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Dec 4, 2011 | 02:39 PM

#16

courtney42

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From: Texas

Year: 96

Model: Cherokee

Engine: I6

I have 3 " lift on my 96 Cherokee. I am running stock rims and 33s . They definitely rub on hard turns. Get some rims with at least 5" back spacing to get rid of the rub. I'm gonna do the same when i get some money saved.

Dec 4, 2011 | 04:54 PM

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Gregruot7

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From: CT

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

I just tried jacking the diff up, putting jacks under the frame, and letting it back down

The bolts are sooooo tight... I need a breaker bar and a 500lb man to loosen these things! Impact guns dont do the trick!

Dec 4, 2011 | 05:13 PM

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Gee oh Dee

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From: Milwaukee, WI

Year: 1987

Engine: Check

Get a stronger impact.

Dec 4, 2011 | 05:35 PM

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cdawall

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From: EAFB, SD

Year: 1994

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 HO

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Originally Posted by Berserker

You're going to have to: use a floor jack to raise the differential and then remove the tires/rims, jack the front end up, get the body up on good, strong jackstands, high enough to take ALL the weight off the springs so that the springs can be literally lifted out by hand, remove the springs (according to a mechanic friend, NEVER use spring compressors for this job; if one of them slips and the spring gets free, it could literally kill you.)
Then remove the lower end of the track bar and steering stabilizer, old stock control arms, put in the new (preferrably poly) bushings and arms liberally lubed with silicone spray (unless you like loud squeaking), then put it all back together in reverse order. I don't know about the 33"s. Hope this helps. Good luck.

Used correctly spring compressors are perfectly safe. The ones that fly are off are the ones torqued down with an impact, or the ones that don't have safety pins. If they were super deadly they probably wouldn't rent them out at every single autoparts store in the states.

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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee

Get a stronger impact.

Or its seized in the bushing and they will have to be cut out. I used a 2 ft breaker bar and a IR impact one side came off the other had to be cut out.

Last edited by cdawall; Dec 4, 2011 at 05:37 PM.