Originally Posted by Atmos

the smartest thing you can do is not add up all the numbers. because now I feel sick


owning a Cherokee just isn't feasible. and in fact may be fiscally irresponsible in most cases. but you gotta pay to play
if you don't need a Cherokee or you don't wheel often, I would get rid of it for a more economical and safe car. hell if you're 1994 or older you don't even have an air bag!

Originally Posted by gettin_dirty_with_ruby

10K? Easy

Custom front and rear bumpers with swing arm carrier plus powder coating 2K
Stereo system $500
3" lift $350 installed
5 1/2" lift $600
New shocks $300
8" lift with long arm kit $1300
Bilstein shocks $800
Rims $500
Tires $1200
Body armor $300
LED lights and light bars $1k
SYE $200
Tom Woods front and rear drive shafts $600
New AC system $1k
front and rear gears and installed $1k
8.8 rear end with mounting brackets and truss $750
and the list goes on and on....

Originally Posted by Jeepin'Hubb's

Surely you misplaced that decimal point!!! Haha but really $10 how do you manage that?

Originally Posted by odgreen89on35s

Nope ten bucks. I got the xj for free. Traded a winch I got for free to get it running. (Needed a trans) scored a free set of 35's. Free 3.5 lift. And spent $10 on sawzall blades.
Build thread in my sig

Originally Posted by odgreen89on35s

I'm just going to make people hate me...... I've got about $10.00 into my xj.

Originally Posted by black label

Tools are an investment (good quality tools that is), cars are an expense. Don't kick yourself over buying good tools, they will fix more than just vehicles and they can fix more vehicles than just your jeep.

What you spend on tools to fix things yourself will save you money in the long run over paying others to fix things for you for the rest of you driving life.

Originally Posted by roninofako

So...now I'm waiting for McGee to tell you you are a typical internet liar, LOL

Don't worry I believe ya!!!

Who's kicking themselves? Certainly not me! I love my tools, LOL...like I said, worth every penny!!!

Originally Posted by phishermanjohn

My current XJ I bought for 1950. I have close to 5 grand total invested in it between maintenance, repairs, and upgrades(the biggest having been the new lift and SYE). I DD it. I drove 22k miles in the year that I have owned it and fixed it up. Is it the most economical thing in the world? No, but it sure beats driving a cobalt.

I think you are probably trolling, but the simple fact is that for most of us the xj is more than transportation to and from. Its really a lifestyle vehicle. I need the 4x4 and the capacity of the vehicle and i have a blast working on and modifying the crap out of it.

I know guys who have dedicated trail yjs with over 15k invested, but i dont think anyone gets into jeeping expecting to get their money back. I knew from the start that this wasnt going to be cheap or quick, but decided to do it because I want to build my dream rig and have been dreaming about the cherokee since i was 15.

Originally Posted by Ianf406

In THIS Jeep I'll be around 20-25k total including purchase after the stroker and all that entails. I have put 160,000 miles on it and It I think (have seen) it is better in almost every situation than a 40,000$-45,000 Rubicon and after this motor etc, should last as long. Maintenance does not magically stop because you have a new vehicle. My wifes truck (2006 Toyota Tacoma racing edition) cost her about the same up front new and still has maintenance. ( Much more expensive maintenance) While it is nice, I would not trade my XJ for it.

My stock xj only has me at about 1500 total and has not had an issue.

Worth mentioning I THINK I'm almost done with this XJ... Should lighten my cost per mile over the next 200k.

Originally Posted by Atmos

Holy **** is that with the stock axles?? I won't even have 20k into mine when it's on ORI's with an atlas

Originally Posted by Ianf406

1999 Jeep Cherokee- 4500$-20,000 miles
Italics means its been replaced- no longer on the vehichle

Suspension
IRO 6.5 Long Arm- 1500$
*Skyjacker shocks- 125$
*Rough Country 2.2 Shocks- 200$
*Doetsch Tech shocks- 200$
Bilstein Shocks- 350$
DayStar Extended Bump stops front/rear- 75$
JKS Quicker Disconnects- 150$
Maintenece (Bolts/Grease/bushings)- 75$

Front Axle
*Dana 30 (came with vehichle)
4.10 Yukon Gears- 150$
Riddler Diff Cover- 90$
SpicerUjoints- 40$ x3= 120$
*Rusty's truss- 50$
*Dana 30 #2- 150$
Dana 30 #3- 400$ (came with new 4.10s and JY raped me as I was desperate)
IRO dana 30 truss/mounts- 350$
IRO sleeve kit- 100$
J10 Dana 44 w/highsteer/manual hubs/cut to XJ width (not finshed yet)- 350$
-Maintenece (break pads/rotors/diff fluid/bushings etc)- 225$

Rear Axle
XJ Dana 44- 600$
ARB Air Locker- 900$
IRO Truss- 100$
Terraflex Disc break kit- 400$
Yukon 4.10s- 125$
-Maintenece (break pads/diff fluid)- 175$

Interior
Hunsaker Racing Seats- 200$
Rustys Roll bar- 200$
Pioneer double din- 200$
*12" Kicker L7s+ Kicker amps/capacitor etc- 500$
Floor mats- 25$

Exterior
JCR stage 2 Rock sliders- 380$
JCR Pre-runner Front Bumper- 480$
KC lights- 150$
T&T Frame stiffeners including upper- 200$
Gen Right Hood Vents- 60$
Rock Ratz Tire Carrier- 165$
Maintenence (paint/bolts/cleaning)- 200$

Engine
*throttle body spacer-50$
*Borla headers (cracked)- 475$
*DynoMax Exhaust- 150$
*Neon Injectors-80$
*Customer Exhaust 1- 200$
3" exhaust, 3" High Flow Cat 3" Flow Master Super 44- 450$
AFE Headers- 400$
Champion Aluminum Radiator- 200$
Bored Throttle Body- 120$
Golen 4.6 Stroker w/roller Rockers- 4200$
Accel Coil- 50$
Kooler Master Water pump- 125$
Hesco High Flow T-stat Housing-25$
24lb Accel Injectors- 150$
Spectre Cowl Intake- 125$
Maintence (Oil/Filters/Hoses/Water Pumps/gaskets/Alternators/Cables/Batterys)- 400$

Transmission
Wix Filter- 40$
Torqo HD Torque Converter- 200$
Maintenence- 125$

Total so far= 22,185
Not including SYE/4 Sets of tires/Rims/Air compressor/winch and tons of other stuff I have forgotten lol- I just don't want to go on any further.