The87XJ

NEED UR HELP!

ok guy's give it to me what should i do im baffiled..

Friend wants to trade me his 89 cherokee for my 87,

His set up is..
37s on 4.56 gear's. (Dana 30 and Dana 35 Regeared)
8 inch lift BUT on Short arm's (the Lower one's)
i DONT THINK it has a SYE either..


Mine..

SYE about 5 inch lift. 33's on 3.55 gear's.(Dana 30 and Dana 35.) front and rear. LS.
Short arm's (lower arm's aswell)

Same engine's same transmission.

although i have newer item's on my xj. stablizer bar tie rod alternator battery ball joints u joint's and so much more.

His has the bumper the bigger lift tires and gear set up.His sit's on six inch spring's And leaf's with 2 inch block's.

Please TELL ME asap! i will be checking alot.
Are his axle's worth the best deal? vs my 3.55's?

duffman5001

Why does he want to trade? 37's on the d35 even though it's regeared is too big..

The87XJ

Thats what im worried about. he didnt say. he said its stock rear axle. but re geared? i dont get it either plug short arms 8 inch lift... what the fudge?

The87XJ

he wants a smaller jeep but still lifted.. witch dosn't make since. i want a bigger jeep 37s hell yes. but on a dana 35. what the hell.

tomarrow im gonna look at her and see whats really going on under it. he dont know much about jeep's.. soo we'll see.. short arm's though. ew

The87XJ

So can anyone say if his jeep ok or not. Possibly build wrong or not? are 4.56 and 37s ok? or whaT? help..

duffman5001

The gearing being correct or not depends on what transmission it has. An automatic with 4:56 gears will work with 33" tires( as in it goes back to stock rpms) If it's a 5 speed they might be close with 37's- i'm not sure of what gearing is needed for the 5 speed. As far as his rig goes- in my opinion it sounds like whoever built it didn't do it right. With that much lift and stock arms it probably drives like crap. I would be leary of buying any rig from a person that didn't know much about it. Xj's need quite a bit of modding to handle 37's correctly, and I don't think his jeep was built to handle them. If it were me, I would keep the jeep you have and build it right the first time. If you want 37's you need to start talking axle swaps, re-gearing, long arm lift kit, SYE, etc etc etc... If you get his jeep I have a feeling you would be in for a lot of work fixing previous problems and spending a lot of money making it the way it should be.. Plus those tires don't seem to have much tread left anyway..

Jmb94

I like your Jeep a lot more. Sounds shady.

duffman5001

^ x2!

The87XJ

Thanks! and i had the vib feeling it wouldnt be fair. i wasn't sure myself because im new too jeeps and my jeep im slowly rebuilding.. as for his i just didnt know what was good and what was not. you know?
But you helped TONS thanks seriously.

The87XJ

Thanks ! i just wasn't sure myself cause his vs mine his looked superior then my own with lift and all.

i know alot about jeeps but not everything i saw the short arms on his 8.5 lift and automaticly got worried but i wasn't sure. Thanks ALL! my heros

The87XJ

And his dont have a SYE my Jeep does.. the only thing my jeep don't have i really need if i go more big is Long arm's.i have after market short lower arms. (the bent one's) (saving for) and new ford axle's. witch who knows when i can get those.. lol.

CatBassin

I would keep yours cause you know what's been done it and know it's right. I think yours look better anyway, just because his is taller doesn't mean it looks better.

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JeepPR

Stay with yours!!!!

Mgonzo700

I also say Keep yours dude

XJUSMC

pls do not trade it. Stay with yours.