thermorex wrote:
Sam, I watched the YouTube video, why don't you remove the gas tank, leave the axle the way it is, and see how it drives, you can temporarily run from a canister once you have the engine installed, and you can place a custom tank in the bed? I also wonder how the Cherokee's 8 1/4 corporate axle look like? I never seen a Cherokee one, but neither Dana 35 or 44 have any vibration damper (monkey balls), so I doubt they are needed. I speculate now, I wonder if the damper is to soften harsh acceleration, since liberty has a softer coil suspension (so the jeep would not tilt).
I'd still give a thought at having the fuel tank in the bed, regardless of axle fitting. Depending obviously on your restoration purpose...
Hey! Thanks for the sub!
I pulled the damper mass off and I have no clearance issue anymore, so no problem! I really don't think its needed in the leaf spring setup, maybe even not needed for the KJ, I would guess its just meant to smooth out driveline vibes or something or other.
That said I'm happy with where the tank is, the plan for this is a camping/overlanding rig so having it in the bed would be a nogo.
The XJ 8.25 has drum brakes, but the pumpkin is a little different, the casting changed in the KJ for the upper ball joint mount and the damper mass. That and the flange setup the KJ has are the majro differences.
KJ disk brakes make a great bolt on setup for XJ 8.25 owners. I really ought to have added them to my 00 XJ by now........but thats another project.
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