242speedster

I have a 94 cherokee 5spd and I was replacing shocks on it and realized the nut is completely wasted. I am going to do the cut the floor and put the bolts down from above thing, but i need to know the size of bolts to use! Thanks

XJ Stryker

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242speedster

still liking to find the size of the bolts. What are the size of the stock bolts?

asatxj

Don't bother cutting holes in the floor. if you broke the studs already, just hit them out with a air chisel or a hammer and punch, get the right size bolt and tape it to a box end wrench and fish it through from the triangle shaped hole in the unibody ( get under there, you'll see what I mean) There's a write up on NAXJA. I did the whole thing in about 20 minutes! Much easier and no damage to your floor.
I think they are 13mm. I used 1.5" bolts and had plenty of room to run a nut up there to lock it in place, then the shock gets bolted right up and doesn't touch the body. 1 year later, no rattles and I could remove them any time.

xj4fun

Agreed. Some persistance and you can get the bolts in. That flange also provides a bit of reinforement. I wouldn't cut that out unless the flange and floor are both heavily rusted.

Kent

242speedster

Well I went to the autoparts store and got 2 5/16 american thread around an inch and a half long and slowly worked them straight in. They seem to be working as i just took my jeep through some snowy trails!!!!