Jeep Builds Make your own jeep build thread here, discuss and view jeeps here. All Jeep models are welcome here.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Blue MJ money pit

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Mar 17, 2018 | 06:50 PM
  #61  
SatiricalHen's Avatar
CF Veteran
 
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 5,924
Likes: 203
From: Greenville, SC
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Default

Originally Posted by unidentifiedbomb
I don't have the bend in my drag link with Cavfab and I've been on the same Heims no issues at all over about 2 years now.
It's the bend that ruins them. There's no way around it with the bend. Not sure what to do about it.
Reply
Old Mar 18, 2018 | 12:24 AM
  #62  
XJIrish4x4's Avatar
CF Veteran
 
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 1,382
Likes: 4
Model: Cherokee
Default

Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
Not with the way the passenger side knuckle is set up. You have a bolt go through a heim, then knuckle, and then the next heim in a stack and there would be no way to do that with the tre
Yea your right I forgot about that.
Reply
Old Mar 31, 2018 | 05:00 PM
  #63  
JeepingDan's Avatar
Thread Starter
CF Veteran
Premium Member
15 Year Member
Liked
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18,786
Likes: 14
From: CT.
Year: 88
Model: Comanche (MJ)
Engine: 4.0 HO
Default

Today I pulled the 3" coil spacers. I must say to the PO..how in the hell did he get this together?
First nuts I removed was the top shocks and the front end bounced up an inch!!
Did you have a fat woman sit on this to thread the shocks in? disconnected the track bar and drag link, jacked the body up till the front wheels hung in the air and those springs were still tensioned up!
Ended up putting the axle on the ground and disconnected ALL 4 SHORT ARMS... yanked the spacers and made temporary adjustments till I get it on the rack at work.
It seems "alright" now and sits more where I ideally want it.
Also installed the HD steering from CaveFab.
Tomorrow I'll pull the rear blocks and hopefully it'll sit level.
Actual upper adjustment before. Lowers were 3 threads in.
Reply
Old Mar 31, 2018 | 05:01 PM
  #64  
JeepingDan's Avatar
Thread Starter
CF Veteran
Premium Member
15 Year Member
Liked
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18,786
Likes: 14
From: CT.
Year: 88
Model: Comanche (MJ)
Engine: 4.0 HO
Default

Sky Jacker coils. I'm guessing 6" or 6.5"
Reply
Old Mar 31, 2018 | 05:03 PM
  #65  
JeepingDan's Avatar
Thread Starter
CF Veteran
Premium Member
15 Year Member
Liked
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18,786
Likes: 14
From: CT.
Year: 88
Model: Comanche (MJ)
Engine: 4.0 HO
Default


Reply
Old Mar 31, 2018 | 05:06 PM
  #66  
JeepingDan's Avatar
Thread Starter
CF Veteran
Premium Member
15 Year Member
Liked
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18,786
Likes: 14
From: CT.
Year: 88
Model: Comanche (MJ)
Engine: 4.0 HO
Default


Pretty unlevel till I get to the rear.
I might have to trim it up.
Reply
Old Mar 31, 2018 | 06:36 PM
  #67  
TrailerTrash's Avatar
CF Veteran
 
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 2,215
Likes: 635
From: Hangover, PA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0L
Default

Love the progress
Reply
Old Mar 31, 2018 | 08:11 PM
  #68  
bad_idea's Avatar
CF Veteran
5 Year Member
 
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,820
Likes: 60
From: Pasquotank, NC
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Default

The PO would be PO'd to see you undoing his handy work.
Reply
Old Apr 1, 2018 | 04:57 AM
  #69  
JeepingDan's Avatar
Thread Starter
CF Veteran
Premium Member
15 Year Member
Liked
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18,786
Likes: 14
From: CT.
Year: 88
Model: Comanche (MJ)
Engine: 4.0 HO
Default

Originally Posted by bad_idea
The PO would be PO'd to see you undoing his handy work.
Lol yeah I took it to work a couple times. Rode like **** and probably worst DW I've ever encountered.
Reply
Old Apr 1, 2018 | 04:14 PM
  #70  
JeepingDan's Avatar
Thread Starter
CF Veteran
Premium Member
15 Year Member
Liked
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18,786
Likes: 14
From: CT.
Year: 88
Model: Comanche (MJ)
Engine: 4.0 HO
Default

Pulled the blocks out and modified some bilstein shocks from a TJ I had laying around to bolt into factory locations for now.
Took it for a test drive, it rides soooooo much better now. No bouncy rear or stiff front.
Soon as I get this aligned it'll drive nice.
Reply
Old Apr 1, 2018 | 04:15 PM
  #71  
JeepingDan's Avatar
Thread Starter
CF Veteran
Premium Member
15 Year Member
Liked
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18,786
Likes: 14
From: CT.
Year: 88
Model: Comanche (MJ)
Engine: 4.0 HO
Default

Reply
Old Apr 1, 2018 | 04:16 PM
  #72  
JeepingDan's Avatar
Thread Starter
CF Veteran
Premium Member
15 Year Member
Liked
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18,786
Likes: 14
From: CT.
Year: 88
Model: Comanche (MJ)
Engine: 4.0 HO
Default

Reply
Old Apr 1, 2018 | 04:19 PM
  #73  
JeepingDan's Avatar
Thread Starter
CF Veteran
Premium Member
15 Year Member
Liked
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18,786
Likes: 14
From: CT.
Year: 88
Model: Comanche (MJ)
Engine: 4.0 HO
Default

Reply
Old Apr 1, 2018 | 04:20 PM
  #74  
JeepingDan's Avatar
Thread Starter
CF Veteran
Premium Member
15 Year Member
Liked
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18,786
Likes: 14
From: CT.
Year: 88
Model: Comanche (MJ)
Engine: 4.0 HO
Default

Reply
Old Apr 1, 2018 | 04:22 PM
  #75  
XJwonders's Avatar
CF Veteran
Premium Member
 
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,219
Likes: 45
From: west chester, pa
Year: 1999
Engine: 4.0
Default

Looking better already
Reply



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:22 PM.