99 classic army xj build
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Year: 98
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 with work
yeah i have a couple more plans for it, the rings are welded to the wheels basically and you put the tire on the outside and then put the outer ring on and screw it down they work like normal beadlocks just look up a diy kit and you will see how they work, the rack was ok i guess but to tall for my liking, would rather have one i found online but i am not paying 500$ for it.. ill probably do rock sliders and a front bumper next.
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Year: 98
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trying to keep it low and capable, i dont like my jeeps to feel tipsy, this is plenty enough flex for me it will go a little more but just some random shots
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Im not sure what the actual name of the color, but there rough country long arms, never had a issue with rough country so thats what i went with on this build also
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From: St Louis
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: georgia
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: inline 6
love the color and love the jeep !!!!!!! i got a question where did u get ur snorkle i got one just like it i think and im having trouble finding how to mount it
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yeah there kinda a pain to mount, you should have got a template cutout with the kit if not your going to have your hands full.. i had to modify my template to get it to work it took me about 2 hrs by my self to complete the job. just take you time and measure, only really one shot at the 3 inch hole in the fender, and almost all snorkels are the same main port with bent neck, and 4 holes to bolt the snorkel to the fender.
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I can give it a shot, its kinda hard to explain something like that but i should have took pics of install not many good sources out there for good writeup on that, basically the back of you snorkle has the crease where the body line of the fender is, ( i hope) you gotta eyeball that up from the end when you get it close get a Buddie to take a piece of soap stone what i used or a pencil to mark the height on both bottom top and end toward front of jeep, next you wanna get the dip where the pillar meets the fender up by the windshield right and mark that on both sides. i then measured in how far the 3 inch hole was from the end and center punched then drilled the 3 inch hole, you'll need to take more off the back of the hole to the rear of the jeep to get the tube to slide in i used sheet metal snips,after that the snorkel will sit where its pretty much suppose to. lastly is the 4 bolt holes i had to measure and wing it making the holes way bigger than the bolt to let it slide around so i could fine tune it the way i though it looked best, doing that you will need to use big washers on the bolts. its not to bad, 97 and ups are a little more tricky, i no longer have a windshield reservoir i drilled into it and decided i didn't need it anyway, and its a bit harder with bushwhacker flares i had to modify the top of flare to go around the snorkel
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its similar but not like the one i had, the template that i had actually had a pice that went up onto the pillar which made it somewhat easier, to me in that pic it looks right where you have it
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haven't got to do much in awhile with the holidays and work, but i decided to run with no flares, and im now 90% sure this summer im choping the back off of it, i think it will look sick, other than that not much going on


