Quote Originally Posted by mcinfantry
the width of the 14bolt wont allow the calipers on top.

waht motor/transfer are you using?
was just a crazy idea. if you dont lift the jeep you do a shackle flip on the rear and to get the car down again you make a axle _over_ spring (like the factory setting on the front axle) swap. After a lot of work you maybe have the same height with the possibility to mount the calipers on top. As said before, maybe i was too long in the sun
...and no, i dont plan to do this

For the engine: i have some AMC 360 laying around which i will use. My other jeeps have the same engine, so i prefer the amc over a chevy. The transmission/transfer case is a different story. I have some too weak cj transmissions laying around, some AMC TH400, Dana 20s and quadratracs. I prefer a setup with a TH400/NP205 (divorced or direct coupled to the TH400) but i was unable to find a NP205 till now. So maybe i go for the beginning with a TH400/Dana20 (have alrready a matching set with adapter from a cj project) or TH400/Quadratrac and swap later to a stronger combination.
I have one good T18 from a J10 I6-258 here, but im not sure if it will fit the AMC V8. This was also coupled to a Dana 20.
Btw. are headers for a FSJ V8 fitting on a M715?

Tom