$500 upgrade.
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From: NW Arkansas
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
If I had $500 to spend on mine on upgrades, I would put some new axles under it. I could do a D44 front and 9" rear for that easy, and even lock them both. That's just me though. That money could also buy you a locker, or a winch, or a bumper for a winch, etc. There's a lot you can do for $500.
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From: North FL
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
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From: Florida
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Yeah, $500 is JUST enough to get you in trouble.
Enough to buy a lot of crap you don't need, but not enough to buy what you want (IMO).
If I had $500 in Jeep money right now, I'd:
-Plastidip my crapy stock paint job myself, and take the $150-$200 left and buy a cheap LED light bar off Ebay/Amazon.
-Buy an inexpensive night vision monocular, and spend the rest on other BOB gear that stays in the XJ.
-Buy two-three crapy LED light bars
Yup, that's about it.
Though I think the "back away slowly, putting your money in your pocket" was the BEST advice!
Enough to buy a lot of crap you don't need, but not enough to buy what you want (IMO).
If I had $500 in Jeep money right now, I'd:
-Plastidip my crapy stock paint job myself, and take the $150-$200 left and buy a cheap LED light bar off Ebay/Amazon.
-Buy an inexpensive night vision monocular, and spend the rest on other BOB gear that stays in the XJ.
-Buy two-three crapy LED light bars
Yup, that's about it.
Though I think the "back away slowly, putting your money in your pocket" was the BEST advice!
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From: Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Year: 2000 WJ
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Sliders protect from more than rocks. While offroad, I slid sideways into some trees and the slider and it's outer step/bar prevented the doors and rocker panel from getting crunched and ruining the jeeps integrity.
I have also had to use the high-lift on the sliders when the front end was sunk.
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From: claremore oklahoma
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
there's a web site called aliexpress you can get some cheap lightbars from. Thier not named brand but their probly made in the same sweat shot as the major offroad brands. I found a 50" for $200. Oh ya shipping takes awhile. My boss got some knock off swiss glasses from them and it took around 3wks to get them but their legit.
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From: Buffalo NY
Year: 2000 shell
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 1998 4.0l I6
with $500.00 i would buy 6 new bosch 4 port injectors (my quotes were $30 each) and then use the rest to give her a good tune up. brakes, fluids, plugs wires cap n rotor air filter oil filter, etc.