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98 XJ 4door
so november 2011 i bought a 95 civic as my first car, before that i had been driving my dads 98 xj for a few months, finally caught the jeep bug the last few months, this past sunday i looked at a 98 xj that was owned by the same family since new, has 190k miles mostly highway, wednesday i sold my civic, then thursday i went to look at the xj again with my father, he suprised me and rented a trailer so we could take it with us if he liked it, well he liked it and we loaded it up and took it home, i got it for $1800, the engine overall is cleaner then my fathers with only 145k, it was owned by the sellers mother for most of the miles and well maintained, tmrw im gonna get some pics up as well as remove the prime alarm system thats in it that causes it to not start all the time
what ive done so far: RE 5.5 coils RE 3.5 leafs HD Offroad lift shackle relocation boxes bilstein 5125s front, 5100 rear iro double shear trackbar bracket with ruff stuff heim trackbar kit and offset axle bracket wj knuckle/brake conversion ruff stuff 3/4 heim steering kit goodyear wrangler a/t on american racing d windows uniden 520 xl with firestick antenna and 25W PA speaker quick remove doors fuel cell offroad specialties stubby winch bumper superwinch lp8500 |
Nice find! Can't beat an XJ for that price.
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i just sold e few computer parts on ebay and made myself $520, which is going towards the jeep
-getting used RE 4.5 coils from a friend for $70 since they are relatively new -re 3.5 full leaf packs and 1" shackles -IRO white shocks for now while i save for bilsteins -IRO Double Shear Trackbar -Brakelines from my friends xj hes parting out, theyre meant for a 6.5 lift not sure what control arms im getting yet, what control arms would you reccomend for a 4.5 lift? |
my new Rubicon Express 4.5" coils just came in, and before that a set of rugged ridge stainless steel extended brakelines, in another few weeks the lift will be in! got a roof rack from a friend and some newer 235 tires as well. sanded the whole jeep down and primed it as well, not sure if im gonna go with a solid color or camo yet, til then driving it primered lol, ill post pics when i get back from school
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updates finally!!
got my stainless lines installed yesterday, sold my 4.5 coils to my father and bought a set of 3.5 RE coils from a local guy along with RE adjustable upper arms and RE superflex lowers, friday when i get paid im ordering RE 3.5 leaf packs and the IRO double shear trackbar.
my power steering pump went so i replaced that, and a new belt at the same time hopefully i got all my parts to get the lift in by the 4th of july :D when i get home im gonna post some more pictures, so look out in like 2 hours for pictures! updates will be coming more frequently now!!! |
this morning cleaned the IACV and throttle body out good idle was a little rough ordering leafs and trackbar friday, then gotta figure out shocks and lift will be all set to go in
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some pics from wheeling with my dad and dan (mudman94)
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sooo a more major update woke up early this morning to drive two hours to pick some parts up:
Attachment 339965 barely fit... NEW WHEELS AND TIRES!!! got them with about 300 miles or so on the tires Attachment 339966 Attachment 339967 Attachment 339968 Attachment 339969 they look a little wider to me Attachment 339970 i like the way it sits so far looked so much taller to me til i walk out of work on break to see my buddys cummins next to it which is sitting on about 8 inch of lift and 38s if i remember correctly: Attachment 339971 sits nicely, so now my lift plans have changed again well not lift plans alone just overall work order Attachment 339972 gonna go to the u pull it next weekend hopefully get a new header panel, grill, corners, and tail lights as for build order: bumpstops locker for the 8.25 diff covers lift about 3inch or so |
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had a good 4th, started by trimming my coworkers xjs fenders:
Attachment 339874 Attachment 339875 then went wheeling with him, my aux fan broke so i left my jeep to cool for a little and rode with him Attachment 339876 Attachment 339877 then went to dads for a bbq with grandpa: Attachment 339878 Attachment 339879 then went wheeling again to meet a few friends to watch fireworks and ended up in an argument between my fender, attempted a rough hill that ive only done once in the day and took the wrong line up, my cat back also was pulled off but easily reinstalled but had to go get the the next day since it was too hot Attachment 339880 our lineup after wheeling Attachment 339881 as well as next morning at work: Attachment 339882 loving the stance with the new wheels/tires Attachment 339883 my not so clean anymore engine bay Attachment 339884 next day found a month old tenth aniversary rubicon in the trails, kid driving did really good suprisingly although had trouble in some turns with the length of the thing Attachment 339885 |
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so some more updates, my rampage housings came in,bulbs and new wiring should be here saturday or monday hopefully, got the housings in with the bulbs that came with them heres some pics of that:
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got the headlights aligned a little while ago, cant wait to get the hella bulbs and putco harness in, hopefully tomorrow ill get those in the mail! already with the cheap bulbs i can see a big difference, cant wait to see how they work in the woods!
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nice build, where are you at in jersey? a lot of these spots look really familiar
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What size tires are those that you picked up with 300 miles or so? And are those TJ rubi wheels!? I'm jealous
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