96xj-A-skwad
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- Location
- New york
Bought a 96 xj country a little over a month ago.
I was drivin down the road and all of a sudden I started getting a wicked clunk after going over bumps.
Crawled under and looked at everything, finally I saw it, previous owner had stripped 3 upper shock mount bolts. He welded one side that he broke 2 bolts on. On the other side he used 3 sheet metal screws to hold one side of the pin up.
Well, the weld broke (very amature weld). So now the right rear shock is not doing any work.
For now I only use my jeep on highway for commute to school-
Now I have a few options.
Keep in mind. I'm getting a 3" RC lift when my funds are right.
I also found it peculiar that there are coil over shocks in the back when I have leaf springs ??
Soo do I......
- pop out the old bolts and install new shocks. Labor intensive. And I'm spending more
- re-weld both shocks up until I get my lift kit
-thanks all!
I was drivin down the road and all of a sudden I started getting a wicked clunk after going over bumps.
Crawled under and looked at everything, finally I saw it, previous owner had stripped 3 upper shock mount bolts. He welded one side that he broke 2 bolts on. On the other side he used 3 sheet metal screws to hold one side of the pin up.
Well, the weld broke (very amature weld). So now the right rear shock is not doing any work.
For now I only use my jeep on highway for commute to school-
Now I have a few options.
Keep in mind. I'm getting a 3" RC lift when my funds are right.
I also found it peculiar that there are coil over shocks in the back when I have leaf springs ??
Soo do I......
- pop out the old bolts and install new shocks. Labor intensive. And I'm spending more
- re-weld both shocks up until I get my lift kit
-thanks all!