Did you overpay?
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From: Tucson, AZ
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Thats a pretty rig looks nice but in your first post you mention you were looking for a trail rig to go hunting? Not to be a douche but for 75 you could have snatched up something with armor and the whole 9.
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From: Frankfort IL
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I might be a sucker but if I was in need of a Jeep and had 7500 to spend I would by it too. So you had to do some work to it, thats ok especially with 96k. There is not always a great deal around when you need one. I had about 3 days to buy my Jeep so at that moment that was the best I found.
Last edited by helmut; May 24, 2012 at 01:17 PM.
XJ's come and go around here. Not alot to choose from. I needed a hunting rig to chase ducks, armor didn't matter at that time. Now I've got a elk hunt planned this Oct and will def need bumpers and a winch.
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From: Tucson, AZ
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
How wide are your soft 8's and tires? Im getting new 33 tires and wheels. I always go with 15 wheels but I might just go with 17's that's a good looking combo.
Last edited by studmuffin; May 24, 2012 at 04:38 PM.
They don't make 17's in the correct off set except walker evans so you will have to use a spacer accordingly to get the recommended off set I got off this site (I can't remember what it was off the top of my head). They are 10" wide wheels on 285/70R17 tires. I am using rugged ridge spacers.
I am thinking about running a straight 33x12.5 tire in the near future. I have treadwrights on right now and I'm not very happy with them.
I am thinking about running a straight 33x12.5 tire in the near future. I have treadwrights on right now and I'm not very happy with them.
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Tucson, AZ
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
They don't make 17's in the correct off set except walker evans so you will have to use a spacer accordingly to get the recommended off set I got off this site (I can't remember what it was off the top of my head). They are 10" wide wheels on 285/70R17 tires. I am using rugged ridge spacers.
I am thinking about running a straight 33x12.5 tire in the near future. I have treadwrights on right now and I'm not very happy with them.
I am thinking about running a straight 33x12.5 tire in the near future. I have treadwrights on right now and I'm not very happy with them.
I bought my 8's from summit. I think they were 5x5.5 lugs and the rugged ridge to adapt. I searched around here for a long time till I found the right look. There once was a build of a red xj that got hit and he then put all the parts on his new silver XJ. His offset is what I went with.
So yeah..9" wheel. Pretty sure I got these
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CRR-3978955/
And a 1.25 spacer from rugged ridge. So 3.75 would be my total offset.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CRR-3978955/
And a 1.25 spacer from rugged ridge. So 3.75 would be my total offset.


