What did you do to your Cherokee today?
03-09-2013, 11:43 PM
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Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 i6
Finally got my engine on the stand amd removed the intake and exhaust manifolds. Now I just need to start really tearing into it.
edit: Sorry if the the picture is sideways, blame the app..
edit: Sorry if the the picture is sideways, blame the app..
03-09-2013, 11:46 PM
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Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
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03-09-2013, 11:50 PM
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Year: 1994
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03-10-2013, 12:51 AM
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Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: ERH 4.0L Power Tech I-6 (HO)
We have touchdown: passenger side coil & shock installed. Front coil and shocks replacement "sub-project" completed.
Passenger side:
After getting her shoes back on, we took it out for a cross town pizza & brew run to Bennidittos.
Initial impression: yaay! The suspension is actually working for the first time since we bought it. Second impression: it's a lot longer step down to the ground lol. Third impression (and kind of odd): it might be coincidence, but I've lost the drive-train "clunk" sound when coming to a stop too fast, and then letting off the brakes (only time will tell if that stays true).
The center-axle-to-flare height for the front is approximately 19 inches ...which means that the Moog CC782/Crown 4886186AA fr/rr combo coupled to the JK Rubi "red" shocks netted approx. 1 1/2 inches lift newly installed. Not quite ideal fr/rr (I need another half inch in the front), but still: good 'nuff fer guvmint werk heh.
...and pretty decent value-wise too.
The Moogs are online at $55 plus s/h (RockAuto), I paid $140 (delivered!) for the Crowns last November (StreetsideAuto), $40 for Energy Suspension polys (rear leaf set: that was an "unintentional" purchase that I meant to return btw ...but it worked out in the end, as polys are VERY easy to install), and $50 for the used JK Rubi shocks (Craigslist). So: $285 for a "new" suspension. Not bad.
I'll have before-and-after pix tomorrow, time permitting. And - same caveat - I'll measure lift using the factory method.
Passenger side:
After getting her shoes back on, we took it out for a cross town pizza & brew run to Bennidittos.
Initial impression: yaay! The suspension is actually working for the first time since we bought it. Second impression: it's a lot longer step down to the ground lol. Third impression (and kind of odd): it might be coincidence, but I've lost the drive-train "clunk" sound when coming to a stop too fast, and then letting off the brakes (only time will tell if that stays true).
The center-axle-to-flare height for the front is approximately 19 inches ...which means that the Moog CC782/Crown 4886186AA fr/rr combo coupled to the JK Rubi "red" shocks netted approx. 1 1/2 inches lift newly installed. Not quite ideal fr/rr (I need another half inch in the front), but still: good 'nuff fer guvmint werk heh.
...and pretty decent value-wise too.
The Moogs are online at $55 plus s/h (RockAuto), I paid $140 (delivered!) for the Crowns last November (StreetsideAuto), $40 for Energy Suspension polys (rear leaf set: that was an "unintentional" purchase that I meant to return btw ...but it worked out in the end, as polys are VERY easy to install), and $50 for the used JK Rubi shocks (Craigslist). So: $285 for a "new" suspension. Not bad.
I'll have before-and-after pix tomorrow, time permitting. And - same caveat - I'll measure lift using the factory method.
03-10-2013, 12:59 AM
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Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
We have touchdown: passenger side coil & shock installed. Front coil and shocks replacement "sub-project" completed.
Passenger side:
After getting her shoes back on, we took it out for a cross town pizza & brew run to Bennidittos.
Initial impression: yaay! The suspension is actually working for the first time since we bought it. Second impression: it's a lot longer step down to the ground lol. Third impression (and kind of odd): it might be coincidence, but I've lost the drive-train "clunk" sound when coming to a stop too fast, and then letting off the brakes (only time will tell if that stays true).
The center-axle-to-flare height for the front is approximately 19 inches ...which means that the Moog CC782/Crown 4886186AA fr/rr combo coupled to the JK Rubi "red" shocks netted approx. 1 1/2 inches lift newly installed. Not quite ideal fr/rr (I need another half inch in the front), but still: good 'nuff fer guvmint werk heh.
...and pretty decent value-wise too.
The Moogs are online at $55 plus s/h (RockAuto), I paid $140 (delivered!) for the Crowns last November (StreetsideAuto), $40 for Energy Suspension polys (rear leaf set: that was an "unintentional" purchase that I meant to return btw ...but it worked out in the end, as polys are VERY easy to install), and $50 for the used JK Rubi shocks (Craigslist). So: $285 for a "new" suspension. Not bad.
I'll have before-and-after pix tomorrow, time permitting. And - same caveat - I'll measure lift using the factory method.
Passenger side:
After getting her shoes back on, we took it out for a cross town pizza & brew run to Bennidittos.
Initial impression: yaay! The suspension is actually working for the first time since we bought it. Second impression: it's a lot longer step down to the ground lol. Third impression (and kind of odd): it might be coincidence, but I've lost the drive-train "clunk" sound when coming to a stop too fast, and then letting off the brakes (only time will tell if that stays true).
The center-axle-to-flare height for the front is approximately 19 inches ...which means that the Moog CC782/Crown 4886186AA fr/rr combo coupled to the JK Rubi "red" shocks netted approx. 1 1/2 inches lift newly installed. Not quite ideal fr/rr (I need another half inch in the front), but still: good 'nuff fer guvmint werk heh.
...and pretty decent value-wise too.
The Moogs are online at $55 plus s/h (RockAuto), I paid $140 (delivered!) for the Crowns last November (StreetsideAuto), $40 for Energy Suspension polys (rear leaf set: that was an "unintentional" purchase that I meant to return btw ...but it worked out in the end, as polys are VERY easy to install), and $50 for the used JK Rubi shocks (Craigslist). So: $285 for a "new" suspension. Not bad.
I'll have before-and-after pix tomorrow, time permitting. And - same caveat - I'll measure lift using the factory method.
.......lol
03-10-2013, 03:50 AM
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Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L H.O.
Cleaned the spare motor and painted a bit more. Gettin closer to droppin it in and havin the jeep back
Got the front header panel off just need to drain the antifreeze and pull radiator and pull the old motor out.
Got the front header panel off just need to drain the antifreeze and pull radiator and pull the old motor out.
03-10-2013, 07:09 AM
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Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: ERH 4.0L Power Tech I-6 (HO)
