Anyone look at an XJ cherokee rear end for a BBP conversion?

michiganpat said
yup, car is a slant and I plan to keep it that way....down the road I'd like to get an aussiespeed long runner 2bbl, a cam in the [email protected] range, headers, and pick up another head to port and mill....

currently is the original 3.23 geared 7.25" rear end, factory iron case A833OD. build date is 11/75 so it has SBP drums all the way around, a disc brake conversion has been on my mind since we bought it when I was 16 back in 1991....

rims, not sure....not much selection any more in 14 & 15" tires, so I was thinking of going to 17's....if I do go 17's I'd probably look at 255/50R17's in the back and whatever I can fit up front....guessing something like a 225/45R17....maybe mustang bullitt rims (17x8, +30mm offset/5.72" BS) the 205/70R14 on the front now are about all the bigger diameter that will fit with the stock SBP backspace.

The mustang bullit rims would work pretty well front and rear with the right tire sizes. A 225/45/17 is a bit on the short side though at 25". And 255's are not the best for selection in the 17" size. A 255/50/17 is basically a light truck tire, not much in the way of performance options, I think there's a Nitto and that's about it. A 245/45/17 actually works pretty well up front on a bullit wheel or one with similar specs, and that's a pretty popular size with a lot of tire choices. You could run that one front and back for a "square" set up and be able to rotate tires. The other popular size with a lot of performance options is the 275/40/17, which will fit in the back even with the stock spring locations if you get the backspace right. But that would take a 17x9", and that doesn't work well up front because the 17's don't usually clear the outer tie rod end at the 6" backspace you'd need to run them up front.