I wish I had a frame, vent windows, a metal tailgate, bigger diff. and cupholders would spoil me..no more wet croch...

 

Fitting a full size spare. Anything larger than a 32 is pretty much impossible without sacrificing one of three things. Cargo room, visibility, center of gravity. I'd love to put a 35 in the stock location

 

Meh. I like the unibody. Pretty sweet that a 4 door XJ is lighter than a 2 door TJ. Makes a big difference in snow/mud etc. A couple of my doors dont sit quite right any more but no big deal... I can buy a whole new one for less than 1000$ with a blown engine lol.

I also have cupholders in my 99- spoiled!


I dont like where the alternator sits.
I dont like the leaf springs in the rear.
I dont like how the headliners all eventually sag.

Other than that, I like everything about them. Otherwise I would have a wrangler/4 runner etc.
Most of the problems that have been listed are going to be the case with most every other rig as well- Tjs all came with LPd30 excluding the rubicon. Tjs/YJS almost all came with d35.
None of them have head-room for a large person

 

My XJ play money is always going toward beefing up the Uni. so I can abuse it more..LOL

 

I have a 33" strapped to the floor in back with the back seat up.

 

It's still a matter of sacrificing space to one extent or another..

 

Guaranteed. Since the rear floor isn't being used and standing it up is out of the question.

 

Haha.. Just deflate it all the way and cram it into original spare holder space.. Or a one off roof mod to allow tire on stock spare mount!!.. :/

 

Put it on the roof...It's grrreat..until I have to get it down..LOL

 

I actually like the pre 96 xj interior. Feels like I'm in an 80's time machine.

 

Agreed. Mine is a 94 and it has the "wood grain" trim. When most people get in it they say " who, nice jeep!". However, I do like the layout of the center console on the later xjs; more places for toggle switches.

 

I call the interior in my 86 the Brady bunch edition or the Italian table cloth. Red checkers.

 

Lolz.. I am in the midst of removing the interior rust. Once and for all.. Again.. For the third time.. And not 5 min ago I said to myself I says: put the tire on the roof. Small world.

ON TOPIC: I lovehate the noise my steering wheel makes when turned. Like a non metallic nails-on-chalkboard sound. I'm sure some grease would cure it, but anytime someone's riding with me there's a chuckle every time it happens so I guess it's good for something at least!

 

****s hot!

 

Yes. It brings all the boys to the yard.