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Anyone know how well stock bumpers would hold up as a recovery point. Thinkin of temporarily putting some d rings on there...
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Originally Posted by kbkunz
Anyone know how well stock bumpers would hold up as a recovery point. Thinkin of temporarily putting some d rings on there...
Simple question, installing bushwhackers I got for 100$. Anyone gotta write up on how to install them? I'm kinda worried about the whole drill and hope it lines up thing
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Originally Posted by kbkunz
Anyone know how well stock bumpers would hold up as a recovery point. Thinkin of temporarily putting some d rings on there...
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Check out this write-up. Click the images to enlarge. >->http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/axle/yjwarnaxle/
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aftermarket bumper
u'll definately need one or its cheaper to fab one urself if u have a welder. i was at the badlands last week and a stock cherokee got stuck and the front axle was burried and did not have front tow points. we tore off his front bumper trying to pull him out. and had to use the rear axle. he was sitting in water for almost an hour and had his alternator in the stock location, ended up towing him back all the way. if he had front tow points he wouldnt have been in that mess. best idea is to fab or at least install a front hitch receiver.
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Check the inflation of your tires. Mine were overinflated from the guys at tire shop once (geesh, really, u do this for a paycheck?) and i was riding on the center of my tires. Caused it to clunk and jump when turning. They had 44psi in my tires. I now run 33-35psi. Check it.
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Originally Posted by ol"blue
Larger wheels/tires won't change the distance between the axles and the frame/unibody, it only increases the distance from the axles to the ground, and also puts the tires closer to the body. So the shocks that came with your lift should still be good, since that measurement hasn't actually changed.
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Have a couple stock coil spring compatibility ?s
1. Are front and rear zj springs interchangeable
2. If so does that mean rear zj springs are interchangeable with front xj/mj springs
3. I heard rear zj springs are around 3"s shorter than xj/mj springs (confirm deny?)
4. Does anyone know the rear zj spring rate?
1. Are front and rear zj springs interchangeable
2. If so does that mean rear zj springs are interchangeable with front xj/mj springs
3. I heard rear zj springs are around 3"s shorter than xj/mj springs (confirm deny?)
4. Does anyone know the rear zj spring rate?
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Originally Posted by Jeepyjeepy
Have a couple stock coil spring compatibility ?s
1. Are front and rear zj springs interchangeable
2. If so does that mean rear zj springs are interchangeable with front xj/mj springs
3. I heard rear zj springs are around 3"s shorter than xj/mj springs (confirm deny?)
4. Does anyone know the rear zj spring rate?
1. Are front and rear zj springs interchangeable
2. If so does that mean rear zj springs are interchangeable with front xj/mj springs
3. I heard rear zj springs are around 3"s shorter than xj/mj springs (confirm deny?)
4. Does anyone know the rear zj spring rate?
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Originally Posted by bhennessee1
I don't think they are interchangeable, rear coils are usually short and fat as opposed to long skinny front coils. But v8 xj front springs give you 1-1.5 in of lift in an xj. I have no idea about spring rates.
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Originally Posted by bhennessee1
I don't think they are interchangeable, rear coils are usually short and fat as opposed to long skinny front coils. But v8 xj front springs give you 1-1.5 in of lift in an xj. I have no idea about spring rates.
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Originally Posted by Sideways99
price could be the biggest difference.
backspacing options also