Some brake rework, fix a no taillight/brake light issue, then renew the Georgia registration. Then I can road test

 

Took off the completely worn out doetch 3350s that came on the Jeep
and put on some like new JK shocks. Much, Much better.

Rear shackle is apparently still at not enough of an angle. Is this worth getting relocation brackets for?



Another question. my tires are 31x10.5 and with the steering wheel locked they rub on the lower control arms.

Just live with it or should I really be looking for wheels with less backspacing?

Might attempt to do a new headliner on MOnday.

 

do you have stock wheels? They will usually rub on full lock. Either get some spacers or even better get rims with better backspacing. Either way it will improve the look of your rig in my opinion. And yeah I'd get relocation brackets.

 

Can you recommend any relocation brackets? Right now it seems the jeep is 1 " higher in the front and the jeep is empty. Maybe something that will raise the back of the jeep 2" so when I load up a spare and some tools it will be kind of even.

I do have stock wheels now, but they are the nice aluminum ones. They probably look nicer than the cragar soft 8's that I could afford. I don't hear good things about spacers but that would be a nice way to go since I actually like the wheels that I have.

 

If those are stock shackles (they look like it), get 2" shackles. I have yet to run relocation brackets simply because you can get the correct angle by using the proper length of shackle.

As for the tire rub, yes, it's normal on stock rims. If you really like your rims, adjust your steering stops a small turn. Keeps you from having to buy new rims or run spacers and it hardly affects the turning radius. Here's a how-to:
http://www.kevinsoffroad.com/adjusti...-xj-tj-and-yj/

 

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Is there a Cherokee meet around? I know there is a jeep meet on Jefferson in Newport news but was looking at getting just some xjs together

 

We should get another meet and greet up.

 

anyone want to get one together just let me know, ill be there.

 

Saturday evenings and Sundays work for me.

 

Any chance we could do it in hampton? So its equal distance for everybody.

 

That would be fine with me, I don't mind a drive as long as we can get as many cherokee's as possible.

 

Did my cowl intake today, seems solid everything I bought was from the local ato parts store and hardware store. Spent around 50$ for everything, beats the price of a snorkel any day lets hope it works out.

 

I plan on doing the same thing.

Gonna be several XJs in va beach's Christmas parade!

 

Selling my rear cargo draw tuffy box