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Unless you love doing body work get one with as little rust as possible. When we bought our current XJ we opted for higher mileage (218k) and an almost rust free body. Other than a high idle switch and different gauge cluster I don’t think the police package gets you much in an XJ. I’ve had/have...
The obvious things that come to mind...
Transfer case/shifter/mounts
Front axle
Both drive shafts
Transmission (??)
Center Console
Cross member (??)
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My son’s ‘97 XJ has a 2” spacer/shackle/bastard pack lift. I’m not necessarily advocating for spacers and shackles, but a 2” lift with 30” tires is very streetable IMHO. We’ve taken it on several 3 hour plus trips and it still gets 18 mpg with a 5-speed, 3.08 gears and heavy steel wheels. We...
A lot of those vinyl floors still have padding underneath. That’s no problem for spilling stuff or mud, but can still be an issue if you swamp it in a mud hole.
No matter how much prep and PB Blasting you do, I’d have a plan b for work Monday morning. There’s always that one thing you weren’t expecting. Good luck, XJs are a ton of fun.
In normal driving you won’t notice a front autolocker in 2wd. I have an Aussie that’s been in two Jeeps and three axles. I’ve been told the no-slip is the quietest.
The Jeep being lifted wouldn’t keep you from needing to remove the exhaust. Not sure about raising the motor. When I did the oils pan on my 4.0 TJ I had to remove the down pipe but didn’t have to raise the motor.