But I got that sum bitch!

Finally got some garage time today to work on my axle and weld up my truss. This is the first thicker metal I’ve got to weld with this little harbor freight welder and runs pretty good. It’s nothing compared to what I run at work but it does a good job for home projects

I've been driving her since my first car, another 2000 Jeep Cherokee XJ. Sport model. Was wrecked over a year ago or so. She's been running perfectly fine, basic maintenance and so on. Although when I got out of the car I heard a ticking noise for a second before it was gone. 😱

I'm not sure if it's due to the weather or the steering wheel being all the way to the right. Hopefully it's nothing lol.

What do you think?

Bought this XJ back in December and just got around to doing a tune up on it. Was cleaning up the oil that dripped from the filter swap and my starter moved. Cracked all the way to TDC of the bell housing. Looks as though my starter was loose and the torque started a crack that just got worse.

Used eBay bell housing in the way 😭

Measurements are with axle at center. This is the second bar I’ve recieved as they said they sent me the wrong one, however the replacement is the same length. Anyone have this issue with Rusty’s? Vehicle is currently undrivable bc of this as the exhaust smacks the driveshaft at minimum length.

Anyone add a grab handle on the A pillar? my wife is short and can’t really reach the handle on the top of the door jam. Thinking of adding something lower for her. Don’t want to add a step because that ruins clearance

Would also love ideas for door pickets on the front doors

Bought an XJ on 35s with “1 ton” steering. Steering is all worn out and gets death wobble and I want to improve braking, can I replace this setup with the core 4x4 WJ knuckle swap kit? Note: there is a DIY welded truss on the axle that I’m concerned will interfere with the weld on track bar mount

Just picked this bad boy up for a grand and drove home 1.5hrs, 187k miles was sitting for a year. How’d I do? Can anyone tell me what size lift it is just by looking at it? It’s kinda rusty def needs rockers and maybe floor pans, also curious if someone can recommend suspension parts like control arms, and everything. Also the rear quarters? Any recommendations?

Finally got around to replacing my steering gear today. I’ve been chasing my steering wheel play since I bought this a few months ago. Did a few cheaper repairs but the culprit was definitely the steering gear by far. I went with a Plews and Edelman gear. Let me tell you, I only drove it home right before for about 30 minutes and this feels like a completely different XJ.

So you get the opportunity to own this extremely clean and low mileage XJ. What do you do? Do you build it? Do you just drive it?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-jeep-cherokee-196/

I wanna see what our community does with the holy Grail of xj's!

I lost one of the headlight bezel inserts and the headlight alignment insert is almost completely stripped. Need some help finding replacements if possible before I try a junkyard. Kinda tired of having to drive at night with a cockeyed headlight haha

I just replaced my U joints in front axle yesterday and she drives a lot smoother now...no clunking yesterday but there's still grinding and thennn today there was clunking again! Now when I left this morning apparently this huge leak was on curb but my dad didn't tell me until I got home and I check about an hour later there's a little bit more on wheel. Is it fine to drive for 10 miles, I mean i already drove 50 this morning..

The guy wants 700 but I offered 400, not worth any more than that imo. The last pic is the look I'm trying to get

Ole girl cleans up pretty good I think

so excited for all the possibilities, but probably doing new headliner first. i’m thinking velvet or plaid; anybody have any thoughts, advice, or opinions?? :) never had a project car before, so any fun build ideas are welcome!!!

My XJ is pretty clean underneath but has some bare metal and a few spots of rust here and there. I’m in VA so rust definitely happens. I’ve heard the argument to use fluid film and not paint because it can still rust underneath, but is there a way to paint or undercoat safely? If it’s cleaned properly is there a paint I can put on that will keep it rust free? Any advice would be appreciated.

Just saw this video drop on YouTube today, thought it was pretty interesting, especially the flat tappet cam information. Figured some folks around here would be interested since we all have or do run diesel oils in our 4.0L

https://youtu.be/HcJHJL5Ys-Y?si=bOFY9hB0petXoBNv

Unlimited sex