Hey,
So here is my dilema:
I currently have a very off road capable 90 Jeep Cherokee that I spent a lot of money on (upgraded rear axle Ford 8.8, Detroit locker, disk brakes, 4.56:1 gears, custom rear bumper, 33 in. tires...). The rear axle is my pride and joy, this is a bullet proof axle with a locker and disk brakes.
Now the XJ is rusting away, every year I have to cut and patch different body parts. Last spring I had to repair a huge hole in one of the "frame" rails. I HATE BODY WORK
And I also own a 99 Grand vit that is currently bone stock.ÂÂ
So I am thinking about getting rid of the XJ and modifying the Zuki. Now I have been reading this site as well as others, I have read up on the problems with lifting the GV and the fact that it is IFS and will never perform (offroad) as well as my XJ. I know a SAS would probably solve this problem but I am not a good enough fabricator to do this and it would be too expensive to get someone else to do it for me. So I am basically stuck with a small 2-2.5 in. lift, and a body lift to get a maximum of 31 inch tires under there.
I am a member of an offroad club here in Ottawa, Canada and I don't want to go from leading the pack in my XJ to a much lower vehicle that will just barely make it on the local trails.
So what do you think I should do?
1 - Keep the XJ and keep on fixing it. Keep the GV stock as a DD
2 - get rid of the XJ, keep the parts (axle and tires) and get my self an old Trackick for off road use and keep the GV stock as a DD
3 - get rid of both the XJ and the GV and get myself an older Trackick as both DD and offroader
4 - Or sell the parts for all I can get for them and use the money to mod the GV and buy a winch to get me out of any stuck I find myself in.
BTW money is tight so I am looking for a cheap solution. I am sorta leaning towards #4 myself to get rid of the second vehicle, but I will never get as much money as I invested in the parts.
Is there any way to install my axle on the GV?
RustyRed