Received the lower shifter boot, small transmission shift boot and the oil seal for the lower shifter assembly. Couldn't handle all the hot air and smell coming through the shifter area and around the console. Good thing I replaced because the stock pieces were literally falling apart! No more unwanted heat now!





If anyone is looking for the lower shift boot I used the one for the Tj wrangler. Some people say you have to drill holes but all mine lined up perfectly like it was made to go there. Install is easy and took all of about an hour.

 

Wow, those are awesome tie downs! They would really work great in the back of my XJ!

 

Last night I got around to installing the control arm drop brackets (pita) and the shackle relocation boxes.


A couple before shots of what the angles were:



The hardware (ordered the relocation boxes in black, they came in blue.. Not a HUGE deal):




After, the new angles:



Caster is at about 4* and the pinion angle is dead on, I may lower the pinion angle about 1.5* depending upon the handling characteristics.

With the SRB's I netted 1/2" of lift at the shackle angle pictured (about 52*), the hole one further up actually put me at 1/4" lower than I was prior.

Sorry for the crumby photo quality.

 

Each tie down attached with three countersunk bolts. If you put them in the orientation I did then it's easy to access the hardware from underneath. One bolt is under the small skid for the fuel filler line (but that's easy)

You should do it!

 

My brown dog motor mounts should come in the mail tomorrow, but received the Napier flares on Friday so got around to the install this afternoon.

Finished up both the front flares and one of the rear, the other rear flare I'll finish tomorrow. Here's a few pics I snapped while I still had light, the rear I finished up a bit late to get a good picture though..

 

Also lowered the front pinion about 1.5° to improve my caster angle. Feels a lot more stable.. Love the HPd30, it's a lot more lenient, as far as angles go, compared to the LPd30 I had in my Tj.

 

Lovin' the new flares man. To me, it just gives it a finished look.

 

Thanks man, yeah I love them, makes me want to go 35's though!

 

Finished the install of the flares, little poser shot:



Also, the brown dog mounts came in!

 

I'm liking the XJ man!

 

Sweet I got those flares to..will hopefully get them installed tommoro

 

Haha.... yeah, I want 35's and don't have lift or flares at all In due time.

Flares look great! I have the same mounts waiting to go in. Just waiting for a day off.

 

Thanks man!

The flares are awesome, I may end up getting some bead locks soon so I'll probably end up going with a 3.5" backspacing vs. the 4" I have now. Right now the rear tires are almost flush (about 1/2" out at the most)

 

Putting the brown dog motor mounts and the trans mount in when morning comes!

 

Right on... I'll probably be doin' mine next weekend.