Dave's Project Blue2
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Year: 2001
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Dave's Project Blue2
What do ya know, back in an xj. Ill catch everyone up on my excessive trading with vehicles..and provide background info to how I am here, just like all my other build threads.
History of my Jeeping life:
Started with this 88 back in 2010 (first jeep ever):
Ended up looking like this when I was done with it: (yes same jeep)
Sold it and bought this:
After some money and time it looked like this:
Sold it and bought a dumb *** toyota (flame away):
Sold it and ended up with this thing:
After lots of work, and a good bit of $ it turned into this:
Traded that XJ for this thing (thinking I wanted a barbie Jeep):
Sold it for a nice profit, and bought this (on the birthdate of Jeep, destiny? Probably not):
History of my Jeeping life:
Started with this 88 back in 2010 (first jeep ever):
Ended up looking like this when I was done with it: (yes same jeep)
Sold it and bought this:
After some money and time it looked like this:
Sold it and bought a dumb *** toyota (flame away):
Sold it and ended up with this thing:
After lots of work, and a good bit of $ it turned into this:
Traded that XJ for this thing (thinking I wanted a barbie Jeep):
Sold it for a nice profit, and bought this (on the birthdate of Jeep, destiny? Probably not):
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Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Specs,
98 2 Door
Pearl Gunmetal blue (or something along those lines)
4.0 180k
AW4 (was wanting an ax15, but oh well)
d30/8.25
Flowmaster 40
HERE IS WHERE IT GETS GOOD:
3" RC coils, aal
3 inch spacers (yes)
3 inch block (YES!)
STOCK CONTROL ARMS (HELL YES)
STOCK TB, Redrilled (ZOMG!)
16" TJ Moabs (cant wait to sell these for way too much)
285 Agressive all terrains
Clean as a new jeep.
Soon enough Im simply going to lose the spacers and blocks, and take it down to 3 inches, and wheel it till I can afford to build it the way I want.
More dumb pictures:
98 2 Door
Pearl Gunmetal blue (or something along those lines)
4.0 180k
AW4 (was wanting an ax15, but oh well)
d30/8.25
Flowmaster 40
HERE IS WHERE IT GETS GOOD:
3" RC coils, aal
3 inch spacers (yes)
3 inch block (YES!)
STOCK CONTROL ARMS (HELL YES)
STOCK TB, Redrilled (ZOMG!)
16" TJ Moabs (cant wait to sell these for way too much)
285 Agressive all terrains
Clean as a new jeep.
Soon enough Im simply going to lose the spacers and blocks, and take it down to 3 inches, and wheel it till I can afford to build it the way I want.
More dumb pictures:
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If I had it my way (which I just may come tax time)
Either waggy 44 front and rear, or a 44 front out of something, 9" Rear, 5.13s
37s (unless I cannot afford them, then 35s)
I may shoot for a bit more lift on this one, I really enjoyed the LCOG 2000 I had..but I needed a bit more uptravel. Maybe 5 inches of lift if I stay 35s, if I go 37s it will be 5.5 coils and probably 3 inch leafs, a drop shackle, and relocaters.
Gonna have some cross over steering made
If I can convince my buddy Brian to build me another 3 link then ill do that for sure again.
If he hates me from trading the last xj..then Im honestly considering the Rustys 4 Link..
People will bash it all they want..but ive seen it in person..its absolute damn beef. Only thing I would be concerned about with the rustys 4 link is the dumb joints they use. Also looking at the RK 3/4 Link
I need to plan on a locker, lunchbox or not.. Never owned a locked XJ.. I know it would help a TON.
Id like to make it worthy of long *** trips, and some hard wheeling..so looking at OBA, and some mods to carry gear, etc.
I want it to be able to handle everything the 00 could and more, but also be able to be taken on a long trip at a moments notice.
Armor of course...and may consider a roof rack for this build, not sure yet.
Either waggy 44 front and rear, or a 44 front out of something, 9" Rear, 5.13s
37s (unless I cannot afford them, then 35s)
I may shoot for a bit more lift on this one, I really enjoyed the LCOG 2000 I had..but I needed a bit more uptravel. Maybe 5 inches of lift if I stay 35s, if I go 37s it will be 5.5 coils and probably 3 inch leafs, a drop shackle, and relocaters.
Gonna have some cross over steering made
If I can convince my buddy Brian to build me another 3 link then ill do that for sure again.
If he hates me from trading the last xj..then Im honestly considering the Rustys 4 Link..
People will bash it all they want..but ive seen it in person..its absolute damn beef. Only thing I would be concerned about with the rustys 4 link is the dumb joints they use. Also looking at the RK 3/4 Link
I need to plan on a locker, lunchbox or not.. Never owned a locked XJ.. I know it would help a TON.
Id like to make it worthy of long *** trips, and some hard wheeling..so looking at OBA, and some mods to carry gear, etc.
I want it to be able to handle everything the 00 could and more, but also be able to be taken on a long trip at a moments notice.
Armor of course...and may consider a roof rack for this build, not sure yet.
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I loathe my 242 more every day. I'm so tired of fighting with the shift linkage for it. I've begun searching for a 231 to swap. There's a junkyard in my area specifically for Jeeps, I'll have to hit them up! If I knew better when I was XJ shopping, I would've kept an eye out for one with a 231
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242 is nice in areas with adverse weather.. but here its almost always sunny or cloudly. Little rain...almost no snow.
I never hung up on mine in my 00.. but id prefer not to have to worry about it.
I never hung up on mine in my 00.. but id prefer not to have to worry about it.
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Year: 1998
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If I had it my way (which I just may come tax time)
Either waggy 44 front and rear, or a 44 front out of something, 9" Rear, 5.13s
37s (unless I cannot afford them, then 35s)
I may shoot for a bit more lift on this one, I really enjoyed the LCOG 2000 I had..but I needed a bit more uptravel. Maybe 5 inches of lift if I stay 35s, if I go 37s it will be 5.5 coils and probably 3 inch leafs, a drop shackle, and relocaters.
Gonna have some cross over steering made
If I can convince my buddy Brian to build me another 3 link then ill do that for sure again.
If he hates me from trading the last xj..then Im honestly considering the Rustys 4 Link..
People will bash it all they want..but ive seen it in person..its absolute damn beef. Only thing I would be concerned about with the rustys 4 link is the dumb joints they use. Also looking at the RK 3/4 Link
I need to plan on a locker, lunchbox or not.. Never owned a locked XJ.. I know it would help a TON.
Id like to make it worthy of long *** trips, and some hard wheeling..so looking at OBA, and some mods to carry gear, etc.
I want it to be able to handle everything the 00 could and more, but also be able to be taken on a long trip at a moments notice.
Armor of course...and may consider a roof rack for this build, not sure yet.
Either waggy 44 front and rear, or a 44 front out of something, 9" Rear, 5.13s
37s (unless I cannot afford them, then 35s)
I may shoot for a bit more lift on this one, I really enjoyed the LCOG 2000 I had..but I needed a bit more uptravel. Maybe 5 inches of lift if I stay 35s, if I go 37s it will be 5.5 coils and probably 3 inch leafs, a drop shackle, and relocaters.
Gonna have some cross over steering made
If I can convince my buddy Brian to build me another 3 link then ill do that for sure again.
If he hates me from trading the last xj..then Im honestly considering the Rustys 4 Link..
People will bash it all they want..but ive seen it in person..its absolute damn beef. Only thing I would be concerned about with the rustys 4 link is the dumb joints they use. Also looking at the RK 3/4 Link
I need to plan on a locker, lunchbox or not.. Never owned a locked XJ.. I know it would help a TON.
Id like to make it worthy of long *** trips, and some hard wheeling..so looking at OBA, and some mods to carry gear, etc.
I want it to be able to handle everything the 00 could and more, but also be able to be taken on a long trip at a moments notice.
Armor of course...and may consider a roof rack for this build, not sure yet.