93 Grand general ?s

bradzuki · #1 06-06-2007, 06:57 PM

I just bought yet another Jeep Cherokee. Newest is a '93 Grand Laredo. Specs are 5.2L, auto, AWD t-case (#?), 30, 8.25.

Got just a few general questions for you Jeep lovers. Is a 231 swap plug-n-play? This AWD crap is killing me in gas and pulling in a parking spot is the pits.

It has CV type axles in the front 30. Can I just swap those for some Spicer type U-joints axles?

Does anyone have the 4" Rough Country lift and how do you like it?

And lastly, Can I take that crappy plastic off the sides without spending a small fortune at a body shop to fix holes and such? Any pics with it off that you can link me to?

Thanx for the help, you have helped in the past and I will always turn here first.

Oh yeah, everything works great even the A/C and I got it for $1,500 with new tires on it.

Brad.

bradzuki · #2 06-06-2007, 07:22 PM

Talkin about the body cladding and I forgot bumpers. Any good bumpers? Don't really like the pre-runner style and ARBs are way expensive. Pics of homebuilt?

Brad.

piaa_nissan · #3 06-07-2007, 11:52 PM

Hey Bradzuki, you can swap out to the 231 but you will probably need to change the rear driveshaft. There was a company who made the U-Joint conversion but I'm unable to find a link to them anymore, it's was a fairly straightforward swap IIRC-There was also a writeup if you google it you might find. Rough Country springs used to be notorious for snapping coils and a literally "rough" ride, I'm not sure they have changed. I know some guys on jeepsunlimited.com have taken the cladding off but the holes are still there. I myself was considering taking my cladding off and am trying to fab up some polished bolt/sleeve to put in the holes for cosmetics. Good luck with the new ride and keep us posted!