jakbob

if i manage to get a welder/learn how to weld/money stays good, im going to weld in frame stiffeners and then weld the hitch in. you would be surprised what a cherokee can tow (try a 9x12 enclosed uhaul trailer, so big it isnt fun). if anyone wants to know the story about it, ask before you say "man that is way too big" (seriously though) :P

94cherokeeman

The only problem with welding it in is if u wanna put on a gas skid it uses the same holes

jakbob

weld both i guess. you dont have to drop the tank in an xj to change the fuel pump do you?

94cherokeeman

After 96 u do, if u weld both u cant take them off and re use them on another

jakbob

what if you grinded the welds out but you are right, that does seem like a hell of a lot of work after the fact. i think i need new hardware anyway lol

94cherokeeman

Lol yea do what I did long grad 10 tractor bolts they will never brake

jakbob

where did you get them from?

94cherokeeman

My inlaws have a bunch of tractors and a bucket of bolts that they use on them so I grabbed what I needed

pulltabmike

Your supposed too.
When it comes time to change mine out, an access door in the floorpan will be going in. Fuel pumps always go out on me after I've filled the tank

jakbob

ah-hah! im more right than you cherokee man... cause mike agrees with me lol... speaking of mike... you got a welder i can buy off of you lol... and uh... teach me how to weld? lmao, by welding on my jeep lol

pulltabmike

No extra welders. Keep an eye on the pawn shops, you can get a nice Lincoln setup for a couple hundred.
Yes I can teach you how to weld... better to learn on scraps before you try it on your jeep....thin guage is a PITA

Pudgy Fingers

Besides Countrythang, anyone else running without the front sway bar? I want to be disconnected for RC but looks like I won't get the disconnects until after. I'm thinking about running without it for the trip. any thoughts?

dukie564

unless you have really stiff front coils I wouldn't. It'll feel very washy at highway speeds and on off ramps.


And hey - I'm gonna try to get them done this weekend lol

jakbob

understandable. whats the best set up when it comes to a welder. and could you (not in anyway saying you weld like ****) but post up a pic, or link to PB or something that you can see your welds? i had a friend say he definitely could weld... but then the exhaust pipe was covered in boogers at the joint...

i run without a front sway bar, but i drive like an old lady. speed limit, insane following distance, as soon as i get new links though, they are getting connected. very dangerous to drive without them in the front. back, doesnt matter.

pulltabmike

Keep in mind, this was done with a gasless buzzbox with .035 wire. Jeff (tattookid) was there the day I pulled his buddies jeep out of a hole and dragged it for about 200yds on these welds

Get a Miller or Lincoln MIG with gas hookup, can do so much more and get flatter, prettier welds. I actually used a HF buzzbox to build this bumper to make a point. It's not the actual welding machine, it's the welder that gets the end results






Pictures of the muffler welded up for the ZJ








Have pictures of a galvanized roofrack somewhere I built for a buddies ZJ, I'll dig em out later...