championmayday

i own a 92 right now and it has been very good to me but it is getting up there in miles and i found a good deal on a 98 so im wandering what are the big differences and is there anything to be aware of for this year? thanks.

jeep98b

I like my 98. What kind of driving are you planning to street/offroad? What are your plans for the XJ?

01xjsport

I feel that the 98-99 are the best years for auto and 00-01 for stick. Just my $.02

championmayday

its gonna be a daily driver and a weekend toy nothing extreme. im thinking about the rc 3 inch lift and some 31's. ive heard on here that with the newer xj's a 3'' lift is more likely to need a sye.

xjrev10

I have a 2000 xj with a 3.5 inch lift and there is barely any vibrations at speed. A '98 would be better being that it has a high pinion 30 and you might get lucky and find a Chrysler 8.25 in the back. My 2000 has a LP Dana 30. You would be fine with a stock drivetrain to go 3 inches.

championmayday

thanks im going to just put the lift on and see, if i need it then ill get it if i dont then even better.

kamokid

what are you doing with your old xj? ill buy it if your looking to sell it.. PM me and let me know

xjrev10

What lift you thinking about getting-if you are planning on a kit..

championmayday

im giving it to my dad he dont know it yet.

championmayday

probably the rough country 3'' i wont be doing anything extreme with it or i would go with the rubicon express 3.5

xjrev10

Have a buddy that just installed a rough country 4 inch on a xj. He told me that the front springs are really heavy. I suppose they are suited to support a heavy duty bumper and winch. He said it road like a dump truck. I have a 3.5 RE superride (add a leafs) and it does not ride like a cadillac but it is not as bad as the rough country. Me personally i don't care about the ride because thats all i ever driven was jeeps. Just something to think about if its going to be a driver.

championmayday

thats me i could care less about a smooth ride. im not picky or hard to please.

xjrev10

perfect!! jeeps are not supposed to ride nice

wvamathteacher

i just lifted my 98 xj 5 inch rough country lift, put 33 12.50 bfgs with 15x8 wagon wheels run 70 mph with cruise set smooth no problems getting ready to put upper and lower adjustable control arms from topguncutumz with a adjustable trackbar, got to do some trimming so i can take it out fourwheeling have some rubbing issues when i take it out on the trails, hopefully will fix it this weekend my first jeep xj wouldnt trade it for anything.