Mounting front shock hoops on a Jeep Cherokee XJ

This is part 2 of the coil over install on my 1998 Jeep Cherokee XJ. In this video, I go through the mounting of the shock hoops in the front. I wrestle with a few different issues and constraints.

[@craigmcdivitt3084]

I know all to well the level of frustration you experienced. I enjoy the channel 👍

[@FMJeeping]

Thank you and thank you for watching

[@ruthlessone3k]

Tip for next time. When you mount the tube stubs to the unibody, hole saw through both sides of the unibody(and reinforcement plates), stick the tube stubs clear through the unibody, weld it on both sides, then mount the hoop to that stub. That will reduce tearing on the unibody

[@FMJeeping]

Good tip . Thanks

[@danhambrick6331]

Looking good Mark.I can't believe you were talking about getting rid of FM.😲😲

[@FMJeeping]

Thanks Dan. Sometimes I get caught up in the moment. I just need to walk away and let a cooler head prevail

[@DaddyJeepGarage]

Glad you didn't give up and sell it. lol. I think we've all been there once or twice

[@FMJeeping]

Me too. I need to get it in the woods and all those doubts and frustrations will go away

[@TheCthtoNicfLy]

yo yr killin it man... mods are brut.. I fucked up yesterday, now time to fix it, I have to pull my pan long story.. might as well do the rear main...if i get out of this my alternator will be where the comp. was and be a 130.

[@FMJeeping]

Thanks man!! Good luck on the repair

[@TheCthtoNicfLy]

Thanks... I tell ya about it but it's too embarrassing. 98 XJ "The King Of Dirt"

[@FMJeeping]

@@TheCthtoNicfLy It makes you feel any better. I was a trail scab for over 4 hours on a trail that was less than half a mile long. I was stuck on an uphill but my winch wasn't strong enough to pull me up and the path down was so bad and rutted that I nearly flipped and needed two vehicles to lower me down

[@cylemarks7504]

Where did you buy the hoops from

[@FMJeeping]

I got them off eBay. It looks like the seller no longer offers the hoops . Sorry