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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by XJ JoeyD
Next jy trip I need go get 2 different things. Replacement oem luggage rack things and those pins that go in the door to keep it from flying open. My jeeps a 98. Will any year Cherokees work for these items or will I need to find a 97-01? (curious bc the jy with the newer jeeps in it is like 45 minutes away, not 10 haha)
any year - won't matter.

Also while you're there I would grab new door-side mounts for those pins. Your pin holes are WAY oval lol. You can take them from the back doors of the donor and they stand a good chance of being in perfect shape.
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Zacks98
Two questions:

1. Me and my girlfriend are going on a date tonight what should we do?

2. If you bang inside of a Jeep, does it count as a three some?
It's considered cheating, your jeep won't start cause she will know you were un faithful lol
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassfishertim2015
It's considered cheating, your jeep won't start cause she will know you were un faithful lol

Awe ****. D:
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 02:20 PM
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I hope I am asking this question in the right place.. As many responses as possible are welcome!

My HOOD INSULATION PAD is SOAKED in oil.. ANY reason this would be? I do not see any leaks or reason why the pad is just seeping oil when i press on it. Thank you!
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 02:30 PM
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So my new to me used leafsprings measure 49.25" eyelet to eyelet and the ones on my jeep with weight on them measure 52" eyelet to eyelet. This should be fine right? My new ones don't have weight on them. So they have a lot of arch and are shorter. This should be fine right?
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 96xjclassic
So my new to me used leafsprings measure 49.25" eyelet to eyelet and the ones on my jeep with weight on them measure 52" eyelet to eyelet. This should be fine right? My new ones don't have weight on them. So they have a lot of arch and are shorter. This should be fine right?
The length of something doesnt magically get longer once weight is put on it?
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 96xjclassic
So my new to me used leafsprings measure 49.25" eyelet to eyelet and the ones on my jeep with weight on them measure 52" eyelet to eyelet. This should be fine right? My new ones don't have weight on them. So they have a lot of arch and are shorter. This should be fine right?
Classic were those Clowns?

The only way you can measure leaf springs is along the spring surface. Needs to be 51.5" eye to eye. Spring rates are different so the arch or horizontal length will never measure out to to mean anything

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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Zacks98
The length of something doesnt magically get longer once weight is put on it?
Sure it does, they will flatten out.
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dukie564
Classic were those Clowns?

The only way you can measure leaf springs is along the spring surface. Needs to be 53" eye to eye. Spring rates are different so the arch or horizontal length will never measure out to to mean anything
Thank you Dukie for an educated answer, I will go check. And yes they were clowns. Dukie they measure 53" exactly. That means they'll fit right? There is 5 springs and it has many inches of positive arch.

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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 06:01 PM
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yessir - they'll fit. When he was trying to figure out the pack the best i could come up with was that it's a OEM HD pack, probably with a AAL in there somewhere, but i don't know for sure. Post some pics.
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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I will once the paint dries. I don't know if you remember but I added 2" shackles and my rear was so bad that I only gained 1/4" taller than stock. So my rig sits level now. Since I finally have leaves with positive arch I will actually have a 2" lift in the back. Then I can finally put in my pucks in the front. Hopefully my shocks won't bottom out anymore then!
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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I will once the paint dries. I don't know if you remember but I added 2" shackles and my rear was so bad that I only gained 1/4" taller than stock. So my rig sits level now. Since I finally have leaves with positive arch I will actually have a 2" lift in the back. Then I can finally put in my pucks in the front. Hopefully my shocks won't bottom out anymore then!
well we'll see. I think those were sold in CL as 4" springs. Now i don't think that they are, but they may give you more than 2"... just be prepared.
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by dukie564
well we'll see. I think those were sold in CL as 4" springs. Now i don't think that they are, but they may give you more than 2"... just be prepared.
Will do. I could always remove a leaf couldn't I? For some reason cf won't let me post pics so i'll try again later.

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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 06:40 PM
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use tinypic.com, upload it and use the [.IMG]___[./IMG] tags
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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I was wondering how does one take off the cross rails on the stock roof rack?



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