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From: Sykesville, Md
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Sooo you guys jinxed me, the Heep was acting up this morning, merged onto 695 off of 70 and hit the brakes and the damn thing darted left. Let off the brakes and its pulling moderately to the right.... but something is dragging.... I get to caton ave to go to work and all I smell is grease and brakes. Pull in the lot and smoke is rolling off the passenger front.... Seized caliper I presume but the thing hasn't cooled down enough to even get near it lol
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From: Lexington Park, MD
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Bass blockers are silly if the amp has a good crossover built in. I would go with 4 channel amp, front channels run front speakers, head deck run you rears and the back channel run a sub. Again you can bridge the front channels to run both front and rear too. Most speakers are 4 ohm. You will need an amp that is stable to at least 2ohm.
Will this work for what you're talking about?
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From: Lexington Park, MD
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Sooo you guys jinxed me, the Heep was acting up this morning, merged onto 695 off of 70 and hit the brakes and the damn thing darted left. Let off the brakes and its pulling moderately to the right.... but something is dragging.... I get to caton ave to go to work and all I smell is grease and brakes. Pull in the lot and smoke is rolling off the passenger front.... Seized caliper I presume but the thing hasn't cooled down enough to even get near it lol
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
Sent him another email cause he never replied:
Anyone wanna drive me from Frederick to Philly today?
Originally Posted by Craigslist Jackass #27
Its still available, there is someone who may be looking at it later this evening but if you want to look at it, shouldn't be a problem. Call me at ### if you can make it around 5pm today. My address is [___] in Upper Darby.
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From: Aberdeen, MD
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L HO I-6, 703 Injectors, Brown Dog Super Engine Mounts
hey look guys - Steve got his hands dirty Saturday with me
I blame you Steve...
Oh and i think this looks WAY better black
I blame you Steve...
Oh and i think this looks WAY better black
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From: Baltimore
Year: 96'
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
probably going to end up selling the jeep now 
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it was all fixed and i have been driving it to and from work for about 3 weeks now and then yesterday it felt as if there was alot of play in the steering wheel, started pulling pretty bad again.
drove it this morning, same thing.. but now it seemed like bump steer was back. also it almost sounded like a train when driving at the speed of 10mph-35mph "cha cha cha cha" sound (lol).
idk if my BF is in a bad mood or w.e but i guess after all the work that was done before on it he told me he's tired of hearing about the problems. I'm guessing he doesnt want to fix it and im not trying to drop any more money into this thing right now after paying $2,000 for it and then almost another $1000 for repairs.
..it was all fixed and i have been driving it to and from work for about 3 weeks now and then yesterday it felt as if there was alot of play in the steering wheel, started pulling pretty bad again.
drove it this morning, same thing.. but now it seemed like bump steer was back. also it almost sounded like a train when driving at the speed of 10mph-35mph "cha cha cha cha" sound (lol).
idk if my BF is in a bad mood or w.e but i guess after all the work that was done before on it he told me he's tired of hearing about the problems. I'm guessing he doesnt want to fix it and im not trying to drop any more money into this thing right now after paying $2,000 for it and then almost another $1000 for repairs.
Last edited by XJnewbiegirl; Mar 20, 2012 at 08:41 AM.
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From: Crofton, MD
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6, 62mm BBK Throttle Body w/ 1" Spacer, Rusty's Airtube w/ 9" K&N Conical
probably going to end up selling the jeep now ..
It was all fixed and i have been driving it to and from work for about 3 weeks now and then yesterday it felt as if there was alot of play in the steering wheel, started pulling pretty bad again.
Drove it this morning, same thing.. But now it seemed like bump steer was back. Also it almost sounded like a train when driving at the speed of 10mph-35mph "cha cha cha cha" sound (lol).
Idk if my bf is in a bad mood or w.e but i guess after all the work that was done before on it he told me he's tired of hearing about the problems. I'm guessing he doesnt want to fix it and im not trying to drop any more money into this thing right now after paying $2,000 for it and then almost another $1000 for repairs.
..It was all fixed and i have been driving it to and from work for about 3 weeks now and then yesterday it felt as if there was alot of play in the steering wheel, started pulling pretty bad again.
Drove it this morning, same thing.. But now it seemed like bump steer was back. Also it almost sounded like a train when driving at the speed of 10mph-35mph "cha cha cha cha" sound (lol).
Idk if my bf is in a bad mood or w.e but i guess after all the work that was done before on it he told me he's tired of hearing about the problems. I'm guessing he doesnt want to fix it and im not trying to drop any more money into this thing right now after paying $2,000 for it and then almost another $1000 for repairs.
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From: Lexington Park, MD
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Dukie, looks sexy. Love the red skid on the black cover.
Alright speaker guys, tell me if this looks right for a 4 channel amp wired to all speakers and a sub:
Amp Wiring:
(+)Front/Rear Left Speakers à (+) Front Left amp
(-)Front/Rear Left Speakers à (-) Front Left amp
(+) Front/Rear Right Speakers à (+) Front Right amp
(-)Front/Rear Right Speakers à (-) Front Right amp
(+)Sub à (+) Rear Left amp
(-)Sub à (-) Rear Right amp
RCA outputs:
(front)Head unit à (front) Amp
(Sub) Head unit à (rear) Amp
Alright speaker guys, tell me if this looks right for a 4 channel amp wired to all speakers and a sub:
Amp Wiring:
(+)Front/Rear Left Speakers à (+) Front Left amp
(-)Front/Rear Left Speakers à (-) Front Left amp
(+) Front/Rear Right Speakers à (+) Front Right amp
(-)Front/Rear Right Speakers à (-) Front Right amp
(+)Sub à (+) Rear Left amp
(-)Sub à (-) Rear Right amp
RCA outputs:
(front)Head unit à (front) Amp
(Sub) Head unit à (rear) Amp
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From: Lexington Park, MD
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
probably going to end up selling the jeep now ..
it was all fixed and i have been driving it to and from work for about 3 weeks now and then yesterday it felt as if there was alot of play in the steering wheel, started pulling pretty bad again.
drove it this morning, same thing.. but now it seemed like bump steer was back. also it almost sounded like a train when driving at the speed of 10mph-35mph "cha cha cha cha" sound (lol).
idk if my BF is in a bad mood or w.e but i guess after all the work that was done before on it he told me he's tired of hearing about the problems. I'm guessing he doesnt want to fix it and im not trying to drop any more money into this thing right now after paying $2,000 for it and then almost another $1000 for repairs.
..it was all fixed and i have been driving it to and from work for about 3 weeks now and then yesterday it felt as if there was alot of play in the steering wheel, started pulling pretty bad again.
drove it this morning, same thing.. but now it seemed like bump steer was back. also it almost sounded like a train when driving at the speed of 10mph-35mph "cha cha cha cha" sound (lol).
idk if my BF is in a bad mood or w.e but i guess after all the work that was done before on it he told me he's tired of hearing about the problems. I'm guessing he doesnt want to fix it and im not trying to drop any more money into this thing right now after paying $2,000 for it and then almost another $1000 for repairs.
And $3000 total into it, you've gotten off easy compared to some of us. lol
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From: Baltimore
Year: 96'
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
That's easy though, most likely a hub/wheel bearing on which ever side it likes to pull to or the sound is coming from. Can get them for about $75 a piece from your local parts store. Takes a few hours a piece, if you have the required tools.
And $3000 total into it, you've gotten off easy compared to some of us. lol
And $3000 total into it, you've gotten off easy compared to some of us. lol
the other sound its making is a metal clacking noise... on my wrangler it was the U-joint but he said he checked the u-joints and they were fine.
ill see if he can check the bearings but if hes not going to fool with it im not trying to pay a shop lol.
thanks for that info though
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From: Crofton, MD
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6, 62mm BBK Throttle Body w/ 1" Spacer, Rusty's Airtube w/ 9" K&N Conical
the other sound its making is a metal clacking noise... on my wrangler it was the U-joint but he said he checked the u-joints and they were fine.
ill see if he can check the bearings but if hes not going to fool with it im not trying to pay a shop lol.
thanks for that info though
ill see if he can check the bearings but if hes not going to fool with it im not trying to pay a shop lol.
thanks for that info though
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From: Aberdeen, MD
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L HO I-6, 703 Injectors, Brown Dog Super Engine Mounts
probably going to end up selling the jeep now ..
it was all fixed and i have been driving it to and from work for about 3 weeks now and then yesterday it felt as if there was alot of play in the steering wheel, started pulling pretty bad again.
drove it this morning, same thing.. but now it seemed like bump steer was back. also it almost sounded like a train when driving at the speed of 10mph-35mph "cha cha cha cha" sound (lol).
idk if my BF is in a bad mood or w.e but i guess after all the work that was done before on it he told me he's tired of hearing about the problems. I'm guessing he doesnt want to fix it and im not trying to drop any more money into this thing right now after paying $2,000 for it and then almost another $1000 for repairs.
..it was all fixed and i have been driving it to and from work for about 3 weeks now and then yesterday it felt as if there was alot of play in the steering wheel, started pulling pretty bad again.
drove it this morning, same thing.. but now it seemed like bump steer was back. also it almost sounded like a train when driving at the speed of 10mph-35mph "cha cha cha cha" sound (lol).
idk if my BF is in a bad mood or w.e but i guess after all the work that was done before on it he told me he's tired of hearing about the problems. I'm guessing he doesnt want to fix it and im not trying to drop any more money into this thing right now after paying $2,000 for it and then almost another $1000 for repairs.
sounds like a bad hub bearing to me - not a bad repair - hour long job to replace it. I just pulled one of mine this past weekend.
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
