Page 1: You are here.
Page 2: My home made parts.
Page 3: ATVing pic's.
Page 4: Things to do, old XJ pictures, and gear I carry in my XJ.
Page 5: Wheeling my XJ.
Page 6: Parts for Sale

Welcome to my Cardomain! My name is Josh, I'm 18, and I purchased my first vehicle in the fall of 2003, a Jeep Cherokee for $2000. I've also purchased some other vehicles since then that you can check out in my cardomain garage.

My 1989 Jeep Cherokee Limited (XJ)

Details of the jeep when it was purchased-
-Poppy Red with Grey Leather Interior
-4.0L (242 CI) I6 "Power Tech" with OHV, Multi-Point Injection, and Cast Iron Head and Block (177 hp @ 4750 rpm, 220 ft lb @ 4000 rpm)
-4-Speed Auto with Overdrive (AW4)
-Select-Trac Transfer Case (NP242)- 2WD/Part Time 4WD/Full Time 4WD/N/4LO
-Dana 30 Front Axle (High Pinion, Non-Vacuum Disconnect, 3.55 Ratio)
-Removed and Sold- Dana 35 Rear Axle (Non-C-Clip and 3.55 Ratio) with Trac-Lok Factory Limited Slip
-Cruise Control and Power Windows, Locks, Seats, and Mirrors
-Aftermarket Adjustable Rear Air Shocks
-Factory Sunroof
-Towing Package (2" Trailer Hitch Receiver, Transmission Cooler, Shift Point Control Switch, Heavy Duty Radiator, Heavy Duty Alternator)
-Factory Skid PLates for the Front Suspension, Gas Tank, and Transfercase

145,000 miles and counting!

WIERD!
I discovered that out of 2,884,172 Jeep Cherokees manufactured, I unknowingly bought one assembled the same month and year I was born (August of 1988, the Jeep was marketed as an 89 though). It must be destiny...!

My Modifications! (Things To Do on Page 5)
-Airtube Intake with K&N 6X9 Conical Filter (rustysoffroad.com)
-Dynomax Super Turbo Exhaust Cat-Back (4wd.com)
-Optima Yellow-Top Battery
-Wired Reverse Lights to a Switch
-Wired Auxillary Cooling Fan to a Switch
-Painted Fender Flares Flat Black
-Fabricated Front Bumper (Page 2)
-Fabricated LCA Axle Mount 1/8" Skid Plates (Page 2)
-Removed Rear Sway Bar
-Fabricated Front Sway Bar Disconnects (Page 2)
-3.5" Lift (Rusty's 3" HD front coils, bent up sway bar end links, hockey puck front bump stops, trimed shock mounts for LCA clearance, home made shock extensions, Rusty's Brake Line Drop Brackets, YJ brake lines, AAL using Chevy 3/4 Ton Truck Leafs, Rusty's 3 Degree Shims, 1/4" Block)
-Painted Differential Covers and Brake Drums Red
-Fabricated Trailer Hitch and Rear Tire Carrier (Page 2)
-Mounted 48" Farm Jack (harborfreightusa.com) on Spare Tire Carrier
-Painted Valve Cover with Red Hi-Temp Ceramic Paint
-Upgraded Cooling System to Newer Open Style (91 XJ 2 Row Radiator, Thermostat Housing, Auxillary Fan Temperature Switch, and eliminated heater valve)
-Mounted 6 Clear Fog Lights (harborfreightusa.com) on the Factory Roof Rack
-Air Horn (harborfreightusa.com)
-Changed Front End to 89 Wagoneer Syle for Quadruple Headlights
-4" Rear Axle Bumpstops (4wd.com)
-1" Throttle Body Spacer (rustysoffroad.com)
-Fabricated Front Differential Guard (Page 2)
-Fabricated Rock Sliders (Page 2)
-Fabricated Cowl-Induction Hood (Page 2)
-LT235/85R16 Uniroyal Laredo HD/T's on Aluminum Grand Cherokee 16x7's painted Black
-Napa Belden Max Premium 7mm Spark Plug Wires
-Champion Premium Spark Plugs
-Changed Center Consol to Low-Profile Style
-Rubicon Express Hack & Tap Slip Yoke Eliminator and Custom Rear Driveshaft
-Trimmed Rear Quarter Panels (Page 2)
-87 XJ Dana 44 Rear Axle with 3.54 gears locked with a Lockright Locker
-Upgraded Charging and Starting System Wiring to 4AWG
-Fabricated LED Tail Lights (Page 2)
-Power Steering Cooler (Page 2)
-Replaced Kenwood CD player with Virtual Reality CD player
-Cobra 19 Ultra III 40 Channel CB Radio and 2' Magnetic Base Mount Antenna
-Converted to newer style 4.0L oil filter mount and larger oil filter (Napa Gold #1515)
-Front Aussie Locker (northridge4x4.com)
-Skyjacker adjustable track bar with heim joint end

Parts Replaced-oil pan gasket and rear seal when I brazed shut a small hole in the oil pan, rear bumper mounts, sun roof weatherstripping, front brake rotors, steering stabilizor, catalytic converter, rear adjustable air shocks, thermostat, speedometer gear, starter, fog lights and relay, fuel pump, fuel filter, fuel pickup filter, auxillary fan relay, transmission filter, front axle u-joints, water pump, rear brake shoes, radio antenna, valve cover gasket when I cleaned carbon build-up out of valve cover, windshield after I cracked it with my elbow, distributer cap and rotor, #6 fuel injector, crank position sensor, starter (again!), harmonic balancer, motor mounts, transfercase mount

$Grand Total$ I've got about $8000 in the XJ and I don't regret a cent...well, most of the time I don't. The price would be a lot higher if you added an hourly wage for the countless hours my dad and I spent working on my Jeep in the garage.

Forums!
I am a member of all of the following forums-
4WDH
Black List Wheelers Association
Heritage Region Jeep Association
PA Wheeling
Pittsburgh Off-road
Western PA Nissan Xterra Club
Jeep Forum
North American XJ Association  

Page 1: You are here.
Page 2: My home made parts.
Page 3: ATVing pic's.
Page 4: Things to do, old XJ pictures, and gear I carry in my XJ.
Page 5: Wheeling my XJ.
Page 6: Parts for Sale