My 44/9" full width cherokee build

[usaf_mike]

very nice jeep build. looks good

 

[Voteban]

Wow, I just read through all 25 pages of this.. TOTALLY WORTH IT, awesome TJ, I'm not biased against the Wrangler crowd.

Your XJ was badass while it was still alive!! :thumbup::thumbup:

Do you still run local trails / do stuff with the IC in your TJ?

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

video at the scrap yard
http://youtu.be/pdElidVozS0

 

[montanaman]

Wow ... that is a f*cking sad moment.

 

[jmaxj]

Wow, I just read through all 25 pages of this.. TOTALLY WORTH IT, awesome TJ, I'm not biased against the Wrangler crowd.

Your XJ was badass while it was still alive!! :thumbup::thumbup:

Do you still run local trails / do stuff with the IC in your TJ?

he's to good for the IC plus we don't like him much anyway :moon:

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

^bah. you know nothing Derick ^

 

[jmaxj]

^bah. you know nothing Derick ^

most likely

 

[X1994J]

^bah. you know nothing Derick ^

I would have to disagree, he does know how to clobber/hack together a Ford 9" third member at 2 in the morning, he helped me do it. If he doesnt know anything else, I CAN tell you, he at least knows that much. :roflmao:

I still cant believe that contraption stayed together.

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

I would have to disagree, he does know how to clobber/hack together a Ford 9" third member at 2 in the morning, he helped me do it. If he doesnt know anything else, I CAN tell you, he at least knows that much. :roflmao:

I still cant believe that contraption stayed together.

Seriously. You need a high strength third member like Dirty D needs a shower.:shhh:

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

bump

 

[KG8893]

I'm hoping to be doing the same with an XJ i'm picking up soon. but 60's front and back unless I can find a 70 rear. I'll be using this and a couple other full width builds i've found as reference. What would you have done different if you did it again? I was afraid to ask that to the people over at pirate haha

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

I'm hoping to be doing the same with an XJ i'm picking up soon. but 60's front and back unless I can find a 70 rear. I'll be using this and a couple other full width builds i've found as reference. What would you have done different if you did it again? I was afraid to ask that to the people over at pirate haha

I would have built a cage. My new motto is: if you can afford/ justify and axle swap to handle heavy wheeling and big tires, you can't afford not to protect yourself and your investment with a cage.

It really depends on what type of wheeling you do specifically, but for me, I would have added a cage before anything else... even before the axle swap.

Doubler: gearing options are much more useful in a dual purpose rig than just middle low gears or stupid low 4:1 gear sets.

Approach angle: I would have set the coil buckets on top of the axle tubes to pull the front axle forward another 3-4 inches forward.

Departure angle: I would have pushed the rear axle back another 3-4" with the combination of scooting the fuel tank back and long leaf spring pads with relocated center pin holes.

More skid plates: specifically over the transmission and oil pan.

Winch: sunk into the grill or relocated front crossmember.

I would have built the whole thing to handle more uptravel and higher speeds with better shocks and either airbumps or prothanes.

But these are all things I learned from building rigs and I wouldn't know them without building something like this Cherokee first.
Too many people try to bite off more than they should on their first build or second or any build:

My Signature line on Pirate4x4 is, "Fabbing and Wheeling is about having fun, if not, you're doing it wrong."

Sit down and write up a build goal plan and stick too it (with some fluidity) with a budget.:read:
Don't get caught up in bling parts or thinking that one way is the only way to accomplish your goal. :bs:

And don't be like some of these guys and sit behind the computer and never build.:badpc: It takes hard work and ACTION! :repair:

But seriously cage first. I've competed and wheeled enough to see too many rigs destroyed and people nearly hurt to ignore that.:gee:

Good luck and have fun!

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

Just thought I'd post this here for future reference.

Question for you man. On your old cherokee that had a 9" What truck/car did you take the e-breaks from to mat up to the 9 inch drums? Also what did you take the splitter break line from to mount onto the 9 inch.

Thanks,
jeepfreak1020

The rear axle and brakes were stock 76 Ford F150, I used the stock "T" splitter from that axle and the ebrake cables from my Jeep bolted up.

Gravesdiggerxj

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

Bump so my friend can find this.

 

[stang65]

I used your build to help me during my build was one sick jeep.

 

[eflores]

this was such an awesome thread....then it died....

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

Thanks

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

Thanks

 

[DeftwillP]

Necro thanks?

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

That is the weirdest thing. I haven't looked at this thread for a year.