Welcome to my Jeep Cherokee Sport website. I have created this site to document all the things that I do to my Jeep Cherokee and to be of service to anybody that would like to learn from my experience. I enjoy taking things apart and putting them back together and my Jeep will be a great outlet for that. At the time of the creation of this website I am no expert on Jeeps 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 Cherokee Sport.
I bought the 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 stock. 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 into part-time 4x4 can sometimes be a little tricky(fixed). I am excited to see this Jeep change into my own creation.
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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. I was concerned about a weird sound that I was having and replaced all the easily accessable bearings with no luck at finding the problem. I replace 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. 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 still have creeks and moans here and there that seem impossible to find. Over all I am very happy with my purchase. These Jeep Cherokee's are quite amazing and I can see it lasting me a very long time. | 
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Nice work ... I've got XJ 98' limited and I wont to make a lift with RE RE6030 but I know that there is a posibility of wibrations in back shaft. Did you have it? Is it sure that with 3,5" lift I will have to put SYE.
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greg
It really doesn't matter. I left the wheel on for the u-joints because I had removed the front driveshaft prior. If you take the wheel off you just need to engage 4wd so the axle doesn't rotate.
Great Write ups !!1 only 1 question, In your write up on changing front u-joints you suggest loosening hub nut while tie os on the ground.. on write up about changing hub you take tire off first and jack up truck, is there any difference in doing these 2 operations?
Very nice write-ups. I have a '97 Country, White with 161k miles on it and it needs some drivetrain work. Currently I have lifted 3" front and rear, D30, Chry 8.25, transfer case drop and all the same stuff you did. Thanks again for the detailed info!
Sweet Rig!!