Help with long arm install.
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From: Longview, TX
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Ok, let's get something out of the way immediately, I am am idiot. Now that that's been said...
I am installing the Serious Offroad Long Arms on my 98 XJ. I needed to move my axle forward about 1" so I did not heed Frank's explicit instructions about chocking front and rear of the wheel. I thought this would be a good idea until I removed the driver side LCA, and the axle moved straight back to the rear of the fender well.
I am pulled straight into my garage with no way to get a come along or anything else in there to pull the axle forward. I am wondering if I can attach my winch and pull it, but it's an odd angle from the bumper to the axle. Any suggestions?
I am installing the Serious Offroad Long Arms on my 98 XJ. I needed to move my axle forward about 1" so I did not heed Frank's explicit instructions about chocking front and rear of the wheel. I thought this would be a good idea until I removed the driver side LCA, and the axle moved straight back to the rear of the fender well.
I am pulled straight into my garage with no way to get a come along or anything else in there to pull the axle forward. I am wondering if I can attach my winch and pull it, but it's an odd angle from the bumper to the axle. Any suggestions?
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From: Longview, TX
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
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From: Santa Cruz Ca
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO
I've had my winch hooked straight up to my TB and my axle trying to straighten a track bar on the trail. I never did get it straight on the trail with the winch after several different attempts. All it did was leave me with a dented fairlead and a kinked wire rope.
Go for it as a last resort. but I bet it will work
Go for it as a last resort. but I bet it will work
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