Recent content by fishinpolejoe

Thanks for the info. The next lunch break I get when it isn't raining I'll jack it up and see if she wobbles. I'm pretty sure it will.

I forgot to mention it is a stock XJ and the shocks are good.

96 XJ Sport 4.0 4WD 312k miles My main question is do wheel bearings always make noise when they go bad? I've looked all over and everything I have read says they will make noise. I noticed a slight limp from the front end with the wheel cut deep while backing out of parking spots. Last time I...

So my exhaust pipe rotted off at the engine side of the rear axle over the summer. My cargo area floorboard is basically rotten. I had a new hole develop back there and of course a great deal of the exhaust comes up through that hole and into the interior. It is getting cooler here and being...

My windshield leaks and my driver door does too. I try to park mine with the nose uphill when it rains which minimizes the leaking. I've replaced my carpet with vinyl flooring to prevent moisture being held against the floorboard. I had a good look at my kick panel fuse box with a good...

I appreciate the response! I don't know what the deal was but I have driven the Jeep for another week now with no issues at all. It acted up once before after a period of heavy rain and then the problem mysteriously vanished. Engine stumbled and then stalled out, then ran perfectly...

'96 stock XJ 4.0 HO Sport auto 4wd 303,000 miles Top End Rebuild @ 200K miles "Another" transmission at 200,000 miles TPS and IAC have less than 25K miles on them Coolant Temp Sensor and Temp sender have about 40K miles on them Plugs and Wires have less than 15K miles on them Alternator has less...

I don't doubt that at all! No offense to you, but I hate driving in TN. They don't have inspection stickers and they don't make the school kids take Driver's Ed! :confused1

Mine did well too. Stock 96 sport NP231. I only measured seven inches at the deepest in my yard (we got more than that but some melted between snows) but we had a lot of ice with snow packed on top of it on the highway. I tried going up a hill in 2wd on Wednesday before last morning just to see...

Thanks for all the good advice everyone. I'll keep my eye out for a nice stock rig. It would be nice to find a nice stock Rough Country. For what I do, I don't need big tires which make it hard to stop or too much of a lift anyway. I was just disappointed when I slid out of the driveway into a...

Hmmm Looks like when I get around to buying another one I'm going to need some experienced advice. I figured with the low mileage, the lift, and the lack of body damage or apparent rust that it would be worth that if it ran good. I'm ashamed to say that I paid $3000 for my 96 sport with...

I got burnt on mine I believe. I'm finding nicer rigs than mine on craigslist with half the mileage for the same price as what I paid for my rust bucket. The only thing mine had going for it was the engine had a top end rebuild and a tranny swap before I bought it. After I drove it for a week...

OMG! Thank you guys so much! Craigslist is awesome. I'm finding lots of nice low mileage, nicely priced rigs close to home now. Hopefully I'll find another XJ here some time and not get burnt :greensmok I'll check out Auto trader too when I get a chance.

2H - 4H I let off the gas but I don't tap the gas after shifting. Any time I shift to 4L I put the tranny in neutral and come to a full stop before putting it in 4L. I can see how having a little forward movement would be beneficial but it isn't always practical. Living in the mountains there...

Thanks Mike! I'm pretty new to the idea of internet shopping. :compwork: Craigslist never even occurred to me.