What did you do to your Cherokee today?

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09-05-2016, 03:01 PM

#80431

salad

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Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

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Originally Posted by Turbo X_J

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Most of the major suspension fasteners are not marked with a hardness because they are engineered fasteners.

First time I heard of grade 5 fasteners referred to as "junk" if you investigate a lil you'll see they have their purpose.

I'm just going by the XJ's factory specs dude. Softer fasteners (Grade 5 and Class 8.8) will yield and deform under constant punishment. EG washers get smushed, threads stretched.

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09-05-2016, 03:07 PM

#80432

NewKindOfClown

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Nobody said Grade 5 had no purpose. It was said that Grade 5 doesn't belong in suspension components like CAs and leaf eyes.

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09-05-2016, 03:37 PM

#80433

Lineman21ca

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Model: Cherokee

i swapped out drivers side mirror.

98 jeep grande cherokee limited

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09-05-2016, 04:51 PM

#80434

wizardpc

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Bought some autopal ecodes

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09-05-2016, 05:21 PM

#80435

shooptube

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Model: Cherokee

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Help. This is the correct ujoint but there is space between the cap retainers.

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09-05-2016, 05:44 PM

#80436

SteveMongr

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Year: 2000 WJ

Model: Grand Cherokee

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Originally Posted by shooptube

Help. This is the correct ujoint but there is space between the cap retainers.

Spicer joint? Perhaps the yoke is tweaked.

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09-05-2016, 05:49 PM

#80437

SteveMongr

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Year: 2000 WJ

Model: Grand Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Two inch lift, completed in five hours. Had lots of practice with the XJ.

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09-05-2016, 05:58 PM

#80438

jtm01xj

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Originally Posted by JandDGreens

Waiting in anticipation of your trip! Be safe and have fun!

Had a blast today heep did great just some minor fender damage and a broken winch line but all in all a good day👍

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09-05-2016, 05:59 PM

#80439

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Originally Posted by SteveMongr

Two inch lift, completed in five hours. Had lots of practice with the XJ.

Looks good Steve.

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09-05-2016, 06:19 PM

#80440

shooptube

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Year: 1997

Model: Cherokee

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveMongr

Spicer joint? Perhaps the yoke is tweaked.

Yeah I ended up shimming the gap with a quarter and ordered the iro HD yoke with u bolts

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09-05-2016, 06:53 PM

#80441

TwistedWrench

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Originally Posted by wizardpc

Rear? A lot of times the little wire holder will come loose and lay on the spinning driveshaft.

Ya I think that's exactly what happened. Good and secure now.

On 31s...

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09-05-2016, 07:01 PM

#80442

shooptube

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Fixed my issue while I wait for a IRO ujoint yoke

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09-05-2016, 07:22 PM

#80443

cleenrob

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shooptube

Fixed my issue while I wait for a IRO ujoint yoke

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haha that how i have my lower ac vent held in position, its too loose to hold its self out

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09-05-2016, 07:28 PM

#80444

01xjbeast

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Quote:

Originally Posted by salad

Uh XJs don't have rear control arms. You sure you're ready to lift this thing? Leaf springs and LCAs are M14x2.0 thread, 110mm up front and 120mm in the rear. UCAs are M10x1.5 75mm. ISO Class 10.9 hardened bolts. If there's a Grade 8 SAE size that is identical thread, go for it... suspension isn't a place to half-*** **** IMO.

yeah lol I am ready, I'm just buying the parts and having a shop do the work, and the reason I asked was because on the part description for the control arms it said "front or rear lower control arms" so my bad,