New Cherokee Owner in CA
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Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
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New Cherokee Owner in CA
Hey Cherokee Forum,
New to the 4x4 world and i have to say im loving every minute of it.
A little about me. Im 22, a soldier in the CA Army National Guard, have my own business, avid gun owner, huge car nut, and spend way too much on cara forums!
Car history. I come from a long line of performance cars. I started out with a 2000 Honda Civic SI, had it all riced out and thought it was the coolest thing since sliced bread. Came to my senses and purchased a 2003 Subaru WRX. Modded the crap out of it and raced it. Had to go to college and needed a reliable car so i bought a year old 2005 Subaru STI. Left it stock but upgraded the suspension and made it stage II. Got a new job and decided i wanted to splurge so i sold the STI and purchased a 2007 Lotus Exige S. Had that for a while and realized it was not conducive to my lifestyle. Sold it and started pondering what i wanted. Was going to purchase a brand new 2011 STI but didnt want another car loan. My older brother had a Cherokee and instantly i knew what i wanted. It can hold my snowboards, my bike, go camping with me, go through snow, it can do everything i need it to do.
I purchased a 1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ in red. It had the 242 which at the time i thought was cool cause it has full time 4 but now i hate because i cant find a full slip yoke kit for it. It had cruise and ABS which i like for snow but i want a damn snorkel! it had a full 3.5" RE lift (full leaf), 31 BFG ATs, factory skids, and thats it. I have grand plans for it and have already added a Kargo Master Roof rack, fabbed my own spare tire carrier, hilift with mount, swapped out my crap stock fogs for PIAA 2100 Series, added a light bar to the front bumper, installed PIAA 520 ATPs, upgraded the stereo system, and more. I plan on finally starting a build thread before i get too much farther.
Anyway thats me, look forward to getting to know everyone and learning this community.
Will
New to the 4x4 world and i have to say im loving every minute of it.
A little about me. Im 22, a soldier in the CA Army National Guard, have my own business, avid gun owner, huge car nut, and spend way too much on cara forums!
Car history. I come from a long line of performance cars. I started out with a 2000 Honda Civic SI, had it all riced out and thought it was the coolest thing since sliced bread. Came to my senses and purchased a 2003 Subaru WRX. Modded the crap out of it and raced it. Had to go to college and needed a reliable car so i bought a year old 2005 Subaru STI. Left it stock but upgraded the suspension and made it stage II. Got a new job and decided i wanted to splurge so i sold the STI and purchased a 2007 Lotus Exige S. Had that for a while and realized it was not conducive to my lifestyle. Sold it and started pondering what i wanted. Was going to purchase a brand new 2011 STI but didnt want another car loan. My older brother had a Cherokee and instantly i knew what i wanted. It can hold my snowboards, my bike, go camping with me, go through snow, it can do everything i need it to do.
I purchased a 1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ in red. It had the 242 which at the time i thought was cool cause it has full time 4 but now i hate because i cant find a full slip yoke kit for it. It had cruise and ABS which i like for snow but i want a damn snorkel! it had a full 3.5" RE lift (full leaf), 31 BFG ATs, factory skids, and thats it. I have grand plans for it and have already added a Kargo Master Roof rack, fabbed my own spare tire carrier, hilift with mount, swapped out my crap stock fogs for PIAA 2100 Series, added a light bar to the front bumper, installed PIAA 520 ATPs, upgraded the stereo system, and more. I plan on finally starting a build thread before i get too much farther.
Anyway thats me, look forward to getting to know everyone and learning this community.
Will
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Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Thanks for the warm welcome guys. Very excited to be part of this community. 4 wheel is so much different then racing and i love the technical aspect of it. Already going crazy on my Jeep.
I have a Rough Country Long Arm Kit coming in late this week hopefully that im adding to my current 4.5" Rubicon Express lift. I was able to score a brand new ARB Locker for my rear Dana 35 for $500! I am going to pick that up on Thursday of this week. Just need to find a compressor system and decide if i want 4.56s or 4.88s. Ill be running 33x12.5x15 Mickey Thompsons if anyone has any suggestions.
Will
I have a Rough Country Long Arm Kit coming in late this week hopefully that im adding to my current 4.5" Rubicon Express lift. I was able to score a brand new ARB Locker for my rear Dana 35 for $500! I am going to pick that up on Thursday of this week. Just need to find a compressor system and decide if i want 4.56s or 4.88s. Ill be running 33x12.5x15 Mickey Thompsons if anyone has any suggestions.
Will
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