New xj ideas
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Red Lion, PA
Posts: 675
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0
How long have you owned the jeep? Id start with general maintenance. Change all fluids, engine oil, trans, t case, diffs. Get a good look at whats going on. The jeep is almost 14 years old, stuff is going to be wearing out. Check brake lines for rust. Check brake shoes and pads for wear. Check and grease u joints, ball joints, tie rod ends, etc. Locate and correct any leaks. I know its easy to get a jeep and want to lift it right away, ive seen many people do just that. Those people end up being the ones broke down and hating their jeep, all because they didnt do basic maintenance when they got the jeep
#4
CF Veteran
How long have you owned the jeep? Id start with general maintenance. Change all fluids, engine oil, trans, t case, diffs. Get a good look at whats going on. The jeep is almost 14 years old, stuff is going to be wearing out. Check brake lines for rust. Check brake shoes and pads for wear. Check and grease u joints, ball joints, tie rod ends, etc. Locate and correct any leaks. I know its easy to get a jeep and want to lift it right away, ive seen many people do just that. Those people end up being the ones broke down and hating their jeep, all because they didnt do basic maintenance when they got the jeep
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Maine
Posts: 799
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Sound system upgrades are always nice, because if you're like me, literally the only time the radio is off is when you're lost in the dark, so you turn it off to see better while you look for the right road to take to get to a bonfire or something haha
#7
CF Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Monett, MO.
Posts: 7,554
Likes: 0
Received 14 Likes
on
14 Posts
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
How long have you owned the jeep? Id start with general maintenance. Change all fluids, engine oil, trans, t case, diffs. Get a good look at whats going on. The jeep is almost 14 years old, stuff is going to be wearing out. Check brake lines for rust. Check brake shoes and pads for wear. Check and grease u joints, ball joints, tie rod ends, etc. Locate and correct any leaks. I know its easy to get a jeep and want to lift it right away, ive seen many people do just that. Those people end up being the ones broke down and hating their jeep, all because they didnt do basic maintenance when they got the jeep
Trending Topics
#8
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Brighton
Posts: 94
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l i6
#9
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Brighton
Posts: 94
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l i6
How long have you owned the jeep? Id start with general maintenance. Change all fluids, engine oil, trans, t case, diffs. Get a good look at whats going on. The jeep is almost 14 years old, stuff is going to be wearing out. Check brake lines for rust. Check brake shoes and pads for wear. Check and grease u joints, ball joints, tie rod ends, etc. Locate and correct any leaks. I know its easy to get a jeep and want to lift it right away, ive seen many people do just that. Those people end up being the ones broke down and hating their jeep, all because they didnt do basic maintenance when they got the jeep
#11
CF Veteran
$700 isn't much money. I would start with making sure its a reliable safe vehicle to drive.... I DIDN'T do that with mine, and I have an XJ on an Amazing 3.5" lift, Sweet tires, Clean interior, and it doesn't go anywhere due to a bad head gasket.
#12
::CF Administrator::
#13
Herp Derp Jerp
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Parham, ON
Posts: 18,251
Likes: 0
Received 12 Likes
on
11 Posts
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L OBD-II
Brake lines is a favorite of mine at the moment lol
You'd be surprised... Phat bass rockin' tha windshield
#14
::CF Administrator::
#15
Banned
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 2,379
Likes: 0
Received 13 Likes
on
12 Posts
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: Golen 4.6L
It's also the same reason people on their cell phones drive like ****ing dip****s.
In the meantime I would suggest closely monitoring your coolant system to make sure it's working properly. If you're having any heat issues, I would suggest a cooling system overhaul. If the Jeep hasn't had one, it's about time for parts to start failing. I would also suggest sending off oil samples to Blackstone for oil analysis at each oil change, because the analysis can give you an early warning if there's any problem with your engine.
As for other modifications, what you need to do is read this board daily. There are sooooooo many things you can do to one of these Jeeps, and what you do depends entirely on what capabilities you want the Jeep to have and how much money you want to spend. If you read the threads and questions here, you'll start to get an idea of what the platform is capable of, and then you'll start to form an idea of what you want to build.
I skim these three sub-boards every single day and read individual threads that interest me:
OEM Cherokee Tech
Modified Cherokee Tech
Cherokee Chat
I have learned an awful lot about what's possible, including a lot of mods I have no intention of doing. But I don't know I don't want to do them until I read about them and know they're possible. I read and read and read and finally formed a picture of the Jeep I wanted, and now I'm building it.
If you don't approach it with a plan, you'll just throw money after money and never quite get what you want.
Last edited by extrashaky; 11-26-2014 at 10:57 AM.