What year YJ steering box

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lectrode

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Location

Southwest Oklahoma

• Apr 7, 2011

• #1

I searched and I cannot seem to find what year
of YJ steering box that people are using in their XJ's.

And is it the 800 vs the durango's 808?

Thanks for any & all help!

 

ehall

NAXJA Member

NAXJA Member

Location

Southern Maryland

• Apr 7, 2011

• #2

Go to rockauto.com, pull up a model and see what the interchange data shows.

Oh nevermind here it is :

JEEP CHEROKEE (full-size not XJ) (1980 - 1983)
JEEP GRAND WAGONEER (full-size not XJ) (1984 - 1991)
JEEP J10 (1980 - 1988)
JEEP J20 (1980 - 1988)
JEEP WAGONEER (1980 - 1983)
JEEP WRANGLER (1987 - 1993)

They also list sub-models like Sahara and SE up to 1995 so presumably it is every YJ

 

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Gaius

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Location

Beaverton, OR

• Apr 7, 2011

• #3

Any year YJ box will work, but you'll need to mod the mount plate or buy a new one, since it's a 4-hole mounting.

http://www.tntcustoms.com/tntcustoms4-boltsteeringconversion.aspx

Although I keep a YJ box as a spare, and pretty sure I ran it for awhile with only the three mount holes.

 

ehall

NAXJA Member

NAXJA Member

Location

Southern Maryland

• Apr 7, 2011

• #4

With 3 bolts its the same strength as the stock XJ setup. You can add the 4th bolt to get more strength but it's not hurting anything to run with 3.

 

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lectrode

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Southwest Oklahoma

• Apr 7, 2011

• #5

I put in a C-Rok inner brace last year when I
installed my Logan's winch bumper.

Does that mean I have 4 mounting points?

Just went on c-roks website,seems it does'nt but it is better than stock.

 

Last edited: Apr 7, 2011

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sunburned

NAXJA Forum User

Location

So. MD

• Apr 8, 2011

• #6

I bought JCR's 4-bolt conversion kit. I'll be putting in an '89 YJ box tapped for hydro assist tomorrow hopefully.

 

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sunburned

NAXJA Forum User

Location

So. MD

• Apr 10, 2011

• #7

Update:

Got the YJ box in. Don't buy JCR's 4 bolt kit. Whoever drilled the holes (or cut them with a torch) was obviously not paying attention when they did it.

And I'd say you gotta use a hole saw to cut the 4th hole. Drill bit wouldn't work because you are cutting through the top of the unibody rail from the side. Doesn't work.