I have a 88 cherokee 6 cyl. 4.0. and it recently while driving it just stopped running. all the electrical componets stayed on but the motor just shut off and wouldnt start again. so i checked the fuel pump thinking it wasn't pushing fuel through and it was working fine i just replaced it a few months ago. so then i checked the relays. they were fine also. then randomly after a little prayer it started. but it was running rough. almost as not all cylinders were firing. i did a couple basic checks and it started to run smoothly. then i noticed a small fuel leak coming out of the fuel pressure regulator coming out on the fuel line part. just as a precaution last night i changed the oil and flushed the cooling. and it started running good. so today i replaced the pressure regulator and the o rings and once i did that no leak but it was running horribly acting like it was missing during idle and no power when stepping on the gas and it was wanting to stall out again during driving. so my question is where should i start next to solving the problem i got new spark plugs but it didnt seem to help the problem after putting them on. any suggestions on what else could be the problem and maybe how i can fix it.

 

what all is involved in chopping front springs? I've got slightly saggy rear leafs on my 91 2dr and I want it to sit about level, so when I get new leafs it will have a good stance. do I need anything more than just standard hand tools and a cutoff wheel? or do I need spring compressors too?

 

i had symptoms like that once on my work van. Not sure if its the same but someone took the bolts of the intake hose coming out of air filter and it ran rough hand no power when i gave it gas and it through up a code for inpropoer air. You can check and i believe there is a sensor too you can check that i know someone will post up more info not too long later. Good luck edit: the loosen bolts caused the hose eto move and clog up the air intake, forgot to post that.

 

yes

 

DO NOT even consider doing this. It severely weakens the spring. Also if you're at stock ride height you'll be hitting the bump stops all the time

Fix your sagging rear problem (new leafs / add-a-leaf / or shackles)

 

i checked those hoses and all the other ones for any kind of vacuum leak and i couldnt find any. so i'm still stuck on what it could be. :-(

 

I wasn't asking if I should do it, I want my jeep lower, and I'm broke. I DO NOT want my jeep any higher than stock, and I want the front lower than stock for sure. I'm aware of the effects of cutting springs, that's why I asked the question I asked instead of asking if I should or not.

 

Ok kind of a no brainer question but just makin sure...Im thinkin bout goin with some 2" spacer and that shackles relocation kit...I want bout two more inches on top of my three....so all I would need for that is some longer brake lines and new shocks right?

 

Maybe if you don't like the heigth of your rig maybe you could sell it and get one of those small pickup's. They sit lower and you could throw a topper on it and still have covered storage. Not trying to say one thing or another, I just know the small pickups sit lower than the cherokee's. My 2 copper's.

 

easy answer to that, no money for something else, I like my Cherokee, and lowering it fits the build I wanna do, going for a Cherokee RT kinda build. cutting springs has been used for decades is hot rodding with great success, as long as you don't try to slam your vehicle by cutting, I'm talking loosing like an inch in the front, then when I get some OEM rear leaves it will have a good stance

 

Ok, just a suggestion. Maybe you can do a build post on your rig. I wouldn't want to lower my rig but it would be interesting to read about it, and I may learn a thing or two in the process.

 

in the front, a cheap way to lower it is to use ZJ rear coils. they net roughly 2.5" of drop. you'll need to swap front shocks to something proper for the application, and it will ride stiffer with the ZJ coils. cutting down coils is not advised (will make your ride REALLY bouncy) and is more of a butch back-woods job. obviously a lowered vehicle doesn't qualify as backwoods, so let's keep rednecking out of this.

You'll run into other problems too however. I see you have a 4x4 XJ, which means you don't have much clearance in the front to do this. The front axle will come in contact with the under carriage and the front driveshaft may not have enough room to move.

 

thanks for that info, I normally don't even think about in being 4x4 because my vacuum diaphragm is broken, lol. i don't think I'll do zi coils, as that sounds like more drop than im lookin for.

 

Hey I live in Penna. and I take exception to that remark. If you hadn't been such a dick, you would have seen he came from Lancaster , Calif...
And I always thought this site was a cool place !!!

 

Hi. Not sure if you got response. Sounds like you had gas in your oil and it ignited. How else can you sky-rocket a dipstick? Chances are that a piston dropped (broke a rod), the piston rings are gone or some kind of cylinder breach occurred. You need to do compression tests. Good luck.