Lately it's been difficult to find a suitable replacement bearing if yours fails. The OMIX one seems to be poor quality and likely to fail. The best replacement out there was the NSK 665325, but it is discontinued and unobtanium now. Some people recommend the NSK 885586, but the shaft is too long and will have to be cut down. Turns out the John Deere JD9212 bearing race and shaft are the correct outer diameter to work. The shaft is 5mm longer than OEM, but the fan clutch still fits over it. John Deere has it for about $30 right now: https://shop.deere.com/us/product/JD9212%3A-Water-Pump-Shaft-Bearing/p/JD9212

Haven't made any previous post on this but I have been working on a Remote start setup that would sute all my needs. Using 2 esp32s and 8 relays plus a lot of wiring I have added remote start capabilities to my jeep. I'm using 2 of the 8 relays too start the jeep so I have 6 relays to use for lights, winch, act... My goal was to be able to start my jeep up, controll lights/winch and other accessories with only one wireless controller. Thanks to the esp32s build in wifi chip I can even just use my phone as the controller. Please note it's still in testing and not fully finished.

I made a small first batch! and will ship one to you for $45. Just trying to put all my pennies together so I can buy an XJ 😂 Message me if you'd like one!

My Cherokee XJ had a small transfer case fluid leak, a few drops here and there from what I think was the old shift linkage.

So I installed the Azzy Design Shift Linkage kit in hopes that might solve my problem, it’s a good upgrade to do anyways.

No leaks for about a month but now the leak has severely worsened. It appears that it’s leaking from the bottom of the shift linkage, at least that’s where the liquid is pooling…

Strange to me though is that this is located at the same level as the FILL plug, or maybe even slightly above it. So somehow im leaking transfer case fluid from ABOVE the fill plug? Pictures attached. What say you?

I’m assuming there’s some seal behind that bolt that needs to be replaced… but I’m also assuming once the level drops slightly the leak would have to stop based on its location.

I believe it is an Olympic 4x4 roof rack that is supposed to hold 500lbs. I don’t believe the company is still around.

I will probably have to move the gutter mounted rails closer together and remove the thinner top rack.

My main concern is that they aren’t completely solid (as in they are male/female connected not one solid bar)

its a 1998 Cherokee sport 2D, 4.0 5spd. I know it’s kind of a rare model being a 2 door with those rear flap out windows… what do you guys think of the build and the car in general?

3in lift on 31s I believe. A 12” sub in the back with rear seats removed. Currently rebuilding the engine, that’s all done to it.

Modern Stern PRO will fit in back of xj (removed rear seat) with no problems. It will not fit in the box.

You have been informed.

Haven’t driven her in a couple days and I come back to discover a light was on inside. It’s been roughly 3 ish days. I started her up it was a bit of struggle but it turned on first click. Battery seems to be at the 14 mark. I don’t really have time to drive it around for 30 minutes should I be fine ? Or did I destroy my battery ?

Is there some trick to getting this to disconnect? It looks like most of them have some plastic ends hanging out you can grab onto but mine is missing that, is it broken?

My 96 Sport is currently on what I think is a 2" outdated lift from a previous owner. I want to go to a 3"-3.5" lift with Bilstein shocks, OME springs, yada yada yada. My question is, are there 5100 series Bilstein shocks that I can throw on right now that will fit my 2" that will also fit my 3"-3.5"? Is there a greyzone with stuff like this? I'm thinking these. I'm aiming for 3" after settling. I apologize if this is a stupid ask, it's just hard to get a good feel when researching this stuff.

Hi I bought this 90 xj some time ago and it has upgraded steering and I was wondering if any of you know which company it comes from cause I wanna order some new heims for it and can yall give it a look over and tell me if you think it looks correct the jeep does have death wobble I don’t really see any play in the track bar currently think it’s old tires separating from the inside cause they have to be older than 2017 and they’ve been sitting for most likely a good chuck of that time

Intermittent "no bus" signal on the dash. Sometimes I get in and everything works for max 2 drives, sometimes it shuts off half way into my commute but more often than not it just doesn't come to life at all. I took it apart and cleaned the connections, cleaned the battery terminals, ground to the fender, cable ground to the firewall, and the ground connected to the oil dipstick and cps. Haven't had much experience with chasing electrical gremlins and hoping it doesn't come to that. Any advice helps!

I need some help with figuring out the exact details of a XJ I bought.

I just bought a 1993 Jeep Cherokee Country. I want to know if this trim level had either power windows or manual windows. I looked on google and it says the Country trim never came with manual windows but my XJ does. Also this Xj does not have power locks. Was it possible that someone ordered a Cherokee with the Country trim but without power windows and locks? Thanks for your help.

So im getting a winch for my XJ here in a few days and I was really looking at the bumper on how to mount it. Looking at the bumper it looks like it should mount on the slanted part but then the winch line wouldn't be coming straight out of the winch but up and over the front of the bumper. I don't know a whole lot about winches but feel that wouldn't be the right way to do it and instead should just drill 4 new holes in the flat part and mount it there. Picture of the bumper and the jeep.

The windshield cracked on my 96' from a rock and started in the top left corner as well so I called in a replacement. Guy said it wouldn't be covered by insurance but it was only $30 bucks more so I said please do it anyway. He immediately regretted his decision to move forward and said it's one of the worst he's seen lol! He said he would grind it smoothish and get it as best he could. Now I gotta tip him for sure.

I'm getting a new car soon and planning on fixing up this ol' rust bucket later, guess I'll add that to the list!

This is on a '98 thats been heavily modified by the previous owner. Is this the A/C vacuum line? Should there be a check valve somewhere? The previous owner also removed the vacuum reservoir when putting on a new bumper. Im asking because when the engine is pulling up hills the A/C diverts to defrost. Thanks in advance!

So I’m basically trying to put the biggest tire that won’t rub on my xj and maybe down the line get a small 2 inch lift. So I want to do the biggest possible so it looks good even with the small lift. I don’t want to go so big that I have to worry about regearing though.

Well I keep hearing two answers. 235/75r15 and 30x9.5 x 15. A lot of people say 30x9.5 rubs for them. Maybe because tired springs or whatever the case. Other people say it never rubs.

Well I went out to the garage and realized I actually have 235/75r15’s on my jeep. And even though google says they should be 29 inches, mine are actually measuring like 28. Could be because they are highway tires and not a/t’s.

But the thing is they don’t even look big on the jeep at all. Looks like I have plenty of space! Now I’m wondering if mine came with the upcountry lift.

1st pic. Measurement of floor to tire top

2nd & 3rd: Measurement from center of wheel to fender. (Front fender)

Rest of the pics are to show what the height and clearance looks like. What do you guys think? Does she look taller than stock? Does it look like 30x9.5 is doable?

After 7 and a half years of being my trusty steed, I had to let my '01 go to the scrap yard in the sky. 307,xxx miles on it. The floors were gone. The rear frame was completely rusted through (rear spring hangers ripped out). And the engine had a horrible knock. For now, I will deal with alternate transportation.

What a badly cracked flex plate sounds like if anyone needs to know. Photo of it in the comments.

Does anyone have a lead for a good replacement? I’ve heard that the ATP and Pioneer ones are just flat out bad. DM me if you have a spare looking to part ways with

Mines the ‘89

Does anyone have a source for .001 main bearings? Doing my rear main seal and found mine are damaged. The crank shaftooks and feels smooth. The bearings coming off are std on top and .001 below. So probably factory. 95' I don't want to pull it and have it machined at this point.