Hi to all. I am new to this forums and am about to pick up a 1996 Cherokee limited v8. It has 170k on it motor and trams was rebuilt at 140k. I am getting it as trade for a truck I really don't use. Is there anything major I should check on this particular year? And are they reliable trucks?

 

First things first figure out if its a cherokee on a grand cherokee no v8`s in a cherokee they shun people around here for confusing the two! Lmfao

 

O sorry yea it's a grand Cherokee. It's def a v8 I went and looked at it today in person.

 

Check the transmission and transfer case if it's full time 4WD. You can test the transfer case in a parking lot by doing figure 8's at slow speed and seeing if the front wheels want to hop or chirp as you're turning in either direction. That's usually a sign the viscous coupling is getting ready to go bad, or already has. Repairing it isn't cheap, replacing the t-case with a used one is the usual fix and is cheaper.

 

Never new that. Def keeping that in my books to check a 4 wd system. Thanks.i denied the offer anyway truck had alot of issues with a it. Thanks for the tips

 

That's what we're here for.