To make this simple I am going to copy and paste my build thread from another forum. It skims along fairly quickly but if you have questions or want more about something I do have more pictures of most of the installs.
I will also include the build on the 1947 Bantam trailer that is being built to turn the XJ into an expedition style wheeler.
Got my Cherokee 12 years ago before knowing much about working on vehicles. First mod I made was a 3.5" Rubicon Express lift which I rocked with little tires for a while before I got 31's. Came with fixed lower control arms and track bar.
Spun a bearing in the motor and needed it on the road ASAP so we dropped in a rebuilt motor. Original motor eventually rebuilt and put in brothers XJ.
Bigger heavier tires and steel rims were making the highway drive to the trails a pain and since we didn't know how to do ring and pinion ourselves at that time I got some G2 Dana 44 axles with 4.88 gears and Eaton E-lockers. We have since done R&P on brothers XJ with excellent success
I will also include the build on the 1947 Bantam trailer that is being built to turn the XJ into an expedition style wheeler.
Got my Cherokee 12 years ago before knowing much about working on vehicles. First mod I made was a 3.5" Rubicon Express lift which I rocked with little tires for a while before I got 31's. Came with fixed lower control arms and track bar.
Spun a bearing in the motor and needed it on the road ASAP so we dropped in a rebuilt motor. Original motor eventually rebuilt and put in brothers XJ.
Bigger heavier tires and steel rims were making the highway drive to the trails a pain and since we didn't know how to do ring and pinion ourselves at that time I got some G2 Dana 44 axles with 4.88 gears and Eaton E-lockers. We have since done R&P on brothers XJ with excellent success
