Hey if you haven't ordered your motor mounts yet, take a look at Ironmans. Cost me around 100 bucks and the design in much better than BD's. Bd's has great service and nothing bad to say about them, other than Ironman has the better design. I ran the MOORE mounts which is basically the same as the BD mounts and my Ironmans are much thicker & look alot stronger.
1/4" thick..man those suckers are heavy.

 

Will definitely look into those. At the moment, several people are telling me not to replace the motor mounts b/c the transmission mount is shot.

The replacement one is on its way from Rock Auto and should be here tomorrow. We'll see if that pushes the motor back into the correct alignment.

 

very nice jeep...love it

 

Thanks

 

looking good man. i wish i had your seats instead of my leather ones....

and i spy a kitty

 

What an awesome build. I read the whole thing and when I came across your little problem with the Rusty's tie rod ends. I have the exact same steering set up on mine. I had mine in the garage for about 2 weeks and when I reopened the box to start the install, I noticed the exact same thing...Rust. I never thought of contacting Rusty's about it since it was going on the Trail ZJ but it did bother me. I decided to ditch Rusty's products all together since it took them 7 months to get me hoodie and I didnt even get the one I ordered. Iron Rock Offroad and Rough Country are the 2 companies I use now for all 3 of my Jeeps.

 

I hate crap like that hoodie issue. I'm still waiting for a decal myself from someone else that I paid for in October. His printer broke, and I know that's not his fault - just hate waiting.

I wouldn't avoid using Rusty's again in the future, it just pissed me off that they do assume the end user knows a hell of a lot more than I know. I have to wait for warmer weather to pull the ends, clean them, paint them, and remount them.

So far, their stuff has been working well though.

 

Subscribed - looking forward to following this build!

 

When it comes time to install the motor mounts, be sure to give us a call. We have some shortcuts -- specifics depend on what other symptoms you see, but we'll go over all that -- to help get that driveline back into it's proper place without busting your knuckles. Make sure you get a good transmission mount (we don't make any) and inspect the cross member and engine bracket bolts carefully.

 

I've had this for a while and thought I would post it up so you can see what information you can get from Chrysler about your Jeep via this link:

http://www.jeep.com/wccsapp/universa...ull&category=U

I got that link courtesy of Midsouth Jeeps forum site. The FAQ there has a lot of useful info.

Here is what Chrysler sent back to me:

Thank you for contacting the Jeep Customer Assistance Center.

We are pleased to provide vehicle build information per your request for your vehicle.

According to our records, your vehicle was equipped from the factory with the following:

VIN (removed)
Vehicle Description JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT 4X4 SPORT UTILITY 4-DR Model Year 2001 Body Model XJ J H 74 Color PBT- Patriot Blue Pearl Coat

Sales Code/Description
*M5 Cloth High-Back Bucket Seats-AZ Agate
AA4 Sport Value Group
ADAP Light Group
APAS Monotone Paint
AWHP Power Equipment Group
A20P 4.0L Engine(ERH)/4Sp Auto Trans
DGS BASS 124 Amp Alternator
BCDS 500 Amp Maintenance Free Battery
BGAS Power Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes
CADP High Back Bucket Seats
CBWS Highline Door Trim Panel
CDBS Reclining Front Seats
CFMS Rear Folding Seat
CF4S Child Seat Upper Tether Anchorages
CGGS Traveling Inboard Seat Belt Buckle
CGWS Next Generation Front Air Bags**
CKAS Carpets - Floor and Cargo Area
CKNS Cargo Compartment Carpet
CKTS Cargo Tie Down Loops
CKXS Midgate Box Access I don't know what this refers to
CLEP Front & Rear Floor Mats
CSAS Spare Tire Cover - Sure doesn't fit my 33" spare
CSRS Passenger Assist Handles
CSSS Illuminated Rear Assist Handles ??? None of my assist handles are lit
CUFS Full Length Floor Console
DGBS All 4-Speed Automatic Transmissions
DGS 4-Speed Automatic AW4 Transmission
DHAP Lock-Up Torque Converter
DHNS Command-Trac Part Time 4WD System 231J transfer case
DHSP Floor Mount Automatic Shift Lever
DJKS Dana 30/181MM Front Axle
DMDP 3.55 Rear Axle Ratio
DRAS Corporate 8.25 Rear Axle
EAAC All Engines
ERH 4.0L I6 Power Tech Engine
GAL Deep Tint Sunscreen Glass
GBBS Tinted Windshield Glass
GCBS Front Door Tinted Glass
GEEP Deep Tint Sunscreen Liftgate Glass
GFAS Rear Window Defroster
GNAS Rear View Day/Night Mirror
GNCP Sun Visors w/Illum Vanity Mirrors
GTZP Manual Remote Mirrors My mirrors are both power
GVBC All Vehicles W/Power Mirrors
GXMP Remote Keyless Entry
HAAP Air Conditioning
HGDS Deluxe Insulation Group
JAYS Instrument Cluster w/Tach
JBFS Instrument Panel Black Bezel
JCDS 100 MPH Primary Speedometer
JHAS Var Intermittent Windshield Wipers
JHBP Rear Window Wiper/Washer
JJBS Dual Note Electric Horns Hopefully to be Airhorns soon
JJJS 12V Auxiliary Power Outlet
JPAP Power Windows With the usual window switch issues
JPBP Power Locks
KDPS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING COLOR
KGPS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
KRPS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING COLOR
KTPS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
KVPS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
KYPP STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
K2ZS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
K3BS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR Apparently, I have a lot of these
LAJS Headlamps On Warning Chimes
LBBP Courtesy Lamps
LCDP Map/Dome Reading Lamps
LDAP Underhood Lamp
LDBP Cargo Compartment Lamp
LHDP Headlamp Off Time Delay
LMAS Halogen Headlamps
LNJ Fog Lamps
LPSS
CHMSL Lamp Don't know what lamp this refers to
MBKS Black Front Bumper End Caps Replaced with Logans Winch Bumper
MBLS Body Color Front Bumper Replaced with Logans Winch Bumper
MBSS Black Rear Bumper End Caps
MBTS Body Color Rear Bumper
MCAS Front Bumper Guards Replaced with Logans Winch Bumper
MDA Front License Plate Bracket Not anymore
MFBS Body Color Headlamp Bezels
MFKS Body Color Grille
MHAS Black Windshield Moldings
MMCS Rear Qtr Solid Window Insert
MMGS Belt Moldings
MMKS Body Color Drip Trough Molding
MNAS Black Door Handles
MNNS Body Color License Plate Brow
MWGP Roof Rack
NAS 50 State Emissions
NBKS EVAP Control System Which has leaked since day one
NBVP Low Emission Vehicle (LEV)
NFAS 20 Gallon Fuel Tank
NHM Speed Control
PBT Patriot Blue Pearl Coat
QBTS Patriot Blue Pearl Coat
RAAC All Radio Equipped Vehicles
RAZ AM/FM Cassette Compact Disc Radio Soon to be upgraded
RCRP 4 Speakers Soon to be upgraded
RDDS Fixed Long Mast Antenna
SBAS Power Rack and Pinion Steering
SCGP Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel
SDAS Normal Duty Suspension LOL - Rusty's 6.5 High Clearance now
SHAS Front Stabilizer Bar
SHCS Front and Rear Stabilizer Bars
SUAP Tilt Steering Column
TBCS Compact Spare Tire 33" spare now
TBLS Inside Mounted Spare Tire Still applies
TRLS P225/75R15 Wrangler RT/S AT Tires BFG 33" KM2's now
TZAP Goodyear Brand Tires BFG 33" KM2's now
WJW 15X7.0 Aluminum "Ecco" Wheels ProComp steel wheels now
WLZC All Aluminum Wheels ProComp steel wheels now
XCYS Delete Remote Start System
XJFS Tethered Fuel Filler Cap Replaced with Locking gas cap
XPFS Protective Coating and Remover
YAAS Build To U.S. Mkt. Specifications Building to MY specifications

 

Had leather and vinyl seats in the past. I hear what you're saying.

 

Looking for suggestions for a radio to replace the OEM one in the XJ.

I'd like to find one that can play mp3's stored on a jump drive and get rid of the whole "use your ipod" thing. Not looking for high dollar "I need to impress people" stuff - just a decent one with a name I recognize. This might be part of Christmas for me

Suggestions?

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+5...&skuId=3130214

Nice and cheap. Sony also has another nice one for about $133 from Best Buy and its display lights up green.

 

This is the headunit I have and I've had it for 6 months:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_158GT55...FFBrand%7cSony

I dont have one complaint about it at all, It plays music off my jump drive for my 6 hour trip back home and even has a lighter color green for night driving that is almost identical to the green lights that came stock with the Cherokee. I reccomend crutchfield every day of the week over any other stereo outfitter around. They have great products and are great people to work with.

 

Thanks for the suggestions! Those are nice.

Meanwhile, I got a 5' black skip shooter tunable CB antenna, HD bumper stud mount, and 21' of coax. I hate the idea of drilling that Logan's bumper!