WJ questions

[jps4jeep]

Background cliff notes - one thing I have always been addiment about is not owning a jeep with out a frame.. well, I came across a killer deal on a 01 WJ. a hair over 70K miles, 4.7 v8, leather, has a blown brake line, and has been sitting for about 8 months due to a family death. it was owned by my MIL's friends mother. so for $3000 it's all mine, so gonna toss it on the trailer, drag it home, fix the brakes, perform a crap load of maintenance it probably needs and then drive it to save some miles on my tow rig.


Questions - how drivable is a wj with a 2" spacer lift and shocks and nothing else. I don't have the jeep yet, so I am unsure if I can re-drill the track bars or not. are the rear shaft angles going to give me any vibs at only 2"

also anyone have a wj with 2" life and 31" tires or 265.75r16/17? I figure I am gonna have to do some trimming. pics? feedback? I figure the 4.7, 31" tires with a K&N and cat back should be fine with out a re-gear.

THX!

Thanks

 

[SteelHeadz]

You should be fine with a 2" lift. There were 3 options for the tire size offered from the factory,TIRE P225/75R16 TIRE P245/70R16 TIRE P235/65R17
As for the track bar, what i've seen is a bracket that lets you use the original trackbar with a suspension lift. Your probbably better off to fab it yourself.
For the vibration concern im not sure. Most of the ones i've driven with a lift on a WJ was vibrations caused by the tires.
Two styles of front propeller shafts are used on this vehicle. The 4.7L engine propeller shaft uses a single cardan U-joint at the axle end and a double cardan U-joint at the transfer case end. The rest uses a Constant Velocity (C/V) joint at both the axle and transfer case end of the propeller shaft. The C/V joint at the axle end contracts and extends (plunges) as necessary to accommodate the variations in length necessary due to suspension travel. The C/V joint at the transfer case end of the propeller shaft is fixed. The two C/V joints are connected by a hollow tube shaft. The shaft length is not adjustable and does vary according to application.

 

[jps4jeep]

Thanks Mikey..

you don't happen to know off hand what the gearing options were with the 4.7?

I have some pics she sent me, I'll post em up. I have not even seen it yet, but the price was right.

 

[jps4jeep]

pics

70K miles, decently optioned, 3 grand... I think it is a good deal. probably another $400 in work to get it perfect; change all fluids(engine, transmission, tcase, diffs), filters (same except the diffs), coolant flush, plugs, wires other random sensors... I have a catalytic converter I took off my YJ, less than 2000 miles on it, so I toss it on this and then probably throw a cat back system at it. Drive it for a little to see if it is a keeper of a flipper then a spacer lift, some 31's, either the rims that are on it or the 17" chrome 5 stars that came on the 02-04 wj's... they look like American Racing torqu thrust rims..

 

[SteelHeadz]

On a 198 RBI(Iron) there's these options from the factory ,3.07, 3.31, 3.55, 3.73, 4.11. On the 226 RBA(aluminum) are 3.55, 3.73 . Is the tag gone from the cover?. BTW, that's a nice looking GC. If i bump in to one of the guys i know here who has a lift on his WJ, i'll take pics of his mods on the suspension.

 

[jps4jeep]

thanks! The person selling flaked out on me, I was supposed to get it sunday, but she had her nieces sweet 16 party the day before and wasn't in the mood ??? then I left for a business trip sunday night, so I have to go get it on friday. not sure on the rear, I'll check once I see it.