The Homebrew Jeep Mod Thread
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Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0 L I6
This is how I put a full size spare where the donut normally goes. There is a long bolt welded to the body and a nut with two rods welded to it holding the tire on. The ratchet strap stops it from rattling while offroad. There is space behind it between the window where I put tow cables and jumper cables.
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Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Started going off the bumper with some tube making it up as I go. I don't have a tubing bender or notcher so I fill the tube up with sand and bend it in a pipe bender no kinks but I haven't bent anything past 90 yet
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Year: 96 & 88 4 dr Cherokees
The initial build used a 1 1/4 hitch insert, which cracked on me, so I stepped up to the 2" and gusseted it mainly to avoid having just a butt weld at that joint.
The bottom is where the impact has the most force, as by the time it is moving, so is the rest of the rack.
Plus, the Z-bar slides out of the rack section so you can put it inside the jeep if you want. My plan was to make 4 legs for it to use as a second level inside the jeep, just never got around to it.
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Highly technical task ... I made a coffee cup holder.
Here it is unpainted so you can better see what it is. Basically 14g metal that I bent and cut to fit on to the right side of the console next to the brake handle. I later painted it black satin.
This is the back side. It's held firmly in place by Velcro and is removable. The cup holders (which are actually ash trays) are screwed in to a piece of 0.25" x 1.5" oak.
Here it is unpainted so you can better see what it is. Basically 14g metal that I bent and cut to fit on to the right side of the console next to the brake handle. I later painted it black satin.
This is the back side. It's held firmly in place by Velcro and is removable. The cup holders (which are actually ash trays) are screwed in to a piece of 0.25" x 1.5" oak.
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Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Simple and effective. My favorite kind of mod. I was able to swap in a 97+ console in just a couple hours. Still need to sort out the fit up at the dash, there is a gap. Other than that, was an easy mod.
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Yeah I did that too. I'm planning on fabbing up a bracket for a 3-port 12v / 2 port USB power source and maybe switch panel to fill that gap though.
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Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Made my own crossover steering arm out of some scrap plate. Drilled for TRE taper. I used 1/8" 7018 rods and I peened all the welds before anyone cries that I welded steering parts. Pretty sure they're cast steel anyways
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Year: 1990
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Interesting. You should start a separate thread in the Fab section for that bumper. This thread is more for showing off the final product. Will get more traffic in it's own thread.
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Been working on a Dana 44 front. Changed it from right hand drop 0° castor and pinion angle to left hand drop 13° pinion and 5° castor angle
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