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Originally Posted by cherokee90 (Post 2981246)

Yeah I'm well aware the lack of knowledge most the members on this site have. And all I can say is RC is tough enough for 99% of the members here. Good product for are old crappy jeeps, and I'll continue using some of there products for my builds.

Once again nice work, looks like you thought it out very well. Much better then stock re-drilled no doubt.

Thanks for that, and you're right.

Thing is, on this forum there are 18 yo kids whose Cherokee is their first car, and guys who have been mucking with Jeeps for 35 years. There's a big variance in knowledge, a large knowledge base, and alot of guys who are trying to absorb it. Which is cool. And there's a bit of the usual forum bull$hit - a few people acting like an authority on everything...and then you figure out they don't even understand basic engineering. You get that anywhere...but not too much here. LOTS of good folks, and good information on this forum.

The RC stuff I've purchased seems well enough built. It appears that they got a bad rep from selling garbage, made the effort to improve their products and are still trying to live down their past. Their products are priced right for this class of vehicle. And that's part of the XJ's appeal. Hell, I've got less money in this entire Jeep than I do in just the landing gear for my aircraft project, or just the transmission in my F350. And I really like the Jeep.

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Originally Posted by goatherder (Post 2981376)

Yeah, I'm talking about bending the track bar to clear the diff cover. The hydraulics shop down the road has a tube bender and the 1.25 dies. I was going to order a JD2 Model 32 but bought a MIG welder instead..or I'd have the bender myself. No, I don't want to buy a new 3/8" steel diff cover and then hog out a bunch of material to clear a stupid track bar. Factory track bar has a big hump in it and it works fine. Mine would be OK with a small hump.

the model 32 wouldn't have helped you anyway because buying a 1.25 die is more expensive than buying a different track bar altogether :icon_eek: shaving a chunk off the diff cover wouldn't take long at all. sounds like the path of least resistance to me :dunno: like I said, as long as you're bending it properly I agree it won't be an issue. but kinking it may have been. just remember to take into account that you'll be shortening the track bar a little by adding a bend. or, since you can fabricate, 3rd option would be remove the track bar bracket, scoot it toward the front of the jeep an inch and burn it in hot (frame plates underneath would be ideal)

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Originally Posted by goatherder (Post 2981376)

Uhh...who's removing material from the axle side bracket? Not me. If anything, I'd whack out some plate with the plasma cutter and beef that axle side bracket up. (now that I got a MIG welder) I cut down the frame-side bracket, thus reducing the loads placed on it and effectively making it stronger.

I misread your original post. looks like you were talking redrilling/shaving frame side? idk.