Welcome ericf!!!

[4.3LXJ]

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[ericf]

Hi There,
I found you folks while looking around the web about Cherokees as a good deal came up on a 98 limited that will be the perfect project for myself and my 14 year old daughter.
Thanks for all the great info so far
Eric

[bluedragon436]

Welcome to :xjtalk: from Delaware!! Now when you say project for you and your daughter... is she going to help get it where you guys want it, or is it going to be for her?? what plans do you have for it??

[ericf]

She is all in to get it where we want it to be. Ready to get her hands dirty as we both learn about the Jeep world.

[bluedragon436]

There is def. nothing wrong with that!! What plans do you guys have for the XJ??

[ericf]

Play it by ear so far. Tires, some lights, Throttle body spacer, standard upgrade for tune-ups ie: better wires, plugs and such. Other than that we have no clue yet. We want to take it camping, some sand pits, some mud and to deal with Canadian winters

[bluedragon436]

Nothing wrong with playing it by ear... Def. sounds like a pretty decent starting plan for a build... I know that the winters up that way can get pretty crazy.. I spent part of a winter up in the BC area, and that was a pretty crazy trip with the snow and such.. I would say to try and put a small lift on, to give you a bit of clearance for the harsh snow drives/fun!!

[ericf]

so like a 1.5" or 3". Just so long as I don't have to do any cutting or welding I can do it myself. I think there is a ongoing thread about tire sizes so I'll dig for a post on that
Thanks for the warm welcome

[bluedragon436]

I'd say probably 3" and either 30 or 31" tires... here is a link for ya. Tire size & Lift Heights (http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=400)..

[4.3LXJ]

Welcome Eric. 3" lift is a good size. Might want to rethink the throttle body spacer though. They were designed for throttle body injection systems, not port injection.

[ericf]

Thanks. didn't know. Always wanting to learn

[XJ Wheeler]

Hey Eric, welcome to Xjtalk. Father/daughter build, sounds like some good bonding times. Feel free to ask any question, and ya got some pics of the xj. We like those. :D