Rex89 Posted July 9 Posted July 9 1997 Jeep Cherokee XJ 4.0L, 5 speed (AX-15), 2wd Current location: southeast Louisiana (Northshore area) Was daily driving a TJ and realized I needed more space to haul kids and stuff. I really had been wanting an XJ anyway. So I set out to find a standard transmission 97+ XJ and sold the TJ. Took a while to find a 97+ XJ with a standard trans that was in decent shape. They seem to be disproportionately automatic, especially after 97. I don't even know if they made very many 4.0 L XJ with a 5-speed after 99, because every 5-speed I was finding from 2000-01 was a 2.5L. Finally found one in decent shape that was in budget. But the reason it was in my budget was that it was a salvage title... A father and son had done a lot of work to restore it for the son's 16th birthday and unfortunately it got wrecked. So they decided to go ahead and sell it. It was near Daytona, FL, about 10 hours from me. But I got a great deal on it and had it on the road less than a week later! Welded a new support in the front, put in a new radiator, and new condenser (and other new AC stuff it needed). And I was extremely lucky that an XJ with the same paint code and with the parts I needed just so happened to appear in a nearby junkyard right before I went to get my XJ. So I took what I needed off that and put them on mine. Almost good as new! I've been daily driving it since December, but just hadn't gotten around it to uploading it here yet.
JZLAJeep Posted July 10 Posted July 10 Nice work! 19 hours ago, Rex89 said: Took a while to find a 97+ XJ with a standard trans that was in decent shape. They seem to be disproportionately automatic, especially after 97. I don't even know if they made very many 4.0 L XJ with a 5-speed after 99, because every 5-speed I was finding from 2000-01 was a 2.5L. I've noticed this too. I have owned three 5-speed XJs and they have been '94, '95, and '96. 5-speed XJs are fairly rare anyway, but they do seem to be rarer after '97. I've seen a few in ads, including an ad for a '97 two-door, 5-speed XJ once but the guy wanted what I thought was an outrageous price for what was otherwise a base model XJ with fried paint and some body damage. Apparently he got his asking price though.
jdog Posted October 9 Posted October 9 BODY: TL74 BUILD: 01/07/97 SELLING DEALER: DEMONTROND AUTO COUNTRY CONROE, TX *M5 PREM CLOTH HI-BACK BUCKET SEATS -C3 INDIGO/LINEN ARUP SE DECOR GROUP (97-02-26) A19P 4.0L ENGINE(ERH)/5SP MAN TRANS(DDQ) CADP HIGH BACK BUCKET SEATS CBWP HIGHLINE DOOR TRIM PANEL DBBC ALL MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS DDQ 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION DMMP 3.07 REAR AXLE RATIO EAAC ALL ENGINES ERH 4.0L I6 POWER TECH ENGINE GTZP POWER MIRRORS, FOLD-AWAY GVBC ALL VEHICLES W/POWER MIRRORS HAA AIR CONDITIONING JAZP ANALOG INSTRUMENT CLUSTER JBFP INSTRUMENT PANEL BLACK BEZEL JHBP REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER KYPP RADIANT SILVER MET. C/C - 4.0L LAPP SHIFT INDICATOR WARNING LAMP MB1P BLACK FRONT BUMPER MB5P BLACK REAR BUMPER MDAP FRONT LICENSE PLATE BRACKET MFFP BLACK GRILLE NAA FEDERAL EMISSIONS PR4 FLAME RED CLEAR COAT RAAC ALL RADIO EQUIPPED VEHICLES RALP AM/FM RADIO RCBP 2 SPEAKERS RDDP FIXED LONG MAST ANTENNA SCDP LUXURY STEERING WHEEL TZAP GOODYEAR BRAND TIRES WJDP 15X7.0 STYLED STEEL WHEELS WLYC ALL STEEL WHEELS YGFA 8 ADDITIONAL GALLONS OF GAS ZFHP SPRING - LEFT FRONT ZFTP SPRING - LEFT REAR ZUHP SPRING - RIGHT FRONT ZUTP SPRING - RIGHT REAR 2TBA CUSTOMER PREFERRED PACKAGE 2TB 25B CUSTOMER PREFERRED PACKAGE 25B 3J3A NO CHARGE AIR CONDITIONING 3VDA SPRING SPECIAL DISCOUNT APAS MONOTONE PAINT BAUS 117 AMP ALTERNATOR BCDS 500 AMP MAINTENANCE FREE BATTERY BGAS POWER FRONT DISC/REAR DRUM BRAKES CDBS RECLINING FRONT SEATS CFMS REAR FOLD W/REMOVABLE CUSHION SEAT CGGS TRAVELING INBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLE CGWS NEXT GENERATION FRONT AIR BAGS** CKAS CARPETS - FLOOR AND CARGO AREA CKNS CARGO COMPARTMENT CARPET CKTS CARGO TIE DOWN LOOPS CKXS PLASTIC LIFTGATE TRIM PANEL CSRS PASSENGER ASSIST HANDLES CSSS LIFT GATE ASSIST HANDLE CUFS FULL LENGTH FLOOR CONSOLE DRAS CORPORATE 8.25 REAR AXLE GBBS TINTED WINDSHIELD GLASS GCBS FRONT DOOR TINTED GLASS GEDS TINTED RR DRS/QTR/LIFTGATE GLASS GNAS REAR VIEW DAY/NIGHT MIRROR HGDS DELUXE INSULATION GROUP JCDS 100 MPH PRIMARY SPEEDOMETER JHAS VAR INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS JJAS CIGAR LIGHTER JJBS DUAL NOTE ELECTROMECHANICAL HORNS JJJS 12V AUXILIARY POWER OUTLET KDPS RADIANT SILVER MET. C/C - BADGE - CH KGPS RADIANT SILVER MET. C/C - BADGE - JE KTPS RADIANT SILVER MET. C/C - JEEP K3ZS BLACK - FENDER FLARES LAJS HEADLAMPS ON WARNING CHIMES LBCS GLOVE BOX LAMP LCKS FRONT DOME LAMP LMAS HALOGEN HEADLAMPS LPSS CHMSL LAMP MCAS FRONT BUMPER GUARDS MHAS BLACK WINDSHIELD MOLDINGS MMCS REAR QTR SOLID WINDOW INSERT MMGS BELT MOLDINGS MMKS BODY COLOR DRIP TROUGH MOLDING MNAS BLACK DOOR HANDLES MUKS SILVER/CHROME BADGING NBKS EVAP CONTROL SYSTEM NFAS 20 GALLON FUEL TANK QR4S FLAME RED CLEAR COAT SBAS POWER STEERING SDAS NORMAL DUTY SUSPENSION SHAS FRONT STABILIZER BAR SHCS REAR STABILIZER BAR TBCS COMPACT SPARE TIRE TBLS INSIDE MOUNTED SPARE TIRE TM6S P215/75R15 BSW WRANGLER AP TIRES XCYS UPGRADED OBD-II CONNECTORS XJFS TETHERED FUEL FILLER CAP YAAS BUILD TO U.S. MKT. SPECIFICATIONS Z1BS GVW RATING - 4600# 1AAS U.S. DEALER RETAIL 162S ZONE 62-HOUSTON 5ITS EJ/5760 VEHICLE FAMILY 5IWS JS/5712 VEHICLE FAMILY 644S TEXAS SHIP TO STATE CODE 944S TEXAS SOLD TO STATE CODE
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