Best modification??

[93gc40]

Buying the XJ, when my ZJ was wrecked. Wife doesn't LIKE to drive the XJ, now I don't have to share.

 

[NW-ZJ-SCOTT]

Best mod: Tires

Worst mod: Flowmaster

 

[AL BUNDY]

Ditching the Dana 35 for a 8.25 rear. Eliminating the #1 problem I have had with XJ's. I would not trade my lift, custom wheels & tires, or anything else to have the small piece of mind I have from not worrying if my rear axle is going to explode any second.

 

[ChevelleSSLS6]

Ditching the Dana 35 for a 8.25 rear. Eliminating the #1 problem I have had with XJ's. I would not trade my lift, custom wheels & tires, or anything else to have the small piece of mind I have from not worrying if my rear axle is going to explode any second.

My basically stock XJ has 206k on the stock dana 35, no issues to date. If I put much $$ into it, then I'll swap it out for something beefier, but until then, I'll run the dana.

 

[Slip Kid]

My favorite was probably exhaust. Quiet just sucks. I've had glasspack, Thrush turbo, and now Dynomax. This is the best it has sounded, IMO, intake, header, Dynomax Ultraflow welded.

 

[tonysinnette]

SYE I would say at the moment. Ask again after I install my new 44 and 9in though

 

[BlueCuda]

I originally said lockers but right up there with the lockers is my 8.8 rear axle, mainly because of the disc brakes.

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

ZJ disc swap, it was less then $80 for the parts at the JY and took a few hours to install and it is by far the best upgrade for the $. Now my favorite upgrade not based on cost would be a toss up between the TNT Y-link kit or lockers.....

 

[soxyfarmer]

On board air is by far the best. Bike tires, beach balls, pneumatic tools, air horn and the list goes on and on

York OBA.

 

[dellstopjeep]

wj dual diaphram booster, I can lock up 35's again
then later model center console, I dont spill my drink mall crawling over speed bumps now

 

[FlexdXJ]

Tires and Armor. And apparently i need bigger tires and more armor!

 

[TheAlmightySam]

Tires. All the brakes, strokers, and fancy lockers in the world won't do a bit if good if you haven't got traction.

 

[Kiefer316]

I say lift SYE and 33's. Hey im only a kid. Next should be 8.8 or a locker up front.

 

[97xjstevo]

best mod on the AMC 4 banger was the Rustys Airtube and big K&N cylinder filter. really helped the little engine a bunch :lickout swapped into the 4.0l now )

for the 97: i think the LockRight in the D30 helped - but maybe i notice this because i 'armoured up' first and haven't had anything torn off yet:nono:

 

[fubar XJ]

"Best" mod is a tough subject, since so many of them go together. If you're talking about a single mod and you have two identical stock XJs for side-by-side comparison on the trail, I'd say lockers. The locked one will out-perform the unlocked one hands-down.


I can't even narrow it down on mine, I built it up all at once so it all blurred together to create a very different vehicle than before. Bang for the buck though, a pair of lockers gives a lot of value on the trail.

 

[jpslickorocks]

I think the best mod for me was ditching the girlfriend that I lived with when I bought the XJ. She contributed to a tremendous power loss and really hindered my performance on the trail. I tried a few other girls after her but none of them really did anything to boost performance. They looked good but that is not important on a trail rig. Now I have a great dog and my Jeep has never been better.

 

[j99xj]

Winch, by a mile. No matter what you have you will get stuck eventually and only a winch or another vehicle (that isn't stuck as well) will get you moving again.

 

[BlueCuda]

Tires. All the brakes, strokers, and fancy lockers in the world won't do a bit if good if you haven't got traction.

How good is the best tire when its not on the ground and its the one spinning because your not locked .

 

[TheAlmightySam]

How good is the best tire when its not on the ground and its the one spinning because your not locked .

How good is the best locker when all four tires are gummed up with mud and spinning?

BlueCuda makes an excellent point, however, that each of these modifications have a synergistic effect with each other - the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

That said, my non-locked, barely-lifted XJ with 30" BFG ATs wheels a hell of a lot better than I expected it to.

 

[ECKSJAY]

I think the best mod for me was ditching the girlfriend that I lived with when I bought the XJ. She contributed to a tremendous power loss and really hindered my performance on the trail. I tried a few other girls after her but none of them really did anything to boost performance. They looked good but that is not important on a trail rig. Now I have a great dog and my Jeep has never been better.

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