haroldt

Wow guys what a great Forum.
I just had my 1998 Cherokee rolled and was trying to find out a value as a whole
it runs perfect and drives straight
it has 110K
auto
ac

DCM

i say throw it up on craigslist for best offer and wait 2 weeks, and take the best offer given

gearheadette

Why sell it? pull out the dents, cut the fenders, add an exo cage, just for starters, a roll over is a great insperation to do major modifications, because now, you just dont care about the looks!!!

haroldt

yeah that's one of my thoughts

how much are cages?

winston427

The cost of a cage depends on how advanced the design is, what size of tubing is used, and how much of the fab work you can do yourself.

If it was mine I would do the following:
Pull the fenders off
Pull the doors off and sell the good parts off of them
Starighten the windshield frame enough to install new glass
Gut the interior and sell the good parts
Install a mild cage on the inside
Install a 4.5 inch lift
Trim the rear fenders
Throw on some 33s and have a lot of fun

xjbuddy

XXXXX222222!!!!!!

gearheadette

See? we will make you think like us, few dents and dings, adds character! And great storys when asked about the battle scars!

haroldt

what is the biggest tire i can fit with a saw only???

winston427

Depends on how aggressive you get with the saw. The rear fender well has pinch welds to hold the body panels together that will greatly reduce the overall strength of the Jeep if cut out. You can however trim just below the pinch welds and then do a cut and fold. Meaning you cut upwards into the sheet metal instead of along the circumference of the wheel well. Then fold the sheet metal up and tack weld it in place leaving the original pinch weld intact.

haroldt

so if i go aggressive ,,, how big of a tire? 31?

caged

as big as you want.

but with stock axles, i'd only go as big as 35's. if you only have a d35 rear, don't go bigger than 33's.
go for a 5.5 inch lift. RE makes the nicest riding kit, and they're complete with everything you'll need.

Mike1998XJ

Might be time for a ....... COG setup

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/low...ks-tips-32980/

G_P

if you dont keep it as a trail only rig you could make more parting it out then selling it whole. how does the unibody rails look?

haroldt

The rails look fine,, like i said she drives straight.

I would love to have a toy only truck,,, but I really don't have the time.
that's the same reason i don,t want to part it out,,, time
right now some one could drive it away
so on that note lets here some numbers....
thanks for all your replies
ht

Troth

nah part it out, why put that much work into it. that thing is totaled. either sell the parts or get the same year jeep so you have a ton of parts. did you see how torqued the unibody was? the drivers door frame was pinched and the front end was f'd. you cant straighten out a unibody frame like you can a real frame with frame straighteners. I mean you could do it but you would have to strip everything off the vehicle and start from scratch which might cost you more than a new used cherokee. cash for clumkers?