It smells like fresh paint...LOL!!

 

I built this jeep about 4-5 years ago. It was also my girlfriends first car. I saw it back up for sale on craigslist and had to ****** it back!!

Here are the specs....

1991 Jeep Cherokee with 01 enigine w/70k
97+ front clip
97+ doors
Hudfab true 4-link long arms
Hudfab front winch bumper
Hudfab rear bumper with swing down tire carrier
Hudfab otk steering
Hudfab otk track bar
Rubicon SYE
Custom d-shafts
1975 Ford f-100 HP D44 W Hudfab truss, 3/8'' thick tubes and lincoln locker!.....Truss is getting rebuilt like the hpd44 on my 2 door.
1979 Ford Bronco Big Bearing 9 inch with limited slip....doesnt work for isht
7.5 inch rubicon express coils with 1 inch spacer
Ford explorer rear leafs with 1 ton aal
Stretched the wheelbase 3inches in the back
1 inch stretch up front...total of a 105.3 inch wheelbase.
Tubbed rear fenders
Speed holes in the roof...haha!
Warn 8000i winch
and much, much, much more work done to it!!....and lots of tube work coming soon


Happy Friday Corners!

 

I like that Jeep lol

 

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Here is before and after pics of my new paint job.

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needs more green

 

I'm just looking into axles now, but it seems like a front HP44 and a rear 9" aren't a bad idea... A few on craigslist too for cheap. I'm not pulling the trigger, but are there specifics to look for, avoid, better axles to find altogether?

 

I'll need a price for that ;-) but I'll let you finish my bumper first :-P one thing at a time :-D

Oh and Happy Friday!

 

That's my swap. It's going to depend on if you want to go full width or not. You can find older cars with XJ width and bolt pattern but they'll be small bearing 28 spline, some cars had the bigger axle but it's hard to find. As for the 44 just make sure it doesn't have cast wedges since you can't cut em off. If you're going fulls then just find a truck with the set and be done with it, f-150s, f-100s, and broncos. Do a search for donor cars cause it'll help in going to JYs since a lot came with different measurements, etc. My welder was bought for this swap and be prepared to spend some cash. Not so much for the axles but for all the fab work, brackets, axle parts, etc. I'm sure somebody else has more knowledge about it but it's a fun swap.

 

Ben, the first question is, what is the tire size you want to run. "Realistically". If you'll be running 35s, might not be worth swapping axles and $. There are other things you can possibly do.

If you want to eventually run 38s, then yeah, new axles are definitely in order.

 

Lol that's the smart question! Big axles are a dedicated mod so you hit the nail on the head.

 

Was thinking 37s and full width. Definitely have some reading to do

 

I'll be selling both of my axles here in a few months.
You have long arms right?

 

Is anybody gonna be able to afford em?

 

i think seth wanted $500 for the pair installed.

 

No, not yet (long arms)... What axles are they?.... I'm realizing instead of throwing little bits of money at the jeep here and there I should just plan.... I'm broke, very broke, college kid broke.... BTW, thanks to all of you guys paying taxes so uncle sam can loan me some cash to get an edumacation I paid and paid for a few years when I was welding full time so I got a taste of what was to come, just happy to be in school now... Making money when I can though means I need to approach the Jeep differently.... I'm gonna try to think realistic / big picture. I have patience and the drive to do it right, so I don't mind reading and reading till I have the money to make a move on some parts or something..... I've already been in touch with a local about some ideas / start up for the Jeep... I think I'll do unibody stiffeners (thinking Roc Dog, they go nose to tail and include steering box reinforcement... BUT... it's $250 for just the materials, dunno if it's worth it or what), get some sliders and s SYE. Then I can install my Tcase skid and wheel while I collect and wait.

So, yeah, very rudimentary idea is full widths, drive on the street for now, and run prolly 37s... ish..... Ideas ideas....


I have 3 or 4 people in mind who I'd like to consult on all this, brainstorm, bounce off ideas, NEW possibilities, etc... Maybe guinea pig my jeep.... Mostly wanting to make it reliable, NOT worry about breaking, and thinking move the front axle forward and the rear back....

So, please offer up ideas, input, if there's enough ideas floating around I'll make a thread dedicated to this.... Anyone wanting to help can PM me, and I'll be PMing a few people with questions and ****, going from there. Just after seeing Dustin's Jeep's combo, I did a quick craigslist search and it seems like you can find those pairings pretty cheap. I dunno.... Like I said, waiting to hear back for a job (bank account's fat with loan money, but it's all for school, bills, etc.) and then go from there.

 

Lol idk I have way to much money Into the front. Rear maybe $1000