slappomatt
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- San Diego CA,
Hi. Just got my first jeep about a week ago. Its a 95 4DR 4.0 4WD 5spd country edition. and its pretty much completely stock. It has a pretty bad lifter noise and a really noisy rear end. got it cheap.
immediate plans,
Fix the really bad leaky exhaust and get it smogged and registered.
Fix the shift knob that I broke, and somehow repair the seriously raggy steering wheel
short term plans,
install a new cam, chain, and lifter set.
RubiconExpress RE6025 3.5" SUPER-RIDE lift
31" AT's on some affordable steel 15" rims
some home made bumpers and maybe a simple cage inside.
a home made safari style roof rack with some off road lights
install stereo, CB , dualband Ham/race radio. and other accessories.
long term plans,
probably swap rear axle for a explorer 8.8 3.73 posi and disc
and hopefully comeup on a usable D44 for the front and do that swap
replace the entire roof as its got pretty bad cancer.
and MAYBE do a 5.3L GM swap with an automatic.
I would love any advice for these plans,
especially with regards to the cam. I will probably be doing this pretty soon as I HATE the noisy lifter and with all the work to get the cam out I figured I might as well do the whole thing as its not that costly. I have been lurking here for a few days and have found VERY little talk about replacing cams. I don't really need tons more power just I'll take what I can get. need to be smoggable for now. I live in CA.:confused1
Here is what I intend to use the XJ for. I live close to most every type of desert from hard pack to dunes and plan to do them all. My brother likes to goto the dunes and I used to until I got married had a kid and sold my dirt bike. would like something to get the family around in that wont get stuck.
My parents have a mildly build up 76 for bronco with a 5.0 built motor EFI etc. and he has lots of jeep friends who go out to ocotillo wells and do some relatively easy trail rides.
I think my short term plans should get me pretty well into what I mainly plan to do with the jeep. any suggestions? Thanks!atriot:
immediate plans,
Fix the really bad leaky exhaust and get it smogged and registered.
Fix the shift knob that I broke, and somehow repair the seriously raggy steering wheel
short term plans,
install a new cam, chain, and lifter set.
RubiconExpress RE6025 3.5" SUPER-RIDE lift
31" AT's on some affordable steel 15" rims
some home made bumpers and maybe a simple cage inside.
a home made safari style roof rack with some off road lights
install stereo, CB , dualband Ham/race radio. and other accessories.
long term plans,
probably swap rear axle for a explorer 8.8 3.73 posi and disc
and hopefully comeup on a usable D44 for the front and do that swap
replace the entire roof as its got pretty bad cancer.
and MAYBE do a 5.3L GM swap with an automatic.
I would love any advice for these plans,
especially with regards to the cam. I will probably be doing this pretty soon as I HATE the noisy lifter and with all the work to get the cam out I figured I might as well do the whole thing as its not that costly. I have been lurking here for a few days and have found VERY little talk about replacing cams. I don't really need tons more power just I'll take what I can get. need to be smoggable for now. I live in CA.:confused1
Here is what I intend to use the XJ for. I live close to most every type of desert from hard pack to dunes and plan to do them all. My brother likes to goto the dunes and I used to until I got married had a kid and sold my dirt bike. would like something to get the family around in that wont get stuck.
My parents have a mildly build up 76 for bronco with a 5.0 built motor EFI etc. and he has lots of jeep friends who go out to ocotillo wells and do some relatively easy trail rides.
I think my short term plans should get me pretty well into what I mainly plan to do with the jeep. any suggestions? Thanks!atriot: