Dylan86cherokee

ok so i have a CHEROKEE!! but it is two wheel drive.... i have grown an emotional attachment to her and would rather not get another "jenny"..... that is four wheel drive ... but anyways would it be worth it to buy a lift and a locker? I would like to go have some fun in the mud and easy trails nothing to major some decent flexing so on.. not full on rock crawling hahaha Thank you!! If it really makes that much of a difference i can try to save for a 4x4 but would rather not hahaha Thanks again! XJ's Lead The Way!

The Blacksmith

skip the lift and locker for right now.

Instead go on craigslist and find a used cherokee in poor shape for less than 700, go look at it, make an offer accordingly.

Make sure it has the things you want, like an np231 transfer case and a good hp d30 with the same gear as your rear, also if you dont have a chryco 8.25 rear, make sure the parts jeep you buy has that aswell. 97 + will have the 8.25 rear.

its easier to do the 2wd to 4x4 conversion when you have a complete parts jeep to swap everything from.

Then you can either part out and crush the spare jeep, after pillaging it for spares, or put it back together with your 2wd parts and try to resell it.


I wanted to do the 97 + door swap, the 97 + front end swap, the chryco 8.25 29 spline swap to my jeep, and I needed some misc interior parts etc. I went and found a 97 xj that was rough around the edges, drove it home for 375, pillaged it, and I plan on crushing it here within a month.

Dylan86cherokee

ahh i would love to but i dont have the room for another car:/ i am living in an apt. and it would get towed-__- i only have one parking spot. also i would have no clue how to do any of that.. love to learn how but im 16 and dont really think i can tackle that on top of school and work! thankyou!! what about finding another cherokee? and trying to sell mine?

AoA

x2 on all of this, but I like the bold part better then the crushing.

XJ98sport

I would keep it, mine is also 2wd (was my mother's dd)and I have become attached to it and dont plan on selling it. I already got the 3" lift, now im saving for 31' tires and a locker for some light trails and mud nothing to extreme, just to have fun

Edit: and since you dont have space or know how to do the swap the best you can do is a locker and/or sell it and get a new 4x4

xj_maniac_newb

mine is 2wd and only gets stuck if one of the rear tires isnt on the ground. if the rears are touching, my jeeps moving lol

xjbeans

Mines 2wd its got 4.5 lift 35`s soon to have 8.8 lsd 4:10 gears yeah its worth it i can walk where my buddys with the lifted 4x4 chevys go

xj_maniac_newb

x2 i drive circles around those heavy azz trucks with 2wd AND an open diff. all on your driving skillz


ohh but also... if your wanting to do rocks, ya kinda need 4wd... so i would listen to Mr. Blacksmith, because his advice to you are my EXACT plans, except the addition of a 2.5 to 4.0 swap as well...

CentralPAXJ

I have 4x4 on my jeep but I rarely use it, I go out all day in 2 wheel drive with my open diff and street tires and have yet to get stuck. Just be aware of where your going and how you use the skinny pedal

dogger15

Maybe look into getting a winch. There will eventually be a time when you will need something a little more than 2wd to get out of a situation on a trail

Dylan86cherokee

Alright awwesome!!!! thank you so much!!!! I will begin saving

mr white

Locker.

MTLXJ

Lower it and turn it into a drift car lolol

emptypockets

Make friends with people who do have the space and the resources to help you out. Two years ago I had my friends Ranger parked in my shop for 6 months (mostly bc he's a lazy SOB) while he tinkered away on it. Never minded much as he always brought over food and drink for us when he worked on it.