What did you do to your XJ today??
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From: Yakima
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
OK.. So for today. started out by finishing the other fenders to match the first two I did. happy with that I moved on to something that had been bugging the crap out of me.. the flimsy cab antenna bracket. grabbed the bracket that it came with, and found a nice new home for it
after that, I tackled the sway bars.. yanked the rear entirely and man was that a pain in the **** to get out. best part is that I only had one jack to work with, and no stands. was an eternity of jack up one side, remove tire, cut mount, wiggle around, put tire back on, remove other tire, cut mount, wiggle around, put tire back on, pull other tire, wiggle around some more, and so on and so on. I swear I took each tire off like 5 times before I was done. at least I got my workout for the day? hahaha
after that, I decided to disconnect the front bar for now so I could see how she behaved without it. was trying to figure out a good way to tie them up out of the way, then settled on just removing the vertical pieces altogether. way easier, and if I need them they're in my tool bin in the back.
next up I tried to get my vatozone shackles installed.. that turned out to be a no-go as those bolts weren't going anywhere for now. i'll have to give them the old pb soak before I give it another shot. I did decide that I was done with fighting the location tho, so I decided to kill two birds with one stone and do the quarter panel fold
goes great with the freshly cut rear bumper
after that was done I decided to go test out my newly found flex a little.. waaaaay better than what I had before! lol
and my favorite..
can't wait for tahuya this weekend to see how much better she does
after that, I tackled the sway bars.. yanked the rear entirely and man was that a pain in the **** to get out. best part is that I only had one jack to work with, and no stands. was an eternity of jack up one side, remove tire, cut mount, wiggle around, put tire back on, remove other tire, cut mount, wiggle around, put tire back on, pull other tire, wiggle around some more, and so on and so on. I swear I took each tire off like 5 times before I was done. at least I got my workout for the day? hahaha
after that, I decided to disconnect the front bar for now so I could see how she behaved without it. was trying to figure out a good way to tie them up out of the way, then settled on just removing the vertical pieces altogether. way easier, and if I need them they're in my tool bin in the back.
next up I tried to get my vatozone shackles installed.. that turned out to be a no-go as those bolts weren't going anywhere for now. i'll have to give them the old pb soak before I give it another shot. I did decide that I was done with fighting the location tho, so I decided to kill two birds with one stone and do the quarter panel fold
goes great with the freshly cut rear bumper
after that was done I decided to go test out my newly found flex a little.. waaaaay better than what I had before! lol
and my favorite..
can't wait for tahuya this weekend to see how much better she does
Uber, start a build thread man. You do good work and a lot of it haha! Id subscribe, this jeep is going to look good!
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From: Yelm, WA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Yelm, WA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Ok ok, I got it wired in, EXCEPT the switch, when I get a switch, do I need a 3-prong one that will connect to the reverse lights, power, and ground, or what?
I'm electrical-tarded. Also, I ran two wires all the way up from the rear, one for aux lights and one for the stock reverse lights. Is there any way for me to switch on Both sets, or should I just wire the switch up to the aux lights and call it good?
I'm electrical-tarded. Also, I ran two wires all the way up from the rear, one for aux lights and one for the stock reverse lights. Is there any way for me to switch on Both sets, or should I just wire the switch up to the aux lights and call it good?
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From: anacortes, wa
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO
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From: Yelm, WA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Installed my trailer wiring harness with the stupid combiner box thing. Maybe I should stop using the driver's side wiring hole.
And installed the relay for my reverse lights, still need to wire in the switch.
And installed the relay for my reverse lights, still need to wire in the switch.
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From: Centralia, Wa
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Ok ok, I got it wired in, EXCEPT the switch, when I get a switch, do I need a 3-prong one that will connect to the reverse lights, power, and ground, or what?
I'm electrical-tarded. Also, I ran two wires all the way up from the rear, one for aux lights and one for the stock reverse lights. Is there any way for me to switch on Both sets, or should I just wire the switch up to the aux lights and call it good?
I'm electrical-tarded. Also, I ran two wires all the way up from the rear, one for aux lights and one for the stock reverse lights. Is there any way for me to switch on Both sets, or should I just wire the switch up to the aux lights and call it good?
Last edited by Slimgoaty; Apr 25, 2013 at 11:31 PM.
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Model: Cherokee
Well this is the Dog Mobile as of now since January when I first posted up my purchase and the cleaning it got following that.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/dog-mobile-xj-160617/
Today I put my winch and bumper on it.
Here's a side shot after I did the flares last month.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/dog-mobile-xj-160617/
Today I put my winch and bumper on it.
Here's a side shot after I did the flares last month.
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From: Yelm, WA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Only reason you'd need a grounded switch would be for a led. If you just want to switch the dc+ a two prong is fine. If you tap into your reverse lights to power your relay and then also run a separate 12v to power it manually when you flip the manual switch it will back feed the reverse lights and turn them on.
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From: Carrollton, GA
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Inline 6 4.0L High Output
Only reason you'd need a grounded switch would be for a led. If you just want to switch the dc+ a two prong is fine. If you tap into your reverse lights to power your relay and then also run a separate 12v to power it manually when you flip the manual switch it will back feed the reverse lights and turn them on.
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From: Bremerton wa
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 ho
Started taking my front end apart. Took out the old broke chromolies and ball joints and started putting new ball joints in. Pain in the ***** without the right tools
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From: Chehalis, WA
Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
