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01-04-2012, 07:33 PM
#4939
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Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I ended up doing the majority of the work in my driveway with a droplight. The build is actually more of a "rebuild". I bought my XJ new in '99 and just about all of the suspension and steering components are/were original. I figure that with 250,000 miles on 'em I might as well replace all of it while I was lifting it. Still have to get on doing the SYE, control arms, ball joints, and tre's. The cold weather is bringing things to a halt until I can get the Jeep down to a buddy's garage.
01-04-2012, 07:37 PM
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Year: 1998
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by wormdrink
Heh!! It's totally worthless, I never bothered to take pics.
I ended up doing the majority of the work in my driveway with a droplight. The build is actually more of a "rebuild". I bought my XJ new in '99 and just about all of the suspension and steering components are/were original. I figure that with 250,000 miles on 'em I might as well replace all of it while I was lifting it. Still have to get on doing the SYE, control arms, ball joints, and tre's. The cold weather is bringing things to a halt until I can get the Jeep down to a buddy's garage.
01-04-2012, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by pulltabmike
I hung up the wrenches until warmer weather too. When i bought the xj this summer, first thing i did was rebuild the front end. Drives much straighter now lol
01-04-2012, 08:04 PM
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So, I took my jeep to a friends brother to change the front brake hoses and mount my tires.
While they had the jeep up on the lift, the rear hard line between the rear hose and prop valve blew. We tried crimping it off, but it just kept leaking. So now my jeep is stuck at his shop. He's going to get it towed to his house and this weekend we're gonna take a crack at replacing that hard line. I have a roll of 3/16, what I need to know is fitting sizes for the prop valve and the rear hose connection.
Does anyone else get nervous/worry like i do when your vehicle isn't home?
While they had the jeep up on the lift, the rear hard line between the rear hose and prop valve blew. We tried crimping it off, but it just kept leaking. So now my jeep is stuck at his shop. He's going to get it towed to his house and this weekend we're gonna take a crack at replacing that hard line. I have a roll of 3/16, what I need to know is fitting sizes for the prop valve and the rear hose connection.
Does anyone else get nervous/worry like i do when your vehicle isn't home?
Last edited by Veeb0rg; 01-04-2012 at 08:06 PM.
Warmer days are coming though
01-04-2012, 08:10 PM
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Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Inline 6
01-04-2012, 08:12 PM
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It turns out that pretty much all the brake lines need redone. The front brake hoses are rusted to the hard lines, the drivers caliper has a frozen bleeder valve. Its not been a good night.
01-04-2012, 08:12 PM
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Year: 1998
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
So, I took my jeep to a friends brother to change the front brake hoses and mount my tires.
While they had the jeep up on the lift, the rear hard line between the rear hose and prop valve blew. We tried crimping it off, but it just kept leaking. So now my jeep is stuck at his shop. He's going to get it towed to his house and this weekend we're gonna take a crack at replacing that hard line. I have a roll of 3/16, what I need to know is fitting sizes for the prop valve and the rear hose connection.
Does anyone else get nervous/worry like i do when your vehicle isn't home?
While they had the jeep up on the lift, the rear hard line between the rear hose and prop valve blew. We tried crimping it off, but it just kept leaking. So now my jeep is stuck at his shop. He's going to get it towed to his house and this weekend we're gonna take a crack at replacing that hard line. I have a roll of 3/16, what I need to know is fitting sizes for the prop valve and the rear hose connection.
Does anyone else get nervous/worry like i do when your vehicle isn't home?
