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Not a newb by any means on fabbing, just unibody and heep suspension.
I picked up a 1998 XJ 2 door. 4.0L, auto, 3" lift, 31s. Ive always hated the 4 doors and really wanted a 97-01 2 door for the longest time.
Poly or rubber drivetrain mounts?
Always ran poly/solid mounts with frames with good success. but dont know how the unibody will react.
Any difference in strength between a CAD and non CAD front axle?
I found a HP30/8.25 with 4.56 to replace my 3.55 set. Figured the 8.25 is sufficient on 31's-33's, but more worried about the front cad housing. I know all about the 8.8... but one with 4.56 is quite a bit more. I had a YJ with 4.11's, 33's, 4.0l, ax15, and wasnt too impressed.
would there be any benfit in a short arm vs long arm suspension with only 31's?
The bushings are worn out, I would be replacing the steering and panhard anyways. trying to kill two birds with one stone.
On top of that, is there a JY solution or good aftermarket rear 3" springs. I hate blocks.
Why is there a spacer needed with the WJ knuckle conversion?
I see no need to upgrade to a 44 for anything less than 35's. This isnt a full blown build so nothing exotic/60's (which i have). the crossover steering looks good to me.
Does anyone make cut out flares (like iceland use to?)
As i would prefer to drop it down back to stock and run 33's if possible. The bare cut out fenders look hack/ghetto to me. But bushwacker esque scream mall crawler.
and
Are body stiffeners required with 31/33's and sliders?
Figured i could run some tube ones, plate the 'frame' for the legs, and the end result would be similar?
Reason behind buying the cherokee is im moving to a college town in January to finish my degree. So im not taking my truck/DD to get fucked up by drunks. I would build another crawler but im more limited on space/shop than money at the moment. Need to have good road manners, hence the long arm suggestion. I still want to wheel, along with tow a flats boat to go to the coast in.
Not opposed to off the shelf parts. But would rather build and have the availability to do so for the next few months.
Things like a rubicon 4:1 t-case, full winch bumpers, things of that nature are in the back of my mind.
I picked up a 1998 XJ 2 door. 4.0L, auto, 3" lift, 31s. Ive always hated the 4 doors and really wanted a 97-01 2 door for the longest time.
Poly or rubber drivetrain mounts?
Always ran poly/solid mounts with frames with good success. but dont know how the unibody will react.
Any difference in strength between a CAD and non CAD front axle?
I found a HP30/8.25 with 4.56 to replace my 3.55 set. Figured the 8.25 is sufficient on 31's-33's, but more worried about the front cad housing. I know all about the 8.8... but one with 4.56 is quite a bit more. I had a YJ with 4.11's, 33's, 4.0l, ax15, and wasnt too impressed.
would there be any benfit in a short arm vs long arm suspension with only 31's?
The bushings are worn out, I would be replacing the steering and panhard anyways. trying to kill two birds with one stone.
On top of that, is there a JY solution or good aftermarket rear 3" springs. I hate blocks.
Why is there a spacer needed with the WJ knuckle conversion?
I see no need to upgrade to a 44 for anything less than 35's. This isnt a full blown build so nothing exotic/60's (which i have). the crossover steering looks good to me.
Does anyone make cut out flares (like iceland use to?)
As i would prefer to drop it down back to stock and run 33's if possible. The bare cut out fenders look hack/ghetto to me. But bushwacker esque scream mall crawler.
and
Are body stiffeners required with 31/33's and sliders?
Figured i could run some tube ones, plate the 'frame' for the legs, and the end result would be similar?
Reason behind buying the cherokee is im moving to a college town in January to finish my degree. So im not taking my truck/DD to get fucked up by drunks. I would build another crawler but im more limited on space/shop than money at the moment. Need to have good road manners, hence the long arm suggestion. I still want to wheel, along with tow a flats boat to go to the coast in.
Not opposed to off the shelf parts. But would rather build and have the availability to do so for the next few months.
Things like a rubicon 4:1 t-case, full winch bumpers, things of that nature are in the back of my mind.