Find a stock xj with no rust that runs and drives good.Once you find the right one you can lift it and do everything you want your way.

 

I've said this before, but here it goes. You can buy a 500 dollar beater and fix it up over time, or over time you can save up some money and buy a nice clean rig. It will cost you about the same either way, but a clean reliable unhacked XJ will be a lot more enjoyable.

 

I find it humorous how many people are saying dont buy a lifted jeep because you'll be fixing someone else's shoddy work.

Can we assume none of your lifted jeeps would be worth buying because of the shoddy work you did to it and we'd be fixing all the problems you created?

Is there no one outside of those who posted in this thread capable of doing good work on a jeep? Could it be possible that the op would do a worse job of lifting an unmolested XJ than the person who did the work to the one he's looking at?

 

No were not saying ours are perfect, im saying you dont no if someone home fabbed something or changed stuff up which jeep owners typically do. Im saying fixing your own shotty work is easier than fixing someone elses

 

On this Forum all lifted jeeps are Garbage unless it belongs to the person writing the Post, and no jeep is worth more then scrap value unless it belongs to the poster as well. I dont get the logic but hey Im ok with it, leave the lifted jeeps for me, just wonder what happens when we run out of stock XJ's for them to buy? Guess they will have to buy a Liberty.

 

My current XJ had a 3" RC lift on it when I bought it. I'm pretty mechanically inclined so I pretty much knew what I was looking at when I got there. I got off work that morning and had to drive @ 4.5 hours to look at it. The guy wanted $2,200 and I drove it home for $1,500 (I think). I haven't had any real problems out of it the two years or so that I'vde owned it, even though it's an RC lift. You can have as many problems out of a stock XJ as you can a modified one. Just look it over good and make an offer based on the inspection.

 

I'm confused now. Here, let me clear some stuff up. I already have a truck that is my DD. I already have a lot of tools, floor jacks, jack stands, impact wrench for doing work on my truck. I have a HUGE work area that is inside a shed that can be locked. I would love to do work on it, in my opinion That's where some of the fun comes in, and of course on the trails. I would love to stay around 1g to 1500 on a jeep. So hypothetically speaking, say I bought a clean stocker for 1500. Then a lift and tires would add at least another 1k-2k. I would end up spending more than I wanted it on it for sure. I'm only 18 and just don't have money flowing to me like others might. The jeep I'm wanting to look at, the guy who has it, hasn't taken it off road much other than just like a few ditches. However, he said people before them had used it for an offroad rig I asked the guy why he is selling and he said he would rather put money in to his corvette lol. It's got a 6 inch sky jacker lift on it already with 35s. A/t's I believe. Would def put m/t's on down the road. It doesn't need any work other than vibration at 60mph+ and some rust on the driver side floorboard. But that's fixable right? And if something goes wrong. I'm going to enjoy fixing it as long as it does not cost a ridiculous amount of money.

 

Do the math, buy the XJ with a lift $4-500 retail and 35's $1000 retail and be prepared to drop some money and time on repairs, or Buy a stock jeep that may or may not need repairs and prepare to spend 1500+ on a lift and tires plus install. Seems like its a personal preference thing to me, that being said if You said you had to buy something to drive your kids to school and a long commute everyday and it had to be 100% foolproof reliable I might go the other direction.

 

I'll be willing to bet the one you were looking at the front end is worn out. New steering shock and shaky at 60 definitely death wobble. About 500 bucks to fix

 

In his description on CL he said he replaced the steering shock and new steering tie rod end. It could be possible the trac bar is worn or loose and the dude doesn't know it? Or out of balances tires.

Here is to everyone: You guys are really making me think about it now haha. take a look at it and tell me what you think http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4271098316.html

 

I would definitely pass on that one. It looks like it was beat and abused. No title means no deal, you're just asking for headaches
If there is no paperwork.

 

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Yeah, the no title thing... I'd offer him $500. Maybe go up to $750. I haven't lived in Texas since I was stationed at Ft. Hood in the early 90's but it used to be a PITA to get a title when it's in someone else's name, especially two owners back.

 

Did he regear for the 35s . No title would be a big problem here.

 

Buying a lifted jeep is not bad on the face of it but the buyer better know what they are looking at. It could have been used pretty hard and have some problems. Buying one that has not been lifted does not promise anything but more than likely it has not been abused on a trail. Just sayin.