OffRoadOhio
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- Roseville, Ohio
I purchased a 1994 2door xj a few weeks back.
It is a 4.0 with 5speed transmission. I was told it had alot of small issues so I picked it up for $250.
Here it is the day I brought it home.
I bought it with no real plan as to a build, but it was a cheap running cherokee that I could hack up. I have been keeping my eye on forsale threads all over the net and so far I have some up with:
29 spline 8.25, with welded diff and two spare axles $-200
4.5" front lift coils $-40
s10 leaf springs free
custom built upper control arms free
bushings for the UCA's $12 from 4wd
d30 lock right $150
used crager soft 8's with 33" dunlop mud rovers with 1/2tread $125
white spoke steel wheel and 33 a/t for spare free
I sold the tires/wheels from the jeep and sold the 27spline 8.25 fromt her and at this point have just over $500 invested.
Over the past couple weeks I have been messing around with it waiting for my parts to all arrive.
I pulled the rear axle and cut the centering pin on the leafs to prep it for the bastard pack/ 29spline 8.25 install. I also cut the rusty rockers clear out of it, and trimmed the wheel openings.
Today I got the front coils, uca's and locker installed in the front.
Now I have to wait until tommorrow to go to the spring shop to get the new spring centering bolts and spring clamps, and then I should have the rear in.
When I had the front apart to do the locker I found both unit bearings have a little play in them, and both of the 261X joints are bad. I am going to replace the joints and make these my spares. I'll buy new unit bearings and a set of junkyard 297 joint shafts.
I also need to buy/build lower control arms, buy sway bar discconects, and an HD steering system (every joint on the stock is bad and the HD steering is cheaper than replacing ALL the stock parts) Also could use new rotors and pads.
So its still going to be a little while before it drives itself from the garage.
It is a 4.0 with 5speed transmission. I was told it had alot of small issues so I picked it up for $250.
Here it is the day I brought it home.
I bought it with no real plan as to a build, but it was a cheap running cherokee that I could hack up. I have been keeping my eye on forsale threads all over the net and so far I have some up with:
29 spline 8.25, with welded diff and two spare axles $-200
4.5" front lift coils $-40
s10 leaf springs free
custom built upper control arms free
bushings for the UCA's $12 from 4wd
d30 lock right $150
used crager soft 8's with 33" dunlop mud rovers with 1/2tread $125
white spoke steel wheel and 33 a/t for spare free
I sold the tires/wheels from the jeep and sold the 27spline 8.25 fromt her and at this point have just over $500 invested.
Over the past couple weeks I have been messing around with it waiting for my parts to all arrive.
I pulled the rear axle and cut the centering pin on the leafs to prep it for the bastard pack/ 29spline 8.25 install. I also cut the rusty rockers clear out of it, and trimmed the wheel openings.
Today I got the front coils, uca's and locker installed in the front.
Now I have to wait until tommorrow to go to the spring shop to get the new spring centering bolts and spring clamps, and then I should have the rear in.
When I had the front apart to do the locker I found both unit bearings have a little play in them, and both of the 261X joints are bad. I am going to replace the joints and make these my spares. I'll buy new unit bearings and a set of junkyard 297 joint shafts.
I also need to buy/build lower control arms, buy sway bar discconects, and an HD steering system (every joint on the stock is bad and the HD steering is cheaper than replacing ALL the stock parts) Also could use new rotors and pads.
So its still going to be a little while before it drives itself from the garage.
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