Need Opinions on XJ I Might Buy
 

Hey guys. I am looking for another rig and i have my eye on this one:

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/3374780890.html

Ad says:
1997 White Jeep Cherokee Sport
CD/DVD Stereo, New Tint
Dana 44 Axles Frnt/Rear
516 Gears & Detroit Lockers
8" Taraflex Long Arm Suspension Lift
New BFG Tires 15x10 Bead-Lock Rock Crawler
137,000 Miles, ASE Certified Mech Owner
$5000 Serious Calls Only

With the equipment it has, it is worth it?

I will be daily driving it, and offroading on the weekends. With the lockers, is that reasonable?

I'm going to go look at it today, i just wanted some other opinions before i get excited and throw cash down....

Im guessing it has full widths? Prolly a bit big for a DD...then again a guy named ADAM on here has a D44/D60 combo on 35s that he DD'd for a while. The price sounds a tad high, but if its built right i would definitely consider it.

Pictures?

Ya a stock, plain 97 XJ in my area Blue Books for around $2000-2500. Now, this is obviously not a stock, plain Jeep. I plan on finding everything i can that's wrong with it and then attempt to haggle to a more reasonable price.

I have driven my YJ on 35s and an 8.8" daily and i don't mind it. Granted it's not locked, so that's what i'm concerned with.

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Just looking, I'd offer four grand if it ran well and few problems

i would be a lot more comfortable with $4k.
$5k would have to be an absolutely exceptional Jeep. He says there isn't anything wrong with it (ya, ok), to include no ticks, rattles, leaks, knocks, death wobble, or rust. I hope none of things are there, but there has to be something. I'm going to check it out right after work. I'm not sure if i should bring cash with me or not...i have a bad habit of ignoring all the things that are wrong because i can fix them. Then i end up with a laundry list of things to fix while i paid top dollar for the Jeep.......

Looks like a decent deal to me even at 5k. Obviously shoot for 4, but you couldn't begin to build one like that for 5k. Depends on the market in you're area of course.

And if its on 35's with 5:16s it will spin pretty fast at 75mph

yea, all that stuff for 5 grand? you never know untill you look under the hood..

i hardly ever go over 60 in any of my Jeeps. But this is a 5-speed, which came with 4:10s, did it not? going up to 5:16 is a lot, but the 35s should counter-gear it enough to at least be reasonable on the road, right?

I'd never want to DD that but at 4k it's not bad for a weekend rig.

It's only got 4.10's if its a 4cyl. If its the 6 it would have 3.07's from the factory.

I wish the 4.0L with the ax15 came with 4.10s...

seems ok, but hands on will tell you the truth...
From what I know that (not much) I'd only offer $3700.

Actually if it is a 5 speed it that will make it "worse." As in it will be turning more rpm at a given speed than if it were an auto. But if I were wheeling a manual, I would have put the gears in the basement as he did.

Ever priced gears and lockers not to mention the install?

1997 have some electrical issues, search the forum