The build on my '99 XJ!

rweaver138 · 10-24-2009, 12:15 AM

Okay so this is what I've been working on for the past month or so. I picked up a 99 XJ with 2k on the body and 1k on the motor, about a year ago and finally decided to lift it with the parts off a wrecked 01 I have. It had the d30 in the front that I replaced, and the Chryco 8.25 out back. The front is all finished now I just need to finish up the linkage with the t-case, and get the stupid broke shock bolts out in the back, and get the leaf spring eye bolts out that I had to cut. Heres what I've done:
Rubicon Express 5.5"
33" BF Goodrich A/T
Took the d30 out of the 99 and replaced it with the one from the 01
Replaced the stock np242 with a np231 that had a SYE and CV driveshaft
JKS Quicker Disco's (that you can see hanging)
JKS bar pin elminators
Rustys Throttle body spacer
K&N air intake with Rustys mounting bracket
Black Cragar steel rims
Control arm drop brackets
Skyjacker extended brake lines
Slotted Rotors
and probably more that I'm forgetting, pretty much did a complete overhaul on this Jeep. Cant wait to have it done!! Heres some pics for your pleasure.

jiffy · 10-24-2009, 02:11 AM

nice progress

jiffy · 10-24-2009, 02:19 AM

nice progress

RenoXJ · 10-25-2009, 04:23 PM

dang, looks nice

rweaver138 · 10-28-2009, 01:06 PM

Okay got the lift finished! Finished it up Monday night about 12 oclock. Gotta few odds and ends i gotta tie up but here she is.

Gotta take those fender flares off and trim my fenders, those 33's rub bad when i cut the wheel.
Still to come:
Front grille gaurd
roof rack w/ tire, shovel, high lift mount
4 full size kc's on the roof rack
rear bumper
and hopefully more after that stay tuned!

00XJ · 11-04-2009, 02:26 PM

nice jeep man, where did you get the clear running lights

loudrango · 11-04-2009, 08:05 PM

nice work!

.00xj,good ol' ebay.i have the diamond clear ones.34 bucks + shipping for both fronts and sidemarkers.

rweaver138 · 11-04-2009, 09:24 PM

haha yup ebays where its at. i buy almost everything on ebay.

rweaver138 · 11-04-2009, 09:30 PM

ok got some progress done over the past week. trimmed my front fenders and put black molding around the sharp edge. also cut the bumper caps need to smooth those down prolly but some more molding on that too. also got my roof rack on with the spare, shovel, and hi-lift. its a little crooked cuz it came off a wrecked jeep gotta do some tweaking to it..

and here are the pics!

boydballer92 · 11-04-2009, 10:49 PM

HAHA LOVE THE STICKER ON THE BACK WINDOW!!! Lookin good man... Is it just me or does anyone else notice that most of the 99s and 00s are that bluish color

scifi266 · 11-04-2009, 11:56 PM

That blue is sick I like it.

rweaver138 · 11-05-2009, 09:09 AM

i didnt like the color at first but for 1700 bucks i couldnt go wrong. its starting to grow on me

boydballer92 · 11-06-2009, 02:02 PM

Not sayin its a bad color.. I'm just sayin its a very well used color

01LimitedXJ · 11-06-2009, 02:04 PM

nice work...very clean job on the front flares. for the rear are you planning on doing the cut/fold?

rweaver138 · 11-06-2009, 02:17 PM

still not sure what im doin with the rear. idk if it want to fold it up or cut it clean or leave it. still debating only time will tell. what do you guys think?

10-24-2009, 12:15 AM	#1
rweaver138 Seasoned Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northeast CT Posts: 493 My Photos 99 Cherokee Year: 99 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0 Transfer Case: np231 Front Axle: d30 Rear Axle: chryco 8.25 Tires: 33" BF a/t Lift Specifications: 5.5" RE Misc Accessories: SYE, CV Driveshaft, CB Radio, Control Arm Drop Brackets, JKS Quicker Discos	The build on my '99 XJ! Okay so this is what I've been working on for the past month or so. I picked up a 99 XJ with 2k on the body and 1k on the motor, about a year ago and finally decided to lift it with the parts off a wrecked 01 I have. It had the d30 in the front that I replaced, and the Chryco 8.25 out back. The front is all finished now I just need to finish up the linkage with the t-case, and get the stupid broke shock bolts out in the back, and get the leaf spring eye bolts out that I had to cut. Heres what I've done: Rubicon Express 5.5" 33" BF Goodrich A/T Took the d30 out of the 99 and replaced it with the one from the 01 Replaced the stock np242 with a np231 that had a SYE and CV driveshaft JKS Quicker Disco's (that you can see hanging) JKS bar pin elminators Rustys Throttle body spacer K&N air intake with Rustys mounting bracket Black Cragar steel rims Control arm drop brackets Skyjacker extended brake lines Slotted Rotors and probably more that I'm forgetting, pretty much did a complete overhaul on this Jeep. Cant wait to have it done!! Heres some pics for your pleasure. Last edited by rweaver138; 10-25-2009 at 06:17 PM..

10-25-2009, 04:23 PM	#4
RenoXJ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 799 My Photos 98 Cherokee Year: 98 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4L Transmission: Auto Transfer Case: 242 with Hnt... soon to be 231J AA SYE Front Axle: 30 with a lock rite and seals it seals Rear Axle: 8.25 29 spline soon to be locked... Tires: 31's Lift Specifications: RE super flex 3.5, RE track bar, AAL rear Misc Accessories: Currie steering, Stereo, hi lift, rear reciever hitch, hellas, surco rack....	dang, looks nice __________________ MY XJ BUILD: http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/jeep-noobs-xj-3924/ AIM ME: 24/7 LILBLUECRX

11-04-2009, 08:05 PM	#7
loudrango Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 35 My Photos '98 Cherokee Year: '98 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0	nice work!.00xj,good ol' ebay.i have the diamond clear ones.34 bucks + shipping for both fronts and sidemarkers. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 2005 IASCA Stock 3 World Champion...if olive oil comes from olives,where does baby oil come from?

11-04-2009, 09:24 PM	#8
rweaver138 Seasoned Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northeast CT Posts: 493 My Photos 99 Cherokee Year: 99 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0 Transfer Case: np231 Front Axle: d30 Rear Axle: chryco 8.25 Tires: 33" BF a/t Lift Specifications: 5.5" RE Misc Accessories: SYE, CV Driveshaft, CB Radio, Control Arm Drop Brackets, JKS Quicker Discos	haha yup ebays where its at. i buy almost everything on ebay. __________________ 99 XJ - 5.5" RE, 33 BF A/T Check my Build - http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/build-my-99-xj-27241/

11-04-2009, 09:30 PM	#9
rweaver138 Seasoned Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northeast CT Posts: 493 My Photos 99 Cherokee Year: 99 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0 Transfer Case: np231 Front Axle: d30 Rear Axle: chryco 8.25 Tires: 33" BF a/t Lift Specifications: 5.5" RE Misc Accessories: SYE, CV Driveshaft, CB Radio, Control Arm Drop Brackets, JKS Quicker Discos	ok got some progress done over the past week. trimmed my front fenders and put black molding around the sharp edge. also cut the bumper caps need to smooth those down prolly but some more molding on that too. also got my roof rack on with the spare, shovel, and hi-lift. its a little crooked cuz it came off a wrecked jeep gotta do some tweaking to it.. and here are the pics! __________________ 99 XJ - 5.5" RE, 33 BF A/T Check my Build - http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/build-my-99-xj-27241/

10-24-2009, 02:11 AM	#2
jiffy CF Veteran Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: san mateo, ca Posts: 1,476 My Photos 1988 Cherokee Year: 1988 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0 I6 Transmission: A/T AW4 Transfer Case: stock Front Axle: stock Rear Axle: Dana 35 Tires: 235/75/15 Dayton Timberline's on 15x8 Cragar Soft Ocho's & Gorilla center caps Lift Specifications: 0.0" bone stock lift! =0) Misc Accessories: GT steering wheel, limo tint, kenwood 600w amp, 2 - 8" subs, sony XPlod stereo, viper alarm	nice progress

10-24-2009, 02:19 AM	#3
jiffy CF Veteran Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: san mateo, ca Posts: 1,476 My Photos 1988 Cherokee Year: 1988 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0 I6 Transmission: A/T AW4 Transfer Case: stock Front Axle: stock Rear Axle: Dana 35 Tires: 235/75/15 Dayton Timberline's on 15x8 Cragar Soft Ocho's & Gorilla center caps Lift Specifications: 0.0" bone stock lift! =0) Misc Accessories: GT steering wheel, limo tint, kenwood 600w amp, 2 - 8" subs, sony XPlod stereo, viper alarm	nice progress

10-28-2009, 01:06 PM	#5
rweaver138 Seasoned Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northeast CT Posts: 493 My Photos 99 Cherokee Year: 99 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0 Transfer Case: np231 Front Axle: d30 Rear Axle: chryco 8.25 Tires: 33" BF a/t Lift Specifications: 5.5" RE Misc Accessories: SYE, CV Driveshaft, CB Radio, Control Arm Drop Brackets, JKS Quicker Discos	Okay got the lift finished! Finished it up Monday night about 12 oclock. Gotta few odds and ends i gotta tie up but here she is. Gotta take those fender flares off and trim my fenders, those 33's rub bad when i cut the wheel. Still to come: Front grille gaurd roof rack w/ tire, shovel, high lift mount 4 full size kc's on the roof rack rear bumper and hopefully more after that stay tuned!

11-04-2009, 02:26 PM	#6
00XJ Seasoned Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 419 My Photos 2000 Cherokee Year: 2000 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0 inline 6 Transmission: 4 speed auto Transfer Case: NP231 Front Axle: d30 low pinion...i think Rear Axle: chrysler 8.25 Tires: bfg long trail Misc Accessories: magnaflow exhaust, sound system, cragar soft 8 wheels,	nice jeep man, where did you get the clear running lights

11-04-2009, 10:49 PM	#10
boydballer92 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hermiston, OR Posts: 108 My Photos 1987 Cherokee Year: 1987 Model: Cherokee Engine: 2.5L I4 TBI Transmission: AX5 Transfer Case: Command Trac Front Axle: Dana 30	HAHA LOVE THE STICKER ON THE BACK WINDOW!!! Lookin good man... Is it just me or does anyone else notice that most of the 99s and 00s are that bluish color __________________ Everything is better in a JEEP!!!

11-04-2009, 11:56 PM	#11
scifi266 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 63 My Photos	That blue is sick I like it.

11-05-2009, 09:09 AM	#12
rweaver138 Seasoned Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northeast CT Posts: 493 My Photos 99 Cherokee Year: 99 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0 Transfer Case: np231 Front Axle: d30 Rear Axle: chryco 8.25 Tires: 33" BF a/t Lift Specifications: 5.5" RE Misc Accessories: SYE, CV Driveshaft, CB Radio, Control Arm Drop Brackets, JKS Quicker Discos	i didnt like the color at first but for 1700 bucks i couldnt go wrong. its starting to grow on me __________________ 99 XJ - 5.5" RE, 33 BF A/T Check my Build - http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/build-my-99-xj-27241/

11-06-2009, 02:02 PM	#13
boydballer92 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hermiston, OR Posts: 108 My Photos 1987 Cherokee Year: 1987 Model: Cherokee Engine: 2.5L I4 TBI Transmission: AX5 Transfer Case: Command Trac Front Axle: Dana 30	Not sayin its a bad color.. I'm just sayin its a very well used color __________________ Everything is better in a JEEP!!!

11-06-2009, 02:04 PM	#14
01LimitedXJ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 577 My Photos 2000 Cherokee Year: 2000 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0L HO Transmission: AW4 Transfer Case: NP231 Front Axle: Dana 30 Rear Axle: ford 8.8 Tires: 33's Lift Specifications: 4.5-5" Misc Accessories: lots	nice work...very clean job on the front flares. for the rear are you planning on doing the cut/fold? __________________ "These good times will never last...keep your hand on the wheel and your foot on the gas..." 2001 XJ...3.5" SuperRide, 31" MTR's, and a slammin system - totalled 2000 Sport: flowmaster exhaust, bored TB/Intake, RK long arm upgrade, RE 4.5 leaves/springs, iron rock track bar, ss brake lines, 33's, hybrid cage, doorless

11-06-2009, 02:17 PM	#15
rweaver138 Seasoned Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northeast CT Posts: 493 My Photos 99 Cherokee Year: 99 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0 Transfer Case: np231 Front Axle: d30 Rear Axle: chryco 8.25 Tires: 33" BF a/t Lift Specifications: 5.5" RE Misc Accessories: SYE, CV Driveshaft, CB Radio, Control Arm Drop Brackets, JKS Quicker Discos	still not sure what im doin with the rear. idk if it want to fold it up or cut it clean or leave it. still debating only time will tell. what do you guys think? __________________ 99 XJ - 5.5" RE, 33 BF A/T Check my Build - http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/build-my-99-xj-27241/

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