Bright Red 97 XJ Build
#647
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From: Glen Ellyn, IL
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Inline 6
#648
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From: Greenville, SC
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by Doove
no not yet. Haven't done anything to the jeep in awhile. No time. Working 60+ hour weeks, no garage, it's cold, and I'm always exhausted. I keep telling myself I'm gonna do it when I buy the lockers.
#649
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From: Detroit, MI
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6 4.0L
#651
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From: Greenville, SC
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by TFitzPat87
I thought you already re-geared, Hen? Did you end up having issues?
#652
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From: Glen Ellyn, IL
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Inline 6
Ok so here's the new plan. For real this time.
-cut the fenders
-5.5" coils
- 2" shackles
- no-lift shackle relocation brackets
- Cavfab 3-link
- AresFab 1 ton OTK steering
- unibody stiffeners
- 35/12.5/15 Goodyear Wrangler MTRs
- Aussie lockers F&R
- 4.56 Nitro gears
- HD track bar bracket with new heim
for real as in I already have the gears, front stiffeners, picked up the 5.5" RE coils as well as some nice brand new polyurethane bump stops from my buddy Mike, just ordered the 1 ton steering, and have the bracket for the track bar just waiting on the new heim parts. I want to have the steering in and fenders cut by Winterfest which is in March. I work alot of hours, have no garage, and it's winter in a Chicago suburb (snow one day, -15° the next, now it'll be 47° and raining tomorrow).
#654
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From: Detroit, MI
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6 4.0L
Sounds like a solid plan! I feel your pain. We just got 6 inches of snow overnight, but it's supposed to be 42 today. Was 2 degrees a couple days ago. Gotta love it!
#658
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From: Oak Lawn, Illinois
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0