Jakes01234
Explorer
I received a 1995 Cherokee sport 4.0 4x4 auto with 173k miles on it for free. I talked to the previous owner about it and he handed me the title and said have fun. So 32 dollars later for a new master cylinder and I'm on the road with this gem. A little background on me. I have 5 four wheeled, registered vehicles. None of them are a SUV. I have a classic 64 ford a sedan for the fiancee my TJ, a work truck and the newest vehicle, an XJ.
Fun things keep surrounding this Jeep. We found a roof top box on the side of the highway that we normally would not have been able to retrieve but that to this little guy we strapped it on the roof and BAM free roof box.
I've been driving it for 3 weeks now and working out the kinks. I had to install a new radio and speakers seeing the factory stuff was blown. I changed the blower motor and resistor and today I will be changing the switch so that I can hopefully have more than one speed. A new thing to tackle for the very near future is getting rid of the 55mph death shake. Front end is tight so not sure what it is.
The fiancee hates this thing. It has missing paint, some rot holes on the side, and a little dent in the door. So I enjoy her embarrassment in it and take it everywhere we go. Yesterday was the best. We drove into Worcester to get the kids there school uniforms, as I merge onto highway I see a truck coming quick so I decide to just hit the gas harder than normal and it just so happens a clamp broke and the pipe slid off another piece and one end landed on the ground with sparks and banging and let's not forget the now open exhaust hahaha. She was horrified that I am now on the side of the highway fixing this thing. I loved every minute of it.
Now that story time is over i will give you some ideas of what I will be doing to it. I will be putting stock height suspension on it instead of drooping suspension. Not sure on shock choice yet but probably just some severe duty Monroes. Replace all the other old tired suspension with just anything I can buy at the local parts stores. No special order anything on this Jeep. I want it to be more comfortable and reliable so I will be researching there weak points and fixing them the best way I can. On board air is a must as it always comes in handy on the other jeep day to day. I will be on the lookout for aluminum bumpers if anyone knows where to find them. I want to keep it light and usable for day to day use. It will some just some dirt fire roads and back roads nothing crazy.
I will update with some pictures this afternoon when I start tinkering with it again.
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Fun things keep surrounding this Jeep. We found a roof top box on the side of the highway that we normally would not have been able to retrieve but that to this little guy we strapped it on the roof and BAM free roof box.
I've been driving it for 3 weeks now and working out the kinks. I had to install a new radio and speakers seeing the factory stuff was blown. I changed the blower motor and resistor and today I will be changing the switch so that I can hopefully have more than one speed. A new thing to tackle for the very near future is getting rid of the 55mph death shake. Front end is tight so not sure what it is.
The fiancee hates this thing. It has missing paint, some rot holes on the side, and a little dent in the door. So I enjoy her embarrassment in it and take it everywhere we go. Yesterday was the best. We drove into Worcester to get the kids there school uniforms, as I merge onto highway I see a truck coming quick so I decide to just hit the gas harder than normal and it just so happens a clamp broke and the pipe slid off another piece and one end landed on the ground with sparks and banging and let's not forget the now open exhaust hahaha. She was horrified that I am now on the side of the highway fixing this thing. I loved every minute of it.
Now that story time is over i will give you some ideas of what I will be doing to it. I will be putting stock height suspension on it instead of drooping suspension. Not sure on shock choice yet but probably just some severe duty Monroes. Replace all the other old tired suspension with just anything I can buy at the local parts stores. No special order anything on this Jeep. I want it to be more comfortable and reliable so I will be researching there weak points and fixing them the best way I can. On board air is a must as it always comes in handy on the other jeep day to day. I will be on the lookout for aluminum bumpers if anyone knows where to find them. I want to keep it light and usable for day to day use. It will some just some dirt fire roads and back roads nothing crazy.
I will update with some pictures this afternoon when I start tinkering with it again.
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