So I got some work done on the XJ.

I got the leafs disassembled and the rear axle of the leafs with little to no problems. the shock on the other hand not so much....


first this happened 3 out of the 4 bolt broke that way.



Eh on big problem there I was kind of planning to do BPEs any way so now it looks like this. Also the cross member the bolts are on was FULL of dirt and rocks (more on that later)


Grade 8 nuts, bolts, and washers used there over kill maybe but it was under a dollar upgrade.

the shock mount to the axle were super crusty and will have to be cleaned up before having new shocks on them.



I don't have much for pics of my work with the leaf springs but here is one.



Yeah I know it's a great pic

Here is the leaf pack assembled.


For the rear I have new shocks, bump stop, u-bolts, and misc hardware


One of the things brought up by the shop that was working on my head was there were a couple of stuck valves and that the fuel system should be cleaned / flushed.
So I drop the the tank and what do I find?...

Dirt lots of compacted dirt and rocks


After a bit of work the tank is looking like this.



As for the head I'm still waiting on a head from the machine shop with now word on lead time.