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We've been testing our XJ from sand to snow!
Dirt Road's 1989 Cherokee Limited #1 Dirt Road's 1989 Cherokee Limited #2

Dirt Road's 1989 Cherokee Limited

Watch upcoming issues for progress reports as we improve our new toy! The only upgrade it now sports are 30" all-terrains, so there's plenty of room for improvement. We'll be adding a rear tire carrier, ARB lockers, Rancho shocks, a Quick-Air compressor, Old Man Emu suspension lift, and more.

Dirt Road's 1989 Cherokee Limited #3

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Joey Booker's 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Joey Booker's 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Joey's '94 ZJ has a 3" ProComp lift, Rancho RS9000's, Mickey Thompson 15X8 rims with 31X10.50 BFG A/T, and tow hooks.

Future mods include Teraflex coil spacers, ARB's, heavy duty front and rear bumbers with winch mount, Wilderness roof rack, and many more items as the money comes in.

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Kirk Robinson's 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport Kirk Robinson's 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport

Kirk Robinson's 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport

Kirk's XJ Sport has the 4.0l I-6 and is stock as far as the engine goes.  He has installed a 3" Rough Country suspension lift, Skyjacker front sway bar disconnects, Heckethorn Hydro8000 shocks, Pro Comp extended brake lines, and 31x10.50 Kelly Springfield mud terrain radials on stock Jeep rims.

"I'm in the Navy (stationed in Guam), and the off-roading is pretty good. I'm getting it set up to take back to Idaho next spring and let it see some snow." - Kirk

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Jesse Yarborough's 1995 Jeep Cherokee Jesse Yarborough's 1995 Jeep Cherokee Jesse Yarborough's 1995 Jeep Cherokee

Jesse Yarborough's 1995 Jeep Cherokee

Jesse's XJ has a lot of stock equipment, he is in the process of upgrading. His Jeep has the I-6 engine, 15x8-1/2 CenterLine HellCat rims, Goodyear APT tires, an Alpine CD player with 6-1/2" door side speakers, Genuine Steel brushguard, locking gas cap, Nokia cellular phone with a Samsonite console phone mount, a Flowmaster muffler which Y's around his gas tank and provides dual exhaust with chrome tips, K&N air filter, and Madico window tint.

Visit his site at: Yarborough's Jeep Place

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Chris McQuillen's 1992 Cherokee XJ

Chris McQuillen's 1992 Cherokee XJ

Chris has added a 4.5-inch Rubicon Express lift kit (4.5" in rear and 5" in front), sway-bar quick disconnects, dual battery system with battery isolator system, 2 sets of Baja offroad lights and 2 low profile running lights, Clarion Pro-Audio CD player, Cobra CB, Radio Shack 100 channel 800mhz scanner, 31x10.50 Wild Trac tires on factory Jeep rims, Flash Fire dashlight emergency light with 7-mirror reflector (Chris is an EMT), Wistler laser and radar detector, Smittybilt chrome push bar and Westin nerf bars, class III trailer hitch, EZ lockers in front and rear, 5-gallon trail reserve gas tank, 110volt DC inverter (for notebook computer to run GPS tracking and map software), 250psi 12volt air compressor (for tires and camping only), Accel spark plugs and ignition, 185/F thermostat and woven steel covers for coolent lines, K&N air filter, air horns, tow chains, hooks, rachet set & other tools, flashlights, road flares (good for starting camp fires), repelling harness and rope, and a camera.

"All that and a blacklight for good looks, not to mention all the really great decals that come with all the automotive stuff you buy!" - Chris

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Scott Smith's 1985 Cherokee XJ Scott Smith's 1985 Cherokee XJ
(Gold Bar Rim)

Scott Smith's 1985 Cherokee XJ

Scott's XJ has the 2.8L V-6 and manual 5-speed. He has added a Rancho/RE lift (about 4.5" front and 5" rear), RE SuperFlex lower control arms, stock upper arms, RE sway bar disconnects (front), and the rear sway bar has been removed. 2" blocks on Rancho springs in the rear with longer shackles. Olympic Rocker Skids, Tomken skid plates, and front and rear tow hooks.

Other features include a Quick-Air II portable compressor, Con-Ferr "porthole" roof rack (5x6'), Carr light bar with Hella 500 series driving lights, 31" BFG AT's on 7" Jeep alloys, 33x9.50 BFG MT's on 7" Jeep 5-spoke steel wheels, and a Trac-Tech Gearless Locker in the rear Dana 35.

You can visit his site at members.xoom.com/Keywhole/jeep/jeep.html or E-mail him at lost-in-peru@excite.com.

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Stuart Rasco's 1992 Cherokee

Stuart Rasco's 1992 Cherokee

Stuart's XJ has a three-inch lift and 31" Summit mud-terrain tires. It has front Lock Rite lockers in it and has a home made topper and rock sliders. hear we are possing for a picture.

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Tony Hewitt's 1997 Grand Cherokee Laredo Tony Hewitt's 1997 Grand Cherokee Laredo Tony Hewitt's 1997 Grand Cherokee Laredo

Tony Hewitt's 1997 Grand Cherokee Laredo

Tony's 1997 ZJ has the 5.2 V8 with the K&N filter-charger, 31's, a full-wrap of Smittybilt guards, and a 12-disc changer.  Next she will be getting a supercharger, but Tony says it may be a while.

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John Moore's 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport John Moore's 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport John Moore's 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport

John Moore's 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport

John's XJ Sport is Moss Green Pearl-Coat and has the HO 4.0L straight-6, Selec-Trac 4X4 system, 4-speed auto-tranny, Pro-Comp 3" suspension lift with Rancho transfer case drop kit, Goodyear 30x9.50 Wrangler AT/S's, brush guard on front and Manix tail light covers on rear, Bosch 7" touring off-road fog lights mounted on brush guard, Bosch Pilot fog lights mounted under bumper, extra-large aftermarket transmission cooler, Safari roof mount kit.
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