Lifted 2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ with 6.5" RC Rough Country Long Arm lift kit Old Florida Road MA

[@Roadsurfergo]

I recently bought a two door that needs a transfer case for $500.00 , can't wait to get it like yours. Your a great inspiration. Thanks for the Video.

[@christophersuggs8487]

3:10 is beastly - - - I used to have a WJ on long arms, THAT was impressive!!!

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@AndrewkMcAllister it actually does really well. I can go 80 MPH and straight with no wobbles. but I keep it around 65-75 MPH because it feels better and less stress on tranny and engine. Once I install my new axles with 4:10's it should be even better on the HW. :) good question. thanks for watching

[@Dwealdric]

Feelin this XJ. Couldn't believe it when the guy said you are running open/open. Good job.

[@TheFrankwhite81]

jeeps and tool wish i could give two thumbs up

[@john-ryandobbs6649]

dude said the same thing, these are a few of my favorite things!

[@ekttr2]

This is so good to see. I sold my XJ and bought an '11 Range Rover and sadly Range Rover owners think they can offroad. The rover is great on the highway, but your video is actually offroading and I appreciate that. So hilarious to see "offroad" comparisons by Autocar in the UK where they think wet grass is really offroad. I'll be getting another Jeep soon, they're unstoppable.

[@ExploringNewEngland]

the bumper and tire carrier came on the XJ when i bought it. :D so did the light mounts. they where made by rock lizard and are no longer offered. if you do some google search on them you may find people making and selling copy's (just as good) I posted pictures of them in detail on my build thread so people could copy them themselves they are really good design and basic. cool stuff. I will make sure the thread is posted in description above for you. ttyl man

[@JSeds]

I got a 2000 Wrangler i6 3" lift and arb diff lockers. Handles the trails in western mass pretty well. Got it after we swamped our old cherokee in the pond on florida road.

[@deadkemper]

I've had two Cherokees and I still am upgrading one. also a wrx wagon same colour like brothers from different country's

[@ExploringNewEngland]

nice man!

[@wolfkim100]

I have a 96 Cherokee sport, 6.5 rc, 33x10.5 km2 and few add ons. Ur jeep is definitely a beast. one thing u need though is lockers. I have Aussie lockers and it makes such a big difference. Looks like you were doing well anyways. Nice piece of driving to :)

[@davidrosas7932]

Sitting here in envy of your Cherokee!! Awesome brother!!

[@robertcoia130]

That's a wicked nice Cherokee, can't believe you wheel it that hard, and keep it so clean, very nicely done!

[@ExploringNewEngland]

you rock man thanks for the comment!

[@robertcoia130]

That flex @ 2:50 was unbelievable! If for any reason in the future, you can't keep her, I would love the opportunity to own that Cherokee.

[@ExploringNewEngland]

that's the beauty of the 6.5" long arm lift! but sad to say I sold it. and that owner sold it again and now it is looking even nicer with some more mods and keeping the XJ alive! go jeep

[@robertcoia130]

bdaddy23 That's good, sounds like she went to a good home. I suppose my two XJ's, a '96 and '98 are enough, besides, don't want to hear the girlfriend's static, lol. Do they have any trails up in Adams for mild wheeling? The 98 only has a 3" lift w/31's but the 96 has, I think 4.5 running 33's. BTW, I'm next door in RI, not to many places to wheel down here.

[@ExploringNewEngland]

yeah them the breaks hard to find spots sometimes. but western MA is full of nice trails. there are go around's if you can't make the cliffs. I would not hesitate to go because video looks to challenging. I just chose to take it as is head on.. the 2 cliffs tho you maybe hunting for a go around a little sooner. but they there even if have ti backup some. off road on my friend.

[@ScaleCrawler383]

Sweet video! Love your Jeep I just got one for myself a 92 2 door with 3.5" rough country lift and 32"s! Cant wait to get it off road!

[@anonymous161crew9]

I'm going to buy Jeep XJ. That's really beatiful car. When I watch your video, I can't wait to practise some off-road myself

[@carson01XJ]

Awesome Jeep! I used to have a Cherokee Classic. It was my favorite car of all time. I think the Cherokees were the best Jeeps ever made.

[@Nothingtoya]

canonfs40user I know this is old but the XJ, TJ, and ZJ were the best Jeeps ever made. After 2001, they started replacing all the great stuff with junk, then got rid of the 4.0 and started using a minivan drive train in the wranglers for the JK. Jeep is full of garbage now.

[@benmiller7787]

That's actually pretty impressive for not having lockers! Good driving 👍

[@ExploringNewEngland]

thank you sir, just doing my best to not get stuck haha

[@benmiller7787]

bdaddy23 I just realized this was from 2010! haha

[@cbragg122]

I recognize this trail, me and my dad wheeled it once in a jeep jamboree! thanks for posting

[@thegrimreaper1004]

really nice jeep xj is one of my favorite

[@XXMUZZELFLASHXX]

these things are incredible

[@bosco1985]

that's pretty impressive with no lockers. nice driving.

[@Alllsho84]

3:20 is awsome !!!! sweet flew and awsome traction !!!

[@nescrespo4388]

beautiful rig. must of had tons of fun. thumbs up

[@kamuela8]

sick bro, hope i can get my 98 up like that someday soon. Where in ma were ya. I'm over around Ayer, MA

[@ccdx2]

beautiful jeep! i just bought a 2001 cherokee for a steal of a price. I want to something like this but a lil less as i dont have that much money

[@stovepipe9er]

Nice XJ! I'm looking for one, I want to put it on 33's or 35's. I hate waiting, lol!

[@JamisonMK3]

I'm in love with your Jeep

[@troy11995]

Best damn looking cherokee ive ever seen.

[@greatlakeswhiteboy]

Great video with great music. HAHA! Your XJ looks awesome. Those trails look like a blast. Makes me wish we had something like that around here in Ohio.

[@uzi4u182]

Beautiful XJ. Cant wait to start my own build.

[@crgx92]

sick video dude! you should do an aussie up front..best 250 i ever spent, i am unstopable. some people say its hard to drive with an aussie in the snow, but its all bs. i personally like driving in the snow with the locker, rather than without it.

[@Declipse16]

Awesome rig! I want a cherokee so bad, i should be able to get one by spring, maybe even sooner! I want to start out with a 3.5" rubicon express superflex lift, and put OME long shocks on it. THEN i wanna get a winch front bumper and a roof rack, then mount lights on top. Then fender flares. And i'm gonna stop there because i'm gonna run out of room lol. As you can tell i'm very excited about getting a cherokee, I just hate to wait! Are you VERY happy with yours? It's AWESOME i love it

[@QueBallin1989]

nice xj man. looks good lovin the rock lizard lights mounts

[@maxgebler9105]

That video proves with the right tires and driver you can do some real crawling without diff lockers

[@ralsuwaidi9669]

air gliding

[@Merzdaman]

That's What We Call SICK XJ !!!!!!!!!!!!! Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !

[@skydiveallies]

Bdaddy23 thanks for the update ill keep looking for them

[@QueBallin1989]

Haha no prob i got an xj too and i was looking at gettin a set of them. Love the way they look

[@ExploringNewEngland]

thanks man and thanks for knowing what they are and not asking me where I got them lol

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@jbeddome1 , my MPG is not that great haha thanks i will try to someday. the RC kit is doing good so far. i wore out the control arm bushings but they sent me all new ones free

[@887fantini]

sick jeep it looks mean i got a stock 2000 Cherokee i want to get a lift and sum spot lights like yours.

[@AOT-offroad]

Great jeep, great video and perfect music.

[@EricFB]

sick video, I would have pooped at 3:10, now i'm debating between one of these or a can am commander... jeep can be road driven, commander can do tighter trails... looks like i have the winter to think about it.

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@Ajpz28 thanks this was in western MA on Old Florida road and MA Bell

[@spydergs07]

@bdaddy23 I got a Detroit in my rear and it is awesome. Doesn't affect daily driving either. I'm running 8.5" with 33" and my Detroit will get me through anything.

[@BUZZEDONSUDS]

nice editing bro !

[@anibalgarza8414]

I have one but I don't know how to to change it from 4 wheel drive to 2 wheel drive .i know there is handle but when i move it stays in 4 wheel drive

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@kamuela8 thanks this was in western MA at OFR and Ma Bell

[@brian092]

I love the terrain

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@jncaillet thanks man been a while. no more RC for me but my Jeep project is a fun one as well. :) I am so impressed by my Xj it is awesome! It is like a tank. I fixed a lot of stuff on it and been maintaining it myself. I am doing all my own work on all my own cars now. the internet helps a lot. anyway I digress. PS I am looking to buy a Mitsubishi galant VR4 I hope I can find one because that will be my next project . more for the street. :)

[@JokersFiesta]

makes you want to go out & but a Jeep Cherokee after watching this

[@lol123321123321]

@bdaddy23 this has gotta be the sickest cherokee ive ever seeeen! im curious how many miles it has? is it still running like a champ?

[@MrYamaha4life]

love the setup. looks very clean. nice video by the way

[@JKJeepZilla]

awesome jeep you dont see too many trails like that on the east coast where were you?

[@EvilStealth64]

Undertow by Tool. Hell yeah. Nice Jeep!

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@Dwealdric I know she surprised me a lot when i went on this trip. My confidence as a driver went way up!! People where having problems left and right and I just went right over it. also my clearance is amazing I came off of a huge rock and was expecting to hit my rear quarter panel but nope it just was high enough. :)

[@justinelliott1368]

Hey i just bought a 2000 cherokee for my first vehicle and i plan on building it i’ve wanted one for a while it’s super clean but it has a knock so i’m having a new jasper put in and i think this video has made up my mind on what lift to go with,we’re you on stock axles in this video because i’d like to not have to do anything with the axles,i don’t want to get new axles but i do wanna do lockers and maybe gears depending on how involved it is,and i was worried about high speeds,did you have to do anything with the front end to be able to hold 80 mile and hour steady?Also what size is your wheel and tire setup

[@ExploringNewEngland]

Nothing. She drove straight and fast as I wanted. I had 33x12. Also the lift was great and so was the support. I wore out the first set of bushings and they changed the design and send me the new ones free. I had bought a Ford 8.8 with disc brakes and 4:10's and a high pinion Dana 30 with 4:10s but never got around to installing them before selling the beast. Have fun. I miss mine

[@kc1236]

very cool video and very cool trail

[@2003ep3]

such a nice jeep.. well done

[@OscarBonillaRcTruckTrial]

Excellent 4x4, good video!!

[@crazyiphone4]

Great video man ur jeep is awesome

[@christofurg]

Did you always have this song as the background music? I thought for sure you had RATM + Pocket Full of Shells at one time...

[@ExploringNewEngland]

+christofurg i may have double posted it to my other youtube channel. haha

[@christofurg]

What is your other channel?

[@ExploringNewEngland]

christofurg brians4x4life not much going on there lately

[@christopherwagner2727]

Found it. It was RATM - Freedom but it was muted due to copyright. Yep, I found the right XJ. Your XJ is sex dude.

[@oldbloodgenral]

hey, did you really need to get the bumper for the tire carrier? cause that comes to liek 1500 bucks, which is crazy, are there other options?...oh and where did you get those brackets on the side of your windshield for the lights? cause i would like something like that, great jeep man!

[@MrSottobanco]

Can your Cherokee outperform an FJ cruiser in all terrains?

[@jeremygileau8301]

sick cherokee bro im right in ct we should go wheelin i gotta 98 sport

[@rikkibobby8762]

nice Cherokee! i just got one for under 1500 and started a build. who makes that tire carrier\bumper? again sick jeep

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@bosco1985 thanks man, i try my best to learn by watching everyone else drive it. we had stacked rocks for the rover that went before me so i left them there but it was still tough. the rover had to use a winch even with all the rocks. lol

[@JesusCleaver]

Nice ride!

[@jmic3016]

Gotta love the tool

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@TheThrottleJockey Rough Country 6.5" Long Arm lift kit

[@freeridin12345]

i want to know how you got the rear suspension from rc to move like it does seems like flexs and rides well

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@wolfkim100 thanks a lot dude! I am going to get locker or lockers next.

[@blueuscg]

Very nice, where at in Ma is this?

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@MRPATERAC it is in North Adams MA or out right there. west

[@dmgaspar23]

Where in ma is this ? I'm from New Bedford and I'm getting sick of the Freetown state forest

[@ExploringNewEngland]

this was old florida road in North Adams area

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@TheXJthatCould lol I bet dude ... everything has its limit. I "try" not to push it to the limit though, and if it does break they are had cheap. Mine is a Low Pinion w/3:55's so to match my rear 8.8 w/4:10s thats going in I am picking up another D30 front but with the High Pinion and 4:10 gears. now don't go talking crap about whats better and this and that. lol I am trying to do it on a budget also with the D30 I can use a lot of my old D30 parts as spare. :)

[@TurboTymek]

nice rig, where did you get the rear bumper with the swing out?

[@jonathanstoltz5444]

hmm look at the articulation now that is a cherokee none of these new bug looking things totally insult the name of the cherokee

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@MrINVADER727 i forget the paint code but its like a metalic blue kinda dark like slate blue

[@ProjectXJ]

Its too bad you got rid of it. Have you gotten another XJ since?

[@ExploringNewEngland]

I wish but family life has consumed me. I do have a few other hobbies though that keep me busy. lol

[@ProjectXJ]

@@ExploringNewEngland I will never sell my XJ. Might even build a few more. Lol

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@@ProjectXJ i like it better than the wrangler. It has 4 doors and style!

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@crgx92 nice bro! sweet good to hear. Do you drive it daily in snow? also any locker in your rear? I was planning on locking the rear ford 8.8 when I install it and looking for a selectable locker up front. but they cost so damn much. prolly get an aussie like you.

[@LiftedRamPowerWagon]

what engine and transmission do you have in it? how much did it cost? and what size lift and tires.. im really thinkin bout gettin me a cherokee and do some mountain ridin

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@skydiveallies company called rock lizard and they are no longer selling them there website says

[@SamVeneman]

I have that same "Whistling/Whirring" on acceleration. Is it a sign of anything wrong?

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@TheSkiddey quadratec its made by Olympic

[@MrWaRmouth]

Could you post your specs. Looked in the past couldnt find anything

[@carson01XJ]

I agree with you. I should force my friend to watch this video. He is a Jeep hater, and called me an idiot for liking Jeeps.

[@SuperJetlife]

nice vid!

[@Ajpz28]

Where in mass is this? I can't find any good spots anymore. Can you inbox me some directions. Nice XJ buy the way.

[@galvanizedcity4981]

Which yellow top do you have? I cant get a exact answer on which one to buy that fits.

[@ExploringNewEngland]

honestly I forget, but it had top and side posts. I got that one cause I used it in a past car with sound system and the extra posts was where it was at.! I am sure you found what you need by now though. thanks

[@2511jeremy]

umm hey guy in video if he has the 4x4 part time option than yes he has lockers it does the same thing ...

[@skydiveallies]

Where do you find the brackets for the lights on your A pillar

[@ExploringNewEngland]

@gatorbait1971 thanks bro I appreciate the comment

[@sherriholland1]

im new to mechanics and such and i just bought a 89 cherokee. im curious what some good shocks are for all around off roading? anything helps. thanks

[@SWED510]

Is this an auto trans. Which type of transmission would you use for off-roading, auto or stick? I'm thinking of buyin a jeep myself:)

[@lol123321123321]

@bdaddy23 is the band in the background tool?

[@zabuza33]

those diffs are unlocked aren't they

[@ilus101]

@wolfkim100 ::::: i plan on purchasing and modifying a jeep grand cherokee. what exactly are knockers??

[@Lightningmicro]

Nice Jeep.

[@sticrzy123]

Was these Open Diffs ??

[@ExploringNewEngland]

yes stock LP dana 30 front and Chrysler 8.25 open rear. I had bought a HP dana 30 with 4:10s and a ford 8.8 w/ 4:10s and disk brakes but ended up selling them and the jeep once I had my kids. (Money reasons.)

[@sticrzy123]

@@ExploringNewEngland your Jeep looks a lot like Mine just different color

[@provideotube]

Nice video, thanks

[@shonpieters9609]

out of the hundreds of off road videos, I've notice most don't change psi or have bead locks ....

[@ExploringNewEngland]

+Deshon Pieters we always aired down our tires, but yeah I couldn't afford bead locks. jeeps has been long gone but I miss it.

[@shonpieters9609]

+bdaddy23 hey no problem I know they cost a pretty penny. I'd still go off road without em too.