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Old 06-15-2011, 09:05 PM
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Purchased a 1996 cherokee march 2010, bone stock, 85k on motor n tranny (still a baby) recently put a 2-3 inch lift on with d windows and 31's, also built a roof rack and working on plans for a bumper
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workin on pics tonight, got a million, made new body damage the other day, tree+quarter panel= beauty
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The day i brought her home

bedlined rockers added some body damage and a roof rack
little stock flex


how she sits now


first time out after the lift



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Nice start. not too sure about the jackalope horns on the front but hey why not. ha ha.
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haha they were in the garage and dad put them on one day (few beers in) with safety wire, grew fond of em, he took it in to inspect it and made me take em off, but somehow after the lift they made another appearance, btw theyre a 5 point whitetailed deer
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me beside a stock cherokee country at work, i'm parked slightly downhill as well
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Nice what other plans you got for her?
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building a tube bumper, shackles and bigger springs, hopefully up to 5" all around and a sye, 33's, winch
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opinions on aussie lockers?
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ordering rc shocks tomorrow wheeling the **** outta it saturday
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didnt get order shocks yet due to insurance being due :/
did go camping and got some flex shots today (stock shocks n sways) big improvement over the stock ones if you look




^you can see where the tree hit the quarter panel near the gas door


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my coworker and i went wheelin...his blazer isnt too bad


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Hey bud, nice looking XJ. Good find on the low miles! Good luck with the rest of your build.
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Thanks bro, it's slowly coming along, waiting on money for shocks


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