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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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Just bought two weeks ago
1998 4.0 auto
80,000 miles

stock


painting flares


finished



Painted Rims hammered black



the lift

Getting started

All up on stands

The goodies



taking apart the rear

the front shocks were a real pain

Taking off the leafs

removed rear sway bar

More trouble with the shocks

Removing shackle bolt

Mike and tom done with the shocks

Putting in new leaf packs






new u bolts(cleanest thing on jeep)

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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:26 PM
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Finishing up the front

Need to fix sway bar mount

drilling to relocate trac bar

Rear is done

ALL DONE



Before


After



flareless






new tires 32 115 15 km2's


have jcr prerunner on way and cutting rear fenders
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:28 PM
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Looks good but you should know that the engine you have is not a V formation. It's an inline 6 cylinder.
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:32 PM
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two questions, what head lights do you have? and also what degree shim did you get for the rear? or is that one?
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jonjon99xj
two questions, what head lights do you have? and also what degree shim did you get for the rear? or is that one?
Looks like 2 degrees Iron rock offroad has em
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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haha i know i love the inline 6 and i have h4's i dont have any shim in the rear
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Crush
haha i know i love the inline 6 and i have h4's i dont have any shim in the rear
You have one on there. The shim is the little triangle piece on the bottom of your leaf pack.
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:46 PM
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i know what it is but i dint buy one lol
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Crush
i know what it is but i dint buy one lol
Oh ok gotcha sorry don't mean to come off like a jerk dude my bad if it's a little to heavy. Where in NJ are you??
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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haha no dude um sussex you?
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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nice mane love all the photos
looking good dose it ride good?
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Crush
haha no dude um sussex you?

Well I'm currently in Wayne at school. I live in Middlesex county in Milltown. And I spend summers in Ocean county in Lavallette.
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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rides like a caddy haha
and nice man



putting on pre runner tomorrrow and adding 2in soon
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 10:10 PM
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nice lookin jeep ya got there
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 10:18 PM
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Looks damn good man!
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