slomatt
Adventurer
Vehicle is located in San Francisco.
1996 Grand Cherokee Laredo (ZJ) V8
- ~128k miles
- 5.2L V8 engine
- Automatic Transmission
- D30 front differential
- D44A rear differential
I bought this Jeep in 2002 and have modified it for use on backcountry camping and skiing trips. All changes were made with the goal of maintaining freeway drivability and comfort, to that end the lift was setup to keep the center of gravity low while moving up to a tire size that can be safely run on the stock differentials. The weak links in the drivetrain have all been updated so that there is little risk of breakage.
The truck is targeted at trails such as Deer Valley, Slickrock, and Pardos trail and has run all of these many times with no major issues or breakdowns on the trail. The interior is clean and in good condition, the exterior is in decent condition with no major damage but some trail "pin striping" on the passenger side.
After owning this truck for 6 years it's time for me to start a new project and I'm hoping to get $4000 or best offer for the Jeep.
Suspension/Tires/Steering:
- 33x12.5" TrXus MTs on 15x8 black steel wheels. 50% plus tread remaining.
- Fenders clearanced to fit 33" tires with only 3" of suspension lift.
- Jeepers and Creepers heavy duty tie rod
- J20 4 bolt steering gear box
- F->R lift with Teraflex 3.5" front springs
- .5" rear spacers
- Teraflex front sway bar disconnects
- Rubicon Express montotube shocks
- Kevin's Offroad front trackbar conversion (JKS adjustable trackbar)
- JKS rear adjustable trackbar
- Extended front brake hoses
- OME SE40 steering stabalizer
Engine/Drivetrain
- Custom "cool air" intake w/ S&B Powerstack filter
- Magnaflow muffler
- MDS spark plug wires
- Optima Red Top Battery
- Front drive shaft w/ 1310 u-joint from South Bay Driveline
- Chromoly inner axles w/ 760x u-joints, stock outer axles w/ ABS tone rings
Protection/Exterior
- Kevin's Offroad rock sliders
- Rusty's Offroad t/c skid (not installed)
- Stock engine and gas tank skids
- IPF 960 lights on Jeepers and Creepers light bar
Spare Parts
- CV axles
- Front hubs
- Rear sway bar and links
Maintenance Items:
- Just passed smog (11/2008)
- Oil changed every 3-5k with Castrol GTX
- Borg Warner cap and rotor (2008)
- Fuel filter (2008)
- Output speed sensor (2008)
- Motor mounts (2008)
- Front lower control arms (2007)
- Alignment (2007)
- Neutral safety switch (2007)
- Thermostat, hoses, and coolant flush (2007)
- Steering gear box (2007)
- Champion truck spark pugs (2007)
- Oil pressure sender (2006)
- Power steering pump (2006)
- O2 sensors (2003)
- PCV valve (2003)
- TPS (2003)
- IAC (2003)
Known Issues:
- Small rear main seal leak
- Seized A/C compressor
- Peeling inside rear door panel
- Cracked windshield (but not in driver's line of sight)
- Needs new tailgate shocks (or you can use a dowel to hold it up)
This is a very capable and easy to drive truck and is a great and inexpensive way to get up into the mountains for camping or skiing.
- Matt
1996 Grand Cherokee Laredo (ZJ) V8
- ~128k miles
- 5.2L V8 engine
- Automatic Transmission
- D30 front differential
- D44A rear differential
I bought this Jeep in 2002 and have modified it for use on backcountry camping and skiing trips. All changes were made with the goal of maintaining freeway drivability and comfort, to that end the lift was setup to keep the center of gravity low while moving up to a tire size that can be safely run on the stock differentials. The weak links in the drivetrain have all been updated so that there is little risk of breakage.
The truck is targeted at trails such as Deer Valley, Slickrock, and Pardos trail and has run all of these many times with no major issues or breakdowns on the trail. The interior is clean and in good condition, the exterior is in decent condition with no major damage but some trail "pin striping" on the passenger side.
After owning this truck for 6 years it's time for me to start a new project and I'm hoping to get $4000 or best offer for the Jeep.
Suspension/Tires/Steering:
- 33x12.5" TrXus MTs on 15x8 black steel wheels. 50% plus tread remaining.
- Fenders clearanced to fit 33" tires with only 3" of suspension lift.
- Jeepers and Creepers heavy duty tie rod
- J20 4 bolt steering gear box
- F->R lift with Teraflex 3.5" front springs
- .5" rear spacers
- Teraflex front sway bar disconnects
- Rubicon Express montotube shocks
- Kevin's Offroad front trackbar conversion (JKS adjustable trackbar)
- JKS rear adjustable trackbar
- Extended front brake hoses
- OME SE40 steering stabalizer
Engine/Drivetrain
- Custom "cool air" intake w/ S&B Powerstack filter
- Magnaflow muffler
- MDS spark plug wires
- Optima Red Top Battery
- Front drive shaft w/ 1310 u-joint from South Bay Driveline
- Chromoly inner axles w/ 760x u-joints, stock outer axles w/ ABS tone rings
Protection/Exterior
- Kevin's Offroad rock sliders
- Rusty's Offroad t/c skid (not installed)
- Stock engine and gas tank skids
- IPF 960 lights on Jeepers and Creepers light bar
Spare Parts
- CV axles
- Front hubs
- Rear sway bar and links
Maintenance Items:
- Just passed smog (11/2008)
- Oil changed every 3-5k with Castrol GTX
- Borg Warner cap and rotor (2008)
- Fuel filter (2008)
- Output speed sensor (2008)
- Motor mounts (2008)
- Front lower control arms (2007)
- Alignment (2007)
- Neutral safety switch (2007)
- Thermostat, hoses, and coolant flush (2007)
- Steering gear box (2007)
- Champion truck spark pugs (2007)
- Oil pressure sender (2006)
- Power steering pump (2006)
- O2 sensors (2003)
- PCV valve (2003)
- TPS (2003)
- IAC (2003)
Known Issues:
- Small rear main seal leak
- Seized A/C compressor
- Peeling inside rear door panel
- Cracked windshield (but not in driver's line of sight)
- Needs new tailgate shocks (or you can use a dowel to hold it up)
This is a very capable and easy to drive truck and is a great and inexpensive way to get up into the mountains for camping or skiing.
- Matt
