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Grand cherokee rear 3-Link on XJ?

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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 10:53 PM
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Default Grand cherokee rear 3-Link on XJ?

i havnt seen anything on this, was wondering if the rear 3link on a ZJ can be fabbed up to a XJ?? sorry if this is a dumb question. thanks!
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 11:15 PM
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Anything can be fabbed up to anything with enough time, skill, and money.

Why not look into a rear coil or coilover conversion kit? Less time and the kit we have put together takes out alot of the guess work.

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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 01:05 AM
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i was just asking cuz my buddy has a GC parts car. i can get the entire rear setup for 200$. is there any reason not to do it with the stock GC coilover?
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 01:10 AM
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GC isnt coilover but just coils. No reason besides the time and headache that it might cause. I dont see how you plan on removing the mounts and stuff in one piece.

Its not like a framed rig where you can cut out the whole rear frame section from a 4runner and weld it on a Toy.

Not only that but how high of a lift are you gonna be running? Anything over 4" and you should probably do long arms anyways. Long arms apply to the back of a GC just like the front.
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 10:19 AM
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hold plz.

are you talking about taking the factory four link + panhard off of a ZJ and mounting it to the rear of a XJ? thats not even worth the brain waves thinking of.
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 93XJLI
hold plz.

are you talking about taking the factory four link + panhard off of a ZJ and mounting it to the rear of a XJ? thats not even worth the brain waves thinking of.
I think he means the wishbone 3 link off a WJ

either way, to make it work would require more time than its worth, and you are left with a stock WJ suspension, which WJ guys even upgrade from.
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 10:20 PM
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ok thank you all. that pretty much sums it up :P haha, i forgot about the part that im dealing with unibodys. my first jeep. ive always been yota thx for the responses!
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