Jeep Cherokee and Baja 500? Possible right?
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Jeep Cherokee and Baja 500? Possible right?
Hey guys im sure were all interested in 4wheeling but not sure if anyone is into offroad racing. Ive been looking into alot more recentely. Looked at Jeepspeed, Short track, Baja, KOH and others. Well my dad used to wanna run in the Baja 500 on a dirtbike and i also want to but we would rather take our jeeps. Ive looked into the classes and my jeep is classified under 4 different classes. Which i think is pretty bada@@. Anyways do you guys think it would be worth chasing after? Any Advice or if you just wanna talk about it thatd be cool too!
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My boys have this desert racing video and the first thing I wondered is why there were no XJ's there.......
One thing that I would look into is a definite deep look into the cooling system. I would look into the overall health of the drive train since it is really the trip from hell lol.... Before I go on any long trips from home I look over everything. Hell I give her an oil change even if its got another 1000 miles till its due. The longer the trip the harder I look at her.
Those races look rough but fun as all get out though. I bet it would be EPIC in an XJ for sure.
One thing that I would look into is a definite deep look into the cooling system. I would look into the overall health of the drive train since it is really the trip from hell lol.... Before I go on any long trips from home I look over everything. Hell I give her an oil change even if its got another 1000 miles till its due. The longer the trip the harder I look at her.
Those races look rough but fun as all get out though. I bet it would be EPIC in an XJ for sure.
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Maybe but not with a 4.0... LS1 and a 6 speed tranny would probably compete very well. Also 33s with a 3" lift, bumpstops, no fenders, and 1" backspaced rims.
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Originally Posted by 2doors
Maybe but not with a 4.0... LS1 and a 6 speed tranny would probably compete very well. Also 33s with a 3" lift, bumpstops, no fenders, and 1" backspaced rims.
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Originally Posted by Unknown XJ
My boys have this desert racing video and the first thing I wondered is why there were no XJ's there.......
One thing that I would look into is a definite deep look into the cooling system. I would look into the overall health of the drive train since it is really the trip from hell lol.... Before I go on any long trips from home I look over everything. Hell I give her an oil change even if its got another 1000 miles till its due. The longer the trip the harder I look at her.
Those races look rough but fun as all get out though. I bet it would be EPIC in an XJ for sure.
One thing that I would look into is a definite deep look into the cooling system. I would look into the overall health of the drive train since it is really the trip from hell lol.... Before I go on any long trips from home I look over everything. Hell I give her an oil change even if its got another 1000 miles till its due. The longer the trip the harder I look at her.
Those races look rough but fun as all get out though. I bet it would be EPIC in an XJ for sure.
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story about the 94 Zj that was the only one to even finish in its class
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Is that something you want to risk. Hitting a wash at 50 and flipping could be deadly without one. Id say chech out the petty cash racing xj. You would have to reinforce almost everything. Its hell on an xj. Ive been thinking about building a short course xj or baja spec xj for a couple years now. Its going to take a lot of work just to keep the xj together. Good luck of you do try it man. Overbuild and haul ***
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Originally Posted by 93XJLI
jeepspeed guys have run baja. im pretty sure a few have finished. check out the SCORE forums.
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