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Clamwacker posted:If you're going all out, then swap in disconnect hubs on the wheels (the kind where you have to get out and turn them). That will make the wheels spin freely and the front axle and driveshaft won't be doing anything. I thought about that, but its another couple hundred at least for the Warn kit I think. I just thought it was a logical upgrade due to the fact that the newer Cherokees went this way and had everything rotating all the time, minus the t-case driving the front axle unless in 4WD. I might just try and see, since the pick n pulls here have tons of decent condition Cherokees.
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I inherited a '95 XJ from my grandpa for free this summer, 115,000 miles, but both of it's owners were over the age of 65 and as far as I know it's never been offroad.. Click here for the full 1024x768 image. I love this thing so much 
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Aug 26, 2010 15:24
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fordham posted:My Highlander does auto up and down for the drivers window and parents' Lexus does both directions auto on all windows. So, it's all in the switch? Could you buy more auto-down switches, and swap them out to enable it on more windows?
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Aug 26, 2010 15:28
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Doctor Zero posted:So, it's all in the switch? Could you buy more auto-down switches, and swap them out to enable it on more windows? I'm pretty sure there's more to it like sensors that stop the window when it encounters resistance.
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Aug 26, 2010 17:55
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Anyone have any secrets for getting a rearview mirror to stay on the windshield of a TJ? I really want to take my doors off, but state law says I have to have at least one mirror, and I don't have the budget to buy side mirror mounts that mount separately from the door. I've tried the cheap loctite stuff, the expensive Mopar stuff, and superglue, all of them have failed to hold it on for longer than it takes me to get it adjusted to the right angle.
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Aug 26, 2010 18:24
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I've used an adhesive strip meant just for rear view mirrors and it never came off. You can also use a two-part epoxy resin, which is a bit difficult to mount until dry, but it will probably never ever come off until the end of time.
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Aug 26, 2010 18:48
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explosivo posted:I inherited a '95 XJ from my grandpa for free this summer, 115,000 miles, but both of it's owners were over the age of 65 and as far as I know it's never been offroad.. That thing is super clean!! Are you going to keep it stock or...
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mod sassinator posted:I'm pretty sure there's more to it like sensors that stop the window when it encounters resistance. I believe this is correct. Sorry to say just "switch". The whole rig is more expensive, I don't know how many parts are involved though.
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Aug 26, 2010 21:06
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Bojanglesworth posted:That thing is super clean!! Are you going to keep it stock or... Not sure, I'd like to put a lift on it but I'm a poor college student, so it might have to wait 
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Aug 26, 2010 22:16
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explosivo posted:Not sure, I'd like to put a lift on it but I'm a poor college student, so it might have to wait Keep it, drive it and love every second of it. Take care of it and when you have the money you should do wonderful things to it.
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Aug 26, 2010 23:09
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Rhyno posted:Keep it, drive it and love every second of it. Take care of it and when you have the money you should do wonderful things to it. I just shed a tear. Edit: Is there a good online resource to find local spots for offroading? My last car was a Chrysler Concorde 
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Aug 26, 2010 23:26
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grnberet2b posted:I've tried the cheap loctite stuff, the expensive Mopar stuff, and superglue, all of them have failed to hold it on for longer than it takes me to get it adjusted to the right angle. Sticking on a mirror is a lot like paint: It's all in the prep work. If you're just slathering on some adhesive like most of the carbuying public, yeah, it's not going to stay up. You want to be back down to bare glass (bare metal for the mirror mount) and perfectly clean and dry. And make sure you're removing the metal mirror mount from the mirror's "foot" and not just trying to adhere the whole drat thing at once. If none of that applies to you, uh, how's the humidity where you're at?
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Aug 27, 2010 00:08
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Molten Llama posted:Sticking on a mirror is a lot like paint: It's all in the prep work. I'd make sure to give it enough time to cure before touching or moving it too. Probably at least a day, or maybe longer if it's humid. Check what the glue manufacturer recommends and follow it precisely.
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Aug 27, 2010 00:16
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explosivo posted:Not sure, I'd like to put a lift on it but I'm a poor college student, so it might have to wait You can get about 2" of lift for super cheap. Get coil spacers for the front, and a shackle lift for the rear springs. I'm not exactly sure what the price is, but it's probably within your reach if you are able to install it yourself, which is very easy to do.
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If you shop around you can probably do a 2" budget boost for $50+ and fit 30's on there; 31's if you're lucky. The biggest cost factor is going to be the quality of the shackles. You also may or may not need longer shocks. The lift is pretty simple though; most of your time will be spent loosening and removing the bolts.
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Aug 27, 2010 04:21
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If you know anybody with decent fab skills you can make perfectly good shackles in a matter of hours. I wouldn't try this without the aforementioned guy with decent fab skills though since it is a relatively important part of your suspension. Also I would stick with 30's unless you want to trim some sheet metal (if you really want to wheel, then you want to trim some sheet metal). My buddy has an XJ with the same style of lift as we're talking about and he runs 30s, but it's still a drat capable little Jeep. He just happens to not care at all about the sheet metal so he bashes the rockers and fenders on a somewhat regular basis.
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Aug 28, 2010 04:42
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My XJ has a 2" budget lift and runs 31" tires on the stock wheels without too many problems. There is some rubbing on the lower control arm if you turn the wheel to full lock, but I'm going to try some aftermarket arms that have a bend and give more clearance. You will have some difficulty fitting a 31" spare in the stock location though.
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Aug 28, 2010 05:36
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Well, it's still relatively clean, but I found an awesome trail directly outside of my school. Nothing too crazy, but I've already gone back 4 or 5 times over the course of a few days.  Click here for the full 800x602 image.
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Aug 28, 2010 17:35
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Looks like fun. I really had the most fun wheeling my stock Bronco IIs, it made everything a challenge and always surprised me what a stock 4x4 could do once you learn some tricks.
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Took my XJ camping in the Olympic National Park of Washington this weekend. There's a great campground at the top of a mountain with a fun one-lane dirt road that winds about 6000 feet to the top. The view at the top is spectacular, you can see all the way across the strait to Victoria, Canada:
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Nice...is that the Ediz Hook and Port Angeles ferry out there? I need to get back out there before summer's over.
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mod sassinator posted:Took my XJ camping in the Olympic National Park of Washington this weekend. There's a great campground at the top of a mountain with a fun one-lane dirt road that winds about 6000 feet to the top. The view at the top is spectacular, you can see all the way across the strait to Victoria, Canada: Deer Park? Love it up there. Great place to camp for the 4th of July. Can see the fireworks in Port Angeles from the top. And yes, that's a fun road to drive.
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Braincloud posted:Deer Park? Love it up there. Great place to camp for the 4th of July. Can see the fireworks in Port Angeles from the top. And yes, that's a fun road to drive. Yep! It's a great campsite that doesn't seem to get as much traffic as other nearby sites. The drive probably scares a lot of people off. 
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Not knowing too much about Jeeps I see a lot of different suspension pieces and have a decent grasp of what does what after being into cars for a long time, but what would be the next couple logical things to do to my suspension? Aside from 3.5" lift, and 2" shackles/spaces (so 5.5" total) and new shocks all around, the only thing that is not stock are the tires, which are 31's. (Notes: This is not my daily driver and I don't need it to be too crazy, just capable of having fun off road while also being able to drive it to wherever it is that I am going to go off roading without it feeling unsafe or too breakable.) I have been looking at steering stabalizers (http://tiny.cc/qqoge) a front tie bar and trac bar, although I haven't really picked specific ones yet. Any advice?
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You will certainly have to add a SYE *slip yoke eliminator* to your parts list if you are serious about the 5.5 inch lift.
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Veeb0rg posted:You will certainly have to add a SYE *slip yoke eliminator* to your parts list if you are serious about the 5.5 inch lift. Ok, like I NEED to add one before I start driving around, or its something that should be on my "get this poo poo as soon as possible" list? Will a transfer case drop suffice for a bit?
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You'll probably need longer brake lines too. The slip yoke eliminator is probably required, at best you'll get vibrations at speed and at worst the car is undriveable. This is a really good book to read about modifying an XJ for serious off-road driving: http://www.amazon.com/High-Performance-Cherokee-Builders-1984-2001-Design/dp/1932494146/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283151335&sr=8-2
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Bojanglesworth posted:Ok, like I NEED to add one before I start driving around, or its something that should be on my "get this poo poo as soon as possible" list? Will a transfer case drop suffice for a bit? you will need one at that height before you can drive around. ^^ and brake lines, but there are some cheap alternatives for those.
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mod sassinator posted:You'll probably need longer brake lines too. The slip yoke eliminator is probably required, at best you'll get vibrations at speed and at worst the car is undriveable. This is a really good book to read about modifying an XJ for serious off-road driving: http://www.amazon.com/High-Performance-Cherokee-Builders-1984-2001-Design/dp/1932494146/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283151335&sr=8-2 Ok, that will move to the top of my list. I also see "steering stabilizer" kits (https://www.jeep4x4center.com/product-information.asp?number=SJ-7009) and I keep forgetting to look, but do I have a stock one of those? It sounds like a good investment if it really helps as much as they say it does. Plus it is only $50. Like I said, I am new to this whole Jeep game, so Im not even sure what it should feel like when Im driving it. Like it feels kinda wonky but everyone tells me thats just how lifted vehicles feel...
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I'm not sure what you plan on doing that you don't need "too crazy" for that 5.5" will work but 3.5" won't. Especially with all the extra work you need to do for that extra 2"
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I lifted my Jeep! The day I got it, two months ago:   Post lift:     Things I learned: I need an adjustable track bar. The axle was so far to the driver side that I couldn't get the sway bar reattached with the Jeep jacked up. Once on the ground, the driver side tire is about an inch further outside the fender than the passenger side. I'm hoping that explains why the tires are rubbing the fenders when I turn to the right. I ordered a new track bar to remedy the situation, so hopefully I can turn full lock once I install that. It rides much better than with the stock parts, but that could be contributed to the fact that the stuff I took off had 130k on them. It rides smoother, takes bumps on the highway much better, and overall feels much more solid. I am concerned about the distance between the tires and wheel wells though. I've been told I have to trim the fenders to stop 31's from rubbing the factory flares. I'm ok with that, though I would have liked to keep the factory flares at least until I got bigger tires down the road. I ordered rock rails, tow hooks, the new track bar, and a shackle for the rear hitch, all of which should be here in the next two weeks. I can't wait to get everything put together and start using this thing. Things I installed are Rough Country 3" suspension lift with full leaf packs and upgraded Nitro shocks, steering stabilizer, Cragar Soft 8 15x8 wheels, 31x10.5 BFG ATs, and a satellite radio head unit so I can have music when I'm driving on trails and camping. The nice thing is it has the factory tow package, so it has 3.73 gears according to Wikipedia. One interesting thing I noticed when doing the lift is that this Jeep has no rear sway bar. I did some reading and found that XJs that came with the Up Country package did not come with a rear sway bar, sat 1" higher than regular Cherokees, and came with an LSD installed in the rear. Police and Fire dept. Cherokees had this package, and my Jeep is an ex-fleet vehicle, so I'm assuming I have a factory LSD which is sweet. Not that it is necessarily working great after 130k miles, but at least I know it's there.
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Check the tag on the rear diff, It will say what the gear ratio is and if its an LSD rear.
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BoostCreep posted:I lifted my Jeep! It looks great! Perfect lift/tire combo.
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Picked up a 2004 Wrangler Unlimited today in Denver. One owner car and he took real good care of it. Drove it 200 miles back home and loved every minute of it. Can't wait to get it dirty. 
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Molten Llama posted:Sticking on a mirror is a lot like paint: It's all in the prep work. I used a razor blade to get all the old gunk off, hit it with some windex, then a window cleaning wipe that came with the kit, then the agent that you put on the window, then put the glue on the metal bit, attached it to the windshield and let it sit overnight (packaging recommended 15 mins). Put the mirror on the metal piece the next morning, started adjusting it, and it just snapped clean off the windshield. I'm in Austin, TX, so it's moderately humid, but really hot. I guess I'll have to wait until winter to get it on good.
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mod sassinator posted:Took my XJ camping in the Olympic National Park of Washington this weekend. There's a great campground at the top of a mountain with a fun one-lane dirt road that winds about 6000 feet to the top. The view at the top is spectacular, you can see all the way across the strait to Victoria, Canada: Is that anywhere near Hurrican Ridge??
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spiralbrain posted:Is that anywhere near Hurrican Ridge?? Just east of it a few miles on Blue Mountain, near the Deer Park campground here: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=47.95725367542542~-123.25645065275978&lvl=14&sty=r
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Veeb0rg posted:Check the tag on the rear diff, It will say what the gear ratio is and if its an LSD rear. Thanks for the advice. It does indeed have a limited slip diff with 3.73s. Looks like I got lucky with this Jeep. If only it wasn't a Dana 35. Fleet vehicles are weird. Factory tow package, Up Country package, D35, LSD, and ABS. Not a very common combo on XJs.
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Quick question: If I wanted to put a tilt steering wheel into a '74 CJ5, first would this be possible - and second, what vehicles could I pilfer one out of?
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nevermind, $150 part
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