Need Adive on Cherokee add-ons
Red_Liner4
11-17-2005, 09:46 PM
I need some help. I have 98' Cherokee Classic with alittle less than 90k miles on it. I want a deeper sound and more horsepower. Basicaly a faster and meaner sounding Jeep. I also am thinking of putting new tires and wheels on it too.Also, I dont know if its worth putting off road or bigger tires on it (since it is only a 2W drive), and chrome wheels. Just to give it that off road look. If you have any suggestions/input please let me know.
AlohaBra
11-18-2005, 11:57 AM
How much money do you want to spend???
Why don't you trade it in for a 4wheel drive model that someone has already lifted and clearanced for the mean tires. Making more noise is easy, just change the muffler.
I just like getting the real thing and noise is just irritating. Buy a better stereo (than the stock one) and get satellite radio. I just got XM and I am totally sold on that.
Why don't you trade it in for a 4wheel drive model that someone has already lifted and clearanced for the mean tires. Making more noise is easy, just change the muffler.
I just like getting the real thing and noise is just irritating. Buy a better stereo (than the stock one) and get satellite radio. I just got XM and I am totally sold on that.
sector95
11-18-2005, 10:51 PM
It would be wise to take stock in how you intend to use your Jeep....
Since it is a 2WD model, serious off-roading is probably not in the cards. Is this your daily driver? Sure, raising the body and stuffing some big tires on fancy rims underneath looks kinda cool but, IMHO, with day in day out driving you're probably gonna wish you'd stuck with a decent set of street tires; they'll ride better and be a lot quieter. Also, unless your gonna do a final drive gear swap, big tires will also sap your acceleration and wack out your speedo.... you'll also shoot your already marginal gas mileage to crap with "mondo mudder" tires. The XJ is also known to do some wierd hijinks ("Death Wobble) when the front end is raised or altered from stock.... don't know if this applies to the 2WD version. New tires and wheels... cool... but if it were my Jeep I'd stick with stock sizes.
IMHO, American-made inline sixes do not sound at all "mean" with a "loud" exhuast; they sound like an in-line six needing a muffler job..... Better flow with a nice sound can be had with a DynoMax cat back system using their Turbo Muffler; I have one on my XJ and like it a lot. A little more oomph out of the 4.0L can be had with a good header, high flow cat and after cat exhaust. The intake side is bottlenecked by the sharp bend in the rubber airbox-to-throttle body ducting... not much you can do to eleiminate the sharp bend because the engine sits so high and hood clearance is minimal. K&N makes a drop in high flow filter for the stock airbox or you can drop some big money on a "performance" intake. You can bore out the restriction in the throttle body or replace it with a "big bore" throttle body (check eBay for "4.0L throttle body" or "Jeep throttle body"). A throttle-body spacer may or may not give you a performance boost..... some say it does help others say no. Throw in a good tune up to include a professional intake track and fuel injector cleaning and you just about maxed the bolt-on options.
Overall, the 4.0L six is a relatively low stress motor; it doesn't use a lofty compression ratio, it is a relatively low speed motor and it is designed with a wide, flat torque curve. But, given a modicum of care, it will last well over 150K before it needs a rebuild.
Good luck....
mike
Since it is a 2WD model, serious off-roading is probably not in the cards. Is this your daily driver? Sure, raising the body and stuffing some big tires on fancy rims underneath looks kinda cool but, IMHO, with day in day out driving you're probably gonna wish you'd stuck with a decent set of street tires; they'll ride better and be a lot quieter. Also, unless your gonna do a final drive gear swap, big tires will also sap your acceleration and wack out your speedo.... you'll also shoot your already marginal gas mileage to crap with "mondo mudder" tires. The XJ is also known to do some wierd hijinks ("Death Wobble) when the front end is raised or altered from stock.... don't know if this applies to the 2WD version. New tires and wheels... cool... but if it were my Jeep I'd stick with stock sizes.
IMHO, American-made inline sixes do not sound at all "mean" with a "loud" exhuast; they sound like an in-line six needing a muffler job..... Better flow with a nice sound can be had with a DynoMax cat back system using their Turbo Muffler; I have one on my XJ and like it a lot. A little more oomph out of the 4.0L can be had with a good header, high flow cat and after cat exhaust. The intake side is bottlenecked by the sharp bend in the rubber airbox-to-throttle body ducting... not much you can do to eleiminate the sharp bend because the engine sits so high and hood clearance is minimal. K&N makes a drop in high flow filter for the stock airbox or you can drop some big money on a "performance" intake. You can bore out the restriction in the throttle body or replace it with a "big bore" throttle body (check eBay for "4.0L throttle body" or "Jeep throttle body"). A throttle-body spacer may or may not give you a performance boost..... some say it does help others say no. Throw in a good tune up to include a professional intake track and fuel injector cleaning and you just about maxed the bolt-on options.
Overall, the 4.0L six is a relatively low stress motor; it doesn't use a lofty compression ratio, it is a relatively low speed motor and it is designed with a wide, flat torque curve. But, given a modicum of care, it will last well over 150K before it needs a rebuild.
Good luck....
mike
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