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After pondering long and hard i think im falling for getting a jeep
must be something to with that "its a jeep thing"??

After building my mu up it would have been far cheaper and cooler to have done this
Stuff needed:
- 1 Jeep cherokee
- 1 XJ Cherokee 8" Long Travel Kit from rustys Offroad
- set of 35x12X15 goodyear wranglers

Heres a link,

http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchant.m ... sus_xj_kit

What you jeep guys think of these kits or similar kit etc??

here ya go http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =209662537

madterrano wrote:After pondering long and hard i think im falling for getting a jeep
must be something to with that "its a jeep thing"??

After building my mu up it would have been far cheaper and cooler to have done this
Stuff needed:
- 1 Jeep cherokee
- 1 XJ Cherokee 8" Long Travel Kit from rustys Offroad
- set of 35x12X15 goodyear wranglers

Heres a link,

http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchant.m ... sus_xj_kit

What you jeep guys think of these kits or similar kit etc??

+ SYE and driveshaft and beefed up diffs and axles.

All good.... they look AWESOME jacked right up (im my humble opinion anyway!)

DO IT DUDE DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

here ya go http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =209662537

Saw that
Meh its to club truck look...

I want a bashed up rock brawler, where can you get SYE cheap guys?
Plus anyone know of a beat up old jeep XJ?

Tell me the hell diffs do they come Standard on
Dana what??
And what ratio??

heaps on tradee, tj and xj will give ya info on the diffs ,

cherokee dana 35 rear and 30 front. 3.07 stock ratio (or one of the stock ratios)... hang on ill get one of me books to go through them.

no such thing as a cheap SYE... well i suppose its relative..... About 1k from Justjeep on TM, includes driveshaft.

RJ has my Bible which includes all the guff on models/years/relevant diffs.

theres a 3.07, and a 3.73 as stock "i think" in the cherokees here. overseas there were other variances too.... wont know until i have some refeence material, however google "Cherokee diff ratios" and im sure youll find something.

madterrano wrote:

here ya go http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =209662537

Saw that
Meh its to club truck look...

Id have that in half a heartbeat

This one has been regeared per the ad. But it may still have the Dana 35c in the rear, which is asking for trouble if locked and running 35" tyres. Export TJs (NZ new) came with Dana 44 in the rear, which is whats desired / upgraded to.

6-8" of lift will have serious implications on the steering geometry, just be careful about how it drives. If not done properly, it will give you trouble in the long run.

As for SYE, I imported mine directly from the US (JB Conversion Super Shorty with a matching driveshaft by Tom Wood). It was just shy of $1k. If you can't do the labour yourself, add a few ponies there.

Have you tried back seats of an XJ? Not much more room than a small car. It does have a bigger boot though.

As for Rusty's, well I have read mixed reviews about his product and service. That XJ on his website is apparently not running his gear (I read that one of the US forums - the owner identified it).

I would say, drive a couple of lifted XJs and see where you want to go with it.

Not too worried about road worthyness itd be a trailer queen

correct me if im wrong but all the yanks seem to believe that my mu rear diff is a Dana44??

As for Rusty's, well I have read mixed reviews about his product and service. That XJ on his website is apparently not running his gear (I read that one of the US forums - the owner identified it).

Hmm i think everyone will brag or bag any type of lift, did anyone watch the little video of fitting the kit etc seemed easy and quick unlike my 4 month SAS

madterrano wrote:Not too worried about road worthyness itd be a trailer queen

correct me if im wrong but all the yanks seem to believe that my mu rear diff is a Dana44??

The dana diffs are not perculiar to Jeep. They can be found in all sorts of vehicles.

TJ, were there NZ new XJ's? I though all XJ's were imported.

ooohh i wonder what my ifs hub swaped yota axles would look like under the cherokee...

Got width?

xj wrote:

madterrano wrote:Not too worried about road worthyness itd be a trailer queen

correct me if im wrong but all the yanks seem to believe that my mu rear diff is a Dana44??

The dana diffs are not perculiar to Jeep. They can be found in all sorts of vehicles.

TJ, were there NZ new XJ's? I though all XJ's were imported.

I believe Isuzu Bighorn have Dana 44 in the rear as well. So under a Mu is definitely possible. Dana Spicer is a separate company that is a supplier to many many auto makers (think u-joints and other driveline components).

I don't think XJs came new in NZ either. But you can take a TJ Dana 44 and put it under an XJ. You will of course will have to do something about coil (TJ) versus leaf springs (XJ). May be you can source a YJ rear Dana 44 (unlikely in NZ) with leaf spring set-up.

madterrano wrote:Not too worried about road worthyness itd be a trailer queen

correct me if im wrong but all the yanks seem to believe that my mu rear diff is a Dana44??

As for Rusty's, well I have read mixed reviews about his product and service. That XJ on his website is apparently not running his gear (I read that one of the US forums - the owner identified it).

Hmm i think everyone will brag or bag any type of lift, did anyone watch the little video of fitting the kit etc seemed easy and quick unlike my 4 month SAS

I personally can't say anything about Rusty's as I have not dealt with them. Do a bit of searching on www.jeepforum.com. Some of their products are good, some may need some refinement.

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=688217&page=3&highlight=rusty%27s

the dana's in the isuzu's are a yank thing, the bighorns and mu's in nz use a 12 bolt 26 spline diff isuzu diff

madterrano wrote:ooohh i wonder what my ifs hub swaped yota axles would look like under the cherokee...

Got width?

Try these websites for all you want to know about an XJ:

http://jeephorizons.com/tech/xjstockspecs.html

http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/ probably one of the best XJ websites. He is actually in Australia.

Jezza wrote:the dana's in the isuzu's are a yank thing, the bighorns and mu's in nz use a 12 bolt 26 spline diff isuzu diff

Certainly possible, particularly when Isuzu / Honda / GM were using interchangable parts in the US market in the 90s.

Here is an interesting discussion:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-40162.html