My 44/9" full width cherokee build

[Gravesdiggerxj]

So I picked up a 94' V8 Grand and started a little expedition wheeler/ dd build thread here
http://www.mallcrawlin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17871
my wife will DD it and I'll drive the car. so look for more stuff to the XJ soon!

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

Went and ran some local trails over last weekend and finally made it up Wayne's World

only a little carnage from that day
I landed on a rock and hit the rear driveshaft yoke at the pinion and blew out a driveshaft u-joint, I guess it's time to make that pinion guard

 

[1familyxj]

I love your XJ. It looks like it works well.

 

[friscokidd]

nice write up and build man! I just got me a hp44/9" and will be following your build. My fabing skills are not as good as yours though..ahah

 

[tayman]

Went and ran some local trails over last weekend and finally made it up Wayne's World

only a little carnage from that day
I landed on a rock and hit the rear driveshaft yoke at the pinion and blew out a driveshaft u-joint, I guess it's time to make that pinion guard

I hate you... simply for the fact that those are your "local" trails.....:gonnablow

NO FAIR!!!:exclamati

 

[heepxj]

hey correct me if i'm wrong but were you having problems with death wobble or bump steer? because there two different things

 

[Blaine B.]

Is this the brown santa you mentioned months ago?

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

hey correct me if i'm wrong but were you having problems with death wobble or bump steer? because there two different things

death wobble, no problems since

Is this the brown santa you mentioned months ago?

no, google search "ups girl"

In other news, about 2 weeks ago some high school kid in a full size Dodge Ram was texting and ran a stop sign and hit me. Luckily a cop was at the intersection and saw the whole thing.

lucky for me I was in the Jeep and had some beefy rock rails, If I was in a car... the bumper would have gone through my driverside window and I would have been jacked up! :shocked:

took a while, but the insurance payout was good, I wish he didn't hit me though, my back was sore for a week :gee:

 

[XJfire75]

Who makes that rear bumper? Got anymore pics and specs?

 

[tayman]

I'm pretty sure HE makes that rear bumper... look earlier on in the thread... I'm feeling lazy!

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

Went wheeling yesterday

busted a rear leaf spring on Wayne's World Let's see if Rusty's will warranty it.

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

fixed stuff tonight

2 hour job= 6hours

Guess from the pics why?

SO... any guesses?
oh well new spring is in.

 

[Blaine B.]

That's wierd, the weldnut broke loose? How long ago did you put in the Rusty's leafs?

The bushing on that leaf pack looks quite good, so I am going to guess you didn't put them in too long ago.

My Rusty's leaf bushings are all shot to hell, have been like that with the leafs not even being on a full year...

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

That's wierd, the weldnut broke loose? How long ago did you put in the Rusty's leafs?

Winner winner chicken dinner!

I even used a ton of antisieze last time.

Rusty's were leaf set #3 they went in about a year ago.
#2 was Rock Krawler
#1 was Teraflex
I have know Idea what brand this replacement is other than it was the same height as what I pulled out.
I kinda want to link it now.

 

[Ba-Riedo]

How are your rear bumps setup? Do they stop your uptravel before you start to bend the springs over? Or are you turning your rear springs into S's.

-Alex

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

How are your rear bumps setup? Do they stop your uptravel before you start to bend the springs over? Or are you turning your rear springs into S's.

-Alex

Alex, if you look back to post 184
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showpost.php?p=243966477&postcount=184
you can see my bumpstop setup. They are set to stop before the spring inverts.

Been running a traction bar to keep the wrap under control,
and to tell the truth, the spring I pulled wasn't even S'd.

I must have just got a bad spring, or I wheel to much? :shhh:

 

[Ba-Riedo]

Alex, if you look back to post 184
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showpost.php?p=243966477&postcount=184
you can see my bumpstop setup. They are set to stop before the spring inverts.

Been running a traction bar to keep the wrap under control,
and to tell the truth, the spring I pulled wasn't even S'd.

I must have just got a bad spring, or I wheel to much? :shhh:

I figured, just too lazy to do some research. Could rusty have made a bad spring? Doubtful.

-Alex

 

[Blaine B.]

Damn, now I'll be worried when I pull out those bolts to change the bushings.

I should have antiseized em when I put the Rusty's leafs in. I know I will for sure once I pull them out again.

 

[53guy]

Damn, now I'll be worried when I pull out those bolts to change the bushings.

I should have antiseized em when I put the Rusty's leafs in. I know I will for sure once I pull them out again.

Follow Skullver's lead and do this...

 

[1familyxj]

I like that ^^^^^. I am going to have to find that thread.