99tjxj

Hi all, hope i'm posting this in correct area. I'm brand new to this forum. Anyways bought a 99 cherokee classic for my son and we are starting to put lify in tomorrow am. Its off the ground and wheels off so I look under noticing it has fairly new rear shocks. First thought is oh great no top bolt issues right. Yeah exactly what I thought! Well , looked underneath and to my not so thrilled shock the shocks have been welded to the bolt up area. Yes welded! Question for any of you jeep great ones, do you have any idea what I can do as its a tight area and not sure I can even get a die grinder up there without screwin somethin up. Im no stranger to fab n welding so all ideas will help as im starting early tomorrow. Cheers and thanx in advance

CPLSeraphim

To start off, this is the wrong area for this post. It says so right in the READ BEFORE POSTING sticky.

To sollve your problem, you are probably going to have to cut into the floor pans in the cargo area and cut those out.

You will also have to fab something up to hold the shocks there, but if you fab something up, test it before it goes on the road. That would suck.

sportrider

cut the bar pin. then use the rear swaybar mounts as a bar pin eleminator weld them where the shock used to bolt up.

99tjxj

Thanx for that . As said I am new to this and will pay more attention to my posts. Again thanx a bunch

Detour

I sell alot of these, after you get your old ones removed, they sure beat booty fab and cutting thru floors.

http://www.detoursusa.com/xjstm.php

I think your post is fine personally.......

99tjxj

After cutting pin can I use the existing shock with the swaybar mount welded in

Detour

Yes......yes you can.

99tjxj

I think that will work great. My other issue is that the factory shocks are welded in at top and it was a real hack weld job. I have to get the old pins that are welded in outta there and not much room to work with a grinder in there. Any ideas.

99tjxj

I like the shock relocater kit.is it alum or steel.

eking81

just cut the top of the shck with a die grinder and a 3" cut off wheel after the shock is out of the way you should be able to get to the welds with he cut off just have to replace the shocks

and id get detours relocators as thats a problem area anyway

steel

99tjxj

Thanx for all the tips guys . Will give it a go tomorrow am and hopefully git er done! I will post again after done and hope no other arising issues. Have heard rear part of lift is more a pain than front

89eliminator

closed thread. read the forum rules next time and post in the correct section.