Here are some pictures of the Cherokee rolled out of the garage. The Panhard bar for the front suspension is missing hence the front axle being crooked. The edges of the treads should line up under the flares normally. There is still stuff to do, that explains the parts that are dangling underneath.
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Here are pictures of the first trial fit of the rear axle. Far from done but it’s progress! It looks good but it is very tight against the leaf springs. There may be 1-1/4″ of space between the tires and the leaf packs. The passenger side is reasonably flush with the fender flare. Here...
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One of the problems with the Jeep Cherokee (XJ) platform that it is not very stiff torsionally. When Chrysler freshened the XJ platform for 1997 they revised the unibody to make it stiffer. I’m not sure what they did to stiffen the chassis, if anything. I do know the body is still not very...
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This is the master page for all items related to our Jeep Cherokee and its build up. The Jeep is a 2001 Cherokee (XJ). It is built as a machine to off-rroad, go to remote places, tour the touristy places within North America, daily drive and possibly use as a tow rig for a...
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