lifted93xj

The only jeep i like lowered is the new srt-8 cherokee, but thats my opinion.

finneys98xj

That is about the only reason i can see lowering a xj.

richxj89

swap in a low pinion front axle out of a TJ or a 2000+ jeep Cherokee. that would solve most of your drive line and clearance problems. it wouldnt be to hard to do and i dont think it would look to bad. he isnt talking laying frame low, just a couple of inches.

you could cut the front coils and run a smaller shock or even coil overs hmm...

and for the rear you could do a spring under axle. i bet a YJ rear axle would work ok for that.

damn u guys got me thinking now... this blows

next project
street cherokee lol

XJ?2010

I commend that guy for wanting to modify his vehicle to help others thats the way to do it right there

JeepCoMJ

low pinion has nothing to do with axle height. so no. you'd still need to address the suspension issues, though that does likely take care of the potential front driveshaft issues.

YJ axles have different perch widths. also someone mentioned "bolting in" an MJ axle. that won't work either, because of different perch widths.

this is a fabrication job.

basically, you want a 1" AAL or a 2" leaf pack/AAL, and to flip the axle over in the rear. when you do this, you will need to relocate the rear swaybar farther forward and make custom mounts for it, plus custom links for it so it won't bottom out. having air shocks or air bags in the back will be a must

in the front, a cheap way to lower it is to use ZJ rear coils. they net roughly 2.5" of drop. this combo will drop 2.5". you'll need to swap front shocks to something proper for the application, and it will ride stiffer with the ZJ coils. cutting down coils is not advised from a company and is more of a butch back-woods job. obviously a lowered vehicle doesn't qualify as backwoods, so let's keep rednecking out of this.

then obviously it will need a front end alignment and probably smaller or narrower tires, with a street profile.

you're in the realm of DIY now...no longer in a world where things are bolt-on.

ToyComa

how much can he afford?? I think he needs to trade it in on a 4runner or something IFS if he needs/wants to stay with a SUV type vehicle. If he just needs 4wd/awd then maybe he should trade it in on a Subaru Forester.

cptcliffhanger

Yerp..! I got a buddy who just put a ton of $$ into his old 240 sx to drift it. I thought it would be fun to get a 4.0 2wd 5 speed 2 door, lower it, sway bar, and LSD in the rear, and go show those drifters a good time, good balance, and plenty of torque, it'd be fun.

kitsapfreerider

just another damn speed bump

ToyComa

keep it a thought and never try to do it. You will waste your money. I have a drift car. A 91 cressida. It is way better then my slammed 02 tacoma for drifting but it doesn't compair to how good a 240sx, built for drifting, is.

97XJMopar

I wouldn't mind a lowered XJ about 2", with a SBC, a 4L60E, and a Bravada AWD T-Case. AWD High horse XJ, no one would ever expect it

prerunner1982

Never know until you try it... after all can't be anymore of a waste of money than the idea of drifting itself. After all you are burning up perfectly good tires to take a corner sideways that could be done normally.

Like the GMC Typhoon of the early 90s....

cptcliffhanger

Naturally! I'll never do it, but it'd be fun, once.. I'd rather start a dirt track drifting circuit. makes more sense to drift on dirt.

ToyComa

but most drift cars can actually be turned right into a COMPETATIVE road race car with some "race tires" and some adjustments in the suspension where as a cherokee that has extensive mods to do ok in drifting would have to be ran in some modified class against things like turboed corvettes or porches and would never be competative which means you could never sell it for enough money to recoup some of the money you put into it. But at the same time, I guess if you can do all the work yourself to make it to drift, you you could then do some work to adapt it to be a 2wd pre runner or a rally truck or something.

This is my opinion based on my experience from building and using my 02 tacoma (which is a ifs 2wd truck stock) for drifting and autox. I built my truck to do drifting which has less rules on the am level as to what you can do. So now for autox I am in a street mod class that puts me against turboed miatas, corvettes, and any other 2 seat car that has certain modifications.

I am not trying to be negative. I am just giving forwarning. If you have the skills, time, and money, go for it. Just dont think it will perform awesome. But with that all said, I think a ZJ would look better slammed then a XJ.

Crazythingsido2

i wanna bag a 2wd xj.
heres a bagged comanche from another forum

ToyComa

thats cool. I think extremely modifed (insane body drops and no floor in the bed, welded shut tailgates) bagged trucks are such a usless segment of modifyed vehicles but that is cool to see someone building a truck like that MJ instead of the typical S10 build that has been done hundreds of thousands of times.

hope no bagged guys get mad at that comment. I just prefer my vehicles to be built with an actual purpose. I don't just lower things just for looks. Also, my truck is lowered but the bed still works and I haul my jack, tools and race tires in it when I go autox racing. I would love to have a dually on bags for towing duties.