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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 05:24 PM
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Hey guys, I have a 1991 Cherokee xj limited
It's a 4 door I bought this car in August for 1,200 with 72,000 miles on it
The guy I bought it from owns a restoration shop and kept it in good shape after buying it from a lady who had it sitting in her garage for a couple years.

I was curious if this car is worth putting money into.
Everything on it is stock right now but I'd really like to get a
Rough country 4.5" lift or a 3" full leafs
Crager soft 8 rims
35" off road tires
Dark tint
A remote door locking system

And that's about it, all together is around $2,000
Is it worth the money? Can I sell it later on for a good price with more miles?
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 05:29 PM
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Hey guys, I have a 1991 Cherokee xj limited
It's a 4 door I bought this car in August for 1,200 with 72,000 miles on it
The guy I bought it from owns a restoration shop and kept it in good shape after buying it from a lady who had it sitting in her garage for a couple years.

I was curious if this car is worth putting money into.
Everything on it is stock right now but I'd really like to get a
Rough country 4.5" lift or a 3" full leafs
Crager soft 8 rims
35" off road tires
Dark tint
A remote door locking system

And that's about it, all together is around $2,000
Is it worth the money? Can I sell it later on for a good price with more miles?
Wel if you wanted to do a 4.5 lift on 35s itll be alot of cutting and the only people that would biy it is pretty much ppl on here thatd buy it to pretty much strictly wheel it. And with that much cutting itd probably scare off your ordinary joe shmoe. Id do a 3 inch with 31s and u could sell it with 100k miles for aroud maybe 4000 ish depending on where your located
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 05:30 PM
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Wel if you wanted to do a 4.5 lift on 35s itll be alot of cutting and the only people that would biy it is pretty much ppl on here thatd buy it to pretty much strictly wheel it. And with that much cutting itd probably scare off your ordinary joe shmoe. Id do a 3 inch with 31s and u could sell it with 100k miles for aroud maybe 4000 ish depending on where your located
Maybe around 3500 i thought it was newer but itd be worth it itd be fun for you
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 07:28 PM
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Should I do a 4.5 with 31" tires then? And of course I'll have fun haha
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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With ni trimming id do 32s
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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Thats with a 4.5 lift
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 07:36 PM
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Its worth it if you think it is, If your looking to turn a profit by upgrading it and reselling it I would say that its not.
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 07:40 PM
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Its worth it if you think it is, If your looking to turn a profit by upgrading it and reselling it I would say that its not.
Thats right im saying lift bc i dint feel as if id sel. Mine any time soon if at all prifit wise id say dont botger lifting
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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I'm not trying to make a profit I'd just like to make the money back if I could and still have some fun with it you know?
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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Yeahh i feel like ud het your money back if not all of it pretty close to it depending on how much total u put in
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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I'm thinking it'll be around 2,000 into it, I just really don't know if I want the 3" or 4.5" ahh
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Hayden_buck
I'm thinking it'll be around 2,000 into it, I just really don't know if I want the 3" or 4.5" ahh
Id say 3
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Hayden_buck
I'm thinking it'll be around 2,000 into it, I just really don't know if I want the 3" or 4.5" ahh
do a 4.5" long arm and 35s...youll be happy. that is as long as you regear and upgrade axles. I have 4.5" short arm and 35s with D30/8.25 with stock gears and it does the job but I dont go crazy.
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 09:49 PM
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do a 4.5" long arm and 35s...youll be happy. that is as long as you regear and upgrade axles. I have 4.5" short arm and 35s with D30/8.25 with stock gears and it does the job but I dont go crazy.
And thatd be much more than 2000
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