jared8783

well i have never owned any jeep before and i needed a winter vehicle so today i traded my 75 vw beetle (needed restored i was only looking for 1500 out of it) for a 1999 jeep cherokee straight six 4x4 auto tranny 176,000 miles

frame is solid
rust is very little
it has 31 inch tires on it
and a 5 inch lift with less than 2000 miles on it

at first i was not particularly fond of the trade that the guy offered me
because i know it will suck gas and i am not a fan of auto trannys
but the tranny does shift smooth and i figured that this thing has got to be worth 3000 at least

i dont know if i want to keep it or not but i will at least keep it around for the snowy season...so she's got a snowy season to prove herself as to wethor i will keep it or not

ok so the whole XJ/MJ/ZJ/WJ thing
what does that mean and how do i know what mine is

is there anything anything in particular i need to know about these vehicles?
common problems and fixes?
simple easy cheap performance mods?
how can i verify the lift is truly 5 inches? (last question may sound dumb but im a car guy not a truck guy)

thanks
jared

Destination XJ

Welcome to CF!

Cherokees are XJ grand Cherokees are ZJ the jeep Comanche is the MJ and the wrangler is the WJ (99-04)

Do you have some pics ?

jared8783

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...7&l=2c328d738d
here is pics

ok so mine is an xj
it is the "sport" so how does that make it different from normal ones

Destination XJ

Not sure about the different models of the XJ(cherokee) But I m sure if you do a quick google search you can find out.

Looks good! You need some fender flairs.

and to give me the jeep.

ol"blue

Welcome to CF.

JeepLV96

Just a quick correction, WJ is for Grand Cherokees 99-04. Wranglers 87-95 are YJ, 97-06 are TJ.

91 limited owner

Welcome from Wisconsin.