connolcj

Well I have been on here since this past summer when I got my Jeep. I bought a 1993 Jeep Cherokee Country with 165,000 miles. The motor and drive train is all stock and it has a 8.25" in the back and a D30 up front. I bought it with a 3" Rocky Road lift on it and 31" MT/R's. The lift is sagging and i plan to correct it. I am a Junior in college working on electrical engineering degree so money is pretty tight and I try to do most if not all of the work myself. My plan is to take the Jeep on a Road trip to Alaska right after I graduate school as a present to myself. I am open to any advice on everything as i plan to most likely upgrade the drive train some i.e. gears and possibly transfer case before I take off to Alaska. Here are some pics of when i first brought her home.









Here is how she sits now with some interior work done and a custom junkyard brush guard mounted on the front.

rollingstone

Looks good. Your jeep looks like mine did when I got it, as far as the color scheme goes. Personally, I like the aluminum rims on it better.

00CherokeeXJ

nice clean jeep bro I hope to get a roof rack on mine soon

connolcj

Well my aluminum rims were peeling and i didn't want to repaint them and a buddy wanted to redo them for his cherokee so i'm giving him a deal...the rack was pretty simple to make because i made it out of conduit like i found on here

mattfish1

did u weld the roof rack or the screw it together becuase i have seen both on here

ArmyGraham

Nice Jeep, Id suggest some lockers for your Alaska trip, and also another vehicle to go with you, thats not a place where you'd want to get stuck.

connolcj

I just used some self taping screws to attach it all together... and i don't necessarily plan on doing to much hard core wheeling just go and see some sites while im up there. I'm in Indiana so I'm more worried about making it road worthy than anything so I'd like to keep gas mileage in mind along with longevity

90XJkid

Nice rig dude!

Are you at ISU? I am about 30 min south of you.

connolcj

No I'm at Rose-Hulman just outside of town

connolcj

Would 4.10 gears be good for the highway if i plan driving mostly on the highway when i'm not on the trails? I plan on having either 32's or 33's when it comes time to replace the tires which will probably be next summer

TheDale

Nice, that thing is WAY cleaner than my '93 Country, haha.

connolcj

I'd also like to know if it would be a good idea to do some engine work before i take off just as preventive maintenance

connolcj

Well I just finally got some pictures of me and a few buddies when we went and played in the mud after some snow melted around Christmas time.





Man i love breaking stuff


The girlfriend rode along too


Here is my buddy's 2-door 94


I learned to never let my Mexican buddy drive around in the fields. He got stuff after like 2 minutes and it took us almost 30 minutes to pull me out because we didn't have long enough straps with us

connolcj

More Pictures







You can see where my oil pan started to scrap the ground




Good ol' JEEP

connolcj

SNOWPOCALYPSE 2011

My jeep after first round of ice storms and a quick de-ice to run into town