2wd cherokee?!?!
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Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
It'll increase off road a lot right? Will it do better in mud too? That's mainly what I like to do. Instead of like hill climbs etc.
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From: York PA/State College PA
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Yea the locker will be A LOT less work. The locker will increase your offroad ability and do much better in the mud.
If you converted the jeep to 4WD you'd need a new front axle, front drive shaft, and trance case
If you converted the jeep to 4WD you'd need a new front axle, front drive shaft, and trance case
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Year: 1986
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Put a locker in my 2wd and it helps a TON! Keepin up with all the 4x4's i go with and passin a few less lifted ones. Ive got the powertrax no-slip but Aussie lockers are good too and pretty cheap
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From: zephyrhills fl
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
First of all what rear axle do you have?*
Second if you're going to get a locker you really should do a right. In my opinion you should go with a full automatic locker like a Detroit locker, or a selectable locker like an Eaton electric locker.
Either way you're looking at a good seven to $800 which is a whole lot better than the $1,500 plus you would have been out for about 4x4 conversion
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Second if you're going to get a locker you really should do a right. In my opinion you should go with a full automatic locker like a Detroit locker, or a selectable locker like an Eaton electric locker.
Either way you're looking at a good seven to $800 which is a whole lot better than the $1,500 plus you would have been out for about 4x4 conversion
Brandon
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From: zephyrhills fl
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Originally Posted by Incommando
Thanks for keeping an eye out for me but that is the one Aussie I will not use again. They are racking up quite a few failures on this application.
Many of us were waiting years for an 8.25 Aussie. When they finally arrived they failed internal testing for an undisclosed reason and those of us on a waiting list were told it would be up to a year for a new re-designed batch. Amazingly they were added back to their sales page in a couple of weeks with no explanation as to how they were no suddenly OK. The first few failures were chalked up to poor isnstallation but as more broke, many professionally installed, and all due to pin failures and tooth cupping, the evidence mounted.
I bought mine new but second hand. A fellow KJ'er had put one it and it failed. He got a new replacement under warranty but installed a no slip isnted. I bought the brand new replacment Aussie and installed it. It failed exactly like the others. Because I was not the original purchaser Aussie told me to pee up a rope.
Many of us were waiting years for an 8.25 Aussie. When they finally arrived they failed internal testing for an undisclosed reason and those of us on a waiting list were told it would be up to a year for a new re-designed batch. Amazingly they were added back to their sales page in a couple of weeks with no explanation as to how they were no suddenly OK. The first few failures were chalked up to poor isnstallation but as more broke, many professionally installed, and all due to pin failures and tooth cupping, the evidence mounted.
I bought mine new but second hand. A fellow KJ'er had put one it and it failed. He got a new replacement under warranty but installed a no slip isnted. I bought the brand new replacment Aussie and installed it. It failed exactly like the others. Because I was not the original purchaser Aussie told me to pee up a rope.
Originally Posted by Incommando
I was very disappointed as Aussie makes a fine product. There are those that believe that thge Aussie allows the side gears to unload due to the unusual adjusters that the Chrysler corp. axles use to set the proload on the spider gears.
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From: in a small town named ...
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Originally Posted by BlakeDGKleavitt
How much for the front axle and everything needed for a 4wd conversion inn 89027
i can tell you the transfer case is gone....not sure what else is needed but i can give you the entire axle end to end and the drive shaft back to the t case....thats gonna be an expensive ship, but if its under 150lbs ill do it for 300 shipped.( over 150 requires freight from ups according to their site.)
How much for the front axle and everything needed for a 4wd conversion inn 89027
i can tell you the transfer case is gone....not sure what else is needed but i can give you the entire axle end to end and the drive shaft back to the t case....thats gonna be an expensive ship, but if its under 150lbs ill do it for 300 shipped.( over 150 requires freight from ups according to their site.)
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From: zephyrhills fl
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6