thanks for that info stumpjumper and incommando! really appreciate yall answering my questions in depth.
that is exactly what i was wanting. i'm an explanation kinda gal (like most all girls), but i've worked on jeeps and trucks and cars before, just not something as complicated as a KJ simply because of it having IFS and it being a unibody.
THANKS AGAIN! Now I have something to work with!