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New Jeep Upgrades...

The smaller Jeep Cherokees don't come with a rear seat headrest. And, since my 4-year old son is already tall enough that his entire melon is above the top of the seat, I came up with this solution - '97 Grand Cherokee headrests, mounted in my original seat! I opened the cushion up, fabbed some brackets, and voila!

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...rests_done.jpg

And, here's a pic of what's going in when the warm weather gets here -

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...SS/ZJ_axle.jpg

Rear disc brakes!!! I scored a complete Dana 44A and the proportioning valve out of the same Grand Cherokee I got the headrests from. I'm gonna pilfer the calipers, lines, E-brake hardware, and backing plates for my "StreetJeep", then part the rest of the axle out.

Whatcha think??

The headrest looks good....got any pics of the bracket that you made?

Hmm....what gears are in that Dana? Open or locked?

- Justin

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Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy (Post 421426)

The headrest looks good....got any pics of the bracket that you made?

Hmm....what gears are in that Dana? Open or locked?

- Justin

Here's a pic of the bracket. I used copper strap, and wrapped around the seat frame, then secured it with 1/2" sheetmetal screws. Then I used HD stainless band clamps to secure the plastic locking mechanism to the seat frame.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...t_brackets.jpg

As for the rear, I think it's a 3.55 open, but I can verify tomorrow.