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Thrashard340

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First 4x4 I have ever owned. My parents bought a 2012 Grand Cherokee 70th Anniversary Overland Edition with a Hemi and no longer need this one. It's a 1996 Grand Cherokee Laredo with the AMC 4.0. It has 111k miles.

I have work out some minor bugs. I just swapped in a new oil pressure switch. It needs a cat. FM radio doesn't work. I'm stuck listening to sports radio on AM. The rear hatch strut need to be swapped out. Currently using the vise grip method. There is a slight rubbing sound coming from rear end...very minor.
 

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nice, ive had a few XJ cherokees, all 4.0 litre HOs. they have all been very good to me.i had one that had turned 300,000 miles before i sold it.
 
ZJ's are cool but Xj's (Cheep Cherokees) don't roll, lol. Inside Jeep joke. :)

Check out Quadtrcrack..... I mean Quadtratec.com... Dang brother, you can spend years worth of salary there on a ton of cool stuff.

Enjoy Grant!
 
73AbodEE said:
nice, ive had a few XJ cherokees, all 4.0 litre HOs. they have all been very good to me.i had one that had turned 300,000 miles before i sold it.
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Thanks 73AbodEE. I have great respect for the XJ's. I've always wanted one. I like the rugged looks of them and they are true 4wd's built on real truck chassis'.

If anyone else has an XJ or ZJ, post your pics!
 
ramcharger said:
4.0 HO with 11k? It'll last forever, no joke.

Enjoy!
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LOL Ramcharger. My parents have been retired for a while now and do not rack up a lot of mileage. Also, the GC was never a DD for them. The funny thing is that my 65 year old mom didn't feel that the 2012 GC V6 had enough power so she had to buy one with a Hemi. :cheers:
 
Thrashard340 said:
Thanks 73AbodEE. I have great respect for the XJ's. I've always wanted one. I like the rugged looks of them and they are true 4wd's built on real truck chassis'.

If anyone else has an XJ or ZJ, post your pics!
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:cheers:
 

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Thrashard340 said:
LOL Ramcharger. My parents have been retired for a while now and do not rack up a lot of mileage. Also, the GC was never a DD for them. The funny thing is that my 65 year old mom didn't feel that the 2012 GC V6 had enough power so she had to buy one with a Hemi. :cheers:
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She is correct! That 4.0 HO is torque monster and the only thing that will beat is a real V8. Mom knows her stuff.... :cheers:
 
1998 XJ pictured w/ 3.5 inches lift and 31s, since become a 4.5 inch lift and plans to go to 33s...
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here are some of mine. the red one had over 300,000 on the original drive train. the dark blue one got a brand new 4.0 i built
 

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a couple more i stumbled on to
 

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That is a cool Jeep. Those 4.0 Liter engines will go 250 k to 300 k if you take care of it. Do you have the 242 transfer case? That one is the best. It has the most options of two wheel and 4 wheel drive that they offered. With a set of Goodyear GSA tires, they really go great in the snow (long story). Believe me I know. I was on a few "test drives" with them back in the day. I wrote the "Change Notice" to release the cowl grille on that year just before I transferred to a different job.
 
I got down to replacing some of the "little stuff" the past week.

I replaced the rear hatch supports over the weekend and new wiper blades.

I had a new cat welded in on Friday. The old one was rattling and triggered a CEL. Both issues are gone. Exhaust shops in Cali charge an arm and leg for cat work.

I just ordered pass side marker + parking light housings, rear glass supports (yeah...don't know why I didn't check along with hatch), and Kenwood HU. I need a working stereo. I plan on splitting commuting duties with my DD.

Dimmer switch is also causing guage lighting issues. There's a good write up on Jeep Forum about fixing it.
 
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