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Old 01-13-2011, 06:59 PM
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Ok, I have read about the grand cherokee knuckle swap onto an XJ, and read a few write ups, all requiring machining of a spacer to work. I have seen nor found where you could nor could not just swap the entire front axle off a grand into an xj, any help would be appreciated. My recently aquired xj needs the entire fron steering system rebuilt.
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the axle from a WJ is a Low pinion ie a more worthless dana 30. I'd keep the XJ knuckles and have them reamed out to fit this kit
http://www.jcroffroad.com/Merchant2/...tegory_Code=S6
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Ok, I want to go knuckle over, but it seems there is an extreme amout of work to do it. Is there any other way besides RRO's kit or the knuckle swap.
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this is a little less work to get OTK with stock end links
http://www.goferitoffroad.com/products.htm


i'm going to use it when i do mine for OTK its cheep and efective. using a V8 ZJ tie rod
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Iron thats about what I was looking for, but do you have to relocate the panhard bar or anything with this?
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That kit only moves the drive side OTK. The passenger side is untouched so it's not really worth messing with. A true OTK kit will require sway bar links to be relocated. Your factory drag link cannot be used OTK so it has to be replaced or just run crossover steering.
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ORO Ofroad only bolts right up
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