rob93

Here's my xj. Got it for 1000$ with 117k, auto transmission, everything running fine. I would have liked to not have the power windows, but this was the best deal I'd found in months.







Plans are:
Already have s10 leafs for a bastard pack
Find some used 4.5" coils/shocks
Pop out the dents on the passenger side
Bedline the bottom half of the truck
Snorkel
35s
Drive into a lake so I feel better about bedlining the nice interior
Get some tow points
Maybe one day, when my welding is better, chop the top

This jeep will be a mud only truck. I'll be trailering it everywhere as it will not be insured. It has the Chrysler 8.25 and HP Dana 30 up front... assuming that all 99s had the HP

memerx24

good deal on that jeep...

rob93

Finished my bastard pack. I used, in this order, xj main leaf, xj 2nd leaf, s10 2nd, s10 3rd, s10 overload, and netted me 5" of lift over what I had, assuming I had .5-1" in sag, I probably got around 4.5". Exactly what I wanted

zackxj

lookin good man keep it up, cant wait to see what you do with it

rob93

Flareless
Cut rear and fiberglassed the gap
Started cutting front (need to buy more cutting wheels)
Installed enough of my lift to get it sitting on the tires, still need to figure out sway bars
I broke all 4 rear shock bolts
Also broke the track bar bolt (axle side)... So I guess I'll have to drill that out... idk looks like a pita
TC drop waiting to be installed
Oh and I need bar pin eliminators

Got about 5" front and back (bastard pack and rustys front)

blahblah

Hey man, good stuff man, Just put a little bondo on those doors and i think ur set.

rob93

Update:
The lift is finished but now I'm itching to do a 2" budget boost
Fenders cut
Cleaned the throttle body
Just need some rear brake lines and 33s-35s and she'll be ready to wheel
I would post pics but... everything still looks the same lol
If anyone has a deal on some 33s 34s 35s or 36s mud tires let me know!

JerseyJeeper

You'll want to upgrade those axles a little bit if you plan on running those big tires through the mud.

rob93

Are you saying people generally have trouble running 35s on a 29 spline 8.25? Especially only in mud it should hold up fine

razor02097

xjmonkey posted about making bar pin eliminators free using the rear sway bar axle mount brackets and link insert.

RENIXBEAST

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I did that bar pin mod out of sway links last week, WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

rob93

Thanks for the link, but I actually did that already. I used the sway bar links in the rear and the jks bpe's up front

razor02097

well thanks for keeping us in the loop with your build

your fired


Seriously though how is the build coming along? Any update?

JerseyJeeper

Axle upgrades I was talking about were thing like gears and beefing up your steering to turn without breaking things also front ujoints to avoid snapping them.

rob93

Yes of course. I'll be upgrading parts as they break, since this is my trail only rig I can always limp to the trailer and tow it home and not have to worry about having it fixed to drive it the next day. I want to take it out with the stock gears first (assuming 3.55) to see how bad I need lower gears in the mud.

Update
Just ordered 93 2wd c1500 front brake lines and 96 dakota rear soft line off rockauto, came out to about 44$ shipped for everything