Bastard Pack To Fix Sag and Return to Stock Height
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Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0 L
Drilling through a leaf spring is no easy task. I had my leafs out when I did mine so that made it easier. Doing it under the rig sounds like a nightmare.
Normal drill bits will not cut it. The spring steel is just way too hard. I used masonry bits that I picked up at Lowe's. They were dull after drilling just two holes but did a great job of biting into and removing that real tough steel.
Normal drill bits will not cut it. The spring steel is just way too hard. I used masonry bits that I picked up at Lowe's. They were dull after drilling just two holes but did a great job of biting into and removing that real tough steel.
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Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Drilling through a leaf spring is no easy task. I had my leafs out when I did mine so that made it easier. Doing it under the rig sounds like a nightmare.
Normal drill bits will not cut it. The spring steel is just way too hard. I used masonry bits that I picked up at Lowe's. They were dull after drilling just two holes but did a great job of biting into and removing that real tough steel.
Normal drill bits will not cut it. The spring steel is just way too hard. I used masonry bits that I picked up at Lowe's. They were dull after drilling just two holes but did a great job of biting into and removing that real tough steel.
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Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
I started to work on this project today but after starting to jack up the rear end, I found that my driver's side frame rail is in much worse condition than I had originally thought. Here are some photos showing my dilemma. The jack stand in the pictures does not even have any weight on it because the frame rail started crunching as I was lowering on to it. I'm thinking that I have a lot bigger issues needing resolved (if even possible) before worrying about the leaf springs.
#24
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I'm sorry man but....that thing is trashed. Save the parts you can for your next jeep, that one's history...or should be.
Best Wishes to you and RIP Jeep.
Best Wishes to you and RIP Jeep.