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05-29-2015, 10:21 AM
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Year: 2001
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HELLO ALL
I just joined the forum but I have been in my jeep for 3 years and come here often for imforamtion. so I joined and started a build thread
I just joined the forum but I have been in my jeep for 3 years and come here often for imforamtion. so I joined and started a build thread
05-29-2015, 10:28 AM
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Year: 2001
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like I said, I have had my jeep since 2012 when I graduated from college. my grand parents bought the jeep as a gift. 4500 out the door. it had 146000 on it.
05-29-2015, 10:35 AM
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Model: Cherokee
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maintenance
I try and do all my own maintenance.
since I bought it I have replaced;
hatch struts
red top battery
new radiator x3
new water pump x3
front u-joints
spark plugs ignition coil x3
new 6.5 kicker speakers front and rear
starter
starter replay
new belt
thermostat x3
I redid my headliner
upper and lower ball joints
front brakes
2 inch BB LIFT-SPACER/AAL/SHOCKS
TIRES
steering box
JCR steering brace
since I bought it I have replaced;
hatch struts
red top battery
new radiator x3
new water pump x3
front u-joints
spark plugs ignition coil x3
new 6.5 kicker speakers front and rear
starter
starter replay
new belt
thermostat x3
I redid my headliner
upper and lower ball joints
front brakes
2 inch BB LIFT-SPACER/AAL/SHOCKS
TIRES
steering box
JCR steering brace
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05-29-2015, 10:37 AM
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PICS
one of the first things i did was fix the saggin headliner.
pieces of trim that i took off
cleaning the headliner
more cleaning
over lap that i did to prevent saggin in the future
cutting the rear speaker holes
finished product
pieces of trim that i took off
cleaning the headliner
more cleaning
over lap that i did to prevent saggin in the future
cutting the rear speaker holes
finished product
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05-29-2015, 10:39 AM
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than i found some rims. i didnt really know what direction i was going to go with the jeep. but some free rims were making the decision for me
size of the rims
so with these rims i decided to go with a budget lift kit for now
size of the rims
so with these rims i decided to go with a budget lift kit for now
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05-29-2015, 10:42 AM
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Year: 2001
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LIFT KIT
MORE LIFT KIT
rear add a leaf
half way done. i ran out of time over the weekend, so i had to have a shop do the front of the lift. and i didnt know how to really. haha
LIFT DONE. 225 TIRES still on
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05-29-2015, 11:02 AM
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jeeps
maintenance
new red top battery
when i bought the jeep i was having issues with a whistle when driving above 60 mph. so i used a 3m windshield caulk and it worked perfect.
new lift with new rims and tires
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05-29-2015, 11:04 AM
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than we went wheelin
my heep
friend stuck
than my little brother thought it would be a good idea to run into a tree.
after the day
after math
my heep
friend stuck
than my little brother thought it would be a good idea to run into a tree.
after the day
after math
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front hitch
06-04-2015, 04:55 PM
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Looks good! I like the material used on the headliner, reminds me of speaker box carpeting 
Did your threads just strip out on the cross member? I feel like your only options would be to drill and tap, or drill/tap and helicoil to retain the factory threading.
Did your threads just strip out on the cross member? I feel like your only options would be to drill and tap, or drill/tap and helicoil to retain the factory threading.
