thats it I'm going Rockwells

[steelmen]

SICK XJ . . . i think :confused1

 

[rocklandxjer]

talk about wheelbase... lol looks awesome

 

[cassio]

dont u feel thats too long?

 

[tealcherokee]

It is on hold right now while I finish building my new garage, I have it sitting on wheels now but still need to adjust the length of the rear arms, I made some long ones so I could move it so the wheel base is not right yet

 

[rocklandxjer]

i still think itll be a bit long, but with that comes great approach angle and departure angles as well as vertical stability. i think it looks awesome dont get me wrong, just long

 

[Fullsizexj]

The actual tube frame is the same length as a TJ

 

[rocklandxjer]

heh, its amazing how perspective can skew the perception of distance.

i guess if its the same length as a wrangler, then the wheelbase like that is probably just a bit over that of an xj, so after a little shortening of the rear, that should be one sick XJ. have fun with that thing!!!

 

[ArcticXJ]

Killer. Looks like a 4wd sandrail.

 

[BrettM]

i think it looks weird mostly because the front axle is so far forward. whatever though, it will make for good weight distribution.

 

[ArcticXJ]

I agree that the wheelbase/chassis length ratio is a little skewed, but I'm assuming he'll end up shortening it one way or another. Either before-hand, or after a few high centering incidents.

I still dig the rest though.

 

[tealcherokee]

its not at ride height either, lifting it will shorten it up some as well

 

[Fullsizexj]

The length of the control arms will be shortened on the rear and it is sitting at full stuff, I plan to raise the rear upper shock mounts also to even it out so that I will have equal up travel on both ends, the front axle looks way forward but I still need to add a front winch mount and small stinger which will change the look of the axle placement also, the whole engine has been moved back 14" from what a stock cherokee would be to even out the weight distribution. When I built the box tube frame I went off the topside measurements and angles of the Cherokee unibody rails in order to keep the necessary mounting posistions of the 4.0 and AW4 trans, it looks odd because I used 2" x 3" 3/16" wall tube.

 

[tealcherokee]

more pics more pics!!!