When this XJ rolled off the assembly line, it was ready for some mild trail action. However, it's now tackling much more. You can find Theon 'crawling some of the nastier trails in Arizona in a Cherokee built to be unique and highly capable.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Year/make/model: | '97 Jeep Cherokee Sport |
| Owner/hometown: | Theon Wier/Mesa, Arizona |
| Engine: | 4.0L I-6 |
| Induction: | Fuel injection |
| Transmission: | AW4 |
| Transfer case: | Atlas II (4.3:1 Low range) |
| Frontend: | High-pinion Dana 44, |
| custom alloy 'shafts, x760 |
| U-joints |
| Rearend: | 9-inch housing with 8.8- |
| inch Explorer disc brake |
| conversion from Currie |
| Enterprises; 35-spline |
| custom alloy axleshafts |
| and 9+ race case with |
| Daytona pinion support |
| Ring-and-pinion: | 5.38:1 Detroit Electrac |
| | (front); 5.43:1 Detroit |
| | Locker (rear) |
| Suspension: | Front: 12-inch custom lift, |
| | custom ladder frame, |
| | radius long-arm; rear: |
| | four-link long-arm, front |
| | and rear coil springs |
| Tires/wheels: | 39.5x13.5/15 Interco IROK |
| | tires, 15x10-inch |
| | steel wheels |