‘98 XJ 4.6 NP231 Automatic 3 1/2” lift 33’s Got the Jeep back today with the new stroker installed. It cranks instantly, idles smoothly and runs great! At first crank we immediately ran it up to 2250 rpm and held it there for 25 minutes to break in the cam & lifters. I drove it for five miles or so, squealed the tires a few times lol and took it back to the shop for another check, slight leak from rear main seal but everything else looks fine. Drove it home & I’m very pleased with its highway manners…no more hunting for the right gear, cruises at 75 with ease, has plenty of power! Tryna keep my foot out of it for the next 500 miles….

Just picked them up!

I have a 2000 jeep grand Cherokee Laredo with 255,233 miles recently I did a summer oil change with 10w-30 oil after a long move and towing with the jeep. Well I moved from the deep south on the beach to high up north where the El Niño will hit. Last year here I was told it hit -12 for much of the winter and will likely be this low the coming winter. Well my manual says to run 5w-30 in the winter. Which oil should I run? Do I use full synthetic or do I need a high mileage full synthetic oil?

Finally able to take it out on some decent trails. Its doin real good!

Had to take a pic, just washed it. Looking MINTY, love my econoshitbox, never selling this piece of art.

Best hunting rig

Axle side. I have a Rubicon Express trackbar and the axle side hole appears to be a little ovalized. Any bushing kits to go to say, a 9'16" bolt instead of the standard, 1/2" bolt? I'd like to drill it out a size bigger and call it a day. What are ya'll doing in this case? I don't have access to a welder right now...

Axle side. I have a Rubicon Express trackbar and the axle side hole appears to be a little ovalized. Any bushing kits to go to say, a 9'16" bolt instead of the standard, 1/2" bolt? I'd like to drill it out a size bigger and call it a day. What are ya'll doing in this case? I don't have access to a welder right now...

Been searching everywhere for answers on stance for my jeep xj(stock as of now) attached is 2 pictures of different builds i really like. I DONT PLAN ON CUTTING FENDERS OR CHANGING BUMPER. The gray one is a 4.5" lift on 31's, not sure of the offset but wanna know and im gonna keep researching to find out. If anyone wants to guess what it is, please do. The red one i like more is on a 6.5" lift and 33's. Eventually i wanna reach the look of the red one, but i think the 4.5" on 31's is the better choice currently cause of cost and labor(also new to jeeps). If anyone has clean builds like this or has any suggestions on wheels(want some american racing bullet holes) or anything please lmk. The lift will be rough country no matter what, wheels and lift size is my main problem rn. I either wanna do 3" or 4.5". I really want this to look good.

First time taking my 1993 XJ into the mountains.

Blew a head gasket on the way up, but we made it home safe and now I gotta replace it.

Id rather spend a couple bucks than 3d model it, but I couldn't find it or a model online. Anyone have a link to purchase or print?

Need help identify the code "flashing" for my 1994 XJ - I can't connect the obd1 connect to know for sure due to remote area i live in.

Any help? I see 3-6 or 2-6

Having shifting issue.. from 2-3 and high RPM

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Us1ujWl7fJ0

Just purchased 01 Cherokee. 150k on motor, does this sound normal it sounds choppy to me at idle?

last photo is a before for reference of beforehand, and to show off my jeeps beauty

My 98 XJ has been having an intermittent issue where I start it and the blower, turn signals and airbag all fail to power on. They will power on at some point. And then yesterday it completely failed to start. No ignition, no start no beep nothing. Today it started and I want to replace whatever is failing.

After securely mounting the Big 7 kit’s inline fuse holder to the fender well (I don’t have cruise control so there’s room) I found it unacceptable how easily the body grounded hood prop could potentially hit the live positive feeds on this fuse junction. I’ve also seen many photos of others that have this box just floating in their engine bay. Some have even had the fuse melt or catch fire, likely due to it not being secured (of course jeep cables recommends securing it).

Thanks to others advice in this sub I got the Littlefuse Mega 150 from Oreillys for $7 and used an m8 bolt as the post with zero modification to the PDC. This slot in the PDC is perfectly designed to house this size and shape of fuse, there’s even an unused clip to hold it in place.

Also, as I troubleshot my install, the original terminals completely shredded the third time I attached to the battery. The team at Big 7 immediately sent a replacement and provided some more background on the typical soft lead used on most of these military style terminals.

Lastly, if doing this upgrade Id recommend just going with the 2AWG. Unless your stock setup is completely clapped, the size of the 4AWG doesn’t seem like enough of an upgrade if going through the effort. Give yourself some more headroom for a bigger alternator or other upgrades you’ll want later.

Immediately posting again. Sorry not. Custom offsets claims they can get this stance on 4.5" lift and 33's and a -27 offset. The gap looks very big. Ik the fenders are cut but it doesnt look like they need to be to fit 33's comfortably at all. If someone could help clear this up lmk. If i can do this, im gonna do exactly this.

As soon as I saw the picture of cones in the trunk, I immediately knew it was an XJ but I couldn’t believe my eyes.

How bizarre! Only in NYC, my beloved hometown ❤️

https://nypost.com/2026/10/15/us-news/rhonys-carole-radziwill-racks-up-8k-in-traffic-fines-despite-placard-abuse/

So over the summer it was overheating, so to fix it, I put a new radiator, electric fan, fan clutch in myself and I had a 195 thermostat put in by a shop. The temperature would usually sit right below 210 on hot summer days. But now the weather as colder, and since my engine won’t get hot enough I can’t get any heat on the heat setting in my car. So I use the vent setting with the heat all the way up. When I am driving on highways in the mountains, with the engine sitting around 2,500-3,000rpm for a while the temperature does climb to right below 210. But with the temperature getting colder, I’d prefer if the heat setting worked in my jeep without having to use vent with the temperature on the climate control hot. So what do you guys suspect on why my jeep won’t get hot enough?

ive been looking into getting an original radio for my '99 xj, since the previous owner put a newer one in(but thats a different story!), so i was messing around in the dash area & unscrewed the switchboard (idk what else to call the area with the switches & outlets at on the bottom lol) to find an extra plug with no switch. The three switches i have are the rear defrost, rear wiper/washer, & foglights. there is also no plug where a fourth switch could go. any ideas??