Last March my uncle gave me their 1996 Jeep Cherokee SE. They knew I was taking automotive tech. They told me that in hot weather the jeep kept breaking down on them, over heating, and dying. And so they didn't think that it was reliable enough for their kids. Also they had the front drive shaft taken out, because it made a terrible clunking sound, even in 2H.
I changed the oil, and added coolant (niether of which had been done in a very long time) and drove it everyday that summer without it ever acting up on me once.
I opened up the front end, replaced the side bearings and drive pinion bearings, threw the drive shaft back in and got a 4x4 Jeep.
Working at Tires Plus gave me a 30% discount on some really nice 30x9.5LT Bridgstone Dueler A/T's. I wanted the biggest tires possible because I still intend on lifting, but atm im still on stock suspension.
I started fixing a rust spot on the passenger door, then i started looking a little closer at two rust spots at the top corners of my windshield...
Now i have my front seat, center console, and all of the completly water soaked interior carpet ripped out and im looking at a few nice rust holes in my floor...
My front driveshaft is clunking again, my exhaust rattles like a mofo and im in the process of painting my stock steel rims, so im riding on two passenger highway tires in the front..
I dont really have any specific question to ask right now... i just wanted to let you in on some background, maybe get a few tips on what to go about fixin first and how..?
I changed the oil, and added coolant (niether of which had been done in a very long time) and drove it everyday that summer without it ever acting up on me once.
I opened up the front end, replaced the side bearings and drive pinion bearings, threw the drive shaft back in and got a 4x4 Jeep.
Working at Tires Plus gave me a 30% discount on some really nice 30x9.5LT Bridgstone Dueler A/T's. I wanted the biggest tires possible because I still intend on lifting, but atm im still on stock suspension.
I started fixing a rust spot on the passenger door, then i started looking a little closer at two rust spots at the top corners of my windshield...
Now i have my front seat, center console, and all of the completly water soaked interior carpet ripped out and im looking at a few nice rust holes in my floor...
My front driveshaft is clunking again, my exhaust rattles like a mofo and im in the process of painting my stock steel rims, so im riding on two passenger highway tires in the front..
I dont really have any specific question to ask right now... i just wanted to let you in on some background, maybe get a few tips on what to go about fixin first and how..?