'90 Laredo DD/wheeler
 

Ive had the Jeep since june 2010. bought it for $3150 from a little dealership on the corner. the previous owner had it as a "Tow-Behind" for his rv. so it had 233000 miles on it from that.

some specs

• 1990 laredo
• straight 6 4 litre
• original motor
• everything was stock down the relay cover and only worked on by dealerships
• 215/75/r15 michelin tires that were almost new
• automatic

the next thing that was done was the lift after a few weeks.

• 2 inch spacers shackles

unfortunately the shackles were in the way of the exhaust so had to cut two sections off and weld the angled tip back down to prevent warping the bushings.
ive been painting things blue too so it flows well.

here's the shackle. and you can see the exhaust tip turned and welded shorter.






and the spacer is shown after i tore apart the front end.







got it all back together and had the windows tinted. (livin in arizona takes a toll without having any tint.)



after i ran a small flex test with the small tires and sway bar on.



after a month or so i finally got my 30x950's... wanted to stay away from mainstream so i went with Falken Rocky Mountain ATS. they've been amazing since ive had em.






and its been this way for the past month. works well for me since im a highschool senior and i dont all the money in the world. haa

went up to Flagstaff over the weekend and went out a little with my brother and his 4runner.


the Jeep sits like this for now.
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thats it for now.

Im ALWAYS open for suggestions so whatever youve got to share. I'm all ears. let me know what you guys think.

Not bad, amazing how clean everything is underneath. You should see mine up North. Lots of rust...be glad you don't have that problem.

You should do your exhaust next, make it have a more noticeable sound and a little extra power. Best upgrade you can do for less than $100.

yeah im thankful to be rust-free.
i have a small exhaust leak as it is. ive thought of replacing the entire system but that will get pricey.
and ive got a bad ball joint so that will be the next project

Nice Jeep, that thing is clean!

Never seen those tires before, they look like they'd be pretty nice for a daily driver. I had some Bridgestone Duelers' with a tread patten like that on a Blazer some years back and they were pretty impressive off road for an AT tire.

hey iv got a 91 laredo two door im putting a two inch lift in was wondering what all you had to do to get the front spacers in?

for the spacers i just jacked up the front end, rented a set of coil compressors from autozone, detached the steering stabilizer for extra clearance to get the spacer in. then after i removed the stock spacer since it made the 2" ones not clear. then just put it back together. there's threads on here for any lift install.

yeah they worked really well in flagstaff over the weekend, they clean out really nicely too. im pretty sure they are a relatively new tire design released by falken. i have only seen one other truck with them and that was a little colorado so to me they are more genuine than running BFG's. its a preferance like any other.

new game plan for now....

1. sliders
2. long arms on the 2 inch lift
3. replace rear shackle with 2"full pack
4. rook rack
5. new front bumper w/winch mount
6. additional armor

any thoughts of the long arms.. the lowest ive seen around are for a minimal of 4 inches of lift... what are your thoughts?

i honestly think long arms on 2 inches is a waste of money and i dont even think you could do long arms on 2inches

wow i wish i lived in arizona! everything looks so clean and rust free down there

that is a great looking rig, much nicer than my '91 laredo

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hijack over.

ill probably have to do different brackets and place them farther back. i dont have a need to slap a 4inch lift on it though.

nothin new, just waiting on new parking lenses and cold air intake. just went up to flagstaff and drove around a little bit. not really wheeling.

flexed a little bit on the berm, nothing too big, sway bars connected since i had just got off the freeway.

dude jeep looks good and we probably drove by each other today i was on my way back to NM from Avondale. I was rollin through flag at about one or two in a inferno red minivan with NM plates..lol I didn't notice a cherokee around me though so i may have been ahead or behind you..haha. Jeep looks good like i said, as far as long arms go i think you would have to totally custom fab your kit, cause from what i have seen and what it looks like the long arm kit replaces your factory transmission crossmember and i am 100% positive you cant move that back.

yeah ive got a buddy up in flag with a cherokee and he's got a cross member he made for when he had long arms on his 3.5 lift that he made, so ill just lift a little bit more and use his crossmember. i was out of flag by 2. unless you were near downtown i dont think i saw you man.

some new typical stuff. cupholders, homebrew cold air intake, clear parking lenses.

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went ahead and made a little cargo carrier with a mount for the spare, gave me extra room and cleaned up the back alot.
before

its very superb

went to the junkyard to pull some sway bar links off another xj and get a pair of bastard packs.

ended up finding a skidplate off an 89 laredo and its sway bar links were stripped so they remained. but never got to the blazers before the place closed

will have the skidplate painted blue and on within the next few days between school and work, its gotta alot of clean up to do. its covered in half inch of dirt and grime. lol

progressing with the easy stuff.
 

been a while, finals this week so work on the jeep was put on hold.

skid plate off and on after scraping clean and painting.

there was a flap the PO made to reinforce his wiring harness for the tow package. too bad he had to us part of the frame as the flap. had to drill holes and maneuver around it for the skid to fit.

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and a close up of it mounted
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went and picked up some lights. future roof rack build had been put on an even longer delay and needed some extra vision for trails.

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also went and got all new LCA bushing from autozone. lets hope it solves the floorboard thumping when the steering wheel turns from dead center.

so my camera was stolen and it had all my jeep photos on it, cool story right?

been doing minor things to get ready for hunting season.

roof rack- xmas present from parents
lights- two more in the center.


washed and waxed after rack went on, before center roof lights

been a while and need to update.

nothing new to it yet, have blazer bastard packs and neon injectors that are gonna go in when i have time. still looking around for zj v8 coils before i order new lift springs.

wheeled lake roosevelt a little. some mini shots and a video i havent figured out how to upload but may just post link,

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a few more. possible new bumper as well.

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cut the bumper flap off.

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That was great man your rear tire was way off the ground. :notworthy:

went out the last two days while visiting my brother in Flagstaff, AZ. got it up on three wheels with the front sway bar attached. my phone was dead and i didnt bring a camera. give me a day or two ill get the photos off my brother's phone.

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thats just about it for the update. still waiting on money to get a new exhaust, spacers to stop the rubbing on the control arms.

door trim or paint?
 

so im contemplating whether i want to glue the door trim back on that has fallen off or just strip the entire car and paint where they would be.

it would be a charcoal gray or black. any imput?

Clean......

Clean ride you got there...I'd strip and paint 'em.

What do you recommend for taking all the glue and adhesive crap? Just a putty knife and wax the leftover junk off?

Went coyote hunting up in Williams and I saw a good place for photos.

Also replaced my thermostat with a 180° one. Found the housing was cracked and replaced it.

just found out that the build is gonna slow way down.

new job and the boss is paying basic maintenance and gas to keep me using my jeep instead of a company owned vehicle.

so cant afford to risk breaking too much.

i plan on no later than 2 months to have a smaller car to use for work and to put the build on full blast.

I guess these things wear out after 250k miles. XD

late night dilemma leaving my door hanging on by a thread

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gonna get the door off and hopefully get it fixed asap

happens to all of them, good time to make it removable

Yeah I was going to but then the water pump went out and in the middle of fixing that, my dad crushed the hose bib off the power steering pump and then broke the pulley too. So the doors had to wait. Now I'm battling the issue of it overheating. Bleeding this cooling system hasn't been fun.

Yeah I was going to but then the water pump went out and in the middle of fixing that, my dad crushed the hose bib off the power steering pump and then broke the pulley too. So the doors had to wait. Now I'm battling the issue of it overheating. Bleeding this cooling system hasn't been fun.

in the middle of stripping, sanding and painting the trim and fenders. got half way and it rains. who would of thought'd start raining in AZ...
hopefully ill get it done tomorrow.