If you could have any year XJ, and you could make any modification, with an unlimited budget, what would you do to it?

 

Take the VIN tags off my '97 and attach them to a Terrible-Herbst BAJA Race truck. Easy-Peasy.

Edit: In case only XJs-R-us is the only one who knows what I'm talking about:

 

id love to have a XJ with a new style turbo diesel engine thats quiet.

 

I'd trade it for a 4-door JK, LOL

 

x2

 

Yea, an XJ with a diesel would be awesome, and a beefier transmission to handle the added torque.

Don't know why they're so many "I want more hp" threads in here, torque is what you want for a Cherokee.

 

Swap body out with a JK Rubicon. 6.1 Hemi and drive the **** out of it. Oh to have a/c again.

 

Hammer, meet nail head.

 

'99 sport,
AX-15,
NP231,
C8.25 rear,
D30 OX locker,
C8.25 air locker,
4.7 stroker,
4.5" lift Skyjacker coil springs,
4.5" lift Skyjacker leafs,
OME shocks,
homemade long arm kit,
homemade tc cross member/skid plate,
homemade front and rear bumper (already designed in FeatureCam),
Warn 12,000 lb. winch,
homemade rockers,
homemade roofrack,
KC lighbar,
15x10 Outlaw II wheels,
33x12.50 GoodYear MTR,
removable external cage... for now.
so, most of my plan is investing in a Lincoln Mig-Tig-stick combo generator, tubing bender, small squaring jig and other tools that follow.

 

99 limited,35's, 5+ inch lift, caged, warn front winch bumper and warn rear, stroked, waterproof, locked and loaded with lights!

But shortly after some off road fun, I would also trade it for a JK Rubicon.

 

99 xj limited - 8" longarm lift - 35" MT'S - upgraded gears - basically every upgrade for performance - stock 4.0 engine - and use the rest of the unlimited budget for gas haha

 

2JZ-GTE Swap, Built AW4, Bilstein 7100s all round, Beefed to hell unibody, Trussed D30, OX Lockers

Besides that, basically what I have now.

 

x2, this is all i would want.

 

Hell yes!!! I just thought of doing a swap like this and what it would take!

Narrowed it down really, the RB26DET, 2JZGTE, SR20DET, and those are in order top to bottm. For those of you who don't know what glorious engines those are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http:...?v=Ug9qk8hqsTA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http:...?v=Y73PakVb_0g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http:...eature=related

 

It is an easy swap because it bolts right up to an AW4, and is smaller and lighter than the engine you are taking out, but still puts down 400 horse and more torque all across the curve than the 4.0. It would be awesome on a high speed desert Jeep.