1 Ton Cherokee on 49's
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1 Ton Cherokee on 49's
I bought this Cherokee for $4000, but its not built very well. I t came with a Dana 30 front and a GM 14 rear.I knew what i was getting when I bought it. I found an awesome deal on Yukon 1 ton axles with 5.13s and lockers on a mud truck for $1000( they guy won't part it out so I'm gonna get the whole thing) . I'm probably gonna run a Dana 300 transfer case. I'm gonna keep the aw4 and I6 for now at least. The engine and trans are lowered so it has a fairly low center of gravity(for it's size haha) Ill run custom CV shafts front and rear. I'm gonna run leaf springs in the back with no lift blocks, and 4 link front. I have a Rock Ram hydro assist and I'm gonna run High steer knuckle on the Dana 60. I just wanted to share with y'all my starting point- Any thoughts/ideas/tips please feel free to share(keep in mind its a MUD TRUCK not a rock crawler theres no rocks to climb in Florida!)- I'll gonna have new pictures soon as i buy the axles- here's what it looks like now
Its gonna be my daily driver/mud truck
Its gonna be my daily driver/mud truck
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Thanks man, I'm gonna get rid of those scary 6" blocks when I rebuild it I'm gonna extend the sub frame and get rid of the blocks entirely.
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I would suggest the same Idea I am playing around with in my mind. Cause I'm cheep as hell thinking of running a divorced t-case behind my existing t-case. It would add a hole lot more gear options for real cheep! And Just wondering if its mud only why not make things easy and go with leafs in the front too. Just wondering.
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The only reason I'm not going to run leafs up front is because I already have a nice 4 link setup and it flexes really nice. Sounds like a crazy idea having a divorced t-case along with your existing one because of Cherekee's short wheelbase. I would suggest getting a doubler like a 203/205 setup but even then the angles would get bad. But hell, if you can pull it off with a divorced, then go for it!
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Ive decided to wait to enlist till i graduate college and Tulsa welding school, so I'm building it while I have time! It's no longer for sale. Once I have it build I'd love to go wheeling some time. I'm gonna take it to Auggie bog and Hog Waller as soon as I get it done.
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EVERYONE asks how I get in it hahaha, I put 1 foot on the front tire and grab on top of the windshield and pull myself up. It's not very hard to get into
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Would def get those steering angles fixed. That looks like it should be nominated for that scary steering website.
Other than that looks like a fun project, love the pizza cutters!
Other than that looks like a fun project, love the pizza cutters!