What did you do to your XJ today??
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From: Chehalis, WA
Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Anyone know how to get the ABS sensor out? Do I really have to undo the whole wire and run it through the backing plate?
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From: Centralia, Wa
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Removed the front bumper, sway bar, and IRO front recovery in preparation for install of new bumper.

Also removed all the bolts from the steering box and got ready to install the JCR Steering box spacer, here's a picture compared to the stock spacer.

Also removed all the bolts from the steering box and got ready to install the JCR Steering box spacer, here's a picture compared to the stock spacer.
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From: NW Oregon
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0HO Inline 6
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From: clackamas,or
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: h.o. 4.0l
it's been a little bit since i have posted in here. today jack **** has been touched so far lol but the last three days i have been working on high output swapping my 89. it's getting a 95 h.o. i have it in the jeep now just need to finish putting it back together the fun part lol. i believe when i get the time of also doing a write up on how i did my swap. no wiring harness swap, full h.o. block, head, intake and exhaust. all your getting right now out of me. lol
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From: Yakima
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
it's been a little bit since i have posted in here. today jack **** has been touched so far lol but the last three days i have been working on high output swapping my 89. it's getting a 95 h.o. i have it in the jeep now just need to finish putting it back together the fun part lol. i believe when i get the time of also doing a write up on how i did my swap. no wiring harness swap, full h.o. block, head, intake and exhaust. all your getting right now out of me. lol

adapter plate for the renix tb, use the renix dizzy, use the renix flywheel. the only way it can be done without swapping harnesses and pc, isnt it?
Theres no way for the ho intake sensors to work with the renix computer. If there is, enlighten me plz!
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From: clackamas,or
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: h.o. 4.0l
need to adapt the tb, use the renix flywheel, swap over dizzy, temp sensor and knock sensor, change to h.o. fuel lines they are different ( i did from the gas tank to the intake), also the down pipe for the exhaust and throttle cable. and swap all the accessories belt drive stuff too. that all i can remember. some of the intake sensors Odgreen89on35 is helping out as it's all the parts he collected to do his before he traded for his tj, but if it like any other newer engine swap in to an older rig without full harness swap you would use all the sensors and vacuum ports from the older engine on the new one. i know there will be couple thing that need to be worked out, but it ain't hot rodding if you don't lol
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From: Yelm, WA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Seriously, who knows where this sensor wire goes? I is grommeted into the floor pan above the axle. Do I really have to go digging under the carpet to find it?
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From: Spanaway
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
The sensor should unbolt from the backing plate and unplug from the abs control module thats under the back seat on the drivers side. You do have to pull the entire cable thru the floor grommet if I remember right. Also if you stretch the grommet out you can fit the plug thru it.
Last edited by mudderx; Mar 26, 2013 at 09:00 PM.
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From: Centralia, Wa
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Finally got my bumper. Only had about 5 minutes before work to mock it up. Tomorrow I'll finish mounting and get the bars angled and cut. Then mount the winch.


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From: Chehalis, WA
Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L





