What did you do to your Cherokee today?
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From: grand rapids
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
[/QUOTE]dude dont say that!! pray to God not.. =\ im praying the frame is still aligned atleast. if so i just gatta cut out the rot and weld in new metal then weld on the frame stiffeners. well, my dads friend whos a mechanic is gonna do all that[/QUOTE]
I think you'll be okay...I rebuild my rear end from right above the axle to the back. After i got rear ended last winter on the trails...my rails had holes and were bent up wards. along with the floor. I bent rails out of 16g steel, cut the old ones out. Stretched the body back out. Put the new ones in with structural metal glue...3m panel adhesive and dropped a few spot welds here and there for extra strength. Built new shackle boxes. Dropped a new floor in. And it's been good since. I basically jumped it, all kind of mud, and trail riding and some decent flexing, haven't had a problem yet. I'm still going to put some frame stiffeners back there soon but it's held up great so far. And I can cruse 75 with out any weird vibs or anything. It might squeak alittle over bumps here and there. But hey it's a jeep. Turn the music up and forget about it. And I still have a green slip for it
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I think you'll be okay...I rebuild my rear end from right above the axle to the back. After i got rear ended last winter on the trails...my rails had holes and were bent up wards. along with the floor. I bent rails out of 16g steel, cut the old ones out. Stretched the body back out. Put the new ones in with structural metal glue...3m panel adhesive and dropped a few spot welds here and there for extra strength. Built new shackle boxes. Dropped a new floor in. And it's been good since. I basically jumped it, all kind of mud, and trail riding and some decent flexing, haven't had a problem yet. I'm still going to put some frame stiffeners back there soon but it's held up great so far. And I can cruse 75 with out any weird vibs or anything. It might squeak alittle over bumps here and there. But hey it's a jeep. Turn the music up and forget about it. And I still have a green slip for it
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From: Sacramento, CA
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Installed sye
Dropped the 2wd tranny
Started to add 4wd shift linkage
Removed the crap vacc disco
Changed the filter and gasket on the new tranny
Guess what I'm doing...
Dropped the 2wd tranny
Started to add 4wd shift linkage
Removed the crap vacc disco
Changed the filter and gasket on the new tranny
Guess what I'm doing...
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
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From: Long Island, NY
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Yeah plasti dip although I tore it up in some spots from hitting sticks. I like the black when look though so when it gets warm I'll pull the plastidip off and Bedliner the wheels
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
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From: Baltimore, Maryland
Year: 1994 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Changed my alternator today. What a freaking nightmare! Had to remove all the brackets to get it out of there. Put it all back together and my Jeep was dead. Turned the key and just dead silence. After a lot of cursing and saying WTF happened? turned out that at some point I blew the relay for the starter.
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From: Frederick, Maryland
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I-6 High output
Changed my alternator today. What a freaking nightmare! Had to remove all the brackets to get it out of there. Put it all back together and my Jeep was dead. Turned the key and just dead silence. After a lot of cursing and saying WTF happened? turned out that at some point I blew the relay for the starter.
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From: The Florida State University
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I-6 4.0 L
Originally Posted by Programbo
Changed my alternator today. What a freaking nightmare! Had to remove all the brackets to get it out of there. Put it all back together and my Jeep was dead. Turned the key and just dead silence. After a lot of cursing and saying WTF happened? turned out that at some point I blew the relay for the starter.
Originally Posted by 96xjclassic
. I'd like to see some pics of your dual fan set up.
That sucks. Was that the problem or the solution?
That sucks. Was that the problem or the solution?