Jeep Cherokee XJ & ZJ Offroading | The Cliffs Insane Terrain | Marseilles, IL 

I had to make tire and suspension upgrades because of a popped tire and busted leafsprings on a YJ before it was even a year old. It flexed noticeably better than showroom with the trackbars removed, brakehoses relocated, anti-swaybar disconnected, and leaf pack clamps opened. 30" mudders and modulating the parking brake allowed it to accompany many locked rigs on trailruns just fine. It also needed lockable storage right away because the neighborhood around my school was sketchy. I put in several Tuffy boxes and an alarm in the first year of ownership. I threw a grille screen, hitch, and roofrack on it right quick too, because I do things other than offroad. IMO, a come-along or a winch should also come before lockers, but I don't hate on locked rigs that need a strap or winching now and then.

@@RKmndo dont take my comment the wrong way. I wasnt talking crap. My opinion is coming from a viewers point of view. I see so many videos of off road rigs with 10 grand in upgrades, but still have open diffs. Obviously a winch is great, but aren't always an option to use, and can be very dangerous. Ive had stock height locked diff Cherokee's out perform friends open diff jeeps or trucks with lifts and 35 inch tires. Its just personal preference

@@RKmndo i also used to try the e-brake trick, but it isnt as effective as many people think. Your adding the same amount of resistance to both tires by applying the e-brake, but the tire in the air still has less resistance than the grounded tire and the one in the air will power right through it effectively doing nothing. On my first ever trail rig, i mad a bracket to mount a second e-brake handle from the junk yard, got a second cable, and had 1 e-brake for each rear tire. Whichever tire came off the ground, id lock that brake up and send all power to the tire on the ground. Just an old-school tip for ya

Lockers make the world move under the jeep 🤔

My XJ came with LSD in the rear. I think it was stock.

TheDEADBEEFCAFE is it still stock?

I just got one for 250. It came with 3inch lift. All it need was tune up and battery.

You got that right!

Lol, looks like a nice solid build forsure!

He has a video of him installing it

Dont forget that they can take a beating more than a wrangler

🤔 talk about the new models .... yj and there are the top

You'll get there one day, I started out at 15 with my jeep going one piece at a time with a part time job at the grocery store.

OutJeeping that’s the plan

Sean Unrein what jeep are you trying to lift? 2" budget boosts are really cheap and installation is pretty easy, and you can add upgrades as you go from there, plus holidays are coming up, could ask for a $100-$200 lift kit.

Gasper: Greetings from Toluca Mexico.🇲🇽👍

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They are both great but I will say that a XJ is far more cheaper than a Wrangler.

Sounds like fun!

Definitely will be. Just hoping I get some good footage lol

Took my old 86 s10 blazer many places it had no business going.

I've got one the 5.2s kill that 4.0 all day long man

That’s me and my old ZJ in this vid lol she’s gone now... RIP I loved that thing

100% worth it. But treat it right, a fine ( or not so fine) layer of mud protects the paint!

Thanks for the support!

We had a sweatshirt on it, may have fallen off.

winch line dampeners don't do shit , Just watched a video on dampener tests they fling as far as lines with out , so do synthetic ropes at least a rope won't take your head off. Usually.

Ight! N knows best!👍🏿

Mostly just rust issues and possibly anything sketchy that the previous owner may have done.

Just the way she goes lol

Yup we all from wisco

@@OutJeeping I'm from wisco!

Flowmaster super 44 with cats deleted.

The new hurricane mopar engine is very similar to what you are describing except it's a 3.0L I believe.

Elliott's Outdoor Adventures Yeah we are from SE Wisconsin. When we offroad in Wisconsin it's usually up north on the pipeline or the nicolet national forest.

OutJeeping ya I heard of the pipeline but heard it wasn’t that good anymore....some of the trails got shut down, have you been up there recently

Elliott's Outdoor Adventures I was up there 2 months ago and you really got to know the area to find good spots. My grandpa lives up there so he knows where to go. But yeah alot of the line is closed or just to deep to make it through. Some spots have hard bottoms and others you sink right down in the sandy soil and get water in your floor like I did lol.

OutJeeping thanks for the replies

I am from southern Wisconsin and wheel look me up Facebook Matt Smith janesville area

ace777T Got it off another jeep, it's an original Lund Visor

OutJeeping Oh wow, nice... Appreciate the reply bro

lamboboy2569 We may head down another time in the fall.

Where is this place ?

@@pedrosolis9862 Your mothers house

@@BikingVikingHH you’ve been there ?

No I got an original Lund Visor off another cherokee

Kamil Buczynski I wish I could but I'm out of town.

Where is the cliffs located at

Benjamin Grillo that’s mine, it was an affordable off-road bumper and a smittybilt 10k winch

If you do a lot of rock climbing or plan to keep your Jeep for a long time I would highly recommend them. Otherwise with the unibody twisting many times over obstacles they can create stress fractures.

Hell yeah brah

scott mcdaniel I have a 4.0 and it’s great except for suspension and steering parts going bad

I have one and it’s great !

Demo 7241 same trouble here

I have had 2 GC with the 5.2L and never had an issue. I beat the crap out of them and enjoyed it lol

I have 96 4.0l it's awesome three hundred thousand miles later just needs tlc.Needs posi standardized if going off road.

Jason Guyton I only went down to 20psi and the others were down to 15. I didn't want to go too low because we didnt air up till we drove 3 hours home.

Gotta make sure you have a good bulge showing. 😉👍

Gonzo21 I’ve honestly only ever aired down once and that was after I had got stuck in mud but it does help tremendously

Jason Guyton j

@@Hoonmaro my comment was more of a double innuendo referring to, yes about airing down but then it's also to make sure you have a good buldge showing....well, use your imagination.😉. I know, I know your probably SYH.

Napier Precision flat flares

No i dont

Flowmaster super 44 with no cats.

The Cliffs Insane Terrain is located in Marseilles, IL. Hood was popped for cooling to prevent heat soak on the trails.

Flowmaster super 44 with no cats

Ok guy 👍🏿

There was a floor matt or sweatshirt on there but it must've fallen off

We all got lunch box lockers up front except for the zj's

ZJ is much more better than XJ, from all points of view; more comfortable, more powerful ...... ; but in USA the most are crazy for XJ; I don't know why ! Can you explain to me this matter ?

Yeah both are 4.0s

OutJeeping need a v8 lol my 5.2 with 3.73s on 31s was pretty damn capable with the limited slip they come with

Smh 4.0s are the shit 😂 they just ain't pushing their Jeep's like I do mines

iMurda my brother

Cam Mcleod-Gartner I've had both V8 and I6 and broke Dana 30s on both but its alot easier with the 5.2, plus they can be nose heavy in certain situations, and neither can side hill quite like the lighter and rear leaf spring xj.

Off of another jeep on Craigslist, they are discontinued

James Lott 4.5" 3link suspension, 33" tires. Too many upgrades to list off lol. Take a look at my other videos.

What gear are you running?

OutJeeping thank you I will for sure I have a 2000 jeep xj and teeing to figure out what all I want to do with it and what all it needs

Comanche Fun Factory 3.55 right now but upgrading to 4.56 soon.

I was at 20psi

Dan Hambrick Fantastic, they work flawlessly.

Ridelow James coin wash is where it’s at

Couple hours with a pressure washer.

Affordable offroad

@@OutJeeping thanks for the quick reply. Great video btw.

No, the title says it

Most of us were, either way it doesn't help much in this slick clay mud.

Flowmaster super 44 no cats

Dodge Ram 3500

Illinois

Red XJ Cuz its Rarted

OutJeeping sure is

Marseilles, IL

This was an offroad park down in Illinois

Yup

@@OutJeeping That's so awesome!! I have a 99 xj, bone stock, and I've only been stuck 1x....Literally bogged down in a swamp cause my buddy didn't take it with enough speed. Took an hour of rockin, but it got out under its own power. Been in love with her ever since!

wish I had known about the concept of, "airing down," then

Most likely next spring or summer.

They are open tomorrow, you should come.

@@frankmudding7920 Haha wish I could but it's a 3 hour drive and I'm working. I usually plan it out in advance.

Josh Audrey From another Jeep.

Lund accessories had one

Yeah mine is a Lund but they don't make them anymore.

I heard! That's unfortunate! Not to many other places to go to anymore in the Midwest.

On harder obstacles we were in 4L.

@@OutJeeping why not 4L in all obstacles? I'm just curious. I have a Grand Cherokee 98.

Some obstacles require more wheel speed especially in the mud. I should say at a park like this most of the time we were in 4L. But if there is some distance of light trails we were in 4H or 2H.