Cherokee XJ

[alsant]

Well I bought this last week , she ain’t pretty and not a B-body , but she is solid and Trail ready.

 

[kiwigtx]

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Well I bought this last week , she ain’t pretty and not a B-body , but she is solid and Trail ready.

Are you going hunting or just cruising through the wilderness?

Looks good from this angle.

 

[Big Bad Dad]

I miss my Cherokees......

 

[alsant]

Maybe both Kiwi , more off-roading though , I live in the high desert now.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

My son bought a Comanche pick up last September. Really solid, but it was run into a tree that had fallen across the road, smashed the roof and windshield down against the steering wheel. Since it is a uni-body the P.O. could not fix. My kid got it for cheap. Cut the roof off a junked Cherokee and welded it all up. Yes they are not exactly the same, but he ended up with a nice little daily driver for cheap. Reliable as they come.

 

[AndyOpi66]

Nice! Very solid little trucks, never had any major issues with the 4 that have made their way through my family. Unfortunately, rust kept bringing them to their demise waaay before the drivetrain would give us any hiccups.

 

[junior340]

I love ours

 

[moparwacko]

Love the older boxy Cherokees!
Mechanically simple machines and parts are cheap and plentiful- Rock Auto is your friend. Unfortunately rust took most of them here in the Northeast, so maybe a desert one will live forever. It is not unusual to find 4.0 powered ones in junkyards with over 300k miles.
Side note, I picked up a southwestern 95 YJ that is stone stock 4cyl 5 spd. I'm having a ball with it.
Good luck!

 

[Budnicks]

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Well I bought this last week , she ain’t pretty and not a B-body , but she is solid and Trail ready.

what year second gen XJ ?
1984-2001 unibody
what engine ?
loved the straight six 4.0ltr
what trans ? auto or manual
manual course is best for wheeling

looks to have a few inches of lift & decent sized tires
no freewheeling hubs ?

looks to have a winch, that's always nice

what's the plans with it ?
any more mods (?)

looks pretty good in that 1 photo

cool rig nonetheless,
at least in the dry western climates
there's very lil' rust issues

good luck & have fun

 

[alsant]

4.0 L auto w/6.5 “ lift
It’s a 94 , it’s pretty mechanically sound I will do more mods as I go.

 

[4speed68rt]

Gotta love the XJs. 4 wheel drive sports cars!!

 

[Budnicks]

4.0 L auto w/6.5 “ lift
It’s a 94 , it’s pretty mechanically sound I will do more mods as I go.

Enjoy it, sounds like fun...

 

[Triplegreen500]

Nice looking rig!

I loved my XJ, but like many...rust took her away before her heart quit beating (4.0/auto). Sold her to a buddy who wanted to build a trail rig.

I also had a YJ Wrangler years ago. Sold for the same reason. I was jonesing for another 4.0 vehicle recently....so I picked up an '06 TJ Wrangler a couple months ago. Torque, 3 pedals....and a convertible. And, XJs are bringing stupid money around here these days, so I ruled that out mainly because IF you can find one here...it won't be a manual trans. And I wanted a manual toy.

 

[ckessel]

The 87-on was an awesome package. 4.0 with the AW4 trans is reliable as heck. Minor issues with oil leaks at the filter adaptor, pcv/ccv lines, v/c leaks occasionally, exhaust manifolds cracking and not much else. Never saw any trans issues at the dealers.

 

[junior340]

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Well I bought this last week , she ain’t pretty and not a B-body , but she is solid and Trail ready.

Perfect condition for wheeling and having fun.

 

[moparedtn]

 

[VANDAN]

I have an XJ on my buy list, when I find a decent one. Almost non-existent here in the Rust-belt...

 

[MarPar]

I live in the high desert now.

Lucky bastard

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

I have been wanting to buy the one my brother in-law has

 

[guy gadbois]

XJs rule!
Have had mine for 26 years now...