New guy with a 97 XJ
02-08-2014, 08:08 PM
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New guy with a 97 XJ
Hey guys,
I bought my 97 XJ 4x4 5spd in early December of 2013 as a toy for me to play with. I live just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I'm 23, and I am a mechanical engineer working in the auxiliary plastics manufacturing industry. I have been lurking around here since then looking at some ideas and honing my offroad knowledge a little bit.
My daily driver is an 05 Ranger FX4 Level II 5spd on 33x12.50s with an Aussie locker and I initially had plans to put a solid axle under the front of it. However, I realized with my budget an XJ would allow me to build much more quickly.
Thanks for all your help in advance and keep and check out the build thread I will be putting up shortly since the jeep only stayed stock for about a week.
I bought my 97 XJ 4x4 5spd in early December of 2013 as a toy for me to play with. I live just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I'm 23, and I am a mechanical engineer working in the auxiliary plastics manufacturing industry. I have been lurking around here since then looking at some ideas and honing my offroad knowledge a little bit.
My daily driver is an 05 Ranger FX4 Level II 5spd on 33x12.50s with an Aussie locker and I initially had plans to put a solid axle under the front of it. However, I realized with my budget an XJ would allow me to build much more quickly.
Thanks for all your help in advance and keep and check out the build thread I will be putting up shortly since the jeep only stayed stock for about a week.
02-08-2014, 08:49 PM
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Welcome to the forum. Your buddy's ranger looks like a beast, your XJ should keep up just fine if properly built. Heck I'm sure the way it sits now,
it can hold its own.
it can hold its own.
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