Okay so here goes...

So I'm 15 (will be 16 in 26 days) and this will be my second jeep that I owned/bought. First I bought a 1990 POS beater that my dad and i completely destroyed

I soon came across an Audi... I know what you're gonna say, "An Audi, on a jeep forum, GTFO" but this Audi gave me my baby. I traded up for a jeep that was rode hard and put away WET... But with a little TLC she'll become a nice DD and weekend wheeler.

The day I got her












Her paint was scratched to death(surface scratches only) but with a little clay bar, wax and shame I t her all cleaned up







Now that she's shining and looking pretty, its time to take a look at what is really wrong...
Here we go ladies and gentlemen...

 

There's a lot more wrong with it than I thought... Engine and tranny are MINT, but the morons who installed the lift really screwed up a lot of stuff... To start off:
-Wheel bearings
-ball joints
-u joints
-lack if grease...everywhere
-bent up sway bar links
- looses bolts (I'm not joking)

And I'm sure there is more... I'll keep whoever is out there posted











If you guys see anything else wrong with it I would surely appreciate your help.

 

Oh sorry guys I forget to tell you about what the heep was like the day I got her.

1998 Cherokee classic
Dark green... Duhh
Rough Country 4.5 in. Lift with new leaf packs in the rear
32x11.5 in. Tires(which were DESTROYED in the front due to lack of alignment+bad bearings+bad everything lol) , with Konig aluminum Rims (not a preference but beggars are never choosers)
Reese hitch
All fender flares ripped off...
Cracked windshield
Front bumper(that was loose, and hacked to pieces and appeared to be welded with a car battery and a coat hanger)
Stock rear bumper
Bucket seats
kicker speakers in front doors and mounted in headliner towards rear
No radio (jerk)
And it came dirty AF there was mud in all sorts of places where there shouldn't be mud... I'm talking PITA to clean... 1-it should keep me out of the mud 2- and it sucks to clean, specially since I didn't make the mess
2 new O2 sensors
There was garbage on the inside if the jeep and it smelled like ***** so I had to clean it up right away.







Before he cut the bumper




If there's anything else I think of I'll post it up

 

First thing on the list:
Bearings and u-joints

Removal-easy


Installation-there's a way to do it, and a way not to do it... Heat and ice are your friends

Job done



... Don't have any pics on installation of axle shaft and bearings... But they're in and ready to go!!! That's all for now

 

More pics from the day I got her, I cleaned her up ... Notice the broken tail lamp... I also just remembered I put in a drop pitman arm cuz the steering wheel was upside down Lol... I ordered most of my parts from rockauto.com FYI... Great stuff from reputable dealers and super cheap...
















Look how photogenic

 

Nice rig man and way to go with taking care of basic stuff like the PO forgot or just neglected to do.

 

Thanks man. I'm still very new to jeeps... And it will be a learning experience the whole way.

 

what kind of seats are those?

 

I don't know the brand name of the seats, there is no labeling or tags on them anywhere...




They're pretty comfy tho. I like em a lot

 

Wheel bearing arrived. Installation was simple enough. FREEZE-OFF is a life saver. That stuff works wonders in rust, beats PB all day long. I also destroyed passenger side dust shield... Oops... I just slapped back on.... Also replaced brake pads in the front ad cleaned out the rear drums and replaced the pads as well... She is really coming along nice.

 

Looks good what part of mass are you from.

 

Sorry not from mass. Those were the PO plates

 

Seats look to be the ones sold by Oriley's I had them in Black..

 

Well that's good to know.

Right now I'm jut waiting on sway bar links and sway bar bushings... Probably will not come since tomorrow is the Fourth of July, so I will be cleaning and organizing the jeep, I'll keep you guys posted.