91xjlimited

so my question is. will the rocky road rock rails interfere with the upper control arm mount on my RK 3 link system? AJs rails mounted right where that upper CA mount was on my cherokee. just wondering if theyll do the same on the comanche with the rocky road rails. Thanks -Shomsky

some pics of my rig: its got about 8 inches of lift. RE 7.5" coils up front. sprung over in the rear with added lift leafs from my cherokee, 12" jl audio sub and alpine type s 6x9's powered by a rockford 400 watt 4 channel amp.

so got the truck done. here's a pic of me at pismo (i wanted to see how far i could burry myself...)

so ive only been able to work on my truck for a couple days but its almost done. i just need to finish up the front. like drilling for the upper control arm (Rock Krawler upper arm). its lookin really good though. ill take some pics of it tomorrow. i kind of hoping that i won't need an sye kit... because i won't have enough time to get one before this weekend.

my number 1 mos was combat vehicle repair, then combat support. and I'm goin to sd on the 26th of november. would it be easier to just swap the aw4 and 242 from my cherokee onto the renix 4.0 in the comanche? but then I'm geussing that the driveshafts won't be the same length... thanks

ok so been a while since ive posted but ive been pretty busy with some other things like enlisting into the Marine Corps. anyways... i got my cherokee's suspension completely stripped and i ground off the spring perches on my rear 44 but i got a couple of questions about the drivetrain... i think i got a ba-10 tranny in the mj, i don't really know though. its an 87 with the 4.0, 5 speed. dana 35 rear end. a 231 t-case and the disco front axle. since i will be using my dana 30 from my cherokee (non-disco). what do i have to do? will the 242 t-case from the cherokee bolt to the tranny in the mj? or am i lookin at a tranny swap here? (aw4 with about 190,000 on it from the xj) thanks in advance -shomsky

these are my xj leafs at full flex (except i think my axle is on that rock, not sure) but ive made the decision to use the stock MJ leafs and remount the perches and build a truss with bumpstop/limit chains... right now I'm just waiting for a clear spot in the driveway... this should start today or tomorrow.

i hate talkin about what I'm GONNA do. cause id rather spend the time just doing it but I'm waiting on my stepdad to give me the ok to occupy a cherokee sized space in the side yard/driveway. anyways... i have the stock xj shackles but i also have the lift shackles so that gives me a couple inches to play with. I'm pretty set on re-doing the spring perches on my xj dana 44 and doin a SOA using the stock comanche leafs. i was thinkin about making spring hangers and using the xj leafs but soa is just easier and the xj springs would give me way too much lift. and i doubt that the mj leafs flex better (my xj springs are custom National 11 leafs per pack) thanks for all the help ill get some stuff done tomorrow and keep you updated

here's what i got

Nope won't work the stock leaf spring perches on a XJ are at a different location. You are going to have to cut them off and move them out i think or was it in :nuts: Any way you just can't slide the axle out from your XJ and bolt it "right in" to the MJ. O and welcome to the club and it sound like it is going to be a sweet truck. :cheers: o well not a big deal. I'm gonna build a truss for the rear axle anyways and incorporate some bumpstop mounts into it. thanks for the help guys

ok cool, so since ill be using the rear axle from my xj it has the stock perches. I'm just gonna go ahead and do it and see where that puts me, cause thats the only way I'm gonna know and i can add/remove leaves if necessary. thanks for the info. pics of the progress will come soon -Shomsky

so with the stock mj springs and a 1.5" shackles SOA how much lift you think thats gonna put me at? so the cherokee springs i have are a no-go or what? thanks in advance -Shomsky

ok so this is my first post, ive been lurking around on the site admiring other peoples projects. now i have a project of my own... i have a somewhat built 91 xj and a completely stock, new to me, 87 mj. i am going to take this: and swap everything over to my 87 mj.... my plans are to strip the cherokee of everything. suspension, axles, and little things like door panels, dash, etc... and for the motor I'm going to take the crappy renix out of it and rebuild/stroke my 91 4.0. going to be a 4.7 (the block with be bored .060 over, decked about .010 just to make it flat, buying a EPW engine kit with sealed power pistons, remaned 258 crank and rods, crane cam with about .500 lift, ford 24 lb injec., and all that crap... i just gotta figure out what kind of compression I'm gonna run etc... i will be start the stripping of the cherokee tomorrow (suspension, axles etc...) specs on the xj: drivetrain: 4.0 HO, aw-4, 242 front suspension: Rock Krawler 3-link Long arm setup, tnt track bar and bracket 4.5" lift springs 1.5" spacer front axle: dana 30, 4.88's alloy shafts, ausssie locker, custom full heim steering (similar to rusty's) rear suspension: 5.5" lift national springs (11 leafs in each pack) teraflex 1.5" lift shackles. Rear axle: dana 44 4.88's detroit 35" MT/R's my biggest concern, which isnt all that big, is the rear springs... the xj springs are too short and are goin to create too much lift for the mj. what are my options here? i was thinkin maybe cut and weld on new hangers and take some of the leafs out of the pack (worried about axle wrap though). sell what i got and buy comanche length springs with the approriate amount of lift. what should i do? anyways... this is going to be my xj/comanche project and where better to post it and ask questions than in the comanche buildup forum? -Shomsky