chayoJ192

bought my first car a jeep Cherokee Laredo 92 for 900$ running good horrible shocks!! so i decided to install a lift kit

I did a 3 inch lift on my Cherokee Laredo. new spring front. add a leaf rear, new shocks(nothing els). felt great for like 2 days then went on little off road test run and then at the uphill my jeep didn't want to go forward and then when i finally got up the hill it wouldn't change to 3 gear and it would go in reverse. Wat could have gone wrong ??? what els i need budget 300$

War Eagle

no clue but good luck with the $300 budget...i doubt the lift has anything to do with it.

jeepxj19

Do u have an auto or stick? how steep was the hill? so from wat I read is u tryed to go up a hill, and didnt make it then ur jeep started rolling backwards? The lift doesn't effect the tranny. If u rig startes rolling back on a steep hill while in a forward gear thats not good for the tranny, should either put it in neutral or reverse, or if its a 5 speed atleast have the clutch in

dogger15

Did you have to go in 4lo to get up the hill

hi im adam

Check if your trans fluid is low.

Stick your hand down the transfer case lever and feel how hot the underbody is.

1996XJSport

I have a 3 inch lift and that has never happened to me, so it definitely has nothing to do with the suspension as it is a trans issue more than anything.
My guess is your trans is going out. Since you just bought it, it could have plenty of problems that you don't know about yet. $300 definitely won't replace or rebuild a trans, so if you can get more money, get more money to fix it. If you can't, sell it. Just my two cents

lolz_jeep

its a shift linkage problem or you have water in your trans. i doubt that the lift would have caused any angle problems

chayoJ192

its auto didn't roll backwards just didn't want to go forward after i put it in 4 lo it got up the hill... its wast that steep but e never got up it without 4wd.. the trans was acting weird to begin with nyw but never had a prob like that...i got a jeep jeep Comanche and its trans work great but its doesnt have 4wd can i do something with that.. il get more money real soon i hope

chayoJ192

auto didn't roll backwards just like it wanted to go forward but didn't

1996XJSport

You could probably convert your Comanche to 4wd using the parts from your Cherokee.

chayoJ192

i was thinking letting convert the trans for the Cherokee because the Comanche body is in horrible condition and the Cherokee body's way better .. do you think its at all possibly??

1996XJSport

Sure it is as long as the comanche has the same drivetrain as your cherokee.

chayoJ192

ok will see if they are the same i will prob do that tomorrow and see if i can get my jeep up and running in a month...