WJ Grand Cherokee Higher Mileage I6 or V8, Interior Length?

[Mitch502]

Sorta true. Since an 8.8 is more narrow than stock most people run a spacer. You can run an adapter instead and it is basically the same. Or find a 9".

Yup. What I was going to say.

 

[juicexj24]

I've had three 4.0's. 88' XJ that went 275k plus before I put in a rebuild, a 00' WJ that had the piston skirt crack at 105k which I sold and my current 04' WJ with 178k.

Common things I have done as have most of you: Rear Main Seal, rear valve cover leak, belt, T-stat and Radiator, waterpump twice, master cylinder, brakes. Common fluid changes.

Very solid and super simple to work on. My 04' is a Laredo, 242 Tcase, 3" IRO coils, 3/4" KOR spacers and it gets me where we want to go from the beach to the mountains holding all the weight.

Good luck

 

[comptiger5000]

8.8 with c-clip eliminators would be closer to stock WJ width (c-clip elims widen the axle a bit). Add in some small adapters to match up the bolt pattern and you'd be there.