Recent content by ghcoeii

I have a HAM license, but I will probably only install the CB and GRMS units I got. I have only used HAM on trail once. The higher powered GRMS units seem to be replacing that need.

I did pick up a winch on Black Friday. Should be here this Wednesday. I also, picked up a DIY front winch bumper for it as well. Now I hope to get my welder running again. I have been looking for a brush guard that I can mod to fit the bumper. I have my eye on one now. I have some comms...

I went to get the alignment done and it turned out it had two bad ball joints on one side. Also, some of the steering sockets were shot too. Just when I thought I was done with all this... I figured I would just replace it all. So, I installed new ball joints on both sides and all new steering...

Thanks! Agree, it looks much better. Thanks, I did think about you a couple of times during the build. I was able to figure things out though. Thanks for the offer.

I got the transmission and transfer case in. Installed the drive shafts. Installed the new shifter boot. And I was ready to go. Just needed a alignment... Or so I thought.

Next was getting the 5 speed and transfer case installed. I got the 2wd transmission out. This is where I came into my first big issue. The 4.0 in the Jeep was the early pilot bearing hole size and the transmission going in uses the later sized pilot bearing size. Took me a bit to figure this...

Once I got the front all sorted out I started on the back. I had to remove the old dana 35 axle and install the Chysler 8.25. Also, installed the add a leaf from the Zone kit. Brake parts I ordered in worked! I did have a bit of a issue trying to find a rear brake line that would work. I...

So, this is where my work begins. The live axle is under the vehicle, the new upper control arms are already installed, but that is it. I had no idea how to adjust the control arms to the correct location. I found some info online on a similar kit. I took off one of the upper arms to see what it...

I had found the Rusty's 4.5" lift kit at the local junk yard, but I decided I did not really want to go that high. This vehicle is going to be more for overlanding and not heavy trail use. Plus, I would have to go much bigger with the tire wheel combo to make it look right. More money at that...

The original axle ratio was 3.07 since it was a 5 speed. I had purchased axles out of an automatic that had 3.54 gears. This gave me the option to run 31x10.5x15 tires without sacraficing road RPM. It is nearly the same road speed as with the 3.07 gears and stock tires. I went BFGoodrich KO2's...

Wow! Been awhile since I posted last. Thought I would get the thread up to date. I purchased this 2WD Cherokee in 2019. I was forced to use it as a daily driver in 2020 since my daily driver sprung a leak in the cooling system that was a real bugger to fix, and then it had more issues to attend...

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Looks good! How is the unibody holding up, or does it have a frame?