I'm new and didn't see this explicitly covered when I searched. I've owned a 1990 Cherokee and currently have an 1987 Wagoneer XJ. While those have been great for mud trips, etc I was thinking about getting a nicer, newer XJ to have as a family vehicle with eventual upgrades to something a little more expedition like. My question is, what is THE best year to start with on an XJ? The 2000 and 2001s have the redesigned head and COP along with the low pinion D30, so those are out. The 1997s had so many changes in the wiring as a transition year that I'd prefer not to take my chances with those. Now, I know the 1999s came with the newer style intake but what are the other differences between 1998 and 1999? I would likely do a header and exhaust on either to take care of manifold problems and cat restrictions (higher flow cat). Any reason to choose one over the other? If I got a 1998 I'd probably try and track down a 1999 intake.
TL;DR: 1998 vs 1999 differences?
Thanks!
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