hemiriffic
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Upstate NY
1998 sport straight 6 auto.166k miles. just picked it up about 3 weeks ago and have been getting it in order to drive. It hasn't been beat on.It has a lift in it - about 3.5 inches of lift. Looks like its mostly stock other than that.Even still has the stock sized tires on it .
Know my way around jeeps somewhat as I've owned 3 other xjs - this is a new sound/feel to me.
It pulls strong with no issues - acceleration is fine and there are no clunks/grinds/slaps etc while under acceleration.
When decelerating from oh anywhere from maybe 30mph and up there is a noise that sounds like its almost under me - maybe a little back - thats kind of a horrible growl/grind kind of noise - you can feel it a bit . This is only when you let off the throttle . If you are at speed and sort of tap back on the throttle and off again it will make the same noise .
So almost always at deceleration - somewhere under me - acceleration does not cause it.
4wd works fine - makes the noise the same in 2wd and 4wd.
I am leaning towards transfer case issues but not 100% sure
Know my way around jeeps somewhat as I've owned 3 other xjs - this is a new sound/feel to me.
It pulls strong with no issues - acceleration is fine and there are no clunks/grinds/slaps etc while under acceleration.
When decelerating from oh anywhere from maybe 30mph and up there is a noise that sounds like its almost under me - maybe a little back - thats kind of a horrible growl/grind kind of noise - you can feel it a bit . This is only when you let off the throttle . If you are at speed and sort of tap back on the throttle and off again it will make the same noise .
So almost always at deceleration - somewhere under me - acceleration does not cause it.
4wd works fine - makes the noise the same in 2wd and 4wd.
I am leaning towards transfer case issues but not 100% sure