From owner-xj-digest-at-digest.net Thu Sep 26 08:36:41 2002 From: xj-digest xj-digest Thursday, September 26 2002 Volume 01 : Number 1522 Forum for Discussion of XJ cherokees and wagoneers Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: xj: Re: Additional body protection xj: Stock TRE Taper xj: Stock TRE Taper Diameter? 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: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 04:02:15 -0500 From: Tom Moulder Subject: Re: xj: Re: Additional body protection The only thing that would protect your vehicle would be to find different friends to hang out with or put your nerf bars at the door handle height. I always thought Cherokees were more maneuverable than Wranglers - skinnier even. Maybe you just need to get wider, taller tyres and a hydraulic set of shocks to raise you a meter or two when you need it. Basically, you will either have to accept the damage or find safer trails for now... Vincent Bentley wrote: > I'm currently running 33x9.50 BFG MT's with 4.5" lift. Most of my damage is > high up a few inches from the handles. I am thinking of going to a more > aggressive tyre in about a year when I can afford the mods to go another 2" > higher and run 12.50's. Better tyres will help a little. > > Nerfs would have to stick out a good 9"+ to provide protection when driving > on forest side slopes. On this type of terrain my Jeep's body is tilting > with the C-of-G shift and as the trees grow vertically the mid and upper > surfaces are more vulnerable to protruding branches and tall stumps. The > ground here is rarely dry and after rain driving on the slopes is really > like sliding around under power. > > One other hazard I haven't mentioned is that some of the trails are so badly > eroded and the ruts so deep that you can be driving in a slot in the ground. > I got stuck in one this weekend 40" deep and had to climb out my window to > take a look as I couldn't open any doors. With tight sided channels like > these it's impossible to keep paint on the fender flares and the body sides > tend to pick up scratches as the Jeep follows the terrain underneath. > > -Vince- - -- "Pretend the person you are talking about is behind you and can hear everything - - sometimes they are and you don't know it." tm/Houston/88NA/85XJ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 16:09:21 -0500 From: Bob Mock Subject: xj: Stock TRE Taper does anyone know the sizes for the stock XJ taper? from what to what? I know that it's 1.5"per ft. I know the chevy taper is .667-.776 anyone know the stock taper? Bob ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:08:54 -0500 From: Bob Mock Subject: xj: Stock TRE Taper Diameter? Anyone know what the top and bottom diameters of the stock TRE taper is? I know it's 1.5"/ft taper but I need the diameters. I guess more specifically, is there enough meat there to re-taper the knuckles from the top to fit the larger diameter/taper chevy TRE's? all help is greatly appreciated. ------------------------------ End of xj-digest V1 #1522 *************************