Jeep Cherokee / XJ

My Cat's 1997 Jeep Cherokee XJ

Year 1997Make JeepModel Cherokee / XJSuspension 6.5" Rough Country long arm suspension liftMotor Factory 4.0 literTransmission Factory 4-Speed Auto Transfer Case Factory T-case Rear Axle 8.25Front Axle High Pinion Dana 30 Axle Gearing 5.13Rear Locker Detroit LockerFront Locker Open front dif.Steering Cavfab steering kit Durango steering box Fluid cooleWinch Mile Marker 9500lbRock Sliders Custom sliders + unibody frames stiffenersRear Bumper CustomFront Bumper Custom w/ winch mountTires 35 inch BFG KM2 M/TsWheels Steel

This 1997 Jeep Cherokee XJ sits on a 6.5 inch rough country long arm suspension lift. Iron rock off road frame stiffeners strengthen the uni-body and a Cavfab steering kit with a Durango steering box and power steering fluid cooler keep this XJ turning through these trails.

What else is on the Cherokee?

Slip yoke eliminator, Mile Marker 9500lb winch, Detroit locker in the 8.25 rear end, and an open high pinion Dana 30 with an over axle truss up front. 5.13 gears keep 35 inch BFG KM2 tires rolling.

Trail communications are handled through a quad band TYT 9800 ham radio.

This XJ was bought and built on a budget, but that hasn't stopped it from crawling through some of the toughest trails on this site.

Just about any 4x4 rig can handle Bald Mountain, but this XJ does it on the hard lines; Posi Hill, V Rock and Big Snot.

This Jeep had some tires in the air on Mirror Lake Trail, but pushed on through and was ready for more on Swamp Lake Trail.

See this XJ on the Rubicon Trail

Year 1997Make JeepModel Cherokee / XJSuspension 6.5" Rough Country long arm suspension liftMotor Factory 4.0 literTransmission Factory 4-Speed Auto Transfer Case Factory T-case Rear Axle 8.25Front Axle High Pinion Dana 30 Axle Gearing 5.13Rear Locker Detroit LockerFront Locker Open front dif.Steering Cavfab steering kit Durango steering box Fluid cooleWinch Mile Marker 9500lbRock Sliders Custom sliders + unibody frames stiffenersRear Bumper CustomFront Bumper Custom w/ winch mountTires 35 inch BFG KM2 M/TsWheels Steel

This XJ has been recently upgraded. Here's a quick peak at it now.