yea stock parts are crap , i was surprised most at what the stock control arms are , there just folded over sheet metal i really cant beleive they actually hold up just driving down the street

Exactly, the stock control arms look like a joke and for those who dont have a lift or replace them they do take some abuse...but how much. I think if the manufacturer would get with some regular people and discuss what is god and whats not, there would be a lot better off-the-line vehicle, not just Jeeps but other makes as well. A few other things that I encountered are, all the bolts broke off on the rear shock mounts at the top, I didnt think much about it until I looked online and read where lots and lots of people had the same thing happen. The radiator drain plug is located terribly and makes it quit hard to reach. The front and rear bumpers are mounted poorly with only a few bolts. As you know, the new bumpers come with plates that strengthen up the whole front end and have a total of 21 bolts. I think.

i deff know what you mean , i work in a body shop and its a joke what cars are made out of

I am thinking about adding something like one of these on my front bumper.

I like the first pic. Mainly cause it surrounds the header panel.

LOL I like the second pic. Mainly cause it DOESNT surround the header panel.

I dont care if it provides aloty of protection or whatever ive just cant stand the way they look.... but thats me. Its your jeep do what makes you happy, it doesnt matter what we like.

I vote for the top one.

Random question on the T case drop. When I installed mine I went to put on the linkage drop extention plate and it hit the linkage bracket. Did you have this problem? I ended up just getting rid of the drop plate and just relocated the bracket.

I bought the laowering kit when I bought the lift and planned on putting it on at the same time. After I installed the lift and the new tires were on and everything was alligned, the vibration is so small that I have not installed the lowering kit yet. I am ordering a new reardriveshaft this week so I might do it all at once.

I will be putting a new rear cv driveshaft in very soon. With only having a very small amount of vibration when taking off I talked with a guy who builds them for racing, rock crawling etc and he said it should eleminate most all of it.

Got the new rear shaft ordered today and also a set of JKS rear shackles.. I also have started on the addition to the front bumper and will be ordering the winch this week or next along with a set of JKS adjustable coil over spacers.

I took my headliner out today because it was starting to sag in a few spots. It came out fairly easy and should look real nice when it's done. For those who have done this before, has anyone ever recovered a headliner with thicker material than what comes on them and is there any tips I should know before reinstalling it.

Here is the new headliner installed. It was pretty easy and the most time consuming part was scraping off all the old backing. The new one came out good but I think I should have started at the back and worked to the front because there are a couple crease's around the speaker's, it might have been a little easier with a second person. A local shop quoted me $135 if I removed the headliner and took it to them. With material, spray adhesive and 1 sanding block I have $50 and a few hours in it. The original headliner was grey, as you can tell from the visors but I thought black would look better.

Wow, Props. Headliner looks killer.

Great looking Jeep, I wanted a 2 door but got such a good buy on mine I wasn't gonna be picky. I'm still deciding on front bumper, sheet steel or tube pre-runner type. I like the light weight of the pre-runners. Jeepin out fitters http://www.jeepinoutfitters.com/scri...?idproduct=653 has a cool looking strong bumper I'm seriously considering. Interesting rear shocks, I have never seen the shock boot placed at the bottom. This is the proper install? Congrats on the condition, for being a mid-west XJ, road salt hasn't claimed this one yet.

That is a really good looking bumper from jeepinoutfitters. The front shocks had to be mounted with the canister at the top so I mounted the rear ones the same way. With the shocks being a sealed unit, it doesnt matter what way you mount them I guess. I thought the same thing and then done some checking online to find out. I was lucky to find one in such good condition, the guy who had it rarely drove it and after his son moved it stayed in the garage.