LAS VEGAS XJ GROUP-----> 1st ROLL CALL.
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From: Las Vegas
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Anybody selling some GOOD 33" tires/MT?
Edit: gonna just buy new unless something comes up. MTR's or some KM2's.
Edit: gonna just buy new unless something comes up. MTR's or some KM2's.
Last edited by 88XJSteve; Jun 2, 2015 at 07:17 PM.
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From: Centralia Washington
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I posted this in my build thread, but I seem to be getting less traffic on it, so I thought I'd post it here.
I tried dropping the oil pan yesterday to do the rear main seal, oil pump, and pan gasket. The bolts are off and the pan is free, but I can't finagle it around all of the other components. The Haynes manual procedure requires disconnecting the steering stabilizer, removing the starter, removing the lower shock bolts, and using jack stands with the floor jack under the axle to lower it. On a lifted vehicle with big tires, this requires taking the wheels off completely.
Well I did all of that work and lowered the axle as low as it would go, and I still couldn't get the pan off. There is a bolt on the transmission that seems to get in the way of the rear of the pan, and the axle and track bar keep me from lowering the pan any further. I really don't want to take apart all of the steering components just to drop the oil pan. That seems pretty ridiculous, and I'm sure this maintenance doesn't require that. So WTF.
How have you guys done this?
I tried dropping the oil pan yesterday to do the rear main seal, oil pump, and pan gasket. The bolts are off and the pan is free, but I can't finagle it around all of the other components. The Haynes manual procedure requires disconnecting the steering stabilizer, removing the starter, removing the lower shock bolts, and using jack stands with the floor jack under the axle to lower it. On a lifted vehicle with big tires, this requires taking the wheels off completely.
Well I did all of that work and lowered the axle as low as it would go, and I still couldn't get the pan off. There is a bolt on the transmission that seems to get in the way of the rear of the pan, and the axle and track bar keep me from lowering the pan any further. I really don't want to take apart all of the steering components just to drop the oil pan. That seems pretty ridiculous, and I'm sure this maintenance doesn't require that. So WTF.
How have you guys done this?
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From: Las Vegas
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I can hear paint drying in here haha
Ordered my steering today and I got my HD off-road shackle boxes in yesterday and wow they are beefy. Brake lines are in route soon also.
Ordered my steering today and I got my HD off-road shackle boxes in yesterday and wow they are beefy. Brake lines are in route soon also.
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From: Las Vegas, NV - St. George, UT
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Las Vegas
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
After a long time thinking and reading I decided to go with the IRO OTK steering setup. If it's as beefy as my control arms and TB then I will love this.
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From: Sin City
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
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From: Henderson, NV
Year: 1999
Engine: 4.0L
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From: las vegas, nv
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6 H.O, 99 manifold, APN header, neon injectors, cowl intake, screamin demon ignition system
Hot weather sucks!! I havent wrenched on the cherokee in over 2 weeks
Its kind of depressing haha but ive got back into rc cars a little to pass the time over the hot months. Much better working on the kitchen counter in the a/c than the driveway. Plus my girl has been racing a lot so thats been taking my mechanic patience!
Its kind of depressing haha but ive got back into rc cars a little to pass the time over the hot months. Much better working on the kitchen counter in the a/c than the driveway. Plus my girl has been racing a lot so thats been taking my mechanic patience!