newbie....with questions of course......??

[90eliminator]

Hi guys, been cruising around the site and found some great. I have a couple of XJ's but just bought my first MJ. 90 eliminator 2wd auto but I have a 90 cherokee with 88k 4wd, auto, so I can do a swap. But rear axle is my question right now.... I plan on putting a lift on it, prob around 3". So should I just do a soa in the rear, or reweld the perches on the cherokee axle...Are the cherokee axle perches spread different width wise then the MJ. So other wise can I just throw an XJ rear under it and call it a Soa, or am I looking at more work....thanks guys for the first of many questions...

[500 MJ]

Yah, the perches are at different widths. You'll have to torch them off and re-weld them for use in an MJ rear setup. The axle width and bolt pattern for MJ/XJ is the same so you are good to go there...

[Motion Offroad]

Going SOA in the rear of the MJ will net you 5-7" of lift depending on what axle you have, what set of perches you use, and what set of leafs you have (2wd vs. 4wd vs. MT). Most see right at 6" of lift and use a 6.5" front coil to make it look "level".

 

As stated above, the XJ and MJ perches are in different locations so you'd need to burn on new perches to make the XJ axle work. The shock mounts on the axle are different as well. The XJ mounts are on the axle itself, the MJ mounts are on a bracket that holds the leafs to the axle.

[xj_dummy]

:D :cheers: I want to be the first to welcome you to the Comanche Club. I'm somewhat new here as well. But I can't really help you with your question though. :roll: