I am in the thinking stages of doing an LS swap on my TJ. Trying to hurry and put back together my LS swapped XJ after pulling the old LS and swapping with rebuilt 5.3 and 4L80e so I can sell and get some funding. Did you ever consider the option of using what is essentially the sibling to the Jeep NV3550, the GM NV3500 found on a few LS trucks and S10s?
 
I am in the thinking stages of doing an LS swap on my TJ. Trying to hurry and put back together my LS swapped XJ after pulling the old LS and swapping with rebuilt 5.3 and 4L80e so I can sell and get some funding. Did you ever consider the option of using what is essentially the sibling to the Jeep NV3550, the GM NV3500 found on a few LS trucks and S10s?

I did read about it, but I did not feel the need as I would need to find another component, and sell another. Also if it was a good choice, Novak or Advance Adapters would have suggested it as part of a conversion.
 
Well, I am living up to the Just Empty Every Pocket lifestyle. One of the items I have yet to upgrade are the Dana 30 and 8.8 axles themselves. Also I want to move from my 33" to 35" tires, so currently my wallet is empty, :rolleyes:, but garage is full of parts! :)

Starting with the Dana 30, I purchased the YA WU-08 kit. I chose the 08 over the 07 for the bolt pattern and the larger hub lock system. If you have a BBK kit, these are not just a bolt on item, as currently I have the 15" system. So I sent some of the parts to Blane to machine a set of rotors, and upgraded from 15" to 16" rotors.

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Inner axle shafts are not included in the kit, so I got some 4340 axles too.

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A big thanks to @Blane for the work on the disks and prepping the hubs. They needed to be re-drilled and center machined to match the hubs.

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For the 8.8, I went with a YA WF-88-31 kit. This will give me 4340 axles and eliminate the C-clips which can be an issue. These also have two blot patterns, 4.5 and 5.5, so they are versatile.

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Your garage is SO NEAT....... I look at my mess right now and have NO idea where to start.
 
Your garage is SO NEAT....... I look at my mess right now and have NO idea where to start.

Thanks!

1. I am a neet freak, everything must be organized and have a place!

2. I have ZERO extra room, as I must have room for the WK2 to park also. The garage is very small, 7' door, 8' ceilings, and just enough room to park both vehicles and barely close garage door.
 
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Nice Raceline wheels.

I use to be a neat freak but not anymore. I thought I had a HUGE garage until I started trying to put stuff into it.
24X30' with 2 doors. Wish I'd had it built with a raised celling so I could have a lift.
 
I know I am gonna catch some heat - I did install some S%$#built stuff, and I just wanted to enhance what was there, without breaking the bank.

I did get a SRC cage kit, reason being the Rockhard kit is much more expensive, and I did not want to upgrade to a full cage. The quality is meh, but it will work. It was definitely a PTA to install, had to modify my speaker bar as mine is single, full size; and the soft top door surrounds needed a bit of trimming to where the clamps are.

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I need a place for my 9mm, and I came across this vehicle holster by Vulcan. I used double sided tape, and it magnetically holds it in place. Also installed one in my WK2. Definitely worth 26 bucks.

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I have to wait to install the axles and wheels, as due to current conditions, getting the tires will take 5-7 weeks at best. So I put together a tool kit and inventoried my recovery kit.

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Very nice rims. They look great.

Thanks! I can't wait to get tires in and get it to next stage. Was at home week ago, back in Kansas for another 6 weeks. I have a neighbor that has a spec house just like mine and has a two post outside of his garage. If my property was flat, I would do the same thing.
 
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Hey motomick76 hope you can help out again.

I'm mocking up my 5.3 to the nv3550 in order to get the proper adjustment on my Novak adjustable throw-out bearing. Did you use the Novak method to set the TO bearing size? It says to start with the fork pulled all the way back for your first measurement. That's the part I'm taking issue with. When the stock slave is installed, the fork isn't pulled all the way back. So it seems that if I start there the TO bearing will be too long once I do the math.
I've been debating on just taking some measurement from the back of the adapter plate and off the face of the trans to get my final size. Any insight would be appreciated. I'm sure this isn't going to be the last time I reach out for help. Thanks in advance for your time.
 
Hey motomick76 hope you can help out again.

I'm mocking up my 5.3 to the nv3550 in order to get the proper adjustment on my Novak adjustable throw-out bearing. Did you use the Novak method to set the TO bearing size? It says to start with the fork pulled all the way back for your first measurement. That's the part I'm taking issue with. When the stock slave is installed, the fork isn't pulled all the way back. So it seems that if I start there the TO bearing will be too long once I do the math.
I've been debating on just taking some measurement from the back of the adapter plate and off the face of the trans to get my final size. Any insight would be appreciated. I'm sure this isn't going to be the last time I reach out for help. Thanks in advance for your time.

Do you have the TB3 bearing from Novak? As I remember for my setup, I had to adjust the throw-out bearing almost all way out. Used my calipers to check depth at contact with clutch and compare to the length of the slave cylinder with rod installed. I made final adjustments with the adjustable rod for slave cylinder when engine and trans was installed. The final installed adjustment I tried by measuring, but it did not "feel" right. If you have been driving manuals for a long time, you know what a proper adjusted clutch "feels" like when engaging, disengaging, and shifting. I got final adjustment this way, and have not had to touch it, and have 1400 miles since completing everything.
 
Yes I'm using the same TB bearing you used. Did you stick with the stock slave and just use the adjustable push rod that came with the adapter? Wasn't sure that rod would work with the stock slave.