VADER build
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Year: 1999 sport
Engine: 4.0 6I
VADER build
So i have owned this jeep since 2011 and just now getting around to posting a build thread. It is pretty far along at the moment but want to show my work... will be mostly pictures not explanations, any questions about the build just ask
So here is the day i got it.
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Year: 1999 sport
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time to install the locker
remove brakes
remove axle shafts
remove steering
paint the crap and replace u joints
drain diff
remove diff
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Year: 1999 sport
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fix rust from too much fun and not enough care
remove spider gears
install locker
more paint stuff and axle seals
put it back together, steering was done in white glow in the dark paint along with steering stabilizer
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Year: 1999 sport
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locker caught, ball joints broke, u joint broke, axle shaft broke... used a tractor to lift it out. removed the axle shaft and rested the knuckle on the remains of the ball joints. drove it like that to the front of the park and towed it home a week later.
swapped axles from donor jeep and reinstalled locker in new axle. quick fix (repaired axle and put it back in donor jeep over time)
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Year: 1999 sport
Engine: 4.0 6I
trimmed and put 33x12.5x15 km2s on new 15x8 soft 8s... dont have any pictures at the moment of trimming process
new headlights
old left new right
new lights off
also swapped bumpers with my fathers jeep (he got new bumpers)
new lights on
big and little sitting pretty