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What Grand Cherokee is best for wheeling and mods?
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What Grand Cherokee is best for wheeling and mods?
I am buying a Grand Cherokee soon and was hoping for some advice. I am either buying with lift and wheels or doing it myself. What year/model and engine types are best for wheeling, adding mods and using for an everyday vehicle. Keep in mind I live in the mountains and won't use it for long highway driving. I want to get into something with lower miles so i'm thinking 2004-2005. Is this a good year performance wise? Thanks, any advice is greatly appreciated...
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V-8 comes with 249 or 247 T-case. no 2hi no 4hi part time
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IMO if you're gonna keep it with stock or a bit larger than stock tires go with a 2000+ Quadradrive (they had LSDs front and rear that work pretty well as long as you don't put large tires on.)
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Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
And I agree with the others above. ZJ (96-98 is my choice) is the way to go, and with the 4 liter. It may take a little while to find one with low enough miles, but they're out there.
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Year: 97
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
I'm assuming you've never owned a ZJ then? ZJ's are just as easy to mod, not much more on lifts, and I'm still trying to figure out why you believe the XJ is better at wheeling. Are you a "leaf springs for the win" kind of guy? The only benefit is the tranny. Everything else, the Grand is the same or better. I owned 4 XJ's before, switched to ZJ's and have owned 3 so far.
And I agree with the others above. ZJ (96-98 is my choice) is the way to go, and with the 4 liter. It may take a little while to find one with low enough miles, but they're out there.
And I agree with the others above. ZJ (96-98 is my choice) is the way to go, and with the 4 liter. It may take a little while to find one with low enough miles, but they're out there.
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Year: 97
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
I'm not a fan of IFS for anything I'd take off road. Also some come with a single speed t-case so no low range. Basically AWD not 4WD. But too cushy for me. And the only lifts I could find are 2" budget boost and run 150+.
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Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 L6
ZJ cost way to much to mod with there high priced and hard to find aftermaket bumper and ZJ lift kit r prices as well and most of them have the s***y 242 TC and they all have the Dana 35 rear end and yea i kn they have the great flexing rear coil over suspension with disc brakes and the great 4.0 engine witch is in almost ever XJ also and BTW i dont own a ZJ and prolly never will but my brother N law has a 97 with a 3" lift on it and it couldent ever shine light on my XJ.......Sorry ZJ owners
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Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
ZJ cost way to much to mod with there high priced and hard to find aftermaket bumper and ZJ lift kit r prices as well and most of them have the s***y 242 TC and they all have the Dana 35 rear end and yea i kn they have the great flexing rear coil over suspension with disc brakes and the great 4.0 engine witch is in almost ever XJ also and BTW i dont own a ZJ and prolly never will but my brother N law has a 97 with a 3" lift on it and it couldent ever shine light on my XJ.......Sorry ZJ owners