ok, im looking for some lifted xjs, and how much you have in it, cause im trying to convert my dad, lol. Im trying to convince him that we might as well make a offroad machine out of a cherokee instead of buying a fourwheeler. Help?

 

I have 5 in rustys, 33in dunlop mud rovers 12.5 wide Bushwacker cutouts

Lift was i think like $500 3 or 4 years ago
Tires are now $150 ea
cutouts i seend for $250-$300

 

I have about 1,500 worth of offroad stuff, and another $900 in audio stuff.


I think you should get a 4 wheeler to beat on, like a used beat up one. Then mod it as you go too. Make sure it has low range for moderate crawling. And a two wheel drive is really fun because you don't have to worry about front cv joints getting torn up.

 

we have 4 wheelers, we were just gonna get bigger ones, but now that i have my xj,(being a 2wd one and all) i've come to the decision that i simply have to have a beater to play with since i cant really play as much as i want with the one that i have.

 

I paid $1500 for my 89 XJ, have about $1600 into the suspension and another $600 into tires and wheels..

 

In that case, build up your xj.

Personally, I don't like 4 wheeleres that are over 250cc. Above that, they are just too big bodied to go anywhere fun. Too heavy to pick up out of a hole, or push out of a mud hole. My dad has a Yamaha wolverine 250cc. It can go places much easier than my uncles Arctic Cat or my dads friends Suzuki which is like 300cc

My other uncle has a Kawasaki Bayou 250cc 2wd that can go just about anywhere because it is so small. He even plowed through a ditch, and up through a brush pile on the other side with it. Try that with a 4wd and you will need new CV joints up front.

 

well, im ruff with my toys and my xj is my DD so i cant be too ruff on it if you know what i mean.

 

Well, if built right, your xj can handle a ton of abuse.

 

i know that it can, but its alot cheaper to make a beater than convert mine

 

3k for the xj
1600 for lift tires and rims
60 for roof rack
40 for lights
Pics are in my albums

 

I paid 640 for the jeep and have just over 6k in it.

 

- money paid. + money earned

Bout my 92 for $1000. Loss -$1000

I pulled the trim off to find rust on the doors so i bout another jeep for the doors and parted most of the rest out. profit +$900

t-csae went so i bought another xj for the tcase then parted it out.
profit +$500

Carpet got all nasty so i bout another for the interior. parting it out
profit so far +$300

bout 2 more jeeps just incase anything else goes wrong. Loss -$700

Bout everything used, junkyard, craigslist or trade jeep parts for -$300


Total in jeep (5.5in lift on 33s)with 2 spare jeeps $300 give or take $50

 

its actually not that hard to transfer your 2wd into a 4wd i plan on doing it myself

 

In the last 2 years ive bought 4 4wd XJs under $500. I picked the best 2 and pulled parts off the other 2.
Replaced all the "worse parts" back onto the donor vehicles and sold those for more than I paid for them even after taking the nicer seats, 8.25s out etc..

I actually got my first XJ because of a 4 wheeler. I spent $7000 on a new 4 wheeler to go hunting with. Got tired of having to hook up the trailer,load it up, trailer there, unload, reload, trailer home, put up etc..... Saw a $1400 lifted XJ for sale and the rest is history.
That $1400 XJ i have not done anything to other than a new belt, fluid changes and replacing the broke down drivers seat. It does everything I want it to do. Goes everywhere i went with my 4 wheeler and I do it now in the A/c or heat!

 

payed 2500 for it in 07 put around 2k into this summer including lift tires wheels and upgrading my steering.