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Old 05-05-2014, 04:34 PM
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Just bought 89 cherokee, total city jeep. Long term project is to make it strictly off road. Besides lift, what is the next thing I should look at to upgrade?
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Just bought 89 cherokee, total city jeep. Long term project is to make it strictly off road. Besides lift, what is the next thing I should look at to upgrade?
If you have to ask...
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I'd say tires lol
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Pics? I have an 89 limited
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I tried to post a pic, it is in a folder called Sally's City Jeep.
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Since you have a Renix XJ you'll want to read up and do Cruiser's tips.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/cr...x-tips-153657/
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Depends how it will be used off road,A rock crawler and a mud truck are built differently.
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@ Nick B, thanks for the grounding tips! Awesome that somebody went to the trouboe of typing this up! @Andrewmp6, I'm in AZ. What's mud look like? lol

It has a D35 rear end. Is it worth it to put a locker in or am I just asking for breakage? My wife will be driving it mostly and not doing anything too extreme. Thinking of a Power Trax.
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If you don't care about having abs you can swap in a chrysler 8.25.Its a stock rear end for the none abs xj its a lot stronger then a dana 35.The 97 and newer xj got the 29 spline 8.25 which most say is the best one to use.
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If you don't care about having abs you can swap in a chrysler 8.25.Its a stock rear end for the none abs xj its a lot stronger then a dana 35.The 97 and newer xj got the 29 spline 8.25 which most say is the best one to use.

and, is easily converted to disc brakes.
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...you can swap in a chrysler 8.25.Its ... a lot stronger then a dana 35.
Oh god, here we go again.
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Stupid question F1Addict, how do you post pics like you did on road trip I & II?
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Thanks andrewmp6, will keep my eyes peeled for rear end.
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