XJ '90 by Codec

[dvjcodec]

Hi members. I want to show my Cherokee. All modifications made ​​myself

XJ Spec:
- 4.0L automatic with 242 transfer case
- front axle Dana30
- rear axle Nissan Patrol 4.2D with factory pneumatic diff-lock, 40mm axle diameter and disk brakes
- lift 4"
- rear 4-link, long arm setup with springs
- front long arm setup Y
- flares made myself using gelcoat and LPS
- boots 35" Kumho KL71MT

XJ after purchase


After modyfications


Modyfications
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Flex test




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[jakeWI]

awesome looking jeep. i like the mods done to it.

 

[Brent T]

Nice work!

 

[GrimmJeeper]

looking good, I like the front flare work, reminds me of the bumpers rise industries builds for full size trucks. :thumbup:

any more pics of the rear link setup?

 

[dvjcodec]

rear 4-link pictures






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[Lowrange2]

Looks good. Why didn't you triangulate the rear?

 

[dvjcodec]

4-link with panhard seems to be more stable on the road - my car is use 50% on the road and 50% offroad. maybe nu XJ will be made with triangulate 4-link suspension - offroad only

 

[dvjcodec]

exhaust test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8mdm3WBAqE

 

[dvjcodec]

update: after few modyfications my flex is bigger than last time









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[POSJ]

That thing is pretty nice man, good work.

 

[1990JEEPXJ]

looks good. but it looks like you swapped in a D35. any particular reason?

 

[POSJ]

looks good. but it looks like you swapped in a D35. any particular reason?

At the top he said it is a Nissan axle.

 

[1990JEEPXJ]

so these two are the same axle?


first post

more recent picture

dont think so. thats clearly a D35. unless the cover is extremely similar and for some reason the axle has a removeable third and a cover on the back at the same time, which makes no sense.

 

[dvjcodec]

few pictures are with nissan patrol rear axle, and few pictures with original D35 axle. flex was really good, but after few small offroad accidents I was decide to rebuild cherokee's body: cut front, cut end, put the cooling fan on the back, and put my hybrid axles. Nissan's axle is a really strong axle, but is really heavy and has a low space under diff - 35's are really minimum for this setup. rear hybrid axle was build using Mitsubishi's components. front and rear with pneumatic diff-locks, ratio 4.3, front and rear disk brakes. at now I have almost finished rear axle. Part of the body will be build using 1 3/4" pipes















when will be finished, maybe will look like this (photoshop edit)

 

[ktm racer 419]

there is some nifty stuff going on here. interested in how that rear axle works out

 

[dvjcodec]

I hope to finish the work by the end of August. then everything will be tested

 

[dvjcodec]

 

[bigalpha]

Your fab work is some good lookin' stuff. Interesting to see it completed.

 

[dvjcodec]

thnx!

 

[dvjcodec]