looking to buy a cherokee
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looking to buy a cherokee
hey all,
I was looking to buy a new vehicle and a came across an ad for '96 Jeep Cherokee. It is the 4.0 straight six with a 5 speed, and has 144 000km(just under 100 000 miles i think).
I am not familiar with these vehicles or offroad modifications in general so I had a few questions. Does the XJ have a solid front and rear axle, as opposed to independant susspension? What kind of compression should you make with a good motor, and whats lowest before you should consider a rebuild? Im looking to make it a daily driver, but also want to lift it a bit, so i was also wondering what my options were to lift a few inches without getting too involved(i only have basic handtools and jackstands) or loosing drivability?
Thanks for reading,
Cameron
I was looking to buy a new vehicle and a came across an ad for '96 Jeep Cherokee. It is the 4.0 straight six with a 5 speed, and has 144 000km(just under 100 000 miles i think).
I am not familiar with these vehicles or offroad modifications in general so I had a few questions. Does the XJ have a solid front and rear axle, as opposed to independant susspension? What kind of compression should you make with a good motor, and whats lowest before you should consider a rebuild? Im looking to make it a daily driver, but also want to lift it a bit, so i was also wondering what my options were to lift a few inches without getting too involved(i only have basic handtools and jackstands) or loosing drivability?
Thanks for reading,
Cameron
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Year: 1996 Limited
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 5.2
Yes they have soild axles. Some people on here have almost 300,000 miles on theres but I will let them chime in. I wanna say off the top of my head that comp should be some where around like 140ish but some one jump in. lol As far as a lift there are to many companys out there. Check out the Lift and Tire thread. Welcome to CF hope this helps any.
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