From owner-xj-digest-at-digest.net Thu Jan 31 09:43:27 2002 From: xj-digest xj-digest Thursday, January 31 2002 Volume 01 : Number 1362 Forum for Discussion of XJ cherokees and wagoneers Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: xj: Seen this? Re: xj: Re: dan starc Re: xj: Seen this? xj: Re: cherokee question (James Weston) xj: nice... xj: Michelin LTX M/S xj: RE: nice... xj: Stock Aluminum 96+ XJ Wheels wanted! Re: xj: Re: dan starc XJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeep/xj/ Send submissions to xj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to xj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to xj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 08:00:01 -0500 From: Bob Mock Subject: Re: xj: Seen this? sure is....Brent did a good job. Bob At 11:05 PM 1/28/02 -0400, you wrote: >http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28269 > >cool ! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 21:32:44 -0700 From: "Aaron Storms" Subject: Re: xj: Re: dan starc Hi Jeff, the green machine is wheeling again, but it's never done...:) The rear full-width D60 is working great with the 4-link and coil sprung suspension. I am now needing a rear locker and lower gears, then will address swapping in the front D44. I'll send you some pics BC since I don't have many posted anywhere. I'll have to get some better shots of the 4-link though. Aaron - ---------- >From: Jeff >To: xj-at-digest.net >Subject: Re: xj: Re: dan starc >Date: Mon, Jan 28, 2002, 9:01 AM > >Aaron, what is the status of your XJ? I believe you were installing >full width D60's with the rear being a 3link coil sprung unit, right? >So does this mean it is operational? How about some pics of the fab >work? I would love to see it. Jeff > >Aaron Storms wrote: >> >> Yeah, I talked to Dan on the phone Thurs and he says he talks/wheels with >> most of those writer/photo hounds all the time and they were probably >> yanking his chain by misspelling his name! Wish I had time to travel around >> and wheel more...:) My xj's getting to the point of where I don't feel >> comfortable taking a sharp corner at speed either, so I drive it to local >> trails at moderate speeds and will be towing it to trails where there's a >> good chance I'll be breaking something and would be hard to get home...:) >> Aaron ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 07:15:04 -0800 (PST) From: mark jones Subject: Re: xj: Seen this? Wow, he did a great job. Looks killer - --- samfans wrote: > http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28269 > > cool ! Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 18:50:28 -0800 From: john Subject: xj: Re: cherokee question (James Weston) At 05:25 PM 1/29/02 -0800, James Weston wrote: >Thanks for the info John >I got a reply from one of the guys on the xj list, the >dent is factory installed. that's what I thought. :) great bunch, figured they'd help. :) >The motor mounts are shot after further inspection and >if you can believe this, the passenger side motor >mount bracket that attaches to the motor had only one >of the three bolts in it!!!! Lucky that I caught this >before the last bolt gave up. I found out mine were broken AFTER I hit the tree... :) >Glad to hear that you have some new members of the >family, did you ever find out what kind of diesel the >ranger had in it? Mazda 2.2L, cast iron head and block, timing chain... couldn't be happier. >--- john wrote: > > At 05:36 PM 1/28/02 -0800, James Weston wrote: > > James Weston > > >Hi John, > > >I had a real quick question, its about my sisters > > 96 Cherokee. > > >Iam in the middle of replacing the stock "header" > > with a Borla header because the original header had > > >cracked. When I removed the original pipe between > > the header and catylitic conv. I noticed that the pipe > > had a rather sizeable dent, I decided that it was > > caused - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 19:02:04 -0800 From: john Subject: xj: nice... well done... http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28269 How's the headroom in the backseat? Would be really nice if the spare sat back a little further and then you could put a toolbox across the front of the "bed". Maybe a prerunner type mount in the back. john - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 19:07:04 -0800 From: john Subject: xj: Michelin LTX M/S visited Discount Tires this morning. They beat costco's price. awesome tires. the WJ doesn't pull to the right any more, abs doesn't kick in as often in the snow and taking off is not a problem. Even made it up the Snohomish snowy hill... my son tried to make it up the hill with his '77 Cherokee... same tires... couldn't do it... Quadradrive rules... pix at: http://wagoneers.com/tmp/snow-Jan2002 (uploading at 7pm, takes a while...) john - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 19:08:00 -0800 From: "Phil M." Subject: xj: RE: nice... I like it too...what *I* was thinking was an angled mount on a tailgate (ie: Dan Starc) allowing you to fully access the rear. I'd put a piece of 3/16" plate over the gas tank for a floor and coat it with Line-X. :o) But that's just me. :o) Phil - -----Original Message----- From: owner-xj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-xj-at-digest.net] On Behalf Of john well done... http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28269 How's the headroom in the backseat? Would be really nice if the spare sat back a little further and then you could put a toolbox across the front of the "bed". Maybe a prerunner type mount in the back. john ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 22:13:48 -0500 From: "Raj Boaz" Subject: xj: Stock Aluminum 96+ XJ Wheels wanted! Trying again. Does anyone have a set of STOCK 5 SPOKE STYLE ALUMINUM wheels from a 96-2001 Cherokee for sale?? I really want a set of these. I'm in the Detroit area and will pay shipping if necessary and the price is right. Thanks! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 02:08:42 -0800 From: "Mike - G" Subject: Re: xj: Re: dan starc I want to see too man! - --- mike-g-at-mike-g.net http://www.mike-g.net/ boom.boom.beep.beep 5-6" lift, 32" tires, 4.56's, gears, - ----- Original Message ----- From: Aaron Storms To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 8:32 PM Subject: Re: xj: Re: dan starc > Hi Jeff, the green machine is wheeling again, but it's never done...:) The > rear full-width D60 is working great with the 4-link and coil sprung > suspension. I am now needing a rear locker and lower gears, then will > address swapping in the front D44. I'll send you some pics BC since I don't > have many posted anywhere. I'll have to get some better shots of the 4-link > though. Aaron > > ---------- > >From: Jeff > >To: xj-at-digest.net > >Subject: Re: xj: Re: dan starc > >Date: Mon, Jan 28, 2002, 9:01 AM > > > > >Aaron, what is the status of your XJ? I believe you were installing > >full width D60's with the rear being a 3link coil sprung unit, right? > >So does this mean it is operational? How about some pics of the fab > >work? I would love to see it. Jeff > > > >Aaron Storms wrote: > >> > >> Yeah, I talked to Dan on the phone Thurs and he says he talks/wheels with > >> most of those writer/photo hounds all the time and they were probably > >> yanking his chain by misspelling his name! Wish I had time to travel around > >> and wheel more...:) My xj's getting to the point of where I don't feel > >> comfortable taking a sharp corner at speed either, so I drive it to local > >> trails at moderate speeds and will be towing it to trails where there's a > >> good chance I'll be breaking something and would be hard to get home...:) > >> Aaron ------------------------------ End of xj-digest V1 #1362 *************************