00XJsport

what are you doing to your fenders...i know tomarrow i will be doing some trimming to the front bumper endcaps, and hopefully be getting pre 97 rear endcaps, or just trim the rears...

XJ?2010

Im plugging the holes with painted bolts and adding molding and then getting pre 97 endcaps all around

00XJsport

sweet...im curious to see yours with that set up...make sure you get those pics, and ill make sure i get mine haha...and i still have to get my damn hitch on...its been sitting in the gf's garage for a week or so...i need to get that thing on asap

00XJsport

ok alex...heres how i mounted my surco...

i send three bolts (grade 8) through the surco into each of the stock crossbars...





and heres a quick pic from the gas station tonight after the tires were mounted...

00XJsport

today i trimmed my bumper endcaps...in the pic it shows the plastic splash guard, and a rough cut on the plastic but i trimmed the splash guard and sanded the endcap for a smoother finish...

XJ?2010

Wow man that rack looks great (no pun intended) did you have any problems with how the stock crossbars were arched? and what size is the rack. The endcaps also look good and the tires as well from what i can see.

Pics and a write up can be found in my build thread of the fenders

00XJsport

i thought about the arced factory crossbars, but when the nut is tight around the bolt my surco sits flat...

ill get more pics of the tires, and my hack job with the endcaps

oh, and the rack is 50x40x5

XJ?2010

Oh cool that beats buying new crossbars and all that garbage lol

Yeah I would like to see those

nice you like that size?

00XJsport

yeah i like the 50x40 size...in the beginning i thought it was a little too small but now i think its perfect, some of the other surcos that cover most of the roof look kind of stupid IMHO...

XJ?2010

K cool did you buy light brackets or just make something?

00XJsport

no i didnt buy the rip off brackets, just drill a hole in the rack and mount them there...

i cant believe people actually waste 50 bucks on them...ha

XJ?2010

Yeah i didnt think you would thats like a almost a month of gas lol or half a paycheck haha cool.

Im thinking after the lift and tires if i can clear the garage (which i think i can with around 2 inches to spare) I may get a surco and mount some KC's up there.

00XJsport

just some poser flex shots...both swaybars connected...

rear right tire is stuffed, and the rear left is about 5" or so off the ground...seems like the suspension is still a little stiff...

sorry about bad quality and darkness!...haha

XJ?2010

haha looks like you had some fun lol you should ditch the rear sway tho

00XJsport

yeah...it will be gone ASAP...

as soon as theres a day over 40* and i dont work it will be off...