I had a stock 99 Cherokee Sport that my mechanic was after for two years and I sold when I was unemployed and gas was close to $4. I bought a Honda civic hybrid and a Hyundai Santa Fe with the cash and the Santa Fe went **** up pretty quick. The Honda did a bit of unscheduled off-roading a month ago and the insurance co. gave me twice what I paid for it. The plan was to buy a daily beater and to get another Jeep to take me and the telescope where the air is clear (also to lug tools and such around). Well I got the Jeep first and my plans may have changed. I figured on doing a mild lift and getting bigger tires so the fact that the suspension was tired didn't bother me. No rust, everything working, drives great, just has a bit of noise that I thought might be intake or exhaust related. Unfortunately it turned out to be ring and pinion gear. I've picked up an 8.25 that just had the brakes overhauled (full kit) and I'm still looking for the Tbird coils and S10 leafs to do things all at once. Hopefully I can get this project completed in a couple of weeks as I seem to be obsessing over it 24/7. But I'm sure none of you guys would understand that



1999 Cherokee Sport





2001 Cherokee Sport

 

Welcome back to the realm of XJ, and congrats on finding a rust free specimen.

 

Welcome to the addiction.

 

Hopefully I wont be the last to suggest against doing the Tbird coils. Just buy the correct coils for the application. You can get nice 4.5" coils for under 100 bucks all day.

 

Have not seen any negative comments on the T bird coils to date.
Just point me in the right direction and I'll add to the confusion.
Thanks

 

Lift to be gained from TBird coils are unpredictable, higher lift will likely result in a harsh ride. XJ88 is correct, much better to drop the coin on new parts. Or even save a few bucks and get used springs, but that are made for this specific application.

 

Welcome along.