cda xj
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We'll I finally bit the bullet. I bought a 1995 xj 4.0 5 speed for $800 about 7 months ago and have been making it reliable for some back country wheeling so I rebuilt the 4.0 all new sensors alt,starter,clutch ported the head stuck the new style hyper pistons with the metric ring pack out of the hole 7thou and added mopar performance mls head gasket so compression is a bump above 10:1 runs really good on 92 and has great power I also used a new cam for a 1996 and newer cherokee so the torque would come in 1000 rpm sooner this all helps with the fact I still have the sad as hell 3.07 gears in her. As far as off road mods I cut the fenders and stuffed 31in cooper stt's under her. After all the reading I have done on here and other forums and the type of wheeling I do I decided I wanted to keep her low I am always putting her in off camber situations and don't really want to roll it but I'm also on a budget. So I ordered a rough country lift this week now what I have coming is a 4.5 x series coming but I had them swap out the springs for 3in springs this will give me a flatter spring in the rear for better flex and ride and less angle on the control arms again aiding in the ride. So I am hoping to do a complete write up on this lift combo for anyone that wants all the good stuff that comes with the 4.5 x kit but only wants to go up 3in.