://www.instagram.com/speedbump4x4/

Axles (total miles on new rebuilt axles - approx 2k)
-Front: 79 F250 D44 Housing (8 lug), Stripped, Sanded, and POR15.
-USA Standard 4.88 Gears, Installed by Carolina Axle & Gear along with Master Seal/Bearing Kit
-Chevy 3/4 Ton Caliper / Disc Swap from Lugnut4x4
-Rebuilt Selectable Hubs and Spindles with New Wheel Bearings (WJB and Timken)
-RTV Seal Inner Tubes, New SKF Inner Tube Seals
-Flat Top Knuckles, High Steer Arms, Moog Ball Joints
-Custom Camber Correction Sleeves to Fix classic ford camber issues when lifted
-OEM Shafts, Spicer uJoints, x2 Spare Shafts
-Wheel Stud Upgrade, and New Lug nuts
-Spartan Locker
-Barnes4wd HD Shock Brackets
-Knuckle Stud Upgrade to Grade 8
-One Ton Steering Kit, with 1/4" DOM, and 1ton TREs
-Custom Camber Correction Sleeves to Fix classic ford camber issues when lifted
-Metalcloak Front Diff Guard

Rear: 79 F250 D60 Housing (8 lug), Stripped, Sanded, and POR15
-USA Standard 4.88 Gears, Installed by Carolina Axle & Gear, along with Master Seal/Bearing Kit
-Chevy 3/4 Ton Caliper / Disc Swap from Lugnut4x4
-Rebuilt Selectable Hubs and New Wheel Bearings (WJB and Timken)
-Detroit Truetrac
-Barnes4wd Antiwrap Spring Perches, HD Shock Brackets
-Wheel Stud Upgrade, New lug nuts
-Chassis Unlimited HD Diff Guard

Frame
-1995 Frame, (Removed all unnecessary bracketry)
-Drilled for drainage, rust prevention
-Sanded, Primed, POR15, and Eastwood Topcoat
-Novak Conversions Motor Mounts, triple weld pass
-DOM Rear Crossmember for Rear Shocks
-Barnes4wd HD Shackle Brackets, Upper Rear
-Barnes4wd Transmission Crossmember, Flat Belly!!

Suspension
-Stock shackles, POR15
-Energy Polyurethane Bushings with new Sleeves
-Greasable Suspension Bolts
-New Crown HD Leafs, Converted for Spring Over
-Barnes4wd HD 5/8 U-bolts and Plates
-Barnes4wd Antiwrap Bar Setup w/ DOM Crossmember

Body
-Firewall, Engine Bay: Chassis Saver / POR15
-Underbody Repairs
-Underbody POR15 and Herculiner
-Bikini Top
-Hard Top with Sunroof
-TJ Door Swap, with TJ Full Doors
-Brand New Energy Suspension Body Mount Kit, Lift 1", New HW and Sleeves
-Reconstructed Jeep Body Mount Locations

Interior
-Custom Flat Dash with Autometer Jeep Gauges
-Custom Dash includes 12 Switches, Custom CB Location
-Monstaliner Bedlined
-Aftermarket Steering Wheel
-New signal kit in steering column
-Corbeau Moab Black Vinyl Seats
-4 Point Harnesses (have sub 5th pieces)

Drivetrain
-Engine: 2001 Chevy 5.3 LS engine, <80k Engine>
-New knock sensors, New water pump seals, New Oil Pickup Seal
-New LS (mini) Starter, New Alternator
-New Serpentine Belt.
-Custom "Near" Center Dump Shorty Headers
-New Irridium Spark Plugs
-New Standalone Engine Harness by Current Performance w/ OBD2
-Red/Blue 5.3 ECU, Flashed & Tuned
-New O2 Sensors, New Oil Sensor
-Autometer Water Temp Sensor w/ Adapter (Pass Head Plug)
-Lakewood Bellhousing (Scattershield)
-New Sachs Flywheel, Luk Clutch Kit
-Adjustable Shift Fork Pivot
-Camaro Master/Slave Clutch Cylinder, with custom firewall mount
-2000's TJ NP231 Tcase (Long input) Rebuilt, New bearings and seals
-JB Conversions Super Short SYE, with Hardened Shaft
-2000 Jeep AX15 (Long output), with Clocking ring, Less than 50k Miles, Smooth shifting, New Output Seal
-Novak Conversions AX15 to Chevy BH Adapter
-Novak Conversions Adjustable TOB
-Extra Wide Ford Bronco Shift Fork
-Olivers HD Front Driveshaft
-Shortened XJ Rear CV Driveshaft, Slugged and Balanced
-New Spectre Fuel Sender
-New Wix Fuel Filter, Corvette Returnless
-New Walbro Fuel Pump, w/ Spare Stock YJ 95 Pump

MISC
-New EZ-Wire Chassis Wiring Kit, All new wires front to rear
-New Double Diaphragm 8" Brake Booster
-New Ford e350 Brake Master Cylinder
-Custom Brake Line Setup w/ 50/50 MBM Prop Valve
-New HD Headlights, w/ LED Bulbs, w/ spare New Stock
-New Aluminum 3 Core Radiator w/ Electric Fan
-New 15" 8x6.5 Wheels
-New Custom Exhaust w/ Magnaflow Exhaust
-IROK Rear 36" Tires, Half Tread, One spare IROK low tread
-Trxus Front 36" Tires, Half Tread
-Marine Boat Radio, Kicker Front Speakers, 9" B Pillar Pods
-Smoked Braided SS Brake Lines, SS Master Lines, SS Caliper Lines, Thermoplastic Flexible Runners
-Durango Steering Box Swap
-Mirror Relocation Brackets
-Brand New fuel Lines and AN Fittings
-Gas Tank Upgrade to Poly 20 Gal Tank
-Novak Conversions Adjustable 4x4 Shifter Bracket
-Corbeau Seat Mounts
-New Battery
-Motobuilt ECU Bracket
-Mojave Heater
-12 Accessory Switches
-Flat wiper mod

NOTES
I have a box of miscellaneous parts to go with it. I have removed and sold the shocks, so new shocks will be required. Im putting on stock shocks for the sale. The signal lever assembly needs to be replaced, but it is functional now. It needs a windshield wiper motor. I have the arm and the old motor and mounting plate. I am not interested in trades, sorry - money is going towards a house.

Price: $13,000 OBO

City: Asheville

State: NC

Please contact Nick at:

email: agentnick333@gmail.com