Budget Builds: What Junkyard Parts Will Fit Cherokee?
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From: Warren, Pa
Year: 97
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From: Summerville, Ga
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From: lake city,florida
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
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I used all the s-10 leafs minus the overload from a 2000 model .. Took all the XJ springs off left the main.. Netted me about 4.5" .. S10 main and all.
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I'm talking to my buddy right now who used to own a ZR-2 and he says the leafs are the same, the shackle is just taller. He's pretty drunk, so I wouldn't put money on that, but it's a possibility lol
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Lol your buddy isnt the only won thats drunk. When i did my bastard pack I bought one of both, a set of ZR2 blazer springs and a set of regular s10 blazer springs. The ZR2 springs have a 90 degree turn on one end before the eye and have a little bit more arch (not a whole lot more, but when laying them side by side they have slightly more). Also, some of the leafs are slightly thicker in the ZR2 pack than in the s10 pack. I chose against using the ZR2 pack because the 90 degree before the end of the eyes on one end wouldn't have allowed me to have the end of the main leaf end as close to under my xj main leafs eyes as I wanted.
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From: lake city,florida
Year: 1993
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I ended up doing mine 3 different times during the weekend, all I needed was the s-10 main to get my 3".
Last edited by whitey818; Apr 28, 2013 at 04:39 AM.
Weird, it must depend on the how saggy your XJ leaves are and how saggy the donor S-10 leaves are I guess. It seems like most people get 4.5" but occasionally some get weird heights from the same setup.
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