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Dec 27, 2016 | 03:42 PM

#82366

wizardpc

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From: Nolensville, TN

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

not sure if serious or being trolled....

Dec 27, 2016 | 03:50 PM

#82367

Ironside93

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From: Cranston, Rhode Island/Swansea, Massachusetts

Year: 1999/1995

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0L

Started up my Cherokee and drove it around the backyard, also tried to find axle tags on both front and rear and had no luck with it.

Dec 27, 2016 | 04:33 PM

#82368

LACK

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From: CA

Year: 1994

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

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Originally Posted by Ironside93

Started up my Cherokee and drove it around the backyard, also tried to find axle tags on both front and rear and had no luck with it.

Whoever changed the diff fluid last probably tossed them.

Dec 27, 2016 | 04:38 PM

#82369

Ironside93

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From: Cranston, Rhode Island/Swansea, Massachusetts

Year: 1999/1995

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0L

Quote:

Originally Posted by LACK

Whoever changed the diff fluid last probably tossed them.

is there any other way to check for the ratios? And there is a front tag but it is completely blank, it has no markings at all.

Dec 27, 2016 | 04:43 PM

#82370

LACK

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From: CA

Year: 1994

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

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Originally Posted by Ironside93

is there any other way to check for the ratios? And there is a front tag but it is completely blank, it has no markings at all.

Pull the covers and look for the stamping on the ring gear, or count the teeth on the ring and pinion and divide.

Dec 27, 2016 | 05:13 PM

#82371

a_shirey

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From: Baltimore, MD

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6 HO

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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

It's RC...

This.
The RC ones dont fit a shackle inside of them properly. You'll have to trim the shackle narrower or grind down the boxes to make them wider.

Dec 27, 2016 | 05:20 PM

#82372

Ironside93

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From: Cranston, Rhode Island/Swansea, Massachusetts

Year: 1999/1995

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0L

Quote:

Originally Posted by LACK

Pull the covers and look for the stamping on the ring gear, or count the teeth on the ring and pinion and divide.

i checked again on the back axle and on a smaller tag I saw (or rather felt) the numbers 331. Could it have 3.31s?

Dec 27, 2016 | 06:23 PM

#82373

shooptube

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From: Southgate, Michigan

Year: 1997

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.6 I6

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Originally Posted by a_shirey

This.
The RC ones dont fit a shackle inside of them properly. You'll have to trim the shackle narrower or grind down the boxes to make them wider.

Really? I didn't know this was a big issue. Is that with any type of shackle or only the stock ones? I don't have stock shackles

Dec 27, 2016 | 06:53 PM

#82374

LACK

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From: CA

Year: 1994

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

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Originally Posted by Ironside93

i checked again on the back axle and on a smaller tag I saw (or rather felt) the numbers 331. Could it have 3.31s?

Good possibility. D35 rear came in a 3.31 ratio I do believe. Only sure way to know without the tag on the cover is by looking at the gears.

Dec 27, 2016 | 09:59 PM

#82375

a_shirey

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From: Baltimore, MD

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6 HO

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Originally Posted by shooptube

Really? I didn't know this was a big issue. Is that with any type of shackle or only the stock ones? I don't have stock shackles

Ive only seen it with after market shackles. Mainly because stock shackles don't work very well with the relo brackets.

Dec 27, 2016 | 10:29 PM

#82376

Ironside93

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From: Cranston, Rhode Island/Swansea, Massachusetts

Year: 1999/1995

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0L

Quote:

Originally Posted by LACK

Good possibility. D35 rear came in a 3.31 ratio I do believe. Only sure way to know without the tag on the cover is by looking at the gears.

if it does have 3:31s is that good or bad?

Dec 27, 2016 | 10:34 PM

#82377

salad

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From: Parham, ON

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L OBD-II

It would be very odd as 3.55:1 is the standard gearing for 4.0L w/ AW4

Dec 27, 2016 | 10:36 PM

#82378

NewKindOfClown

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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH

Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler

Engine: 4.0 I6

You can jack up a tire and compare the number of driveshaft rotations to the number of tire rotations. That ratio is your gear ratio.

Dec 27, 2016 | 10:41 PM

#82379

Ironside93

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From: Cranston, Rhode Island/Swansea, Massachusetts

Year: 1999/1995

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0L

Quote:

Originally Posted by salad

It would be very odd as 3.55:1 is the standard gearing for 4.0L w/ AW4

Is that a good thing though?

Dec 27, 2016 | 10:43 PM

#82380

Ironside93

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From: Cranston, Rhode Island/Swansea, Massachusetts

Year: 1999/1995

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0L

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

You can jack up a tire and compare the number of driveshaft rotations to the number of tire rotations. That ratio is your gear ratio.

so if I mark a spot on the tire with junkyard paint and do it for 1 driveshaft turn per whatever number of tire turns that's what I would do?