I just got a garage kept 1996 ZJ for $ 2500.00 Everything important working. Needs a headliner, suspension refresh, and tires. The 4.0 is really good. Check out how popular these critters are now. 😊 Great cars.
Just acquired a 1996 jeep grand cherokee laredo 5.2 for $500.00, my bosses mother. Has 115k miles on it, runs like a top, have been restoring it. Mechanically sound just needs some cosmetic work. Thanks for all the tidbits of things that can go bad, and the acquisition of parts that can be re-purposed for other items. Damn difficult finding some parts. It really is more of a project vehicle as I have a 2016 Rubicon hard rock JKU, but its fun being a jeep family.....again thanks for the great video
6500.00 is only 8 payments on the suburban. The Jeep will last for years If you drive it five years your cost of ownership is just over 1100 per year. Not 75000.00 for a new car. I drive a 2002 gmc envoy that I did the same thing to. Just imagine a car with no payment
@@AceAgallah the only one that I had to repair the transmission is the current one, 98 grand cherokee laredo upcountry edition with the 5.2, I purchased it, at 8k miles, was told by the girls dad that was one used by the family as a vacation vehicle, and the trans pan had rusted some pinholes, and she had driven it till wouldn't move any more, he replaced pan and filter and told her sell it before transmission goes out,, it seemed every once in a while it shifted funny,, I put 260k miles on it and then it developed shift solenoid problems, I replaced it with a remanufactured one from advance auto and it's been fine since, at just over 300k now
Nice work! I have a 1997 ZJ 5.2L. My son originally bought it with 175K miles. I bought it from him, had lots of repairs, and similar issues, but they are so fun to work on and drive them. Hard to tell when it's enough, but if you are going to play with it, it probably it's worth investing the money. Thanks for sharing the detailed content.
@@sparkie5571 matter of opinion honestly but, it's known that the WJ is the most underrated gc ever made and is also the purttiest 😎 I own both. My zj is a 98 5.9 limited and my wj is a 4.0 Laredo so I have a pretty big place in my heart for both.
@@sparkie5571 i let my buddy drive the 5.9 "he absolutely hates jeep" and he immediately started trying to buy it from me. I paid $1500 for it and I have put close to $8000 into it reviving it. They just pull so hard for a 90's SUV 😂 I'm currently working on a 5 speed swap for when the auto inevitably goes out.
I enjoyed watching your passionately, enthusiastic, detailed obsession with fixing up the ZJ. That's in my lane of thinking! I've driven Jeeps all my life starting with my Grandparents '51 Willys flathead Station Wagon with the 3 levered granny gears to high school in the early 70's. I've owned a CJ-5 V6 , many XJ's (2/4 door & manual/auto trans), a Commando v-6, M38A1 F-head and several ZJ's and I have personally modified according to my vision. Currently my everyday driver is a '96 ZJ with the 5.2 V8. I bought it from one owner in '06 with 89k miles on it and have always meticulously maintained it. I did a custom plaid kilt looking headliner that matches my Flame Red exterior with the grey/black trim and installed a 2" lift boost w/15 x 9.5 Yokohama A/T's. It has 142k miles on it now and still runs fantastic. I also had a '94 Rare Wagoneer ZJ V-8 before acquiring this Laredo (maybe I should have kept it). Anyways, I'm older now and content with what I have. The simplicity suits my character compared to new vehicles telling you what to do all the time...lol.
I bought a 1994 Cherokee XJ two months ago for $2700. It's a 2 door. Over $4 K into it but it is very fun and great in the sand dunes. Alignment and Baja Boss soon.
I love that pretty blue color. I have a 96 green ZJ with a 5.2 240,000 mi original transmission. Runs very well. It's called the avocado And I just picked up another one two days ago that's lifted. 97 5.2
For what you've invested into it so far.. You're probably better off than most new car owners nowadays.. I have a few different Jeep vehicles, but I choose to daily a 1998 ZJ 4.0 Laredo SE.. Most comfortable Leather seats I've ever sat in..
I had 2 wide axle Cherokee Chiefs one 77 and one 79 Golden Eagle both copper color and three ZJs two had the 4.0 but my 95 black limited was much better with the 5.2v8. you did a good thing bringing this back to life. Check for recalls. They put a Hitch on for free to protect gas tank in rear collision.
ypu my first car at 16 was a 1969 Chrysler New Yorker boat with a 440 under the hood "I"paid$500 for it back then not what I really wanted but it sure beat riding my bike 10 miles to McDonald's for work. I made $3.35 per hour back then.
Holy crap guy you refreshed that old box really good!! I did something like this 10 years ago with an old 90s volvo. My kids are very small so I have no time todo things like this any more. But can't wait to take another project
We’ve owned 5 different ZJs beginning in 1994. After Christmas just sent USMC son back to base in the 2013 Grand I bought new a decade ago in return for the 1998 ZJ he has been driving since getting his license 5 years ago. I have SUCH an affinity for the ZJ and plan to use the ‘98 myself as daily driver. I way prefer these older units over the modern pushbutton nonsense of new vehicles. Dirtbag simple and bulletproof machines to scoot around in. BTW…3 of the 5 ZJs we’ve owned over the years, 3 of them are still in regular service, one mostly dedicated to hard-core Offroad. These old units are great for beating the nasty annual Indiana vehicle excise tax and insurance is also inexpensive. There were sooo many of the ZJs built it makes parts readily available at reasonable prices. They work well for carrying stuff around and do fine for light towing. Just a great all-around vehicle and terrific on snow with the manual transfer cases. And….if somebody clips you at a red light, just go find another one for $2-5K and run through the laundry-list of ‘known / common issues’ and your back up and running with spare parts. All the best for your flying. We are also aviators so any longer trips are by air rather than highway thus we don’t put many miles on our ‘fleet’ of older vehicles. Please reach out if I can be useful to your aviation journey as I was in your spot a dozen years ago.
Martin, thank you very for your comment. I am at a pause point in my ppl due to lack of funds. Hopefully hope to restart in the near future to finish. I did post a small short video briefly explaining this, but trying to find a private owner that I could use a trainer preferably a 172 to use for a month to complete my ppl.
Great job bringing her back to life. Your son is a lucky guy! My daughter had a 98'. It Developed an AC condensation leak in the interior. Chased it all summer one year to no avail. Traded on an 05' Explorer, good vehicle too.
That’s not a roach…. It’s a palmetto bug! Anyways… the jeep looks great and good on you for getting it into tip top shape! Don’t worry about naysayers in the comments… it’s your jeep… do it however you want! There’s no rules! Enjoy!
I can’t say my 42re is a bad transmission at all. Serviced regularly and with 265,000 kms and it shifts great. It has done towing duties well and I tow over two tonnes in third gear only and only change by manually changing gears.
good video I have a 1995 Grand Cherokee limited 5.2 L v-8 4x4 I bought mine in 2010 with 70k miles for $2,600 from a guy in Chandler Arizona who kept it in the garage 8 months out of the year as he was a winter visitor from Wisconsin. He even had the original sales window decal when he bought it. which I was given the original list price was $33,499 I now live in Oklahoma and have 178k miles on it usually drive it once a month my daily driver is a 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8 liter which I really like, but the jeep does much better in the snow and ice lol... everything still works great on my jeep I am on my second transmission that I put in back in 2012 I bought a Jasper transmission with a 3 year/100K mile nationwide warranty. I've' been very happy with it never had any issues with it after install. I understand the chewed wires issue as in the winter a few years ago I had rats attack the jeep and Pontiac wires. so I had to rewire both vehicles. very common problem in Oklahoma I found out.
Great work, where did you order the carpet from? Did it also have the vinyl backing with it? The Vinyl backing that comes with the factory carpet is used as part of the sound deadening architecture.
The viscous coupling in the transfer case will probably seize up when it gets hot from driving a while and you won't have any differential action between the front and back axles and will force the tires to bind up when you turn sharply
Love the color. I have always wanted a Grand Cherokee myself but an older version from 1978. Tires and trans were about right on price. A 700R here costs 1250 minimum and yours would be about 3k. So you got a good deal on the trans.
In the 70s was no grand cherokee,,, only the original full-size cherokee, basically just a 2 door version of the wagoneer, had a 76 cherokee chief, a real beast, 360, 4bbl, dual exhaust, 31s, as it came from the factory, we always had jeeps on the farm, from a 43, couple different 68, a cj5 with the dauntless engine, a buick 225 v6, and a wagoneer with the buick 350 and 3 on the tree, various pickups, half ton, known as the honcho, 3 quarter ton, the original gladiator, and 1 ton, the hercules, pickups,
Just bought a 98 ZJ with the 318. My first v8 jeep. So far so good, but I paid about $6100. It has 105k miles. I previously had a 96 XJ , I bought for $650 from the original owner. It lasted me 10 years (50k miles) until I sold it to a friend. He had it about 6 months before a tire (he put on) blew and put him into a center divider. So sad
Great work! We have a 95 ZJ that my son drives and we have a love/hate relationship with old “Marylyn”, as we call her. I’ve done quite a few repairs over the last four years, some optional like the radio and some out of necessity like the radiator, rear brakes and steering pump. I like your new headliner. Ours is drooping and the adhesive doesn’t work since that layer of foam is just crumbling. Did you do that work yourself or did you farm it out? If you did it yourself how difficult was it? Thanks!
I know its a year later but I’ve got to ask if you replaced it or not. My headliner started failing about 2015 and we just finally pulled it out today. Would love a follow up thx.
I have one of these that I’m gonna be working on soon but need a place to start it runs and drives but it’s been sitting for 4 years give it take, where would you recommend I start
3 years later and almost 10.000 Euros deep into my ZJ '96 Limited v8 with 100k miles ( I got it with 59k) and I still have a lot of issues due to stupid mechanics from Romania. Greetings!
I always buy cars with bad tranny's. Really cheap. Then I replace it myself,drive it for 3 to 5 years. Sell it when I get tired of driving it. Last one I bought was a pretty nice 96 ZJ 5.2L. It's in really good condition with just under 150k on the clock. The previous owner just replaced a bunch of stuff. Both front CV axles,brakes at all 4 corners,some decent off road tires. It also came with a pile of brand new parts in the back. Nex suspension arms with new bushings, 2 inch leveling kit and new Rough Country shocks and adjustable front and rear track bars and a 242 transfer case. And then the transmission went titties up. He got frustrated and sold it to me for $1000. I bought a rebuilt transmission with a 3yr warranty at Auto Zone. Had to wait 5 weeks for that to get here. Took me 3 weekends to swap out swap in the new parts. Now it drives like it's brand new. And I don't have a car payment. There's some really good deals on Offer Up. The guy was originally trying to sell it for $3100 ,but he was trying to sell it for about 6 weeks and nobody would buy it because he didn't even say it was a basket case. And he advertised it as already having the 242 swap. I did have to get the drive shaft shortened a few inches after I swapped out the 249 TC for the 242. I would have swapped in a 231 transfer case,but I already had the 242 and it was rebuilt sometime in the past. I took the cover off and everything was still in good shape. So I decided to just use it. It gets about 14 city/20ish freeway. I wish it got better mileage but you can't have everything. 😆 mine is Silver metallic glow pearl paint code PW4. I've had it all back together since March. Ive already had 4 offers on it just driving around running errands,and from people at work. I don't want to sell this one. Ive been driving it around making sure it's reliable. I like this ZJ. I think I'm gonna keep this one and sell my 93 Explorer Sport. The transmission and transfer case is not that hard to replace in these ZJ's or XJ's. You just need basic hand tools,2 3 ton jacks,a transmission Jack and a concrete patio. I replaced it myself in less than 2 days.
Wow. I'm not sure you saved any money for flight school, but you had fun. What's the name of the transmission guy? I've always gone to Advanced in Mauldin, but ya, they ain't cheap! I dropped off my wife's Windstar once (no appointment) and they called me 23 hours later to come get it with a rebuilt transmission installed. I'm still amazed at that.
I picked up a 94 last summer. Currently working on getting the ECM replaced with a good one. I had a shop get a bad one, twice, and now it's out of warranty, so I told them I'll fix it myself.
Also, I'm not sure if it's still active, but I noticed that you're surprised it doesn't have a trailer hitch. There was a safety recall for the fuel tank in which they added a trailer hitch to protect the tank.
Why wouldn’t you just pick up a secondhand transmission and swap it over? I paid $200 for my secondhand trans 🤷🏻♂️ The problem you are having is that you are paying everyone to do everything! You need to learn to do this stuff yourself or that old car is going t cost you a fortune!
XJ’s have the bulletproof AW4 which was used in the 93 ZJ’s 4.0’s until they switched to Chrysler’s crappy transmissions on the V8 and 94 and above. So back to my response, the ZJ non AW4 transmissions are JUNK!
@@fiero880 the transmission is not that bad it's basically a Mopar 727 with overdrive unit added on, he is what will kill it like towing without additional transmission oil cooler, we're not changing the oil when it need it needs it
Snap ring for reverse gear in the transmission broke. Thats why its making that noise when in the reverse gear because everything is loose and flopping around in there 😂
Im planing on buying first jeep got few options, XJ with 2.5TD and 4.0i or ZJ with 5.2 v8, wich one do u suggest i should get, im just planing on doing some trail riding, bit mudding, towing with friends. And really want to beat friends Terrano II 2.7TD and Pajero 3.5 v6. I heard that ZJ has some transmision problems. Wich one do u suggest i get.
i got the same but 96... still is amazing drive, has stupid capacity for anithinmg, even more so with the luggage rack on the roof, the motor is way powrfull that ull ever need... but still u need to keep track of those minor problems couse they keep showing over and over
100 bucks per tire is not expensive in my world. It is the only thing that connects the car to the road, that's the last place I would save a few dollars.
I want my car back. I've been looking for you for a while. It was never my dad's car to begin with, and I'm not sure how he sold it to you for that low price...Anyways, I want my car back!
You gotta realize that jeep is sought after by everyone so what you put in a couple grand or so keep your records of costs you will get every cent back and more , apparently you ne looked it over to good before you bought it now your complaining look in the mirror your going to find out the real problem.
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