90cherokee teen build!
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great story.
glad you're having fun with the jeeps.
the orange looks killer too btw. i'd be tempted to do the whole thing like that.
glad you're having fun with the jeeps.
the orange looks killer too btw. i'd be tempted to do the whole thing like that.
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the bedliner you can get from http://www.monstaliner.com/ Its a little on the pricy side but it is well worth it in my opinion. It rolls on and the roller you use gives it the texture and you can get it in just about any color you want. And yea im really tempted to do the whole jeep in the stuff but the paint is just too nice right now to cover haha
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thanks for all the comments guys! I really appreciate it. So for christmas the jeep got a cb radio, a gas tank skid thats now going to get painted orange as well. new front speakers, and also an orange maglite to go in the jeep. Yes thats right an ORANGE maglite. my brother took the makelite all apart at work and sandblasted it and painted it just for me haha it is freaking awesome! I will post pictures soon when i get it all put on. I hope you all had an awesome christmas that you shared with your family and loved ones.
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wow been a while since i updated! alot has happened actually. Ive added alot more stuff to the jeep. I have added HD offroad relocation brackets for the rear and had powdercoated them at work. I would highly recommend these for anyone they are awesome and super beefy.
I also paired these with the Zone off road 1" boomerang shackles. great combo and allow for super amounts of flex.
Since i did all that the rear was much higher then the front so i ordered new coils for the front from serious offroad. Hes an awesome guy to deal with and will do anything to help you get what you need. So i lifted the front more and the control arms were to short so i ended up ordering my longarms. i ordered them from seriousoffroad.com and he makes them himself. These things are just super beefy and he will paint them any color for you. His customer service was awesome and i would say if your going long arms go with his set. They are so well built and are an amazing price. The install was also pretty easy too. just takes common sense and basic tools.
theres a pic of test flexing it for the new shocks. Thats before the coils even un seated themselves. i ended up going with bilsteing 5100's. Theya re definitely worth the price. They ride amazing. also, since i lifted it more i needed some bigger tires. I ended up going with BFG KM2's and cragar soft 8's. I love them so far they grip amazingly in everything.
So i went on a trail ride just exploring some new trails and forgot to disconnect the front swaybar and bent the crap out of the mount on the axle.
anyways, i think thats all for now i will post up some wheeling pics of it.
I also paired these with the Zone off road 1" boomerang shackles. great combo and allow for super amounts of flex.
Since i did all that the rear was much higher then the front so i ordered new coils for the front from serious offroad. Hes an awesome guy to deal with and will do anything to help you get what you need. So i lifted the front more and the control arms were to short so i ended up ordering my longarms. i ordered them from seriousoffroad.com and he makes them himself. These things are just super beefy and he will paint them any color for you. His customer service was awesome and i would say if your going long arms go with his set. They are so well built and are an amazing price. The install was also pretty easy too. just takes common sense and basic tools.
theres a pic of test flexing it for the new shocks. Thats before the coils even un seated themselves. i ended up going with bilsteing 5100's. Theya re definitely worth the price. They ride amazing. also, since i lifted it more i needed some bigger tires. I ended up going with BFG KM2's and cragar soft 8's. I love them so far they grip amazingly in everything.
So i went on a trail ride just exploring some new trails and forgot to disconnect the front swaybar and bent the crap out of the mount on the axle.
anyways, i think thats all for now i will post up some wheeling pics of it.
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Some future mods im going to do is 1 ton steering, New track bar, and some sliders, and a locker. Oh! and also im going to swap to 4.88 gears.
1 upgrade i forgot to add was my rear axle swap. I swapped in a 8.25 from a 2001 cherokee and did the disc swap on it.
Heres some wheeling pics as promised
And one other thing i did last weekend was a cooling system upgrade. I swapped to the new system and did a new radiator, waterpump, thermostat and housing, fan and i also wired the electric fan to a switch.
1 upgrade i forgot to add was my rear axle swap. I swapped in a 8.25 from a 2001 cherokee and did the disc swap on it.
Heres some wheeling pics as promised
And one other thing i did last weekend was a cooling system upgrade. I swapped to the new system and did a new radiator, waterpump, thermostat and housing, fan and i also wired the electric fan to a switch.
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Some future mods im going to do is 1 ton steering, New track bar, and some sliders, and a locker. Oh! and also im going to swap to 4.88 gears.
1 upgrade i forgot to add was my rear axle swap. I swapped in a 8.25 from a 2001 cherokee and did the disc swap on it.
Heres some wheeling pics as promised
Attachment 199821
And one other thing i did last weekend was a cooling system upgrade. I swapped to the new system and did a new radiator, waterpump, thermostat and housing, fan and i also wired the electric fan to a switch.
1 upgrade i forgot to add was my rear axle swap. I swapped in a 8.25 from a 2001 cherokee and did the disc swap on it.
Heres some wheeling pics as promised
Attachment 199821
And one other thing i did last weekend was a cooling system upgrade. I swapped to the new system and did a new radiator, waterpump, thermostat and housing, fan and i also wired the electric fan to a switch.
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Went wheeling today! had a great time. finally got to play on the rocks more and use the longarms as sliders haha man these things are strong!!! Seriousoffroad definitely knows how to make his stuff!! next on the to do list is Seriousoffroad 1 ton steering(have and its all painted up and ready to go) and then re gearing the axles with a locker!!! anyways heres some pics
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Woo! update time! This weekend my friend and I (he drives the red comanche previously pictured) put on my 1 ton steering from serious offroad. these things are super beefy! Install was simple. Ripped out all the old steering, drilled the knuckles and pitman arm to 7/8 (the drill didnt like this much as it was rolling smoke out of it while drilling) And then finished putting it all on. So far after test driving it these things are a amazing, they steer really nice, dont make a single noise while steering. They are also really easy to adjust. Anyways here is a pic of the steering installed
Also put on this awesome sticker!!
Also put on this awesome sticker!!