Jeep Cherokee Forum

Jeep Builds Make your own jeep build thread here, discuss and view jeeps here. All Jeep models are welcome here.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Better Late than Never Build

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 07-19-2012, 01:03 PM
  #1  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default Better Late than Never Build
Ive had my Jeep for a little over a year and havent made a build thread yet. Figured id start it today.
98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 01:23 PM
  #2  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
Heres the XJ when i bought it.

1998 Cherokee
186,000 miles
NP231
AW4
ChryCo 8.25
Dana 30
Big O All Terrains
Attached Thumbnails Better Late than Never Build-jeep.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-jeep98-2.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-jeep98-3.jpg  
98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 01:26 PM
  #3  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
The first thing i did was take it mudding Popped my rear tire on a nail in the mud.
Attached Thumbnails Better Late than Never Build-2011-08-06_17-04-17_252.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2011-08-08_11-33-11_500.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-081211164316.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2011-08-08_11-33-02_164.jpg  
98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 01:30 PM
  #4  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
Took it for a little exploration of the woods around my house.
Attached Thumbnails Better Late than Never Build-2011-07-06_13-58-59_804.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2011-07-06_14-41-20_952.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-my-jeep-56.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-jeep-emblem.jpg  
98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 01:33 PM
  #5  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
Had to buy some Cooper ST's to replace the worn tires the PO put on there.
Did some bedliner that day too
Attached Thumbnails Better Late than Never Build-2011-08-27_15-37-41_548.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2011-08-27_15-40-54_273.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2011-08-27_16-44-54_757.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2011-08-27_17-38-45_76.jpg  
98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 01:36 PM
  #6  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
First picture is the rear with the stock springs and the second is the best picture I have of the new Rancho's and the new Cragars
Attached Thumbnails Better Late than Never Build-2012-01-10_16-06-38_161.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2012-03-21_09-24-14_342.jpg  
98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 01:39 PM
  #7  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
Installed a Kevins Offroad light bar and 4 KC Apollos. Rampage H4 conversions as well
Attached Thumbnails Better Late than Never Build-2012-03-23_17-56-13_845.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2012-03-23_17-56-07_147.jpg  
98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like

Trending Topics

Old 07-19-2012, 01:44 PM
  #8  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
Heres some random pictures of my Jeep offroad
Attached Thumbnails Better Late than Never Build-dscn4322.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2012-07-15_18-05-34_883.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2011-11-23_13-26-12_724.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2011-12-13_12-12-57_210.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2012-04-15_13-01-52_996.jpg  

98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 01:46 PM
  #9  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
I like taking pics of my emblems so heres a few
Attached Thumbnails Better Late than Never Build-jeep-emblem.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2011-12-02_09-47-29_900.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2012-07-15_18-03-29_931.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2012-07-15_18-05-43_213.jpg  
98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 01:47 PM
  #10  
Seasoned Member
 
DeadCellM60's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Nazareth, PA
Posts: 361
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L High Output
Default
I've always been a sucker for black on blue. Nice!
DeadCellM60 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 01:48 PM
  #11  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
a Then and Now of my mom's XJ and mine
Attached Thumbnails Better Late than Never Build-2011-06-04_17-37-17_342.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2012-06-03_14-34-48_789.jpg  
98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 01:50 PM
  #12  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
Some interior mods ive done so far
Attached Thumbnails Better Late than Never Build-2012-07-18_14-28-16_593.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2012-07-05_11-50-35_927.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2012-07-12_17-37-32_603.jpg  
98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 01:54 PM
  #13  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
Other vehicles with mine
1995 Nissan Pickup
2003 GMC Yukon XL 6" Fabtech Lift and 35" Toyo Mud Terrains
2000 Land Rover Discovery II
2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4" RE lift and 32" BFGs
Attached Thumbnails Better Late than Never Build-2011-10-29_17-11-44_940.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2012-03-13_13-28-57_919.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2012-04-28_13-39-08_322.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-dscn4322.jpg  
98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 02:01 PM
  #14  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
some other pictures i like
Attached Thumbnails Better Late than Never Build-2012-05-29_15-12-07_699.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2011-11-21_09-42-12_524.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2011-12-08_16-41-54_233.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2012-07-05_08-11-14_594.jpg   Better Late than Never Build-2011-11-28_11-14-16_25.jpg  

98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like
Old 07-19-2012, 02:05 PM
  #15  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
98_XJ Sport's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Default
Heres my future plans for it

JCR Prerunner Front Bumper
KC Hilites Fog Lamp 100W
Smittybilt XRC-8 Winch
Smittybilt D-Rings

Magnaflow Performance Cat-Back Exhaust System

3.5" OME Ultimate Kit-
Coils,Leafs,Bushings,U-Bolts,Track Bar, SwayBar Disconnect,Bumpstops
SYE and Driveshaft
OME Steering Stabilizer
JKS Lower Adjustable Control Arms
31x10.50x15 Cooper STT
Last edited by 98_XJ Sport; 11-05-2012 at 02:47 PM.
98_XJ Sport is offline  
Reply Like



Advanced Search
Quick Reply: Better Late than Never Build


Reply Closed Thread Share

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:12 AM.