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Old 12-23-2012, 11:41 PM
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Jacking a flat tire: WTF is an axle TUBE? Can someone post a photo?
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Jacking up a stock XJ during a flat tire. I hate confusing OEM jacks and prefer to carry a "real" jack in the trunk. Can you use a standard $30 mini-jack from Autozone? Or do XJ's need a special jack?

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The jack in the pic I fine. Just put the jack on the axle tube and make sure that the tube is resting between the teeth on the pad not on top of them.
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+1 I just have this $40 Michelin 2-ton floor jack with a rubber pad. Works great frame and axle, though a bit short.
What is an axle tube? Is anyone able to find a photo of exactly where I am supposed to use as jack point? In the rear, I would use the diff to raise the entire back at once. Isn't the Jeep like a normal car that has 4 jack points? Can someone post a photo of exactly where to jack up a front tire?
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Originally Posted by greenxj21
I jack mind from the diff. For the sides I just put it anywhere on the unibody rails.
What are unibody rails? (I'm not a mechanic)
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What are unibody rails? (I'm not a mechanic)




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Originally Posted by BimmerJeeper

What are unibody rails? (I'm not a mechanic)
Holy ****, an axle tube is the tubes coming from the center section of your axle. And the unibody rails are the two beams on the bottom of your jeep that go all the way from the front end to the back.
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Props, I need to steal those pics.
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Originally Posted by bhennessee1
Props, I need to steal those pics.
Type in "jeep cherokee jacking points" on google images.

Or click the link
https://www.google.com/search?q=jeep...w=1333&bih=670
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Originally Posted by straightsixjeep
Type in "jeep cherokee jacking points" on google images.

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I just saved them to my iPhone, thanks man.
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Originally Posted by bhennessee1
I just saved them to my iPhone, thanks man.
No problem, any time

What do you guys think is a better upgrade, a bored throttle body or 703 neon injectors for my 98'?
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Originally Posted by straightsixjeep
No problem, any time

What do you guys think is a better upgrade, a bored throttle body or 703 neon injectors for my 98'?
both lol do injectors first
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Last time I jacked up my jeep it bent the frame
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Originally Posted by zombie jeep101
Last time I jacked up my jeep it bent the frame
Care to elaborate?
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Yeah it was with my 89, I jacked it up with a jack made for a mini van and it sat on the jack about 2 months... When I finally removed it the frame was cupped from the weight of the jeep
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Originally Posted by zombie jeep101
Yeah it was with my 89, I jacked it up with a jack made for a mini van and it sat on the jack about 2 months... When I finally removed it the frame was cupped from the weight of the jeep
Where was it on the Jeep?

They're heavy enough to mess up pavement if it gets hot enough
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Was on the front lifting point, right behind the LCA
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