Convert the XJ Cherokee to 4WD ? and/or keep the Wrangler ?
 

I have two Jeeps - a '2000 2-Wheel drive XJ Cherokee with about 60K miles,
and an '88 Wrangler with about 250K miles that needs lots of work including
an engine overhaul.

I bought the XJ Cherokee new in 2000 when I lived in Florida, no need for
4WD with no snow. Now I live in Oregon, wish I had it.

My first thought is, sell the old Wrangler, use the proceeds to buy the
necessary pieces from a junkyard to convert the cherokee to 4WD.
HOWEVER - A friend in the hills of Tennessee that has a 4WD XJ says, NO,
the XJ with 4WD isn't that good in the snow anyway - too light for it's
size - I'd be better of leaving my XJ as 2WD and fix up the Wrangler for the
bad days that the XJ can't handle.

Anybody here have an opinion ? Is a Wrangler indeed vastly superior to a 4WD
XJ in Ice and Snow ?

Thanks for any advice.

- FM -

Re: Convert the XJ Cherokee to 4WD ? and/or keep the Wrangler ?
 

Hi Fred,
I think you'll be far ahead in the game to sell the Cherokee and
buy one with four wheel drive. Too many SMOG nazis out there to be able
to do the old hot rod thing.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Fred Mau wrote:
>
> I have two Jeeps - a '2000 2-Wheel drive XJ Cherokee with about 60K miles,
> and an '88 Wrangler with about 250K miles that needs lots of work including
> an engine overhaul.
>
> I bought the XJ Cherokee new in 2000 when I lived in Florida, no need for
> 4WD with no snow. Now I live in Oregon, wish I had it.
>
> My first thought is, sell the old Wrangler, use the proceeds to buy the
> necessary pieces from a junkyard to convert the cherokee to 4WD.
> HOWEVER - A friend in the hills of Tennessee that has a 4WD XJ says, NO,
> the XJ with 4WD isn't that good in the snow anyway - too light for it's
> size - I'd be better of leaving my XJ as 2WD and fix up the Wrangler for the
> bad days that the XJ can't handle.
>
> Anybody here have an opinion ? Is a Wrangler indeed vastly superior to a 4WD
> XJ in Ice and Snow ?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> - FM -
>
>

Re: Convert the XJ Cherokee to 4WD ? and/or keep the Wrangler ?
 

Hi Fred,
I think you'll be far ahead in the game to sell the Cherokee and
buy one with four wheel drive. Too many SMOG nazis out there to be able
to do the old hot rod thing.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Fred Mau wrote:
>
> I have two Jeeps - a '2000 2-Wheel drive XJ Cherokee with about 60K miles,
> and an '88 Wrangler with about 250K miles that needs lots of work including
> an engine overhaul.
>
> I bought the XJ Cherokee new in 2000 when I lived in Florida, no need for
> 4WD with no snow. Now I live in Oregon, wish I had it.
>
> My first thought is, sell the old Wrangler, use the proceeds to buy the
> necessary pieces from a junkyard to convert the cherokee to 4WD.
> HOWEVER - A friend in the hills of Tennessee that has a 4WD XJ says, NO,
> the XJ with 4WD isn't that good in the snow anyway - too light for it's
> size - I'd be better of leaving my XJ as 2WD and fix up the Wrangler for the
> bad days that the XJ can't handle.
>
> Anybody here have an opinion ? Is a Wrangler indeed vastly superior to a 4WD
> XJ in Ice and Snow ?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> - FM -
>
>

Re: Convert the XJ Cherokee to 4WD ? and/or keep the Wrangler ?
 

Hi Fred,
I think you'll be far ahead in the game to sell the Cherokee and
buy one with four wheel drive. Too many SMOG nazis out there to be able
to do the old hot rod thing.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Fred Mau wrote:
>
> I have two Jeeps - a '2000 2-Wheel drive XJ Cherokee with about 60K miles,
> and an '88 Wrangler with about 250K miles that needs lots of work including
> an engine overhaul.
>
> I bought the XJ Cherokee new in 2000 when I lived in Florida, no need for
> 4WD with no snow. Now I live in Oregon, wish I had it.
>
> My first thought is, sell the old Wrangler, use the proceeds to buy the
> necessary pieces from a junkyard to convert the cherokee to 4WD.
> HOWEVER - A friend in the hills of Tennessee that has a 4WD XJ says, NO,
> the XJ with 4WD isn't that good in the snow anyway - too light for it's
> size - I'd be better of leaving my XJ as 2WD and fix up the Wrangler for the
> bad days that the XJ can't handle.
>
> Anybody here have an opinion ? Is a Wrangler indeed vastly superior to a 4WD
> XJ in Ice and Snow ?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> - FM -
>
>

Re: Convert the XJ Cherokee to 4WD ? and/or keep the Wrangler ?
 

About the XJ and snow ... mine (command-trak, open differentials) handles
very well and is a lot of fun to drive in the snow PROVIDED I use snow tires
and provided they don't exceed 225. My michelin 235/75s (granted, cross
terrains and not a snow tire) are too wide giving that uncomfortable
floating feeling ... whereas my good old middle of the road goodyear
ultragrip 225/75s are just fine. And the XJ's 4.0 litre gives off very
decent heat on cold days, and the cab helps keeps it in, and, well, to sum
up ... I like my XJ much better than my now departed '90 subaru legacy awd
.... even in the snow.

"Fred Mau" <fred-dot-mau@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:xm%7d.65096$He1.46540@attbi_s01...
> I have two Jeeps - a '2000 2-Wheel drive XJ Cherokee with about 60K miles,
> and an '88 Wrangler with about 250K miles that needs lots of work
including
> an engine overhaul.
>
> I bought the XJ Cherokee new in 2000 when I lived in Florida, no need for
> 4WD with no snow. Now I live in Oregon, wish I had it.
>
> My first thought is, sell the old Wrangler, use the proceeds to buy the
> necessary pieces from a junkyard to convert the cherokee to 4WD.
> HOWEVER - A friend in the hills of Tennessee that has a 4WD XJ says,
NO,
> the XJ with 4WD isn't that good in the snow anyway - too light for it's
> size - I'd be better of leaving my XJ as 2WD and fix up the Wrangler for
the
> bad days that the XJ can't handle.
>
> Anybody here have an opinion ? Is a Wrangler indeed vastly superior to a
4WD
> XJ in Ice and Snow ?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> - FM -
>
>
>
>

Re: Convert the XJ Cherokee to 4WD ? and/or keep the Wrangler ?
 

About the XJ and snow ... mine (command-trak, open differentials) handles
very well and is a lot of fun to drive in the snow PROVIDED I use snow tires
and provided they don't exceed 225. My michelin 235/75s (granted, cross
terrains and not a snow tire) are too wide giving that uncomfortable
floating feeling ... whereas my good old middle of the road goodyear
ultragrip 225/75s are just fine. And the XJ's 4.0 litre gives off very
decent heat on cold days, and the cab helps keeps it in, and, well, to sum
up ... I like my XJ much better than my now departed '90 subaru legacy awd
.... even in the snow.

"Fred Mau" <fred-dot-mau@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:xm%7d.65096$He1.46540@attbi_s01...
> I have two Jeeps - a '2000 2-Wheel drive XJ Cherokee with about 60K miles,
> and an '88 Wrangler with about 250K miles that needs lots of work
including
> an engine overhaul.
>
> I bought the XJ Cherokee new in 2000 when I lived in Florida, no need for
> 4WD with no snow. Now I live in Oregon, wish I had it.
>
> My first thought is, sell the old Wrangler, use the proceeds to buy the
> necessary pieces from a junkyard to convert the cherokee to 4WD.
> HOWEVER - A friend in the hills of Tennessee that has a 4WD XJ says,
NO,
> the XJ with 4WD isn't that good in the snow anyway - too light for it's
> size - I'd be better of leaving my XJ as 2WD and fix up the Wrangler for
the
> bad days that the XJ can't handle.
>
> Anybody here have an opinion ? Is a Wrangler indeed vastly superior to a
4WD
> XJ in Ice and Snow ?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> - FM -
>
>
>
>

Re: Convert the XJ Cherokee to 4WD ? and/or keep the Wrangler ?
 

About the XJ and snow ... mine (command-trak, open differentials) handles
very well and is a lot of fun to drive in the snow PROVIDED I use snow tires
and provided they don't exceed 225. My michelin 235/75s (granted, cross
terrains and not a snow tire) are too wide giving that uncomfortable
floating feeling ... whereas my good old middle of the road goodyear
ultragrip 225/75s are just fine. And the XJ's 4.0 litre gives off very
decent heat on cold days, and the cab helps keeps it in, and, well, to sum
up ... I like my XJ much better than my now departed '90 subaru legacy awd
.... even in the snow.

"Fred Mau" <fred-dot-mau@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:xm%7d.65096$He1.46540@attbi_s01...
> I have two Jeeps - a '2000 2-Wheel drive XJ Cherokee with about 60K miles,
> and an '88 Wrangler with about 250K miles that needs lots of work
including
> an engine overhaul.
>
> I bought the XJ Cherokee new in 2000 when I lived in Florida, no need for
> 4WD with no snow. Now I live in Oregon, wish I had it.
>
> My first thought is, sell the old Wrangler, use the proceeds to buy the
> necessary pieces from a junkyard to convert the cherokee to 4WD.
> HOWEVER - A friend in the hills of Tennessee that has a 4WD XJ says,
NO,
> the XJ with 4WD isn't that good in the snow anyway - too light for it's
> size - I'd be better of leaving my XJ as 2WD and fix up the Wrangler for
the
> bad days that the XJ can't handle.
>
> Anybody here have an opinion ? Is a Wrangler indeed vastly superior to a
4WD
> XJ in Ice and Snow ?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> - FM -
>
>
>
>

Re: Convert the XJ Cherokee to 4WD ? and/or keep the Wrangler ?
 

I can tell you right off the bat that you don't want to do the running
gear swap to convert the 2WD to 4WD. Even if you had a complete donor
vehicle sitting next to the 2WD you are talking about major amounts of
work and lots of gotchas - like ring gear and pinon ratios,
driveshafts, cross members, etc. etc.

I looked at that for an older XJ and gave it up as a bad idea pretty
fast.

On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 22:50:05 UTC "Fred Mau" <fred-dot-mau@comcast.net>
wrote:

> I have two Jeeps - a '2000 2-Wheel drive XJ Cherokee with about 60K miles,
> and an '88 Wrangler with about 250K miles that needs lots of work including
> an engine overhaul.
>
> I bought the XJ Cherokee new in 2000 when I lived in Florida, no need for
> 4WD with no snow. Now I live in Oregon, wish I had it.
>
> My first thought is, sell the old Wrangler, use the proceeds to buy the
> necessary pieces from a junkyard to convert the cherokee to 4WD.
> HOWEVER - A friend in the hills of Tennessee that has a 4WD XJ says, NO,
> the XJ with 4WD isn't that good in the snow anyway - too light for it's
> size - I'd be better of leaving my XJ as 2WD and fix up the Wrangler for the
> bad days that the XJ can't handle.
>
> Anybody here have an opinion ? Is a Wrangler indeed vastly superior to a 4WD
> XJ in Ice and Snow ?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> - FM -
>
>
>
>


--
Will Honea

Re: Convert the XJ Cherokee to 4WD ? and/or keep the Wrangler ?
 

I can tell you right off the bat that you don't want to do the running
gear swap to convert the 2WD to 4WD. Even if you had a complete donor
vehicle sitting next to the 2WD you are talking about major amounts of
work and lots of gotchas - like ring gear and pinon ratios,
driveshafts, cross members, etc. etc.

I looked at that for an older XJ and gave it up as a bad idea pretty
fast.

On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 22:50:05 UTC "Fred Mau" <fred-dot-mau@comcast.net>
wrote:

> I have two Jeeps - a '2000 2-Wheel drive XJ Cherokee with about 60K miles,
> and an '88 Wrangler with about 250K miles that needs lots of work including
> an engine overhaul.
>
> I bought the XJ Cherokee new in 2000 when I lived in Florida, no need for
> 4WD with no snow. Now I live in Oregon, wish I had it.
>
> My first thought is, sell the old Wrangler, use the proceeds to buy the
> necessary pieces from a junkyard to convert the cherokee to 4WD.
> HOWEVER - A friend in the hills of Tennessee that has a 4WD XJ says, NO,
> the XJ with 4WD isn't that good in the snow anyway - too light for it's
> size - I'd be better of leaving my XJ as 2WD and fix up the Wrangler for the
> bad days that the XJ can't handle.
>
> Anybody here have an opinion ? Is a Wrangler indeed vastly superior to a 4WD
> XJ in Ice and Snow ?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> - FM -
>
>
>
>


--
Will Honea

Re: Convert the XJ Cherokee to 4WD ? and/or keep the Wrangler ?
 

I can tell you right off the bat that you don't want to do the running
gear swap to convert the 2WD to 4WD. Even if you had a complete donor
vehicle sitting next to the 2WD you are talking about major amounts of
work and lots of gotchas - like ring gear and pinon ratios,
driveshafts, cross members, etc. etc.

I looked at that for an older XJ and gave it up as a bad idea pretty
fast.

On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 22:50:05 UTC "Fred Mau" <fred-dot-mau@comcast.net>
wrote:

> I have two Jeeps - a '2000 2-Wheel drive XJ Cherokee with about 60K miles,
> and an '88 Wrangler with about 250K miles that needs lots of work including
> an engine overhaul.
>
> I bought the XJ Cherokee new in 2000 when I lived in Florida, no need for
> 4WD with no snow. Now I live in Oregon, wish I had it.
>
> My first thought is, sell the old Wrangler, use the proceeds to buy the
> necessary pieces from a junkyard to convert the cherokee to 4WD.
> HOWEVER - A friend in the hills of Tennessee that has a 4WD XJ says, NO,
> the XJ with 4WD isn't that good in the snow anyway - too light for it's
> size - I'd be better of leaving my XJ as 2WD and fix up the Wrangler for the
> bad days that the XJ can't handle.
>
> Anybody here have an opinion ? Is a Wrangler indeed vastly superior to a 4WD
> XJ in Ice and Snow ?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> - FM -
>
>
>
>


--
Will Honea