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Budget Builds: What Junkyard Parts Will Fit Cherokee?

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Old 11-25-2012, 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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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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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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I have shocks,adj track bar,adj lower arms
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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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For the xj v8 coils does it have to be the upcountry or can it be any v8 zj?
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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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Sweet I'm not looking for much just about an inch of lift
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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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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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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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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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has anyone ever used xj leafs to make a bastard pack for an xj, just wondering
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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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