One tones and 40s. Imput needed

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Sep 29, 2013 | 09:28 PM

#16

stang65

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From: oregon

Year: 1993

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 ho 99 intake ps pump 1" tb spacer 62mm bored tb eletric fans and more

if youre going to rebuild remember to reinforce and do what you can while stuff is out of the front. good luck

Sep 29, 2013 | 09:57 PM

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wiggles

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From: shawnee,ks

Year: 1993

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by holycaveman

It will be very slow with tons and 40's. Crawling only. Doesn't matter what gears you put in it. Still will be slow.

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Originally Posted by holycaveman

To the op. I would look into a set of Currie axles or custom built yota axles. To me 14 bolts and 60's/70's are a cheap hill billy way to go about it.

So that's why a bunch of pro koh teams on 40's use 60/14 or 14/14 setups... what's that one thing that they do while racing? Oh go highway speed+?

Sep 29, 2013 | 10:21 PM

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holycaveman

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Originally Posted by CheapCherokee

currie and other custom built axle assemblies suck. My buddy runs a currie 9" front and a rock jock 60 rear in his XJ. nothing but problems with them leaking (they are not that old) and currie won't do much about it.

I'd much rather build a set of axles myself and know that i did the work right while saving money. there is nothing hillbilly about building a 60/60 or 60/14b combo yourself, as long as you do it right. i encourage you to venture over to the pirate4x4 Cherokee section

Well the op scraped the idea.

And I know a couple guys that use them. No complaints. No personal experience. I like the size of them ,and the clearance.

Sep 29, 2013 | 10:24 PM

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holycaveman

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Originally Posted by wiggles

So that's why a bunch of pro koh teams on 40's use 60/14 or 14/14 setups... what's that one thing that they do while racing? Oh go highway speed+?

Was anyone building a koh truck?

Sep 30, 2013 | 12:26 AM

#20

wiggles

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From: shawnee,ks

Year: 1993

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Was anyone building a koh truck?

Nope but you "can't go fast" and "60/14 is for hillbillys" according to you

Sep 30, 2013 | 12:30 AM

#21

andrewmp6

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From: Louisville,KY

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I think the point he was trying to make is the stock 4.0 don't make enough power to turn a 40 on 1 tons fast enough.And most of the KOH rigs i seen used some kinda v8 for power.

Sep 30, 2013 | 12:33 AM

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wiggles

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From: shawnee,ks

Year: 1993

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I'm not talking nascar but its far from a golf cart on the highway

Sep 30, 2013 | 12:58 AM

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holycaveman

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I'm not talking nascar but its far from a golf cart on the highway

Actually they are pretty close to a golf cart. LOL

A good build with 37’s is hard to beat. Much lighter rig, more power to weight. Goes about anywhere.

From what I have seen 40's and up with big axles are not that impressive.

Sep 30, 2013 | 01:28 AM

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Atmos

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From: City of Trees, CA

Year: 93 2 door

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

I gotta agree with caveman on this. I really hate the "gonna slap a pair of full width 1 tons under my rig this weekend and go wheel" builds. it takes a lot of work. and here in CA making your rig full width 70" wide is a great way to make the narrow trails a lot more frustrating than they ever needed to be. just run 35's and built stock axles. you'll do fine if you know how to drive worth a ****

Sep 30, 2013 | 05:58 AM

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ct67_72

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From: meriden Ct

Year: 2000

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

I love that not one person in this thread can speak first hand. Believe me guys it shows. Go over to pirate and call one tons hillbilly in the hardcore forum.

Sep 30, 2013 | 11:39 AM

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93XJLI

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From: LI, NY

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0, bolt ons for days...

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Originally Posted by ct67_72

I love that not one person in this thread can speak first hand. Believe me guys it shows. Go over to pirate and call one tons hillbilly in the hardcore forum.

There's a hillbilly way to do it, and a right way. Slapping axles under something with stock gears, hacked mounts, and 30 year old calipers is dumb. The right way is expensive, time consuming, and worth the effort. My jeep drives way better than many lifted jeeps... I was laughing to myself behind a JK last night listening to the thing clunk over a rough road and my XJ was silent except for that damn rear seat squeak.

Oct 1, 2013 | 07:29 PM

#27

jamorrowxj

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From: new york

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thank you for being the first person to criticize my driving, my headlights are not aligned, looked at my radio to change the song, looked up, say a hydrant and swerved, caught it right on the edge of the wheel.