Homebrew Jeep Mods
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From: Colorado
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Here are a few of mine. There is no way I am going to get anywhere close to getting all mine into this post but I will run a few highlights
Ghetto Cowl Hood (helps my engine run a lil cooler, both on the highway, up and down hills, and crawlin on trails) I put 3/4" spacers and longer bolts in hte hood
Tablet holder - Plugs into my stereo for tunes and I have internet on it.
Cut and rolled fenders
This one is not pretty, but functional. My wire harness melted to my head. I cut out the fused wire block and patched the bad wires. Then made a bracket that bolted the the head bolts and raised the harness away from the heat.
And my favorite I moved the sound bar I got from a buddy up front so I can hear when I have the tube doors in.
There are a crap load more. I just am not good at documenting them as I do them.
I have the Aux fan on a relay so that I control when it turns on. I also have those expensive rear lights that are posted about 30 pages back. I welded 3/16 tabs onto them to hold them better to the truck. I made a CB antennae bracket, that is bolted to on of the lights. I moved the vacuum ball to up inside the bumper.
Have switched LED reverse lights in place of the stock ones. I can turn them on whenever, even when I am being tailgated. LED Tractor brake/running lights, 600 lumen LED driving lights, I removed the restriction out of the air box. IDK there is way more. I will try to update this when I get the list together.
Future things include rear disks, cowl intake, and I think I used all my memory already. I have a massive list of things I am planning to do still. I have only had this jeep 3 months.
Here is them LED Lights. These are stupid bright.
Ghetto Cowl Hood (helps my engine run a lil cooler, both on the highway, up and down hills, and crawlin on trails) I put 3/4" spacers and longer bolts in hte hood
Tablet holder - Plugs into my stereo for tunes and I have internet on it.
Cut and rolled fenders
This one is not pretty, but functional. My wire harness melted to my head. I cut out the fused wire block and patched the bad wires. Then made a bracket that bolted the the head bolts and raised the harness away from the heat.
And my favorite I moved the sound bar I got from a buddy up front so I can hear when I have the tube doors in.
There are a crap load more. I just am not good at documenting them as I do them.
I have the Aux fan on a relay so that I control when it turns on. I also have those expensive rear lights that are posted about 30 pages back. I welded 3/16 tabs onto them to hold them better to the truck. I made a CB antennae bracket, that is bolted to on of the lights. I moved the vacuum ball to up inside the bumper.
Have switched LED reverse lights in place of the stock ones. I can turn them on whenever, even when I am being tailgated. LED Tractor brake/running lights, 600 lumen LED driving lights, I removed the restriction out of the air box. IDK there is way more. I will try to update this when I get the list together.
Future things include rear disks, cowl intake, and I think I used all my memory already. I have a massive list of things I am planning to do still. I have only had this jeep 3 months.
Here is them LED Lights. These are stupid bright.
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From: Dayton, Ohio
Year: 1992
Model: Comanche
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by Evilpopcorn
A chopped ZJ? First I've seen, nice.
Look again, that's no zj....... its a 97-01 XJ.
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From: Long Island NY
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
OK whatever...I have a masters in structural engineering and I'm not going to give you all a lesson in stress and mechanics. All I'm saying is the mod you did will not allow the hood to crumple/fold like it should in an accident. The bolts are not designed to be the failure point - but you just made them the failure point by inducing moment forces into them that they never were supposed to see. It has nothing to do with the hood latch or the cowl.
I have good reasons why I said what I did. Take it or leave it I don't care.
I have good reasons why I said what I did. Take it or leave it I don't care.
Have you ever even seen the crumple zone of a frame? There are ripples and varying sizes to create failure points, and control the forces induced, hoods have none of these. Just compare the size and thickness of the frame to the hood, its goin to do nothing for structure.
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From: New Jersey (Milltown, Lavallette, and Wayne)
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
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These vents are cool. (no pun intended) But yes, they do have a direction for the pattern. He has one turned the wrong way. I tried doubling up the screen with a full sheet behind the original ones cut because I wanted to make larger vent holes and I turned the top one 90 degrees and they don't match up.
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From: Duluth GA
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Very nice! I was wanting to do something with my hood, since I lack a fan shroud for my fan clutch, and I overheat when not driving on the highway when my secondary fan is off. I haven't had the time to look for nice looking vents, and that spacer mod looks nice! Also, what kind of LED lights are those? I have a winch as well, and want some nice bright front lights, before I build a lightrack. And do you have any tips for that soundbar?
. http://www.jammyinc.com/Products/New_prod/Index.htmI got them from my buddy. He is friends with the guy who owns the company. They sell them on amazon. Search Jammy Sol series one. They are stupid bright for the size.
The sound bar is from another Cherokee that had one. It is for the rear speakers. I had to do some modifying to the tabs to get it to stay securely. If you get one you will see what I am talking about. Had to make the tabs a lil longer/wider
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From: Dayton, Ohio
Year: 1992
Model: Comanche
Engine: 4.0