CRLAMBERTJR

Hello, I've been lurking in the background for awhile,,, decided to jump in !!! Wanted to share with all of you my latest purchase !!! I picked up a one owner 99 XJ for $800 !!! This one is pretty nice ! Never been messed with or off road !!! It has a few things to fix, but pretty much in excellent shape !!! Only one small area of rust in the rear passenger door sill, otherwise it is solid ! It has 204k on it, but they took decent care of it till recently. It has a wheel bearing hub going out, so they decided to bail on it !!! I am an older Jeep guy! This is my third !!! My first was a 79, CJ-5, my second was a 96 GC. I really tricked out the CJ, but left the Grand stock, as it was new. I just had a hip replacement, so I don't think I will be able to lift my XJ to nose bleed heights !!! At least not this one, it's just too nice to start choppin on !!! I am seriously considering finding another one just for wheeling ! I will be keeping this 99 as a DAD, plus I think that it would be cool to just restore back to new condition! Would be cool to see it running around OEM 10-20 years from now. Well just wanted to introduce myself and say hi to everyone ! Really love the website and look forward to using it !!!

Dumajones

Wow,,a 99 for 800 bucks. Not been off road or messed with. Thats a good deal.

Welcome to Cherokee Forum..

So now time to mess with it..lol

CRLAMBERTJR

Yeah, gotta few things to fix, new headliner, wheel bearing hub, back hatch latch and lift cylinders. Put a new Interstate battery in and did an oil change and lube. Want to do a tune-up and flush the radiator, got no heat ! Then going to service the transmission and transfer case. After that want to replace all of the main oil gaskets. A good brake job next. The rear springs are a bit saggy. That's when I will start messing with it !!! Can't decide wether to replace the OEM springs, maybe just a RE add a leaf and just raise it two inches with the front coil spring spacer ? Kinda like to put 31x10.50s on it ???

00t444e

You will need about 3" of lift to put 31x10.50s on it if you don't want to trim the fenders.

XJwonders

Welcome to the forum

CRLAMBERTJR

I've started my build thread. XJ Crossroads, so check it out. Not sure how far I'm going to take it ? First I want to button everything up and find/ fix all of the problems. Later

lajeepguy

i'm new to the whole world of forums.

i am selling my 1989 cherokee.

is this the best forum for that?

any tips?

thanks.

good luck with yours.

jon

CRLAMBERTJR

Yeah, post it in the selling forums, scroll down to the bottom, you'll find it.

lajeepguy

thank you so much.

jon