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Old Jan 13, 2014 | 08:26 PM
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Not a WJ. ZJ and XJ are essentially the same.
Old Jan 13, 2014 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 94XjSport94
Not a WJ. ZJ and XJ are essentially the same.
Great. Thanx.
Old Jan 13, 2014 | 08:30 PM
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8. ZJ and WJ stock tranny coolers with stacked plates (even an upgrade for us with the stock fin style)

What year should I use to put on my 95? Any years within the zj and wj?

Also is the sway bar upgrade from XJ to zj worth it?
Old Jan 13, 2014 | 08:40 PM
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Do a 93'-94' exploder tranny cooler, bigger and better. It's what I have and it fits nicely in front of the clutch fan
Old Jan 13, 2014 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by tssguy123
I've heard of a dust shield on the pinion yoke that might be tied to whether it's 29 spline or not... not 100% sure though. Mine has it and it's a 96, but I haven't checked whether or not it's a 29 spline since it's a 2wd and it's staying stock.
Nope. I've got a '99 with one and a '98 without. Both 29-spline.

Originally Posted by LawDog9
Also is the sway bar upgrade from XJ to zj worth it?
I believe they were found to be significantly different shape, I didn't see a point. Maybe if you're racing.
Old Jan 13, 2014 | 09:31 PM
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So cruiser "forgot" to answer my question. What size are the TC crossmember bolts. Keep getting different answers.
Old Jan 13, 2014 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch
So cruiser "forgot" to answer my question. What size are the TC crossmember bolts. Keep getting different answers.

I didn't forget. I don't know the answer. If it wasn't so late, I'd go pull one out of the MJ and measure it.
Old Jan 13, 2014 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54

I didn't forget. I don't know the answer. If it wasn't so late, I'd go pull one out of the MJ and measure it.
i know. Just bustin *****. I read it 10mmx60mmx1.5. Ill prob just use the longer ones from the TC and the next owner of the drop kit can buy new ones
Old Jan 13, 2014 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch
i know. Just bustin *****. I read it 10mmx60mmx1.5. Ill prob just use the longer ones from the TC and the next owner of the drop kit can buy new ones
I figured....

I didn't wanna guess on something like that.
Old Jan 13, 2014 | 10:21 PM
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5-90 probably has it on kelleyswip.com
Old Jan 13, 2014 | 11:22 PM
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Hi. I have a 1994 xj. My lights dim at idle. Head lights, dash lights, my blinker slows way down, and my heater will lower its power too. When I rev up rPM's or drive it all goes back to normal. I have replaced the alternator yesterday, the battery is about 1 year old. Battery connections are good and clean. I can't figure out what the heck is causing the fluctuation in power. It runs fine and starts fine every time. It's just annoying. Especially how slow the blinker starts to tick. Anyone have any ideas or had this same problem with a solution? I don't have a big stereo or anything like that to drain power. I don't get it. Also the volt meter on the dash drops down too. And goes back up with higher rpms. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Old Jan 14, 2014 | 01:02 AM
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Did the battery die on you recently? The computer will start up X amount of times and default to a very low idle until it re-learns the motor. Then it will start up into the open-loop high-rev and normal idle that you're used to.
Old Jan 14, 2014 | 04:50 AM
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No it has not died since I got the new battery a year ago..
Old Jan 14, 2014 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Bignicky420
No it has not died since I got the new battery a year ago..
You've actually cleaned the terminals/posts at the battery, right? What about the other end of the cables?

Also, try removing that braided ground cable from the firewall. Scrape the area under it to bare metal. Add a 4 gauge cable from there to the intake manifold, leaving the braided cable there also.

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A suggestion regarding the braided cable:
I prefer to add a #4 Gauge cable from the firewall to a bolt on the rear of the intake manifold, either to a heat shield bolt or fuel rail bolt. A cable about 18” long with a 3/8” lug on each end works great and you can get one at any parts store already made up. Napa has them as part number 781116.
Old Jan 14, 2014 | 06:18 AM
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Can you obtain a voltage reading across the battery terminals at idle with a multimeter?



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