My Cherokee build

Names Cody 20 years old. I'm currently buildin a 1 ton Cherokee gm 14 bolt rear chevy kingpin 60 front welded front and rear 38s beadlocks. I'm working on a $10 an hour build includin payin my bills so it'll go slow. Once taxes get here till speed up a little. when I first bought it paid 350 for it.
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One of my welds

Leaf spring perches I made

Welded on

Disc brake brackets

Bumper mounting plates I made

New bearins, races,seals, and wheel studs
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Chevy 60? What t case are you gonna run. I have thought about swapping our Cherokee from left to right.

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I'm undecided on the t case I can get d300s left and right but I've also headed about em breakin. But that's the case I'll probably run since I'm stickin with the factory motor for now

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96cherokeexj said:

I'm undecided on the t case I can get d300s left and right but I've also headed about em breakin. But that's the case I'll probably run since I'm stickin with the factory motor for now

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Most 300's I've heard about breaking aren't in a stock motor xj. I'd say you'd be fine to run one in that setup.

Good looking spring perches by the way.

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ridered3 said:

Most 300's I've heard about breaking aren't in a stock motor xj. I'd say you'd be fine to run one in that setup.

Good looking spring perches by the way.

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I'm gonna run the 300 I can get em for a decent price. Thanks I couldn't see myself payin for sum when I had the metal for free. I'm fixin to buy a mig so I don't have to bring stuff to work so that'll allow more to get done

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A Dana 300 will hold up fine in this application. I ran one with a similar set up (in a YJ though). I-6, auto, d300, 1 tons and 42's. Never broke anything on the 300, had stock outputs but a tera 4:1 in it.

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96cherokeexj said:

I'm gonna run the 300 I can get em for a decent price. Thanks I couldn't see myself payin for sum when I had the metal for free. I'm fixin to buy a mig so I don't have to bring stuff to work so that'll allow more to get done

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If you go with the 300 and ever decide to put gears in it, then go with the JB conversion gears and their 32 spline outputs. Much beefier setup then the other junk on the market
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I'm gonna call and c when I can pick one up after work. I will be putting gears in it maybe sooner than I had planned but I'd rather do it the first time

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Go with the JB Conversion gears as Bobby said. Much stronger gears. I went with the tera because it was almost 10 years ago now and got them for about 1/2 the cost of the JB gears. I was on a college budget at the time so it meant a lot then for it to be cheaper. However I didn't have any issues with the tera gears.

ill buy jb gears for sure

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Front bumper with my $150 12000lb mm winch

approach angle gonna push the front axle forward sum

rear bumper getting mocked up
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You going to build some protection for the corners too?

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Yeah just ran outta day light

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I'm buildin shackle relocation brackets for my jeep that is the design I came up with. Its 2.5x2.5x1/4 square that goes where the old shackle mount is that is welded to 1/4 inch plate that is also bolted where the receiver hitch would go and a bushin welded in sum 2x2x1/4 then welded to the plate. Its gonna see hale mountain. Choccolocco mountain etc. I thank it'll hold up what about y'all?

Looks simple enough

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Gonna start buildin em today. I'm making new brackets that go inside the frame outta 1/2 plate and 1/2 grade 8 hardware