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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JSJJ388
It raised it about 1.75 at the rockers. I think it looks better, fill the wheel wells up. I did some trimming but am thinking of doing more. Here is what I have done
If it was me... and this is just me... I would trim like this:



More tire clearance AND better approach angle.
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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
If it was me... and this is just me... I would trim like this:



More tire clearance AND better approach angle.


I might have to try that. I think it would look good. Doing a little at a time, I can always take more off!
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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by JSJJ388
I might have to try that. I think it would look good. Doing a little at a time, I can always take more off!
Yeah man, there ya go
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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 07:14 PM
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Returned the hood vents I purchased from RodLouvers over a month ago. They were super nice and accepted them back after a little over the required 30 days before returns. If you want louvers, head over to them. I didn't put them on as many in the shop unanimously stated that my newly Line-X'd Jeep would look SO much better without it. In the end I had to agree.



XJ hood vents from Rodlouvers.com
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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 08:53 PM
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What did you do to your Cherokee today?-image-1056289046.jpg
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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 09:24 PM
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Today I installed my RCx drop brackets, 4.5" RE coils, IRO adjustable trackbar, a new lca bushing (only had to cut one bolt!), and test fitted the jk red tubes for nessasary adapter fabing. Tomorrow will be torqueing everything down, fabing lower shock mounts (I want to add ~1.5" to length), modify swaybar link length by +2.5", and hope trackbar was adjusted adequately, and do a driveway alignment and straighten the steering wheel! Oh and possibly put the longer brake lines on if needed! Then its test drive time!


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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by bumblefox
Today I installed my RCx drop brackets, 4.5" RE coils, IRO adjustable trackbar, a new lca bushing (only had to cut one bolt!), and test fitted the jk red tubes for nessasary adapter fabing. Tomorrow will be torqueing everything down, fabing lower shock mounts (I want to add ~1.5" to length), modify swaybar link length by +2.5", and hope trackbar was adjusted adequately, and do a driveway alignment and straighten the steering wheel! Oh and possibly put the longer brake lines on if needed! Then its test drive time!


Kick *** man!
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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by bumblefox
Today I installed my RCx drop brackets, 4.5" RE coils, IRO adjustable trackbar, a new lca bushing (only had to cut one bolt!), and test fitted the jk red tubes for nessasary adapter fabing. Tomorrow will be torqueing everything down, fabing lower shock mounts (I want to add ~1.5" to length), modify swaybar link length by +2.5", and hope trackbar was adjusted adequately, and do a driveway alignment and straighten the steering wheel! Oh and possibly put the longer brake lines on if needed! Then its test drive time!
Looks really good man but JK red monotube shocks are meant for 3" of lift on XJs. I had them for a few months on 3.5 and they limited droop.
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Old Oct 2, 2016 | 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by kyle96xj
Where'd you find the spectre?

Eh I got for Xmas 2.5 years ago...procrastination is a B.
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Old Oct 2, 2016 | 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Congratulations... I hate you now. Can't find those dadgum intakes anywhere.
Yea I didn't realize they stopped making them until I was ready to install it. Could've sold it for thousands 😝.
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Old Oct 2, 2016 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by shooptube
Looks really good man but JK red monotube shocks are meant for 3" of lift on XJs. I had them for a few months on 3.5 and they limited droop.
Thats why I'm fabing up, for lack of better words, extended bpe's. I want to give it an extra 1.5-2". I know that's not ideal, but it's what I got and I am tapped out on funds for now!
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Old Oct 2, 2016 | 10:07 AM
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having that same grinding noise my dad thinks its a bearing for the rear end of the driveshaft
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Old Oct 2, 2016 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Jetman121
having that same grinding noise my dad thinks its a bearing for the rear end of the driveshaft
A ujoint?
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Old Oct 2, 2016 | 11:50 AM
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Wasn't me, but friend gave my Jeep a bath. Can't even recall when the last time it's seen soap. It can also move on it's own power now.
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Old Oct 2, 2016 | 02:45 PM
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Technically I didn't do this to my XJ, but this is what the dealer I sold my XJ to did to my old XJ:

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