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4.5'' Cherokee lift.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:34 am
by hemiben04
Hi guys I have recently brought a 1993 Cherokee with a 4.5'' lift and it still has standard drive shafts, not sure if this will cause me any issues down the track or not has anyone had any problems ?
Re: 4.5'' Cherokee lift.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:37 pm
by yeti
got pics fella .......thought it would have sye .......whats it drive like , any vibes,,
it may well have a tc drop thats why ya can still run stock drive shafts..
Re: 4.5'' Cherokee lift.
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:30 am
by JeepFanatixs
Have you found the info you were looking for?
I am about to throw a 4.5inch lift on mine - and am also worried about those driveshafts.....
Re: 4.5'' Cherokee lift.
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:29 pm
by yeti
google tc drop ,,should be fine
Re: 4.5'' Cherokee lift.
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:55 am
by JeepFanatixs
yeti wrote:google tc drop ,,should be fine
Thank you for the advice Yeti.
I was hoping to get away without dropping the TC case....
As it is - those TC cases hang pretty low on the Cherokees anyway.
Re: 4.5'' Cherokee lift.
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:06 am
by jean mi
JeepFanatixs wrote:yeti wrote:google tc drop ,,should be fine
Thank you for the advice Yeti.
I was hoping to get away without dropping the TC case....
As it is - those TC cases hang pretty low on the Cherokees anyway.
I have a 4.5" lift with a drop TC ,i didn't have any problem with it . if you are in CHCH you are welcome to have a look at
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Re: 4.5'' Cherokee lift.
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:37 pm
by yeti
JeepFanatixs wrote:yeti wrote:google tc drop ,,should be fine
Thank you for the advice Yeti.
I was hoping to get away without dropping the TC case....
As it is - those TC cases hang pretty low on the Cherokees anyway.
kaney put one in his xj when he put his 4.5 in ...took it back out ..was sweet as..
think its about a 1inch drop.........plenty of clearance when running 33s ya wont get caught up on ya tc
Re: 4.5'' Cherokee lift.
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:56 am
by JeepFanatixs
Thanks jean mi.
Unfortunately I am stuck in Akl - so wont be able to pop over for a look.
Great to know that a tc drop is good enough.
Thanks Yeti
I will try mine without the TC drop - and if it looks marginal - then sacrifice the 1 inch or so...
Busy cutting my fenders at the moment
Re: 4.5'' Cherokee lift.
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:30 pm
by jean mi
No worry's... I cut my fender at the back and front ....i did cut too much in the back , i had to weld the metal sheet together
Re: 4.5'' Cherokee lift.
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:26 pm
by hemiben04
Brother your Cherokee looks mean I like it, tried to post a pic of mine and failed, have you changed the diff ratio for the 33"s ?
Re: 4.5'' Cherokee lift.
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:31 pm
by GotFlex
[/quote] kaney put one in his xj when he put his 4.5 in ...took it back out ..was sweet as.. [/quote]
my mate brought that kit, driveshafts were good, had steering issues but was sold with drop down brackets for the front arms
Re: 4.5'' Cherokee lift.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 5:58 am
by jean mi
hemiben04 wrote:Brother your Cherokee looks mean I like it, tried to post a pic of mine and failed, have you changed the diff ratio for the 33"s ?
Not yet i'm on 3.55 , lost a bit of power but i don't care... looking for a dana 44 or ford 8.8 and move on to 4.56 ...