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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 06:46 PM
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nah i only shake at highway speeds. i know i have alignment issues but i dont mind them. when i get new tires all of it should take care of it. i more concerned about my motor..
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by BNJeepsta

Ha mustard packs lol anyways, get a coil spacer if you already have 3" coils and just make a bastard pack for the rear. You'll need an adjustable track bar and atleast lower control arms. Plus shocks and extended brake lines
Instead of the adjustable track bar you can drill a hole 3/4 over (towards driver side) and all is good. Have done this on all my XJ's.
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 11:12 AM
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Gotta drill that hole soon otherwise that bracket will be to weak. Mine was almost bored out to much because of the wobble
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 01:34 PM
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I have shocks,adj track bar,adj lower arms
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 11:13 PM
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For those of us who are using V8 springs and feel the ride is to harsh, I fabricated and installed some Mid Length LCA's, 25 3/8" C-C and it really smoothed out the ride. I'm running V8 T-bird coils w/ no isolator and it was a bit on the harsh side prior to this Mod. It is now pleasantly firm ride that matches my full S10 leaf pack perfectly

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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 04:17 PM
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sub'd
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 09:04 AM
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For the xj v8 coils does it have to be the upcountry or can it be any v8 zj?
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 09:06 AM
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Up country is going to give you a little more but any v8 i think gives you lift.
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 09:36 AM
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Sweet I'm not looking for much just about an inch of lift
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Old Dec 14, 2012 | 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Diesel
Alright lol

But Im not being sarcastic or bias at all. The ride is stiff. Very very very stiff.

thats what she said
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Old Dec 17, 2012 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by arorton
My first post wasn't rude. I told him, and also pointed to where I found it.

Also - I haven't looked yet either, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure that there is a write up on doing a bastard pack on this site, correct? So all he would have to do is use the search function.. That's really all we were pointing out.

well i seached and found this does anyone have the link for it?
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Old Dec 17, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/s1...ard-pack-1380/

I just use google to search, more forums to search overall.
I typed "Bastard pack xj"
You have to try different stacks of packs to see what you want.
Good luck, have fun, wheel safe.
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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 11:59 AM
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Why not just get an adjustable track bar? but if you did re drill a hole I would plate the drilled hole because the crappy stock bracket has already shown its crap by wallowing out...look at this links that shows the stress put on the re drilled bolt hole
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/br...racket-905624/
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 01:38 PM
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has anyone ever used xj leafs to make a bastard pack for an xj, just wondering
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by beepjeep575
has anyone ever used xj leafs to make a bastard pack for an xj, just wondering
It has been done, but it doesn't give much lift, and it will ride rough and likely flex poorly.
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