What did you do to your Cherokee today?
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From: Los Banos CA
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
No cell phone involved. I'm not gonna stop wearing my seat belt. Tbh I don't even wanna sit in a cherokee parked anytime soon. Crash happened outside of a curve. The car behind him made him touch the semi in front of him cause he also got rear ended. I haven't even drivin my comanche since the accident. I've been emptying my wallet driving my dodge.
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From: Los Banos CA
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
The last part aside due to site rules, every scenario I can think of makes him an idiot. Was he trying to pass a semi while going around a curve and that's why he didn't see the car coming, or was he trying to pass it on a straight section of road and managed to roll his Jeep four times instead of braking and merging back into his lane? My guess is a cell phone was involved. I was gonna let this pass, but I don't condone anti-seatbelt rhetoric based on the rare occasion that someone who put himself into that situation gets lucky. My seatbelt most likely saved my life in my double rollover since my 97lb floor jack broke free. It came to rest on the headliner less than 6" from my head, and it scared the **** out of me. I'm rather glad I wasn't bouncing around in the Jeep with it, and I don't ever want to rely on being 'safely' ejected from a vehicle in an accident, particularly so in a rollover.
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From: SLC, Utah
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Well it took a few weeks, but, I finally lifted the XJ. All installified: 29-spline 8.25 with ZJ discs Refurbed HP D30 RE 3.5" stiffer than a fossilized hardon coils Some super cheap RC AAL on someone else's leafs (took about 3 days to get shackles and leafs out trying to not damage the welded nuts, mounts, or framerails) Matching RC shocks (did the shocks with one person in a total of probably 30 minutes. Would've taken less time but trying to maneuver wrenches on the P/S with A/C hoses in the way is a challenge.) Crappy Princess Auto roof basket Changed all tires to 31" ZJ steering upgrade YJ extended brake lines Snapped a screw in C8.25 yoke... swapped old yoke from old axle, managed to get one side drilled out for the U bolt U joint straps before I dulled the bit lol Ditched rear sway bar Trackbar relocation Took it for an alignment after doing the measuring tape-and-eyeball gig in my driveway, I was 0.5 degrees off of toe and a little bit to the right. Not bad 
****ing alignment shop left the frame-side LCA bolts loose, though. NOT impressed that I had to stop and wail on **** with a breaker bar. Still trying to figure out where the death wobble is coming from. I have to bleed the brakes a few more times I think, the new setup doesn't even compare to when I had the drums. And that's before I developed a leak and clamped the rear soft line. Then I took it on a 3200 KM round camping trip up to 53.790778, -79.06693 It did very well aside from fuel mileage, loose LCA bolts, bumpstop slamming onto axle hard line, and random death wobble.
****ing alignment shop left the frame-side LCA bolts loose, though. NOT impressed that I had to stop and wail on **** with a breaker bar. Still trying to figure out where the death wobble is coming from. I have to bleed the brakes a few more times I think, the new setup doesn't even compare to when I had the drums. And that's before I developed a leak and clamped the rear soft line. Then I took it on a 3200 KM round camping trip up to 53.790778, -79.06693 It did very well aside from fuel mileage, loose LCA bolts, bumpstop slamming onto axle hard line, and random death wobble.
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From: some small town oregon
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
If his "god" was watching him he wouldn't of been in a crash. He wouldn't of rolled 4 times and been thrown from his dam jeep.
I have logged over a million miles in my 28 years of life without some "higher being" watching over me.... and I'm still alive.
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Joined: Jun 2013
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From: Kansas City, MO
Year: 1997
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 5.2L V8
If a higher being has been watching over me instead of someone who actually believes in a higher being I will laugh my *** off no offense.
But today I found the grease boot on my wheel hub (I think I'm using right terms...
) is destroyed. Not sure how much damage the lack of that boot has allowed. Might look into replacing those next check.
Finally got the bolts that are holding on my snapped sway bar links to free up. I'll finish replacing those tomorrow.
But today I found the grease boot on my wheel hub (I think I'm using right terms...
) is destroyed. Not sure how much damage the lack of that boot has allowed. Might look into replacing those next check.Finally got the bolts that are holding on my snapped sway bar links to free up. I'll finish replacing those tomorrow.
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From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
Well it took a few weeks, but, I finally lifted the XJ. All installified:
29-spline 8.25 with ZJ discs
Refurbed HP D30
RE 3.5" stiffer than a fossilized hardon coils
Some super cheap RC AAL on someone else's leafs (took about 3 days to get shackles and leafs out trying to not damage the welded nuts, mounts, or framerails)
Matching RC shocks (did the shocks with one person in a total of probably 30 minutes. Would've taken less time but trying to maneuver wrenches on the P/S with A/C hoses in the way is a challenge.)
Crappy Princess Auto roof basket
Changed all tires to 31"
ZJ steering upgrade
YJ extended brake lines
Snapped a screw in C8.25 yoke... swapped old yoke from old axle, managed to get one side drilled out for the U bolt U joint straps before I dulled the bit lol
Ditched rear sway bar
Trackbar relocation
Took it for an alignment after doing the measuring tape-and-eyeball gig in my driveway, I was 0.5 degrees off of toe and a little bit to the right. Not bad ****ing alignment shop left the frame-side LCA bolts loose, though. NOT impressed that I had to stop and wail on **** with a breaker bar. Still trying to figure out where the death wobble is coming from.
I have to bleed the brakes a few more times I think, the new setup doesn't even compare to when I had the drums. And that's before I developed a leak and clamped the rear soft line.
Then I took it on a 3200 KM round camping trip up to 53.790778, -79.06693 It did very well aside from fuel mileage, loose LCA bolts, bumpstop slamming onto axle hard line, and random death wobble.
29-spline 8.25 with ZJ discs
Refurbed HP D30
RE 3.5" stiffer than a fossilized hardon coils
Some super cheap RC AAL on someone else's leafs (took about 3 days to get shackles and leafs out trying to not damage the welded nuts, mounts, or framerails)
Matching RC shocks (did the shocks with one person in a total of probably 30 minutes. Would've taken less time but trying to maneuver wrenches on the P/S with A/C hoses in the way is a challenge.)
Crappy Princess Auto roof basket
Changed all tires to 31"
ZJ steering upgrade
YJ extended brake lines
Snapped a screw in C8.25 yoke... swapped old yoke from old axle, managed to get one side drilled out for the U bolt U joint straps before I dulled the bit lol
Ditched rear sway bar
Trackbar relocation
Took it for an alignment after doing the measuring tape-and-eyeball gig in my driveway, I was 0.5 degrees off of toe and a little bit to the right. Not bad
****ing alignment shop left the frame-side LCA bolts loose, though. NOT impressed that I had to stop and wail on **** with a breaker bar. Still trying to figure out where the death wobble is coming from.I have to bleed the brakes a few more times I think, the new setup doesn't even compare to when I had the drums. And that's before I developed a leak and clamped the rear soft line.
Then I took it on a 3200 KM round camping trip up to 53.790778, -79.06693
It did very well aside from fuel mileage, loose LCA bolts, bumpstop slamming onto axle hard line, and random death wobble.I want to eventually go for a HP d30
Beach Bum
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Year: 2000 WJ
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Carrollton, GA
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Inline 6 4.0L High Output
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From: Parham, ON
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L OBD-II
You guys wanna drop the religion stuff before the thread gets locked please?
I have like no pics of the build lol, didn't have time. Here's what I do have, more on friend's camera.
grrrrrrr
Two days late. Threw all the tools in the back and went!
Ended up driving out further. Technically this is Arctic Ocean water.
I thought everyone said RE springs are stiff? These certainly are, the spring rate is monstrous. I don't doubt that the RC shocks are junk but you'd need to put at least like 300 lbs more up front in order to get "cloud" out of these lol
I have like no pics of the build lol, didn't have time. Here's what I do have, more on friend's camera.
grrrrrrr
Two days late. Threw all the tools in the back and went!
Ended up driving out further. Technically this is Arctic Ocean water.
I thought everyone said RE springs are stiff? These certainly are, the spring rate is monstrous. I don't doubt that the RC shocks are junk but you'd need to put at least like 300 lbs more up front in order to get "cloud" out of these lol
Beach Bum
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 6,123
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From: Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Year: 2000 WJ
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Coil Springs
RE 3.5" XJ coil 241 - 250 lbs/inch
RE 4.5" XJ coil 169 lbs/inch
RE 5.5" XJ coil 185 lbs/inch
RE 4.5" ZJ coils are 240 lb/in. give 5.5" ish of lift on an XJ ???
Rustys 3" XJ standard coil 150 lbs/inch
Rustys 3" XJ Heavy Duty coil 180 lbs/inch
Rustsy 4.5" XJ coil 150 lbs/inch
Rustsy 6.5" XJ coil 150 lbs/inch
Rustys 9" XJ coil 180 lbs/inch
OME 930 XJ coil 160 lbs/inch ~2"
OME 934 ZJ coil 180 lbs/inch
RE 4.5" XJ coil 169 lbs/inch
RE 5.5" XJ coil 185 lbs/inch
RE 4.5" ZJ coils are 240 lb/in. give 5.5" ish of lift on an XJ ???
Rustys 3" XJ standard coil 150 lbs/inch
Rustys 3" XJ Heavy Duty coil 180 lbs/inch
Rustsy 4.5" XJ coil 150 lbs/inch
Rustsy 6.5" XJ coil 150 lbs/inch
Rustys 9" XJ coil 180 lbs/inch
OME 930 XJ coil 160 lbs/inch ~2"
OME 934 ZJ coil 180 lbs/inch
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
You know better than this, man. Site rules and flaming are different things.
I forgot to quote you, so I don't know what you said
Check your track bar bolts right away, especially the axle side. I was ignoring my DW for a few days after my lift, and I pulled over on the side of the highway at one point to find my axle side nut hanging on by two threads.
I forgot to quote you, so I don't know what you said
Check your track bar bolts right away, especially the axle side. I was ignoring my DW for a few days after my lift, and I pulled over on the side of the highway at one point to find my axle side nut hanging on by two threads.
