-1999 jeep Cherokee 4.0, aw4, clocked 231, 159k
-dana 30 with 4.56, tjm air locker, poison spyder diff cover
- Chrysler 8.25 with 4.56, no slip locker, disc brake conversion, solid diff cover
-231 with sye
- front and rear tom woods driveshafts
- cav fab 3 link
-4.5" re coils with 3" rough country leafs, 2" shackles and shackle relocators
-12" travel bilstein 5100
-iro double shear track bar
-aresfab front and rear evolution bumpers
- currently zj v8 steering soon to be cavfab crossover
-boostwerks shift linkage
- 31" ko2
-trucklite headlights
- redid the interior black
- full sound system
- flow master super 44
- 60mm throttle body
- more stuff

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Try this again lol.

1990 Cherokee purchased stock of CL $500

4.0L stroked to 4.6L head and intake ported, H-beam rods Kieth black pistons,titanium valves and valve seat w/ 5 angle valve job, and custom cam - dyno tuned at rear wheels w/ 286 hp and 330 ft lbs
Browndog motor mounts
All new sensors, ignition, water pump, high flow oil pump, and new vacuum harness

Stock trans aw4
Atlas II 4.3 fully synced transfer case w/ drive flanges and twin stick control

Custom built drive shafts w/ 3" - 1/4" wall dom tube long slip center slip w/ 1350 ujoints

Front axle is 3/4 ton hp D44 with 1/2" thick axle tube auburn ected elocker w/ 4.56 Richmond gears molly shafts and stubs warn premium hubs

Rear axle is ford 9" w/ 1/2" axle tubes upgraded drop out housing Detroit locker Richmond 4.56 gears molly shafts and 1/2" thick pinion guard

Front suspension is RE 7.5" long arm with custom valved long travel shocks and extended bumps

Rear suspension RE 5.5 springs custom built shackle relocation brackets and aftermarket extended shackles for total 8" lift

Steering is stock box cross braced w/ high steer kit built w/ 1 1/4" - 1/4 wall dom and 7/8" hyme joints

Track bar is RE adjustable with double sheer mount cross braced

Tires are Dick Cepek extreme country 35 12.50/15 mounted on 15-10 rims

Custom built roof rack w/ two 30,000 kp light and one 20,000 kp remote adjustable light w/ in cab controls

jCR diy front winch bumper with smitybuilt 10K winch w/ wireless remote and synthetic rope and shackle mounts

She will run 80 mph on road and crawl anything Offroad

 

Vehicle
- 1996 Cherokee
- 182K miles
- AW4 auto
- NP231 transfer case

Drivetrain
- 3.55 gears
- Chrysler 8.25 rear
- Dana Hp30 front
- Rugged Ridge Sye Adams Driveshaft

Front suspension
- Iron Rock Offroad track bar
- Iron Rock Offroad 4" coil springs
- Rubicon Express 1.75" coil spacer
- Iron Rock Offroad Fixed Upper and Lowers
- Jcr 1 ton steering
- Rubicon Express Shocks
- Extended bumpstops
- Jks sway bar disconnects
Rear suspension
- Iron Rock Offroad 3.5 inch leaf springs
- Iron Rock offroad shackles
- Extended brake lines

Misc
- 34x11.5x15 Flaken At tires
- Smittybilt bumpers and winch
- Kc Hid lights, Quadratec Led Light bar
- Scion Tc seats
- Custom Stereo
- Custom Roof Rack and Rock Sliders

 

Okay, here goes...wish I had better wheeling pics, but as I normally fly solo, I never get them, haha!

Specs as follows:

Vehicle:
1997 Jeep Cherokee XJ Sport Edition
152,XXX miles
AW4 transmission
NP231 transfer case
4.6 stroker motor

Motor has following:
Bored 30 Over
4.2 Crank
4.2 Connecting rods
Melling High Volume Oil Pump
.020 King main bearings
.010 King Connecting Rod Bearings
.030 Silvolite Pistons
.030 Hastings Piston Rings
King Cam Bearings
Elgin Performance Cam
Johnson Hydraulic Lifters
Engine Pro Timing Chain set
Fresh Head with new valves and valve springs
All new gaskets (No oil Leaks).
Venom 25 LB fuel injectors
Gibson Stainless steel ceramic coated header

Drivetrain:

4.88 gears
Chrysler 8.25 rear completely rebuilt
Dana 30 front completely rebuilt
Advance Adaptors SYE
proper speedo gearing
Spartan lockers

Front suspension and steering:

RE 5.5 coils
RockKrawler 3 link
Serious Offroad 1 ton OTK steering
JKS adjustable OTK trackbar
JKS axle side trackbar bracket
RE body side TB mount
TeraFlex SS extended brakelines
Bilstein 5100 series shocks

Rear suspension:

RE 4.5 leafs
RE boomerang shackles
TeraFlex SS extended brakeline
4* shims
Bilstein 5100 series shocks

Armor/bumpers:

Front short stinger winch bumper (ebay find)
RC 9500 winch
rock sliders (ebay find)
Home fabbed rear tube bumper with integrated hitch
RuffStuff mid section stiffeners
DirtBound OffRoad front and rear stiffeners
Rear gas skid (from a 95 Country edition, JY score)

Wheels and tires:

35x12.5xR15 Cooper STT's
DIY beadlocks

Miscellaneous:

TruckLite LED headlights
Realistic CB
102” SS whip antenna
Pioneer MP3 deck
additional sound bar
Kicker 4x6 rears, 6.5 fronts
doorless mods
Optima yellow top
Durango 160a alt
02 AWG batt/alt/starter cables
homemade cowl snorkel/cai


Probably a lot more I'm forgetting, haha!

DISCLAIMER:

Some pics are older and don't reflect the current mods listed above...this thing has been through 4 suspensions that I know of since I've owned it, and had things removed and replaced over the years...also, I'm the only person to ever touch this thing, short of the lunchbox locker installs. (wanted it done for KOH, LOL)

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Vehicle
- 1999 Cherokee Forest Green
- 185K miles
- AX15 manual trans
- NP231 transfer case
- 4" Lift
- 32x11.5x15 BFG KO2
Drivetrain
- 4.10 gears
- Chrysler 8.25 rear (recently rebuilt)
- Rear ARB Airlocker
- Dana 30 front (recently rebuilt)
- Advanced adapters SYE and rear driveshaft
- ARB diff covers
Front suspension
- Metalcloak track bar
- Metalcloak 3.5" coil springs
- Rubicon Express 0.5" coil spacer
- Metalcloak adjustable UCA/LCA
- Rubicon Express drop brackets
- Currie Steering
- OME steering stabilizer
- OME Nitrocharger sport shock
- Extended brake lines
- Extended bumpstops
- Metalcloak QD anti-sway bar disconnects
Rear suspension
- OME CS033RB leafs
- Liquid Iron Industries shackle relocation brackets
- JKS shackles
- OME Nitrocharger sport shock
- Extended brake lines
- Extended bumpstops
- 4 degree shims
Misc
- JCR Rear Tire Carrier
- Gibson SS header
- Borla PRO XS muffler
- New Cat
- Custom 2.5" mandrel bent exhaust
- Putco Headlight Harness with new Hella H4 housing and PIAA bulbs
- CB Radio
- Custom 2.1 Channel Stereo
- Removable Doors

 

Vote.

Please be prepared to send me high resolution photos if you win.

K, thanks.

 

Glad I skipped on entering this month. Way too many nice XJs. Good luck people!

 

This is going to be a good one! Also glad I did not enter, to many high caliber rigs. Goodluck everyone!

 

Good luck all!

Also, I noticed in all but one of the entries, the pics are in the attached image form...WTF is going on there?

 

Just the way the forum software works, I supposed.

 

Man... lots of good Jeeps this month! Why can't that be EVERY month?!?!

 

Damn, this one is tough. Some of my favorite rigs from the forum are in this one. Whoever doesn't win please be sure to enter again, I feel bad that I can't vote for more than one.


Good luck guys!

 

Voted.
It seems that only one entry followed the submission guidelines.

 

Voted.

And, I agree, some great eye-candy and iron posted this month with tough competition.

Love me some XJ's!

 

I say use this pic if Roni wins