Timing is computer controlled, you can not.
Not one penny. The 1996 Jeep Cherokee does not have a timing belt. It has a timing chain.
The distributor is synched to zero degrees with a scan tool, it can not be done with a timing light.
3-4 deg before TDC with the vacuum advance hose off the distributor and plugged.
A 1997 Jeep has a timing chain.
A Jeep Patriot has a timing chain.
A 2002 Jeep Liberty has a timing chain.
A Jeep Patriot has a timing chain.
The Jeep Patriot has a timing chain.
No
The vacuum canister can advance 24 degrees beyond initial timing.
The Jeep 3.7L has a timing chain.
A 1997 Jeep V8 has a timing chain, not a belt.