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CF Veteran
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From: Ohio
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Herp Derp Jerp
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From: Parham, ON
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L OBD-II
With an SYE - and a double-cardan joint - the single-cardan at the differential yoke should have no movement, or be 1 degree down so that under load it is flat with the DS.
But yeah lrn2anglefinder
Herp Derp Jerp
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From: Parham, ON
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L OBD-II
TREs are larger too. The ZJ tie rod uses the same one that goes into the drag link - ES3096L if memory serves.
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From: Wetumpka, AL
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Thanks. Ive never considered it a real option for me. Guy was asking me about it in our local club. Seems like that single tre could still be a weak spot. ZJ is still inverted y setup, correct?
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From: Spring Branch, Tx.
Year: 96
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l I6
Herp Derp Jerp
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Parham, ON
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L OBD-II
In the ZJ setup, the two little ****ty TREs with long adjusting sleeve is replaced with what is basicaly the drag link arrangement without holes in the middle. Solid cast tie rod with integral ball joint at one end, then same adjusting sleeve and TRE as the drag link. Much less likely to bend.
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From: Wetumpka, AL
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Yeah same steering setup from early XJs all the way up to the JK.
In the ZJ setup, the two little ****ty TREs with long adjusting sleeve is replaced with what is basicaly the drag link arrangement without holes in the middle. Solid cast tie rod with integral ball joint at one end, then same adjusting sleeve and TRE as the drag link. Much less likely to bend.
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From: Wetumpka, AL
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
See i screwed up, sorta. When i first got my jeep i didnt really have plans to wheel/lift it. I had severe dw so i rebuilt the entire front suspension with factory replacment parts (mostly moog). Drove great. Now im lifted at 4.5 and running 32's so itll be a matter of time before the stock setup fails.
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Model: Cherokee
I'm trying to remove and replace the oil pan on my 2000. The oil pan support bracket or rear main seal bracket or girdle or whatever it's called is getting in my way. I've tried hammering a socket onto the bolts there, but it's like the bolts are jammed against the bracket itself. I can't even get a flat screwdriver between the bolt and the part it sits against. I'm determined to get this thing off, but I'm at a loss right now.
It seems like this bracket is metal. Has anyone else had issues with this thing? I don't mind breaking it if I have to, but I don't want to break anything that's going to be difficult or expensive to replace.
Any suggestions?
It seems like this bracket is metal. Has anyone else had issues with this thing? I don't mind breaking it if I have to, but I don't want to break anything that's going to be difficult or expensive to replace.
Any suggestions?
