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From: City of Trees, CA
Year: 93 2 door
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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Agree. I was just lookin' out for my fellow Jeep pilot, I don't want to debate.
I suppose my averted horror story is the AutoZone (Duralast) CPS. I learned (after installing) that they were total crap and would instantly leave me stranded. That was 18 months and 20,000 miles ago. I'm still avoiding the Airtex fuel pump, though.
I suppose my averted horror story is the AutoZone (Duralast) CPS. I learned (after installing) that they were total crap and would instantly leave me stranded. That was 18 months and 20,000 miles ago. I'm still avoiding the Airtex fuel pump, though.
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Sorry, using a cell phone I often miss posts.
Welded pro,s and cons.
Pros: tracks straight, goes anywhere.
Coins: worse fuel mileage, increased tire wear.
I drive mine to work every day. It drives just fine, no noise even. But it does shorten tire life.
But I love the fact that I am locked and loaded with no buttons or levers, compressor to mess with.
Honestly if I would have to run an ox or arb I would just assume stay open.
Welded pro,s and cons.
Pros: tracks straight, goes anywhere.
Coins: worse fuel mileage, increased tire wear.
I drive mine to work every day. It drives just fine, no noise even. But it does shorten tire life.
But I love the fact that I am locked and loaded with no buttons or levers, compressor to mess with.
Honestly if I would have to run an ox or arb I would just assume stay open.
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From: WV
Year: 98
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 i6
Sorry, using a cell phone I often miss posts.
Welded pro,s and cons.
Pros: tracks straight, goes anywhere.
Coins: worse fuel mileage, increased tire wear.
I drive mine to work every day. It drives just fine, no noise even. But it does shorten tire life.
But I love the fact that I am locked and loaded with no buttons or levers, compressor to mess with.
Honestly if I would have to run an ox or arb I would just assume stay open.
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I have an auto locker in the front, welded in the rear. And if you like the tough trails, its a no brainer. Its not for everyone. But I can pull off some sick lines being welded front and rear. If you just run normal off road trails there is no reason for being fully locked. And a open jeep with good tires and suspension will go a lot of places.
I love driving down the road, and knowing that I have to change nothing except air pressure to go full on off road.
Tire wear is the worst aspect of being welded in the rear. Other than that its great.
For the front though I would not weld.
I love driving down the road, and knowing that I have to change nothing except air pressure to go full on off road.
Tire wear is the worst aspect of being welded in the rear. Other than that its great.
For the front though I would not weld.
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From: oregon
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 ho 99 intake ps pump 1" tb spacer 62mm bored tb eletric fans and more
It's funny reading about folks ditching the sway bars in their DDs and then claiming they hardly notice any difference. It's just proof that you have no idea what they do. But you will. The first time some ***wad turns right on a red in front of you and you have to avoid hitting them, you'll know. The first time you encounter a 6x6 in your lane on the freeway, you'll know. The first time a kid or a deer darts out from behind a car right in front of you...
my horror story is dont by cheap jack stands nothing will scare you more than a xj with no suspension under it falling almost on top of you.
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as for the sway bars i agree on there function and some rigs here that arent set up for it should not go with out. as for the deer I was alway tought dont swerve can lead to alot worse things like this one i hit last month.
my horror story is dont by cheap jack stands nothing will scare you more than a xj with no suspension under it falling almost on top of you.
my horror story is dont by cheap jack stands nothing will scare you more than a xj with no suspension under it falling almost on top of you.
As for sway bars, mine aren't hooked up, it's very noticeable, you just learn to adapt your driving style.
Also fyi, if you swerve to miss a deer and hit something/someone else, you caused an accident. Police will ticket you and insurance goes up. Hitting a deer is an "act of god"
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Most every single accident has to do with driver error rather than equipment. The whole argument against swaybars is moot.
The majority of automobile fatalities is caused by head injuries. Yet I do not see none of us wearing helmets.
Again.....moot.
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We was riding at uwharrie and our friends jeep about took a nose dive down a hill but quick reflexes and reliable jeep they didn't go down the hill they put it in reverse and backed up.
Last edited by Nick207; Nov 30, 2013 at 08:03 PM.
