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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 08:53 PM
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names marcus and i just bought an 87 jeep cherokee 4x4 4.0 5spd all original cept the strereo and 2 inch lvl kit 128k miles, when we got it home we painted it olive drab ultra flat Name:  IMAG1217_zps53e9bcf2.jpg
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 09:22 PM
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 12:32 AM
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Hi and welcome Marcus, xj looks good.
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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it looks good in pics atleast haha but were gunna fix it up a little and lift it up as well
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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 03:42 PM
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just picked up some thunderbird coils from the jy for 30 bucks now waitin for shocks and ill lift the front then pop on a bastard leaf pack and gm shackles
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 10:06 PM
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maybe a dumb question but i was wondering since the 87 to 90 xjs have the two piece front axle with the actuator to lock the two peices could i weld the front diff and be ok when its unlock for street? or would it still skip and burn up tires around turns?
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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 03:43 PM
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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 09:51 PM
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Thanks for the welcomes everyone i have a feeling im gunna be a jeep owner for a long time. This is my first one and even though its not the nicest car on the block i love it!
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 11:31 PM
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lifted the front used t-bird coils and t-bird spring isolators (modded) and just redrilled the hole for the trac bar for now. front end seems perfectly centered but still want a relocation bracket to be sure. btw i know i need tires haha these are believe it or not the original tires from 87!

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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 11:43 PM
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welcome to the forums. New Jeep owner here also.
good luck with your build, Flat green looks good.
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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Thanks! Welcome!
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 07:05 PM
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Looks sweet!
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 09:50 PM
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thanks i wanna go to about 6 inches with 33s and all the other good stuff like a rack and tire gate and sliders and all the other crap we throw on our 4x4s haha
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 09:52 PM
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thanks i wanna go to about 6 inches with 33s and all the other good stuff like a rack and tire gate and sliders and all the other crap we throw on our 4x4s haha
Where you at in cali?
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 11:03 PM
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Santa maria right near the oceano dunes, took it out there all stock and it just floated on top of the sand no problem, was way happy with it.
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