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Offline WagoneerXJ

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Added some height to my new XJ
« on: April 22, 2008, 05:41:58 PM »
Bought this off of Craigslist in Calgary bout a month ago.

3" Procomp Coils
Procomp LCA's
YJ Front shocks
ZJ Rear shocks
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And yes I know I need a little more in the rear. Gonna add a pair of shackles.
98 XJ Sport 2 Dr, 3", 33's and Bushwacker Flat Flares
87 XJ Wagoneer 5", Dana 44, 34" Swamper TSL's
97 TJ 5.2 Magnum V8 swap, 4" and 33" MTZ's- GF's Jeep
84 Mustang GT-Built 351W 5spd
97 XJ - 3.5", 31" BFG. 370,000 KMS and counting!

Mr-B

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Re: Added some height to my new XJ
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2008, 05:50:44 PM »
Looks good, your right about the rear...hows it ride?

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Re: Added some height to my new XJ
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2008, 06:17:33 PM »
Looks good, your right about the rear...hows it ride?

Pretty good actually, cept for I have one STOCK rear shock on right now. When I took the other shock off I snapped both bolts so I gotta screw around with that to put the ZJ ones in  >:(
98 XJ Sport 2 Dr, 3", 33's and Bushwacker Flat Flares
87 XJ Wagoneer 5", Dana 44, 34" Swamper TSL's
97 TJ 5.2 Magnum V8 swap, 4" and 33" MTZ's- GF's Jeep
84 Mustang GT-Built 351W 5spd
97 XJ - 3.5", 31" BFG. 370,000 KMS and counting!

born2jeep

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Re: Added some height to my new XJ
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2008, 12:26:25 AM »
Getting those fixed is easier than you may think...

To get the broken ones out, just use a punch and a BFH. That will break the weld that is holding the nut on. After that, use a wrench to fish a new nut in.

You can take it a step further and eliminate the need to deal with this again. If you have access to a stock rear XJ sway bar, you can use it as a bar-pin eliminator. The sway bar mounts to the u-bolts with a bracket, and that bracket is the perfect size to use as a top shock mount. Bolt it up there and bolt the shock to it....you will never have to deal with those rusted bolts again.

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Re: Added some height to my new XJ
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2008, 10:59:08 AM »

You can take it a step further and eliminate the need to deal with this again. If you have access to a stock rear XJ sway bar, you can use it as a bar-pin eliminator. The sway bar mounts to the u-bolts with a bracket, and that bracket is the perfect size to use as a top shock mount. Bolt it up there and bolt the shock to it....you will never have to deal with those rusted bolts again.

I just might do that, I took the rear sway bar off when I put the lift in :p
98 XJ Sport 2 Dr, 3", 33's and Bushwacker Flat Flares
87 XJ Wagoneer 5", Dana 44, 34" Swamper TSL's
97 TJ 5.2 Magnum V8 swap, 4" and 33" MTZ's- GF's Jeep
84 Mustang GT-Built 351W 5spd
97 XJ - 3.5", 31" BFG. 370,000 KMS and counting!

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Re: Added some height to my new XJ
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2008, 11:06:56 PM »
[quote And yes I know I need a little more in the rear. Gonna add a pair of shackles.
[/quote] I have bought shackles from part source in the past and thet were ok. But if you want strength...moderen for like $100+. They have the welded cross support.. You may know this, but thought I could chime in from experience(sp?)...
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Re: Added some height to my new XJ
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2008, 12:33:23 PM »
I have bought shackles from part source in the past and thet were ok. But if you want strength...moderen for like $100+. They have the welded cross support.. You may know this, but thought I could chime in from experience(sp?)...

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
98 XJ Sport 2 Dr, 3", 33's and Bushwacker Flat Flares
87 XJ Wagoneer 5", Dana 44, 34" Swamper TSL's
97 TJ 5.2 Magnum V8 swap, 4" and 33" MTZ's- GF's Jeep
84 Mustang GT-Built 351W 5spd
97 XJ - 3.5", 31" BFG. 370,000 KMS and counting!