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Old 01-16-2012, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Lifted98
i didnt know 97 had d35s pushing them... musta been one of the first years... i couldnt be happier with the 8.25 under my 98
my friend has a 98 and that has a 35, hopefully he will swap it one day
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Originally Posted by JAYSSICKXJ
Where are you located??
I'm in Georgia so a little ways from colorado. ha
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Yea if I end up getting it i might put dana 44 on it. I guess it depends on how i like the 8.8
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Originally Posted by WW Tech
I'm in Georgia so a little ways from colorado. ha
2 bad.. We have some sick trails around here!
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sounds good too mee. I perfer to buy a nice stocker and build it over time exactly how I want it. but if your buying a build rig that sounds great. and you can get that to 5.5" with acos and shackles if you really wanted too. definetly a plus having an 8.8 swapped already! is the rear end locked?
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Originally Posted by Lifted98
i didnt know 97 had d35s pushing them... musta been one of the first years... i couldnt be happier with the 8.25 under my 98
If you have anti lock brakes you will have the d35 I believe...If I heard right. and still some with 35's dont have abs. but with the 8.25 youll never have abs
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Originally Posted by JAYSSICKXJ

Not sure about 97 or older but 98+ had head problems..
Not true. In 2000 and 2001 they switched to the 0331 head which was prone to failure. Anything older and your good to go.
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Originally Posted by K2dark_xj
sounds good too mee. I perfer to buy a nice stocker and build it over time exactly how I want it. but if your buying a build rig that sounds great. and you can get that to 5.5" with acos and shackles if you really wanted too. definetly a plus having an 8.8 swapped already! is the rear end locked?
Yea it's my first so i would rather not have to buy the lift and put it on. (not much$$$ for it) The 8.8 lets me have 4 disk brakes. How hard would it be to get lockers for it?
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Originally Posted by VTJeep
Not true. In 2000 and 2001 they switched to the 0331 head which was prone to failure. Anything older and your good to go.
Thanks for Clarification.. i was unsure.. thought it was 98+... Mine is a 2001 and the the head crapped out..
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Well guys, i decided to get the xj. Should be driving it within the month. I'll post pictures then.
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Well here it is.
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Sweet!
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Sweet!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by WW Tech
Yea it's my first so i would rather not have to buy the lift and put it on. (not much$$$ for it) The 8.8 lets me have 4 disk brakes. How hard would it be to get lockers for it?
lockers are one of the best upgrades you can do
you can spend $500 on one locker and $500 on an installation
for a daily driver, a lot of people will recommend a locker in the front as long as you dont use 4WD ever
if you use 4WD, a selectible locker is the best option
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i like it but you should black out the wheels IMO!


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