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I agree 100%......did it on an XJ first and now i would not even think of doing it any other way....The one for the Mj is sitting there just waiting for a spare minute to bolt it on....IMHO not only do you give yourself some frame re-enforcement but you leave open a world of easy add on's...beside a hitch mounted winch, there are bike carriers, cargo carriers, spare tire carriers, and what ever else you can think of or fab up that can easily be popped in when you are not useing the hitch for a tow point...way stronger and more versatile than hooks.. :thumbsup: . :MJ 1: .

There was a factory one close to that with the 4 X 4 on the door

Studs and nuts You could use bolts.....it is just a guess but I think the stud nut configuration is just for ease of install...the intake has 2 dowel pins to line up with and the exhaust uses the end bolts. :dunno:

I thought all TJ wheels were 15". I know the majority of them are. Most are 15 but Rubicon were 16. I think some of the last few years of Cherokee had 16" wheels too. last year of the XJ was 2001......15"

Stock TJ wheels are 15".......

You might have a good point.......on the flip side.....Right after buying mine I took out a troll ad on the same site I bought it off of for $2500 and got 30 replies in 2 days

:offtopic: answer 10.5 x 31 BFG AT on deep dish Eagle Alloy Rims (edge of the tire sits 1/8" out of the fender flare) Stock rear springs (still has original shocks) Front are ZJ V8 coils with 2 factory spring isolaters stacked together

55,000 original miles 2wd 2.5 Ax 5 minimal surface rust (came with a minty aluminum camper shell with venting windows....Tranny was pulled back to change slave at the time of purchase....old owner found it to much to do.....new slave put on.....Daily driver) $350

Can't spy the MJ (give us a hint at what time).....but the guy jigging needs a better technique if he hopes to fill his frying pan>>> :thumbsup: :Canadaflag:

Not on the 2.5......I am running a yj one right now

The length of the coil is not as important as the thickness of the wire. I just put a 3" lift from Rusty's off road on my son's XJ.....when we pulled the factory spring out and compared it in height to the new spring it was only about 1.25" taller.....this had my son concerned until i pointed out the thickness of the factory coil was about the same as my little finger while the new coils were about as thick as my thumb. :thumbsup:

You could have a look at any shroud from for a 2.5 from a XJ, YJ or TJ The 2.5 shroud is different that the 4L

I personally think you would be ok with changing your tires. It would be easier and cheaper than a gear swap. The change would not be as dramatic. Just some KISS math.....225/70/R15 = a perfect world tire diameter of 27 3/8".....If you upped them to 235/75/R15 (PW diameter of 28 7/8”) an increase of 5.2% While changing the gearing from 3.54 to 3.07 would be an increase of 13.3%. IMHO it would be way cheaper and easier to find a set of 235/75/R15’s (maybe a buddy has a set sitting around?) and try a 2 or 3 day trial run to see if it helps. Again the math will not work perfect but it should drop your RPM to from 3000 to around 2800 ( which IMHO sounds high.....should be around 2500 :dunno: ). Just My 2 cents :thumbsup:

Ha.......you will marvel at our originality if you could guess the name of our $2 coin..... :doh:

It is a BA The way it is bolted together to split apart in the last pic is the give away If you look at pic 2 an AX (5 or 15) would have a +/- 3/4" plate right at the seam shown in the pic

Sorry Boys................

Google the Russian woman's curing skip http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/racy-russian-curling-pic-storms-social-media-scene-215036291.html

Actually we will not be getting the gold metal until Saturday.... tomorrows game is just a semi final....... :Canadaflag:

Got a smoken deal on a 1998 XJ sport…..took it knowing it needed a head gasket. I have changed about half a dozen 4L head gaskets already...... and on all the biggest pain in the A** was the bottom intake/exhaust manifold bolts. I have a cherry picker so I was toying with the idea of leaving the intake/exhaust bolted up, unbolting the exhaust at the lower flange and pulling it as a whole. Any good…..bad ……or ugly ……suggestions or experiences?

Have a good ok at the unibody frame.....especially at the rear were the springs attach.......and like mentioned the floorboards and rockers are were the rust starts :thumbsup:

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I think you miss understood my post......it was $448 all in....that is the lift and the shipping combined not just the shipping.....the shipping was +/- $100 I will post again when it is done.....as of now the rear is on.....i did it solo in about 2 hours.....i installed the add a leaf without removing the top leaf from the xJ..... :thumbsup: I was comparing my price including shipping shipped at $328 ( american) including a too high shipping cost of $68 versus your price including shipping at $448 ( American?). Your shipped price is $120 more than my shipped price. I know part of your $448 was probably duties but that $448 is about $180 (shipping plus duties??) more than the $265 price for the kit on the website. http://www.rustysoffroad.com/jeep-suspension/jeep-suspension-lift-kits/xj-cherokee-84-01-jeep-suspension-lift-kits/rustys-xj-cherokee-3-add-a-leaf-kit.html Oh i see yes I paid a duty plus a small tax.....government needs a piece of the action too......any way got it all in by myself in about 5 hours...I have put lifts in before but usually had a helper ....so I came up with a couple of tricks that I will post in the DIY section...... :thumbsup:

I think you miss understood my post......it was $448 all in....that is the lift and the shipping combined not just the shipping.....the shipping was +/- $100 I will post again when it is done.....as of now the rear is on.....i did it solo in about 2 hours.....i installed the add a leaf without removing the top leaf from the xJ..... :thumbsup:

Well UPS dropped 3 boxes off yesterday. We had ordered the 3" AAL with shocks..... cost me $448 American all in sent from AL to Winnipeg (4 Business days to ship) All the pieces look good, urethane bushing for everything, all Hardware included. Looks like it will be a quick and easy install

Here is a nice bit of info http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/np242.htm beefed up used in hummers......I like mine :thumbsup: