Blow compressed air back into the tank from the pump side to see id the hard lines in the tank are partially clogged. Mine did that and starved it for fuel but idled fine.
She will bounce in big waves of traction, bounce in the air, no traction and down in the sand again. It is enough for the tires to hit the quarters and inner fender wells. None of my friends CJ's do the same. a traction bar cant hurt but I feel that it is more than that.
I have a 76 FJ40 with a skyjacker 4" spring lift all around, as well as new bilstein 5125s. The springs are a few years old now and the rear bounces when kids are in the back wheeling. Now, I use this vehicle in the sand. It goes up steep sand dunes on the regular. When struggling on a hill it...
I took my PTO unit back off and measured from the bolt hole to the side of the gear in the case and on the PTO. They match perfectly. Thank god. The top picture with the stepped side towards the input gear seems to be correct.