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1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee

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1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Post by picko »

Hey fellow Jeep owners! Ive Recently purshased a 96 Jeep Grand Cherokee ZG, 4.0 Petrol auto. What kind off modifications would you recommend i do.
I do want fit 35" or could i possibly fit 37"

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
Ben
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Post by sir_camel »

Wow, you'll need serious serious work to fit a 35 on a ZJ.

No chassis means all in suspension lift.

You'd need 6 inches plus of lift therefore needing long arms to really make it work.

Also i dont think a slip yoke eliminator exists for the Zj transfer case so you'll probably need to swap in a NP242 (from XJ) or NP231 (from TJ) to make it work. The rear Dana 35 will struggle with anything above 33's without a serious upgrade, same with the Dana 30 front diff.

So you'll need to totally alter the suspension geometry, cut your guards, change transfer case and diffs.

Best bet would be to contact Mark at Suburban4wd in Minchinbury.
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Post by Thor »

or consider a booty fab body swap onto another vehicles drivetrain :!:
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Re: 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Post by Steve F »

picko wrote:Hey fellow Jeep owners! Ive Recently purshased a 96 Jeep Grand Cherokee ZG, 4.0 Petrol auto. What kind off modifications would you recommend i do.
I do want fit 35" or could i possibly fit 37"

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
Ben
Hmmmm, what's the budget for this. Seriously going to 37" is going to be a huge job, as already mentioned you're basically going to have to put an XJ t-case uder it and pull out the alloy D44 (I think thats what the ZG has in the rear) and stick in something bigger, also look at geting rid of the D30 upfront for something more substantial. 35"s will be a little easier but not much. 33"s is probably a more reasonble project but even then you'll need plenty of lift. The lack of a SYE will be the killer as once you get up around 4" vibes will be a problem. Go to Ausjeep at http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com and checkout some of the machines there, I think Jetty had about 5" of lift now and may be able to help.

Cheers
Steve
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Post by picko »

Hey thanks guys for such quick response! I'l let you know what i decide to do im determined to fit atleast 35s.
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Post by sir_camel »

ZJ/ZG has a d35 in rear i am 99.9% sure
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Post by Steve F »

sir_camel wrote:ZJ/ZG has a d35 in rear i am 99.9% sure
Yep, I think you're right, it must be the WJ with the alloy 44

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Post by sir_camel »

Steve F wrote:
sir_camel wrote:ZJ/ZG has a d35 in rear i am 99.9% sure
Yep, I think you're right, it must be the WJ with the alloy 44

Cheers
Steve
Correct :D
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