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Welcome to my Jeep Cherokee website. I have created this site to document all the things that I do to my Cherokee Sport and to be of service to anybody that has their own and would like to learn from my experience.

I enjoy taking things apart and putting them back together and my XJ is a great source for that. At the time of the creation of this website I am no expert on Jeep Cherokees or four-wheeling but I do have experience with them both and I hope to become expert at the vehicle that I currently own, a 1999 Jeep XJ.

I bought the Jeep Cherokee in November of 2006 shortly after my birthday as a gift to myself for being such an amazing person and for turning 31 and still being a bachelor. Although I have typically been a fan of white or black for a paint color I bought a red one because I heard they were faster.

It already had aftermarket Eagle rims and 30 inch tires to compliment the 2 inch budget boost and transfer case drop combo. Other than that it is was a stock Jeep XJ. It only had 87000 miles when I bought it and I plan on it lasting many many more. It runs great so far... although shifting my Cherokee Sport into part-time 4x4 can sometimes be a little tricky(fixed). I am excited to see this Jeep change into my own creation.

So look around and look at all the modifications I have done to my Cherokee. Click on the Technical Writeups tab to see all the writeups I have done. There are plenty more to come when I have time. If you have any comments about my or your own XJ Sport please feel free to leave them.

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Since I bought my Jeep Cherokee I have done quite a few things to it. The first thing I did was get a 3.5 inch Rubicon Express Lift with full leaf packs and install it with a new set of Cragar wheels and BFG tires.

At one point I became concerned about a weird sound that I was having and replaced all the easily accessable bearings with no luck at finding the problem. I replaced some bearings in the transfer case and some bearings in the rear axle and even replaced a hub in front. I eventually fixed the sound when I regeared the front axle of my Jeep Cherokee. There was a bad pinion bearing that needed to be replaced. Now it sounds nice and quiet(er) than before.

It is still a Jeep Cherokee so I have creeks and moans here and there that seem impossible to find. Over all I am very happy with my purchase. These Jeeps are quite amazing and I can see it lasting me a very long time.

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• February 4, 2010, 12:27 pm - Lisa L. Osen --   I've enlisted someone (I hope) to sell a Jeep on E-Bay (a 'project' that got 'neglected for many years) and you don't have to be interested in that but I put together a community development site tied to wealth creation with tips on graphics and reducing file sizes (helps out the overall infrastructure: telephone, cable, satellite, computer).
  
  The tips might be of benefit to your customers ultimately and they will remain and be enhanced even after the Jeep is sold:
  
  http://sites.google.com/a/downsize-stuff.com/home/jeepproject -- (community development site) with links to a photo site:
  
  http://picasaweb.google.com/downsize100/JeepCherokeeLaredo1986PhotosTakenInFall2009#
  
  The best . . . enjoyed your site . . .
• February 3, 2010, 9:55 am - Andy --  
  Hey Dave,
  
  I am glad you like my XJ. I have changed it a bit and am working on getting some new pictures up but the lift I had on there is the 3.5 inch superflex rubicon express lift with 31 inch tires. I am much happier with the lift I have now which is 4.5 inch rubicon express lift and 32 inch tires. If I were to go back and do it again I would have started with the 4.5 inch lift. It seems to fit the jeep better. 32 inch tires look tons better on a cherokee than 31's. I also have the SYE and have put on bumpers and rock sliders.
  
  Good luck with your Cherokee.
• February 3, 2010, 4:09 am - Jp --   I recently picked up a 99 jeep cherokee 4.0 at an auction with only 30k miles on it (crazy low right??). im stoked to start doing some modifications on it after seeing yours
• January 30, 2010, 3:22 pm - Dave --   so in the picture what kind of lift is that and with what size tires? please email me back im really like the looks of your jeep and i wanna make mine look as tough as yours
• November 30, 2009, 5:32 pm - flyan hawaiin --   Hey, just recently bought a 99 Jeep Cherokee (love it) and was wondering how much all of that ended up costing you?
• November 27, 2009, 9:08 am - charles --   Your drive shaft might be missing or the transfer case might be bad