94XjSport94

Alright so I've been here for a while and decided to start my build thread... work in progress of course. My names Will, i stay in West GA and Im 18. My parents bought my Jeep in July of 1994, 2 weeks after I was born and the manufacture date on the Jeep is in June of 94, so it's all pretty close lol. My mom drove it to Atlanta everyday for years, then when we moved across town it sat for about 6 years or so because it had a hole in the radiator and overheated. The thing was gross when i started fixing her up again... Started working on her when i was 14 and began her transformation
Here is about the most stock picture i have (2009) in digital format:

Pretty sure the first thing i did was stickers and a CB haha... this is from an ice storm we had and shows my antenna, window vents, and i had cupholders then

Then came lights and sound system crap



Blah blah blah a bunch of bland stuff till i got to my lift and all but i'll let this be the first post lol

joecotter47

Always nice to get something that's been in the family for years, Looks nice! I'm interested, and also subscribed.

94XjSport94

The name Clifford was given post lift because everyone knows a stock XJ or even mine for that matter is in no way shape or form big lol... All my friends called it Clifford and i called her Red Ryder but it didnt stick...

So i did some more stuff like:
A Throttle body spacer
Cold Air Intake
703's
New CB
Stickers
New sound stuff all the way around with L.E.D's that hit with my sub
Built a tool box
Hitches front a rear
Got in 2 fender benders
Back up alarm off of a church van from a junk yard lol (highly recommend)
More stickers
3 inch new RC lift from CL for $180 (Coils, shocks, new stock leaf packs with AAL)
Homemade brake line extensions
Disco's
30" mud tires for $260 off of CL
Buy 3 get 1 free 15x8 Pro Comp D-Window wheels
Cupholders
Vent visors
Aftermarket fixed LCA's
Siren that i found lol
100 watt bumper lights
Relay's galore
PA speaker
Doorless
Im forgetting what else but a bunch of crap basically...

How she is today: Compare to first pic

94XjSport94

Thanks man!!

94XjSport94

Ok lift post... Did this the last week of highschool when i didn't have to go... C/0 2012...
Stock saggy suspension, goodbye!!
Shocks expanded:

I had to pull the stock shock up like that because it wouldn't push itself up lol... only 18 years old, you can see the static ride height of none that it had...

Did the rear first on tuesday:


Finished up the front the next day:



Have since added disco's which are disconnected right now lol and a front hitch. I had to lose these sway bar drop brackets

when i added my front hitch because the mounting system was for a stock sway bar set up... I'll grab some pics of that set up tomorrow hopefully

Homemade brakeline extensions:

same pitch bolt and that gas nipple as a sleeve for it... have stretched em tight and im gonna try to relocate them one more time before i get new lines so i can go higher lol

Finished:


You can see that the track bar hasn't been moved/ dealt with yet (I redrilled)

94XjSport94

New tires and went doorless post:



9/11 remembrance




Dropped a door...

94XjSport94

Im itching to go higher... real bad haha

94XjSport94

Update without pics for now... Took front hitch off, trimmed the front fender flush with the headlight, and put in a 195 thermostat today... Also update for the lift progress, i wento to the JY in town and they had just gotten a TJ with wheel adapters from 4.5 to 5 on 5 bolt pattern... bought them for $25 sold them for $200 shipped to Canada. Flipped that cash into Control Arm Drop brackets (CAD's) and then sold something else and got RE 5.5 coils. So im almost $40 into both of those parts!! Going to be running RE 3.5 leaf packs with an Autozone shackle kit. RE shocks and probably an RE adj track bar

94XjSport94

xj_maniac_newb

Like that cut you did there. Really need to do that to mine.

94XjSport94

Hey a subscriber!!! Hahaha yeah I like it and it was stupid easy

xj_maniac_newb

Lol i'd be more tempted to do mine if my fender wasnt so ****ed up. I really need the clearance from it tho.

94XjSport94

Dremel or grinder is your friend...

94XjSport94

Till this happens...

Next plan, trade me 5.5 RE coils with Travis for his 3.5's and spacers and use the spacer, paired with RC shackles, some sort of BPE's or shock cheaters and adj track bar... Not gonna go over 4.5 so I don't have to change my control arms. Trying to sell my drop brackets now. Need a YJ rear brake line and do the fronts too

xj_maniac_newb

Thats why grinders scare the **** out of me. I'm not afraid to use one, but after a close call with the top of my fingers i've got quite a respect for what they can do to you.. Even more so after seeing this.