Anyone even have a GC in here?

[jdogg4]

If so what year and how do you like it what mods have you done with it.
My woman has a XJ right now and is wanting a GC. I've heard that 98 are cool cause they had the big V8 in it but yet some people say thay had problems with them. I've heard alot of people saying they don't like the new body style. if so why. Is it a issue with harder to put lifts on?

[jdogg4]

hello I see some action in here and yet no responce.

[SkyjacktZJ]

Hey, I'm here!
I'm a previous XJ owner ('87). I own 2 JGCs now, '95 & '99 and really like them both. I sold my XJ to a co-worker (sometimes not such a good thing) and he really loves it (with over 160k miles!).
The 4.0L '99 WJ is my wife's And she loves it as-is. She's been pretty adamant about keeping it as is because of the smoother ride and it being easier to get in and out of. It's Platinum Silver Metallic and is equipped with Jeep's Up Country Suspension Package. It also has all Limited options. It's very nice, but it's hers and that's OK by me.
The 5.2L '95 ZJ is my baby. I've only done some minor mods (see Sig) so far and had all the work performed by a local 4WD company. I haven't had any real problems with either of the Grand Cherokees EXCEPT I had to repace the tranny on the '95 last year. It was holding second gear too long and I had to kind of force it to shift by accelerating or decelerating. That ended up costing me around $2000 once all said and done. I really don't get off road much anymore (it costs too much when things break!). My next plans for the ZJ is "leveling her out". Typically they sit about 1/2" lower in the front. I bought some factory coil spring isolators for the front, they are 1/2" tall. I've done some checking and it appears to be an acceptable solution to gaining that extra 1/2" I need to get her leveled out. That's about it "for now", but you know how that goes...

[jdogg4]

cool thanks for the info. ever tow anything with it?

[SkyjacktZJ]

No, haven't done any towing with it at all.

[jdogg4]

No, haven't done any towing with it at all.

Ok thanks

[LeadFoot]

Moderator.....of what forum? Congrats dogg! :D

[jdogg4]

Moderator.....of what forum? Congrats dogg! :D

The Cherokee Forum. But the woman wants a grand cherokee. Thats what she wanted before we hot her XJ. But the deal we got on that we couldn't pass it by. That and she wasn't going to be able to afford a grand cherokee at the time. Now she wants a tj aswell. women were do they come up with all these crasy hobbies???

[LeadFoot]

Moderator.....of what forum? Congrats dogg! :D

The Cherokee Forum. But the woman wants a grand cherokee. Thats what she wanted before we hot her XJ. But the deal we got on that we couldn't pass it by. That and she wasn't going to be able to afford a grand cherokee at the time. Now she wants a tj aswell. women were do they come up with all these crasy hobbies???

Give em a inch of freedom, they want a mile. :D

[jdogg4]

Moderator.....of what forum? Congrats dogg! :D

The Cherokee Forum. But the woman wants a grand cherokee. Thats what she wanted before we hot her XJ. But the deal we got on that we couldn't pass it by. That and she wasn't going to be able to afford a grand cherokee at the time. Now she wants a tj aswell. women were do they come up with all these crasy hobbies???

Give em a inch of freedom, they want a mile. :D

Ya I think I got lucky with this girl she was into jeeps or at least wanted one when we meet. I got mine about 3 months after dating and then she got hers about 8 months after me. The tj she wants is one of her old high school buddies. He moved to AZ and wants something with A/C??? I said take off the top.

[richlisha]

I purchased a 98 Grand Cherokee last year. I got it with many mods. I Love it. The only problem I might have is the transmission. It seems to shift a little rough. When I installed a Jacobs ignition and gapped my plugs wider the transmission seemed to shift smoother. I will get it checked out soon. I have a 3.5 lift, 32 inch BFG's, Arb Bull Bar, custom rear bumper with tow hitch, K&N air filter and much more. I've done minor 4 wheeling with it. I will be towing my CJ5 soon. I can let you know how that goes. I have the 5.2L V8. I have heard the tow great. I will keep her for a while.

[LWB]

Even though I don't have one, I have a couple friends that tow with ZJs. My neighbor has a '96 (I think) Laredo W/the 4.0L and flat tows his CJ5 with no problems. Have a couple other friends in my 4wd club who tow TJs on 16' to 18' open car trailers W/5.2 ZJs, again, no problem keeping up with the rest of us. Then I have another, who tows everything including FS pickups :shock: on a tow dolly W/a '93 4.0 ZJ, but he is a little nuts & I'll leave him out of this. :lol: Regarding the 5.9 ZJ, another friend (sure, you have more than 1 friend, LWB) has 1, and had some expensive internal engine problems with his- I've heard of that a few other times, also. He upgraded his engine when he rebuilt it , but hasn't towed with it yet.

[95ORVIS]

95 Grand Cherokee Orvis. Factory installed mods are all it really has right now. They are 2" up country suspension lift, off road driving lights, full size spare tire on mag wheel, skid plates, full-time 4x4, and various nets inside to hold gear.
Future mods include a safari rack, k&n style col air intake, more agressive tires, and an exterior monut for the spare.

[jdogg4]

ya see the internal engine problems I've heard about hear and there. but thanks for the towing info.

[98v8jeep]

i just got a 98 v8 with 93k for $7 at a auction. so far its fine except for the bald tires in the front so turning isnt that great. gettin new tires and back brakes soon. and the gas mileage has been ridiculous so far dont know y, otherwise its good

[jdogg4]

congrats

[reddog_051]

i have a 94 grand cherokee with 184,ooo miles on it mods include k&n cold air intake, jvc deck, rockford6.5 subs in rear doors, neon lights inside white face gauges that turn different colors, tinted windows(5%) lund scoops,vent visors, deflector wing in back, headlight covers, five star american racing rims, 30 in yokahama geolander at,
i do alot of driving with mine used to put on 130 miles a dayto and from work i pull my race bikes in my 7 by 12 foot inclosed trailer every weekend and that v8 doesnt hardly break a sweat 8)

[dh_4_ever]

My family loves jeeps, dad has a jeep, I got a jeep, my uncle has a jeep, my aunt has a jeep, and one of my brothers has a jeep. We all have XJ's ecept my uncle, who has a 2002 GC (hes a lawyer...he can afford all sors of toys) and he tows with it...he even uses it on his 'vinyard' I call it a small farm but what ever. When his tractor gets stuck he ties it to his jeep and pulls it out. And he has halled arround parts for the tractor, and he hasnt had any complaints, he likes the features it has..thats his biggest thing about it, other than the V8 power. His favorite feature is the fuel gage, which tells him exactly how many more Km he can go on how much gas hes got. He can also tell inside and out tempratures, and locking diffs.. As I said, he can afford toys..but I personaly dont like it that much, the coulor sucks (brownish stuff) its got more comfortable seats than mine, but its worse on gas (i got the 4L engine, not HO) and the Body style is too....not jeep....I love the look of the TJ and the XJ...other than that, any thing else id pass on (well, id take a CJ, or a YJ, but it would have to be better than my XJ, which is really nice)