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From: Laurium, MI
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0L
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
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Right but he said he had a buddy that might be able to weld the correct stuff for him. The KJs have 29 spline right? I'm only assuming because the last couple generations of XJ did but I could be wrong though.
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From: Northern Kentucky
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
97+ were 27 spline. Yes, the KJ would be 29 spline as well, but in the event that he couldn't find someone to weld the perches or do it himself, he can find a 95 (or 96) and down with the 27 splines and put the carrier, axleshafts, and discs from the KJ axle onto the XJ axle housing... then he has leaf spring perches and the good stuff rom the KJ 29 spline 8.25 - only thing, as was mentioned, would be a matched gear ratio
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
97+ were 27 spline. Yes, the KJ would be 29 spline as well, but in the event that he couldn't find someone to weld the perches or do it himself, he can find a 95 (or 96) and down with the 27 splines and put the carrier, axleshafts, and discs from the KJ axle onto the XJ axle housing... then he has leaf spring perches and the good stuff rom the KJ 29 spline 8.25 - only thing, as was mentioned, would be a matched gear ratio
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From: west chester, pa
Year: 1999
Engine: 4.0
97+ were 27 spline. Yes, the KJ would be 29 spline as well, but in the event that he couldn't find someone to weld the perches or do it himself, he can find a 95 (or 96) and down with the 27 splines and put the carrier, axleshafts, and discs from the KJ axle onto the XJ axle housing... then he has leaf spring perches and the good stuff rom the KJ 29 spline 8.25 - only thing, as was mentioned, would be a matched gear ratio
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From: Northern Kentucky
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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he might still know how to set up gears.
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From: Laurium, MI
Year: 1999
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From: Prescott, Az
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Oh wait I was off a decimal place...short term memory is crap. lols Anyways ~45 ohms to the firewall ground and ~50 ohms to negative battery terminal...probably still too high? Maybe I need to just refresh all the grounds? Does cruiser have a ground clean up walkthrough for 97+ XJ's?
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Refreshing all connectors you can find in the engine bay is also a good idea.
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From: Laurium, MI
Year: 1999
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From: west chester, pa
Year: 1999
Engine: 4.0
Oh wait I was off a decimal place...short term memory is crap. lols Anyways ~45 ohms to the firewall ground and ~50 ohms to negative battery terminal...probably still too high? Maybe I need to just refresh all the grounds? Does cruiser have a ground clean up walkthrough for 97+ XJ's?