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As an XJ owner I see this as an absolute win. Jeepspeed! 🤙

@V8AmericanMuscleCar

Ай бұрын

Same! 😁

that entry into the last pendulum was fantastic. loads of angle and snow spray to the camera man. 🤙

Awesome. Imagine if that was a 2-door with the 5-speed manual it would’ve been even more fun. Another great video!

No way, literally yesterday I wanted to see yall rally one of these. I’m lucky.

That looks like so much fun. It’s making me want to buy a XJ just for the snow

@JayGuz225

2 ай бұрын

It's my favorite time to own one. I never question if it'll get me from point A to B in a foot of snow.

@tylerofearth2296

2 ай бұрын

Resale value for these in Alberta is insane. Just watched a fully built one sell on marketplace for 12k. You're not the only one wanting em for the snow

@colbywishneski5800

2 ай бұрын

As an owner can confirm they are the most fun in the winter, can throw anything at them

@hankenstein12

Ай бұрын

Definitely the skills of the driver and not to much the car

@V8AmericanMuscleCar

Ай бұрын

Go for it! They are fun on any surface.

I had 2 XJs when I was younger. A 93 and 88. Snow was always a blast to drive in. I used to park them up snowbanks at work

Learned to drive on an 84 Cherokee 5 speed. Used to drift it around a field near my parent’s house. A fantastic first driving experience.

As an XJ owner, I approve of how hard you hooned it and am truly impressed with some of the angle you had in those corners

XJ was one of the first cars i drove, worked on, got in trouble with, never owned. almost bought that one though. lots of high school memories with these things. all i work on are land cruisers now and i own one myself but i always remember what got me started lol. much love for the xj and its shoebox-sized radiator

further proof 4 me that tech in cars is the enemy of fun. Great video Team O'Neil!

@Teamoneilrally

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

this might be my favorite will it rally vehicle.

Best budget car video yet! I'm still curious what a V8 AWD Astro/Savanah van would do with true trac in both axles. PS: I still want to build an LS swapped humvee and let you rip that mfr for scientific research😁 That brake and gas modulation keeping the torsen diffs spooled up will be epic.

Owned 4. Totaled 4. Loved every second

It definitely will. Did it on an unmoded XJ before.

Post the times chart please it’s easier to see it in the video, even if you have to do separate panels for each season

One of my two "if they still made them I'd still be driving one" cars.

Damn this looks like so much fun to drive

There was a guy who ran a XJ in the 2018 new england forest rally!

I want an upload of that center roll cage camera angle. It’s helpful to see what you see.

finally, ive been waiting for this. the Indonesians picked up on how rally-able these are, its time for more people to do the same

Fantastic! I miss my Xj, 12 years of ownership, twice on the rubicon, great rig. Might I suggest a 2002- 2004 WJ Grand Cherokee Overland? 4.7HO engine makes great torque, and the Quadra drive system is magic in snow. Mechanically otherwise very similar to the Xj. Cheers!

Long live the XJ

would love to see this in the summer!

Can confirm 4 wheel braking in low range. My farm truck has no rear brakes at all but can lock all 4 as i slide down a hill

Currently own a '94 ZJ Grand Cherokee and I've always been surprised at how capable it is when pushed a little bit on gravel and snow. The Quadra-Trac AWD system they used for the Grand Cherokee is slightly rear-biased so it's a bit more fun to drift with than the Command-Trac in the XJ. Awesome to see a Jeep being rallied like that, great video!

I wanna see if a Sequoia will rally!

I miss my 2 XJs so much fun!

I got 2 there so much fun 1998 2 door deep purple, and a 2000 4 door light blue

I know the answer is yes but its still fun to watch

Hearing that straight six wail brings a tear to my eye

This was almost my first car, but I went with a purple VW Squareback instead, cuz why wouldn't I, but these are the perfect vehicle.

I wish it snowed all year round so we could get Will It Rally nonstop

@Teamoneilrally

2 ай бұрын

We appreciate that. We hope to do plenty this summer as well.

do a squarebody early gen explorer which is similar size but body on frame vehicle

This is good information to know. Will I ever take my XJ rallying? Probably not. But it's good to know I CAN.

We got to get more of these videos up

I’d love to see it vs the ZJ, with the 5.2.

Keep ‘em coming

I had a I6 and V8 WJ, love it

Without the lift in the snow they’re even better.

Yes it will rally. Sno drift had one a few years ago

I had a 2wd that exact color. It was stolen. I really miss it. This was great.

Ya go up to schuylkill county and it’s XJ galore.

you guys should try rallying a prius

OMG YES! (Where can we watch these drive off road? Y’all film any of that?)

Hell yea itll rally!

Love my Xj The open diffs, not so much 🤣😂 Kudos to your hard right 180 Cameraman 😮😅

here's an idea: NC Miata will it rally

what size lift and tires i think thats a great set up ive had 6 cherokees and one i have know 350k on it love the cherokee

will it rally idea isuzu mux (older 2010 to 2017) manual or automatic awd/4wd/rwd its built like a tank with double wishbone suspension front and back

It’s like a Labrador. It’s never gonna let you down 😂😂😂

Dog metaphors for everything!

That was legendary 🤣👍🏻

I love my XJ so much, ill never do anything crazy in it... again... I probably will.

They sure will... even though Im a die-hard Toyota guy I still think one of the most fun rigs I've ever had was a 98 4.0L XJ Upcountry on 32s. Up here in the PNW with the full-time 4wd mode in the Tcase that thing was SO fun. I chased down a group of Subaru WRXs in a snow storm on Mt Hood and just cruised up and over the pass at 65+ in 15° and snowing weather. I prefer my 06 Tundra as a DD and general vehicle and my 4Runners are MUCH better trail rigs but rhe XJ was a fun truck and it was my Dads so it held sentimental value as well. Awesome video.

@Teamoneilrally

2 ай бұрын

Awesome story. Thanks.

Do you think the Chevrolet Silverado RST (Rally Sport Truck) 6.2L or Trail Boss LT 6.2L will Rally??

Would be really nice to see what a GC or GD would do, as a baseline. I have to imagine there is a reason we are not seeing a bunch of Broncos and XJ's in ARA.

I remember you talking about low range in another video. How do the gears compare at the same speed? Are you going from gear 2-3 in high to 3-4 in low? 4-5? Just curious.

@Naah732

2 ай бұрын

More like 4-5

Not gonna lie, I'm missing the hell outta my XJ right now.

Yes. The answer is yes, it will rally. I dont even need to watch the video to say yes lol

Someone needs to make an AMC SX/4 rally car now...

Love the old XJ

I know 4x4/AWD will always be the king of rally, but are mid and/or rear engine RWD designs viable enough to compete with FWD or no? Or is my whole thinking wrong and RWD already competes about evenly with FWD?

I don't understand why the front and rear drivelines would be any more locked in 4low than 4hi?? Had an XJ, want another XJ, love it.

@mblake0420

2 ай бұрын

Depends on transfer case, they cane with 2 or 3 variants

@blairwill7732

2 ай бұрын

I don't understand that either. He's driving a later XJ and maybe they all came with the NP242 transfer case that had a "full time" AWD setting and center differential (maybe a viscous coupler). The standard tcase, Command-trac NP231, locked both front and rear driveshafts together, no slop. For many years I had a heavily modified XJ built into a rockcrawler/trail jeep, lots of suspension, 35" tires, but still streetable (not a buggy) and what kills these things is the unibody cracking. Maybe not an issue with rally use, but if you twist it in the rocks, or hammer desert washboard, the unibody will develop cracks at the top of the A pillar, B pillar and around the hatch opening. If you know you are going to put an XJ to hard use it would be much better to beef it up before it cracks: cage it, sister the un rails with some box sections, rocker skids, stout bumpers Fr&Rear, etc. Having to do all that is a negative aspect of the unibody. The positive is that because there is no movement between a body and separate frame you can tie all this reinforcement together and make the truck very stiff. Bolt the cage to the roof, tie the cage feet through the floor to the reinforced un rails and the rocker skid outriggers, etc.

@padrescout

2 ай бұрын

​@@mblake0420 There were 2 per generation? Whatever, mid-90s facelift.. For the post 90 whatever machines - the base one was a NP231, and the optional NP242. The base transfer case was generally considered the one to have, but the NP 242 had an all-wheel drive mode with clutch packs to allow some slip so you could drive it on dry stuff without worrying about lash destroying your drivetrain.

@mblake0420

2 ай бұрын

@@padrescout I believe you are 100 percent right on, I knew base number but couldn't remember the clutch pack number

@padrescout

2 ай бұрын

@@mblake0420 Now the part number for the serviceable parts I do not know. My XJ had the NP242 in it, I looked into doing a slip-yoke conversion for a suspension lift and never could find much on it beyond "The NP 242 has got a slightly beefier internal chain, which is good. Parts availability is remarkable worse than on the NP 231, and no slip-yoke for you!" I kind of shrugged, and went with a 2 inch lift I didn't need a slip-yoke to execute cleanly... worked out long-term.

I really want to take my Jeep on the Nuremberg.

Do a ford ranger next

Froom 9:47 , your cameraman has steely nerves!

One of the instructors @ Dirtfish spanks everyone in his stock XJ at rallycross events

another day voting for the mazda CX-5 to get tested :)

Fun fact: a 2 door xj and a 4 door xj are the same length.

This is driving

will it rally cyber truck

FJ Cruiser ? 👀 only asking cause I went from an XJ to an FJ 😂

Do a 2012 Mazda3 hatch I wanna watch my car get abused I’m just not fiscally liquid enough to do it myself lol

WILL IT RALLY CYBER TRUCK

My XJ handles waaay better than a lifted 4X4 has any right to. It's surprising.

You could take a nap in the middle of sliding that thing, what a predictable vehicle.

yawn

PLZ DO A ZR2 blazer