Jeep XJ Cherokee on 35s Walkaround 

Thanks man, I plan on getting the Crown Automotive upgraded steering. From what I have read and understand it's pretty much the same thing as the ZJ steering with larger tie rods. Prolly going to be ordering it this week and do a video on how to install it.

Ha, thanks. I'm thinking maybe desert tan if I ever paint it

Thanks, I have more videos on my channel also. check an out!!

Sweet dude just subbed

+KyleSVT thanks for the support!!

DCarter355 at first I welded a receiver in and planned to move the winch from front to back with a winch plate that would slide into a receiver. Then decided against it. Drilled holes in my bumper, cut up the winch plate and welded it slide to the front bumper with supports

Yea I was thinking the same thing. Have you ever used the winch where it was pulling a lot of weight to where it was pulling the top of the winch forward? That would be my only worry. And did your engine temps go up with the winch blocking the grill?

Thanks

Yea man, maybe so!!

Stephen Hickman true, but sometimes there are only small deep spots where the front end will dip into the water.

Yea man, going on the 14th

JNork i usually just ride my dirtbike

Every dirt bike I've ever ridden either ended with me wrecking or almost.....

JNork 😂 its all good , not meant for everyone

Yea, Florida is mostly swamp. I avoid water when I can tho.

The snorkels also help freeway gas mileage. It converts the Jeep to a cold air intake system. That's why we run them in the desert. ;-)

Snorkels were actually developed in Australia for Desert driving to help keep the air filter cleaner.

That's exactly what happened to me.

JNork Oh well, may as well get ordering my Rubicon lift kit now, lol

+Wordsmith Gobshite Right. lol. I'm working on a small camper, like 6×10 to pull behind mine. something kinda like a teardrop. I would like to do some overland stuff.

JNork Have you considered a rooftop tent, they do some really cool ones these days.

+Wordsmith Gobshite I have, I just like the idea of having something a little more secure ya know.

Mine is auto, the headlights I got from eBay. I sealed them up and they're doing great. I've had them under water without them getting water or condensation in them. Good luck with your rig man.

Thanks man, ive got plans for it, maybe ill post some vids along the way. if i do ill let you know.

I wish I woulda started making videos from the beginning. Good luck with it, Jeeping is addictive.

There is tons of information on the web. only thing I have left that was from the yard is brake lines and the rear dodge Dakota leafs. check out bleepin jeep. he has videos that show you exactly what to buy and how to do it.

Randy Anderson the shocks are the same front and back because my collapsed measurement was about the same. I knew the leaf spring suspension wouldn't have as much downward travel in the rear so I wouldn't max them out, so I made it easy and got the same length. The bump stops are so long because my tires are large and the purpose of them is to stop upward travel before the tire stuffs inside the fenders too far which will cause either tire or body damage. You will have to unhook your shocks, flex the suspension, measure, and give yourself about an inch more than you need of up travel. Say you measure where the shock mounts and at complete compression it's 17". Buy a shock that is 16" compressed and it'll give you a buffer zone so you don't bottom them out.

@@jnork5005 where did you buy your shocks? Thanks in advance.

@@randyanderson6110 Amazon I think. At the time they had a 50.00 mail in rebate too

it's a Logan's metal 4x4 front bumper. complete 1/4" steel construction with 1/4" steel plate frame tie in. They have a website. I was going to make the winch removeable from front to back and changed my mind. ended up cutting up the removeable receiver and making it solid mount to the front bumper.

I'm running the Crown extended bump stops that bolt on the factory location and I fabbed up a stop on my leaf spring perch. I'm using a rear brake line from a late 90s dodge Dakota. my front lines are from a 95 Chevy 1500. Check out the video on my page "How to Fit 35s on a Xj Cherokee" for more info on the bump stops.

Thank you Sir!

I think so, they have overheating issues but it's not the engines fault. On an XJ the coolant system has to be in top working order to keep it cool. If the radiator gets somewhat clogged it will overheat.

Lane Horne I have the hack and tap from Rubicon Express. It was something I had to do. I'm actually redoing it this weekend and going with an Adam's Drive shaft and SYE from Rough Trail

I'm thinking about going with the SYE and driveshaft from Rough Country. I put 3" blocks on mine and have some noise coming from the rear now, but I'm hoping I can swap the blocks for a bastard pack and get the SYE this summer. I don't do very much off-roading, so blocks work to level it out for now.

I did it myself, I highly recommend Florida Powertrain and Hydraulics off Beaver Street. I've always done my own gear swaps, but I've head good things about them.

Nah, steering is just fine. what brand tires are you running?

JNork BfG AT 33x12.5 but I would love to have 35s

I had to regear with the 35s. 33s are tolerable

Roger that!. If I get 35s will check for that.

It's just raptorliner. No body armor

@jnork5005 o OK well what did u do becuz I like it and wanna do it to my rig now haha

@@RHLAMBOFGOD I pretty much taped it off and scuffed it all with 220grot sand paper. Cleaned it up and hit it with adhesion promoter before I sprayed the bed liner. I used the raptor liner cause it comes with the spray guy and you can mix it by the quart etc. It's easy to use but you'll need a pressure regulator on your air compressor

GrimHD 1998

I paid 1500.00 for it.

I have Amber. that's the main reason I didn't go with red

ya i knew red and blue was a no no but figured green should be ok guess not! could you do a vidow showing what they look like? going to change to amber or white but cant decide. jeep is sick btw!

+Douglas Hefner I have some on my Instagram. the link is on my channel in the top RH corner. if you can't find it my name is NEFL_OFFROAD

thanks!

Nothing big, just friends and family. NEFL Off-road. There is a link to my Instagram from my RU-vid page.

About 5"

@@jnork5005 thank man ! i am about to do something similar to one of my xj and knew that i have seen this on your walk around video a long time ago.

@MrMrsregor yea man. I welded 2 pieces of 1" tube together, drilled a hole in the tube so it would lay flat on the spring plate and clear the center bolt. Then i added a piece of thick flat plate and welded it to the 1" tube. Maybe not the best way to do it but it worked flawlessly.

@@jnork5005 awesome! I’m welding mine as we speak. I probably went overkill because I used scrap laying around… I used two 3/8” x 1.25” bar with 1/4” x 2” flat on top to build a pad that looks similar to yours…. Thanks for the video, inspiration, info!

@@MrMrsregor I'm glad i could help

Lol, that's fantastic!! They are disc brakes from a ZJ. Do you have an Instagram or something? I'd love to keep up with it.

@@jnork5005 zj what year? And yes __jezeues__

@@Thefavoredoutsider I believe a 2000. It's been years since I did the swap. I got the calipers, rotors, mounting brackets, and proportional valve from it. The front brakes are stock, or atleast they used to be.

@@jnork5005 thank you I really appreciate it

@@Thefavoredoutsider I couldn't find your account.