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Old 04-04-2014, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by salad
Well...

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I'm pretty sure that's enough to get you on a few watch lists.
LMAO
He's got you dead to rights....that being said, everything in that list, with the exception of 2, could be said about me as well...LOL
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Thanks for the encouragement.


Since from what I gather the stock 96 and up dual cam profile will make a little more torque in lower rpm range would like to use it in the Renix short block.
To do this would I just have to use a timing set for the 87 - 90 Renix with the 96 up cam or are there other things that would need addressed?



Can anyone identify who made this camshaft and what the specs are?
New Camshaft Cam AMC Jeep Cherokee Straight Inline 6 Cylinder 199 258 4 0 Liter | eBay
They're listing it for 3 different engines. I don't like it.

Stock cam okay with you?
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Originally Posted by salad
Well...

- Lives in the middle of nowhere atop a mountain
- Make a living passing gas and pulling his hose
- Dedicates hours each day to Internet forums
- On said forums first thing in the morning, before coffee, even
- Obsessed with 25-year-old rust buckets
- Prefers decades-old French electronics to a modern PCM
- Screws oil filters onto firearms instead of engines
- Inexplicable loathing for tractor engines
- Leaves business cards in other people's vehicles, sometimes stalks them
- Fraternizes with Canadians

I'm pretty sure that's enough to get you on a few watch lists.
My Jeeps aren't rusty. ONLY fram OIL FILTERS ON FIREARMS. Everything else is pretty true. LOL.
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Old 04-04-2014, 08:03 AM
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LMAO
He's got you dead to rights....that being said, everything in that list, with the exception of 2, could be said about me as well...LOL
This made my day. Already forwarded it to my brother!! LOL.
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I already explained what the lights mean. I'm not tearing out a bunch of clusters so I can shine a flashlight through the lens. Think I'm nucking futs or something? LOL.
Find pictures lol. Later model ones had more lights on them that said different things. As for what salad said, well.....
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Greetings!

I'm a new member... and not YET a Cherokee owner, but I've decided that my next vehicle will be one, between a '93 and '00.

I want 4WD, I live in Tennessee so inclement weather isn't a huge threat, but it's iced up here a few times and I've been stuck at home with a Nissan Maxima. I also want a 5-speed, simply because I know they'll way outlast the auto boxes if you drive them right.

So my question is, did they even make a 4x4/5-speed configuration with the Command-Trac system?
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Originally Posted by jordannewell
Greetings! I'm a new member... and not YET a Cherokee owner, but I've decided that my next vehicle will be one, between a '93 and '00. I want 4WD, I live in Tennessee so inclement weather isn't a huge threat, but it's iced up here a few times and I've been stuck at home with a Nissan Maxima. I also want a 5-speed, simply because I know they'll way outlast the auto boxes if you drive them right. So my question is, did they even make a 4x4/5-speed configuration with the Command-Trac system?
yes there's thousands of them.

Ax-15/231 is what u are looking for
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Yeah 5-speed with SelecTrac (NP242, has a full-time option) was the one that never got built by the factory.
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Originally Posted by jordannewell
Greetings!

I'm a new member... and not YET a Cherokee owner, but I've decided that my next vehicle will be one, between a '93 and '00.

I want 4WD, I live in Tennessee so inclement weather isn't a huge threat, but it's iced up here a few times and I've been stuck at home with a Nissan Maxima. I also want a 5-speed, simply because I know they'll way outlast the auto boxes if you drive them right.

So my question is, did they even make a 4x4/5-speed configuration with the Command-Trac system?
You don't want/need a Jeep Cherokee. Buy a Ford Escape.
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Originally Posted by CCKen

You don't want/need a Jeep Cherokee. Buy a Ford Escape.
Lmao
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I have a 96XJ with around 8.5 inches. Rough Country 6.5in lift kit, with 2in shackles in the rear and 2in spacers in the front, that's pushing around 8 years old. Starting to feel really stiff in the suspension. Any recommendations on new shock absorbers? Or other recommendations on a making it a better ride?
Bilstein 5100s are regarded as one of the best options. I wouldn't cheap out on shocks with that much lift.
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
Find pictures lol. Later model ones had more lights on them that said different things. As for what salad said, well.....
No later models for me. Renix only.
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i went fishing the other day and went to roll down the drivers back widow and the window never went down. the motor is working. i have to use my hands to put window down but the motor rolls itback up but leaving about 1/2 in gap. my question is what do i need to get? 97 4dr sport
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Good evening.....I have a 2001 Cherokee Sport 2 door with a drivers side power window malfunction. It has been making a grinding noise in the full up position for the past 5 years. The motor would occasionally crap out but fix itself with a couple fist bangs on the door. Last week the motor stopped working. Got a new motor and reinstalled it to the regulator. Now the window is stuck in the up position. The 2 door has 2 brackets to hold the window vice 1 bracket in the 4 door. Both brackets are intact and not your typical plastic broken piece common to the 4 doors. I am trying to remove the wire and replace backwards, hoping to utilize a fresh side of the wire. The problem I am having is removing the wire from the primary bracket. The secondary bracket screwed out, but the primary won't budge. Does anyone know if it can be removed without breaking? Worse case scenario I will break it off and drill a couple holes with cotter keys to secure the wire......The female part of the primary bracket is metal, not plastic like the secondary (or like the primary in the 2 doors). Also, does anyone know where you can purchase a 2 door power window regulator? I ve searched all over the internets and can only find the 4 door regulators. Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for any help.
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