| Author | Message | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Senior Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 6330 Registered: 5-2001 |
I have a 93 Grand Cherokee beater. Bought the car in 97 with 80K miles, today has 135K miles, no more AC and drives like a new one. Midas gets pissed at me because they have to replace the brake pads on lifetime warranty so they lost alrady money on me  | ||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 709 Registered: 4-2003 |
ty, look for stress cracks in the unibody around door hinges, look for the rear main seal leaking between the engine and tranny, I6 certainly has more power than the 2.5L I-4, piston slap at idle and low RPM's is normal, every XJ(Cherokee) has it. I'd say 91 and up are the better years, but if your going to use it off-road, consider an 87, because many of them have Dana 44 Rear axles instead of the boat anchor Dana 35. For street use the Dana 35 will hold up fine. Also they did use 8.25" Chrysler axles in the rear, they are stronger than the Dana 35. that's all I can think of off the top of my head. We got lucky with this one... only 83K original miles, where most are over 100K. | ||
| ty (360mode)
Junior Member Username: 360mode Post Number: 218 Registered: 9-2002 |
patrick: funny you should post that b/c i may be looking for a beater in a week or two and the cherokee sport is one car i was considering. any advice on things i should pay particular attention to?? i believe they have timing chains so that is a big plus... | ||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 703 Registered: 4-2003 |
Weight probably is all in the nose because of cast iron block and heads... Along with the front Axle. I know the 80's Cherokee's used Alfa or Peugeout(SP) trannies, and had horrid GM V6's. | ||
| DGS (Dgs)
Member Username: Dgs Post Number: 369 Registered: 5-2003 |
Oh my. Isn't all the weight in the nose? I see people sliding all over the snow in those things. Weight distribution is more important than AWD. Dunno about the '93, but the Cherokee is what kept the Alfa Milano from being the least reliable car in the US, in the late '80s. | ||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 700 Registered: 4-2003 |
Tim, I'm Canadian, had many rainstorms, snow, and the ice storm of 98 when I live in Quebec. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 3454 Registered: 6-2001 |
i forgot you lived in AZ. Here in the northeast, rain is common. its raining today. Last spring it rained 6 weekends in a row. | ||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 699 Registered: 4-2003 |
Rob ditto...Washed my dads car once, and it was still wet when a dust storm came through...Had to wash the mud ball. | ||
| rob guess (Beast)
Member Username: Beast Post Number: 386 Registered: 5-2003 |
Patrick; Rain in Az is a wet dream. I almost forgot what rain was until i was in Indy last weekend. Here it only seems to rain 3 hours after i wash my car. Rob Guess "The Other Rob" | ||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 698 Registered: 4-2003 |
Tim, rain in Arizona is an oxymoron... I won't go crazy with a lead foot or anything. There is a sweet 88 GT Vert at school... LX was the only model with notchback available, there was also an LX vert too. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 3453 Registered: 6-2001 |
Stangs are nice, but i wouldnt recopmend one for your first car. Drive that accord or jeep for 2 years, the find a nice LX or GT(did they even make GT's in anythng but hatchbacks?). They spin easy in the rain, which is mostly because of their short wheelbase. they do sound awesome though. One of my friends has a 91 GT, almost mint. Alot of stangs have sagging bodies and misaligned panels, but not this one. He has mac headers and an off road h pipe w/o cats, and this thing screams. It also turns because he has it lowered about an inch and put on cobra R wheels. | ||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 697 Registered: 4-2003 |
Our seats are in good shape, but are very comfortable, even more comfy than my dads 98 Accord with more miles on it. Today we ordered the Rubicon Express 3.5" SuperFlex lift kit... this think only has 83K miles, no rebuilds, which is a very low mileage XJ... Tim, when I get my permit I will drive the Jeep, Honda and probably my own car...(90-93 Mustang Notchback with some goodies on a 302). | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 3450 Registered: 6-2001 |
I bet you cant wait to reach the legal driving age! seriously though, one of my friends has one of those. the front seats are so broken in and comfortable. More comforable than most cars ive been in. are yours like that? | ||
| rob guess (Beast)
Member Username: Beast Post Number: 383 Registered: 5-2003 |
Patrick; Nothing wrong with one of those. I had an older one that had well over 200,000 miles on it when i sold it. Talked to the new owner last week and he say it is still going strong. Have fun. rob Guess "The other Rob" | ||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 696 Registered: 4-2003 |
Heres our new 93 Cherokee Sport beater... has the 4.0 I-6 and all the good stuff... awaiting a lift kit which was ordered and some bigger tires.     |