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Lift finally installed - MAJOR VIBES!!!

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Old May 18, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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Try putting a drop kit on your cross member.
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Old May 18, 2009 | 12:29 PM
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go to the junk yard and get a yoke from a wrangler
they are a high angle yoke
it should be fairly cheep and it a good band aid until you can get a SYE



just a FYI

Cherokees came with a standard yoke that will bind with a lift 3"
you can get away with a TC drop depending on the type of wheeling you do
that may be a the only thing you need
some of you may have gotten lucky and have the high angle yoke a 3" lift needs nothing to stop binding with that yoke

the wranglers all have a high angle yoke that will work on a Cherokee
with up to 4" of lift with no TC drop
its not the best setup but if you are have binding issues its a quick fix to keep you on the road
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Old May 18, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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he already has the hack and tap he was just trying to get the front taken care of first. but that is good to know about the wrangler yokes thanks
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Old May 18, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by a1racer
he already has the hack and tap he was just trying to get the front taken care of first. but that is good to know about the wrangler yokes thanks
front DS vibes could be the CV needs a rebuild
any looseness will make it vibrate and the more angle you have the worse it will be
plus it is almost imposable to get proper geome try on the front shaft
the vibes may go away after the rear shaft is back in then there will be no torque on it so if its just harmonice vibration it will be drastically reduced with no torque on it
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Old May 18, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mike37
the vibes may go away after the rear shaft is back in then there will be no torque on it so if its just harmonice vibration it will be drastically reduced with no torque on it
That's what I'm hoping for. The vibes are very very mild now, and I'm with your thinking that the front DS just doesn't like having all of the torque on it and will be fine when it is no longer needed on the road. It is sitting parked until I put the SYE and rear DS in. Thanks guys!
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Old May 18, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mike37
front DS vibes could be the CV needs a rebuild
any looseness will make it vibrate and the more angle you have the worse it will be
plus it is almost imposable to get proper geome try on the front shaft
the vibes may go away after the rear shaft is back in then there will be no torque on it so if its just harmonice vibration it will be drastically reduced with no torque on it
nice to know i did not think about that
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Old May 18, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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try re balancing your tires bc mine vibed bad with 3.5 in of lift couldnt figure out the problem come to find out all it was was a lil re balancing
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Old May 18, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 1987XJ
Try putting a drop kit on your cross member.
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Old May 18, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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What size are the tires in your picture? Iv got 30x9.50x15 and I am looking at the same lift you bought. I dont want them to look to little once I put the lift on.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 01:19 AM
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what is a hack and tap?
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Old May 19, 2009 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Jbed15
What size are the tires in your picture? Iv got 30x9.50x15 and I am looking at the same lift you bought. I dont want them to look to little once I put the lift on.
They are 31x10.50x15. Some might even say that 31s are small for that lift, but I like them. It's up to your preference.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by hoopdaddy6
what is a hack and tap?
It's one way to install a slip yoke eliminator. You "hack" off part of the transfer case output shaft and then "tap" the shaft so you can bolt on a fixed yoke. Check this out... http://www.yuccaman.com/jeep/sye.html
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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your rt every jeep is dif. my 3 in zone add a leaf had only a small vib when done. new u joints. vib gone. dont have any issues yet when flexin [yet]
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