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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
235/75/15 tires on stock height without rubbing. If you trim, you can run 31s, but you would want aftermarket wheels with less backspacing and it would help to replace your lower control arms. The stock LCAs are square and have a lip on them. Most aftermarket LCAs are round, and this helps to prevent rubbing.
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From: Carrollton, GA
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Inline 6 4.0L High Output
235/75/15 tires on stock height without rubbing. If you trim, you can run 31s, but you would want aftermarket wheels with less backspacing and it would help to replace your lower control arms. The stock LCAs are square and have a lip on them. Most aftermarket LCAs are round, and this helps to prevent rubbing.
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0HO
Still poppin'....
I replaced my track bar over the weekend. There was a popping sound which, during inspection, the mechanic/inspector identified the track bar as the source of the sound. It was the original track bar and it appeared somewhat worn at the ball joint end. It was also easy to move the ball joint by hand, so it seemed obvious that it was time for a replacement.
After breaking the bolt at the axle tube end and suffering the chase for replacement hardware I come to find that the popping sound is still there - every time I begin the steering transition into a curve.
What gives? What else can generate that "pop" under the described conditions? I feel it through the floorboard, not through the steering wheel...
I replaced my track bar over the weekend. There was a popping sound which, during inspection, the mechanic/inspector identified the track bar as the source of the sound. It was the original track bar and it appeared somewhat worn at the ball joint end. It was also easy to move the ball joint by hand, so it seemed obvious that it was time for a replacement.
After breaking the bolt at the axle tube end and suffering the chase for replacement hardware I come to find that the popping sound is still there - every time I begin the steering transition into a curve.
What gives? What else can generate that "pop" under the described conditions? I feel it through the floorboard, not through the steering wheel...
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From: Central Arkansas
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Originally Posted by avision
When this was happening to me I tightened the bolt on the frame side of the trackbar and my popping went away.
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From: Cuyahoga Falls
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l
Originally Posted by avision
When this was happening to me I tightened the bolt on the frame side of the trackbar and my popping went away.
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From: Cuyahoga Falls
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l
Originally Posted by cranesrule
That's how I fixed my popping issue as well. And my trackbar was new. Crank that sucker down tight.
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From: Kuna, ID
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
What is the "actual gear ratio" for an xj with stock tires and 3.07 gears? I'm planning on regearing and I want to keep the actual as close to stock as possible. I have a 5 speed and 31s. I don't want to go too low and kill my freeway ability but I need lower than my 3.07s so I can get some power back.
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From: Carrollton, GA
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Inline 6 4.0L High Output
What is the "actual gear ratio" for an xj with stock tires and 3.07 gears? I'm planning on regearing and I want to keep the actual as close to stock as possible. I have a 5 speed and 31s. I don't want to go too low and kill my freeway ability but I need lower than my 3.07s so I can get some power back.
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From: Parham, ON
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L OBD-II
Originally Posted by jx2991
What is the "actual gear ratio" for an xj with stock tires and 3.07 gears? I'm planning on regearing and I want to keep the actual as close to stock as possible. I have a 5 speed and 31s. I don't want to go too low and kill my freeway ability but I need lower than my 3.07s so I can get some power back.
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From: Cuyahoga Falls
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l
Originally Posted by Buddo95
I need a set of axles that are 4.10. My question is, are there any stock axels that run these gears that I could put under my xj?
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From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
Originally Posted by Buddo95
I need a set of axles that are 4.10. My question is, are there any stock axels that run these gears that I could put under my xj?