Front end noise. And info on my recent

ChevyGuy · Mar 10, 2014

Hello everyone :awesomework: Well I recently got a 97 Grand Cherokee, front end started making noise after backing out of my driveway, front left started popping. If I drive it, when it hits 40 front end starts to shake/vibrate, wheel shakes, theres some noise as well. I belive its the CV axle, or ball joint? Any ideas?

ALSO. Does anyone have info on this jeep? If its a POS or know the story behind it. Got it in a trade for a tboned lexus.

Sandtrap1986 · Mar 10, 2014

Holy ass ton of lights batman

ChevyGuy · Mar 11, 2014

Sandtrap1986 said:
Holy ass ton of lights batman

Yea for ome reason people told me I wasnt that bright, so I stepped it up.

WA-Wheeler · Mar 11, 2014

Could be CV or UJ. Or bearing. I believe those are i.e. unit bearings. Or steering. Or brakes. Or unibody cracking. Or.......:cheer:

ChevyGuy · Mar 17, 2014

Welp finally jacked it up on my day off, front driveline grenaded. If anyone has one let me know :awesomework:

Toy4runner · Mar 17, 2014

Good thing it didn't start flinging around under there.

Also when I saw the pic I wasn't sure if you were trolling or not :haha::haha:.

ChevyGuy · Mar 18, 2014

Toy4runner said:
Good thing it didn't start flinging around under there.

Also when I saw the pic I wasn't sure if you were trolling or not :haha::haha:.

Cause its a picture of a jeep and my user is ChevyGuy? :stirpot:

Toy4runner · Mar 18, 2014

ChevyGuy said:
Cause its a picture of a jeep and my user is ChevyGuy? :stirpot:

Lots of lights, stinger, wench, tube fenders, Halo headlights?, and the blue in front made it look like a pavement princess lol so I was like all that and it only sees pavement... S'all good though :awesomework:.

ChevyGuy · Mar 18, 2014

Toy4runner said:
Lots of lights, stinger, wench, tube fenders, Halo headlights?, and the blue in front made it look like a pavement princess lol so I was like all that and it only sees pavement... S'all good though :awesomework:.

:haha: Just got it a little over a week ago. Replacing this driveline then going to have some fun!

Im going to remove the corner lights on the rack, and that blue crap is the chevron sign reflecting haha. :redneck:

zukkev · Mar 18, 2014

V-8, or 4.0L
AWD?
If so, you convert it to a 231, and SYE...

ChevyGuy · Mar 19, 2014

zukkev said:
V-8, or 4.0L
AWD?
If so, you convert it to a 231, and SYE...

V8 and AWD

Do you think the 249 is causing it to break? The crossmember has spacers to bring the angle down.

I looked this up
http://www.kevinsoffroad.com/techarticles/2492231caseswap.html

zukkev · Mar 19, 2014

Doubtful, but that thread showed basically the reasons for doing the swap---known issues with the 249, cost of repairing vs the swap...
IMO, I think the CV jointed style driveline is marginal at best in stock form....Throw large tires on the biotch and you have a ticking timebomb! :redneck:

ChevyGuy · Mar 19, 2014

zukkev said:
Doubtful, but that thread showed basically the reasons for doing the swap---known issues with the 249, cost of repairing vs the swap...
IMO, I think the CV jointed style driveline is marginal at best in stock form....Throw large tires on the biotch and you have a ticking timebomb! :redneck:

Yea thats what im finding out haha

Early ZJ driveline seems to be better, ive heard of XJ swaps?