Fai1ureByDesign

i have a 98 cherk and when i first bought it and drove it on the highway there was a vibration that got worse over the course of a month or two. turns out it was the upper and lower ball joints. there's vids on youtube on how to change them. they're under $100 if you do it yourself. IF that's even the problem. if not, goodluck lol

ZINGGG

He also has a death wobble problem in addition to his concerns about 4wd (as stated in a different thread he started). I know you didn't know this but yeah, just lettin you know.

You're going through all the fun parts of getting it back to normal operation, something everyone goes through when they first buy an xj. It's fun IMO and you get to learn a lot

F1Addict

Thanks again for all the responses. I picked up a gallon (and a couple quarts) of 75W-90 for the diffs and a gallon of Dexron III for the transfer case. I meant to say 6 quarts of engine oil, oops

Someone was kind enough (in my other thread) to link me to the torque specs for most every nut and bolt in the front end so I'll be spending some time under there with my torque wrench this afternoon.

F1Addict

I've put almost 90,000 miles on my Jeep since posting this. Thanks, in large part, to the patient folks on this forum who took the time to help. Thank you.

EEVEE

you like touching levers alot huh?

cruiser54

LOL. I thought a noob had revived the thread. Glad it was you!!

PatHenry

That's a hell of an update! I hope someday I can post that I put 90k on my XJ since posting!

cruiser54

view his links!!

PatHenry

Wow! So not only a good amount of miles, but they were ****really**** good ones.

I've wanted to get out to see the southwest part of the country for some time, it really is beautiful out there!

cruiser54

I live there......

Was born in Mass......

99XJ93YJ

This made my chuckle, then scroll back up to realize it was the OP. Very awesome update. I'm dealing with a violent shake every time I hit something that resembles a bump on the road but I'm not overly terrified of it just yet. Replacing every bit of the underside currently as I don't have any major or even minor rust issues so its worth keeping it on the road for me.

cruiser54

F1Addict is someone to pay attention to.

F1Addict

LOL, I figured that would be your first though when you saw a seven-year-old thread brought back to life.

It has been such a pleasure to own a vehicle where the miles don't matter. I know that if it ever fails, I can fix it. In 90K it hasn't once not brought me home under its own power.

I'm really not, but thank you