PA cherokee club
#5851
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From: SouthEast PA
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Guess you've never been in one built right then!! I am on 6.5" of lift w/ 35" BFG KM2's and it drives and rides better than stock. It's all about how it's put together and how much castor you are running. If it has death wobble it either has worn out steering parts or it needs a good alignment.
#5852
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Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Newport, pa
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Unless you build it to be a street queen, it will never drive as good as a factory setup vehicle. The demands for offroad are different then on road. Most people on here don't build it for one thing i.e. rocks, mud, trails... they just Hodge podge together what they can afford and want spend. To say your Jeep handles and drives good on the road is one thing, but to say it drives as good or better then factory at that height is next to,if not impossible. And, if built right/ maintained, you should have any wobble..... but Brett, yes, running it offroad puts more wear on everything and wears it out a lot faster then onroad.
#5853
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From: SouthEast PA
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Right on I'm with you I just started building of course I haven't replaced every oem part. It's got 208k things are worn or wearing out. Most people can't afford to drop 5-10k into their rig and have it setup prefect in one shot. And finding happy medium between street and offroad rig is nearly impossible its two different worlds and anything you gain somewhere you have to give something up else where its the laws of physics. Plus not to mention every road in Pa is a disaster. I see plenty of sky high pick ups around here that are street queens, nice and shiney you can tell it never leaves paved roads.
#5859
#5860
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From: columbia, pa
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
#5862
Right on I'm with you I just started building of course I haven't replaced every oem part. It's got 208k things are worn or wearing out. Most people can't afford to drop 5-10k into their rig and have it setup prefect in one shot. And finding happy medium between street and offroad rig is nearly impossible its two different worlds and anything you gain somewhere you have to give something up else where its the laws of physics. Plus not to mention every road in Pa is a disaster. I see plenty of sky high pick ups around here that are street queens, nice and shiney you can tell it never leaves paved roads.
#5863
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From: SouthEast PA
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
#5864
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From: SouthEast PA
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
#5865
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From: SouthEast PA
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
It's a sin not to go offroad with the jeep. They like it. Mine doesn't like paved roads at all. I wish they'd tear up every road and leave it gravel or dirt.