TunnelRat
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Inland Empire
1997 ZJ Orvis edition, picked it up from the Pull n Save rebuild lot. Needs a new trans, but other than that its in great shape. Hoping to turn it into a DD for the wife.
I'm telling ya.. I regret everything i do with my jeep. An XJ platform is Half the price to get started, And half the price to build. A good XJ long arm lift is $1500.. Its $3000 for a ZJ, for what? comfy seats? SO you spend double for comfy seats and get a Chrysler trans, 249 T-case, Vicious cooling systems. and Terrible factory axles.. Not to mention the CV front drive shaft.. ALL of these items your going to swap over from an XJ! the nightmare of Chrysler wiring (zj is worse then an XJ) I have every option a zj came with.. and i've had to replace every motor/switch etc to keep it working..
You want a good cheap project? XJ.. You want a less limited budget, Nice luxury wheeler? TJ/LJ..
I'm burnt out.. Just being honest.
I appreciate your honesty - this isn't going to be a hard use rig, though. I already have the XJ for that when the time comes. This is a fix 'er up so the wife can have a DD that the wee one's car seat can fit into, which is a no-go with the TJ right now. Reasonable ground clearance and 4WD are a must for us - it's already got an RE lift on it, and we'll be making out pretty cheap once it's all said and done.
I'm telling ya.. I regret everything i do with my jeep. An XJ platform is Half the price to get started, And half the price to build. A good XJ long arm lift is $1500.. Its $3000 for a ZJ, for what? comfy seats? SO you spend double for comfy seats and get a Chrysler trans, 249 T-case, Vicious cooling systems. and Terrible factory axles.. Not to mention the CV front drive shaft.. ALL of these items your going to swap over from an XJ! the nightmare of Chrysler wiring (zj is worse then an XJ) I have every option a zj came with.. and i've had to replace every motor/switch etc to keep it working..
You want a good cheap project? XJ.. You want a less limited budget, Nice luxury wheeler? TJ/LJ..
I'm burnt out.. Just being honest.