how do you like the long arm setup??

 

Holy hood vents! Nice rig tho.

 

long arm setup is only way to go in my eyes if its in your budget i never really got into wheeling a short arm jeep other than my tj, my xj at 6.5 climbs more ledges than my buddies short arm 6 inch with 35s, i think overall the system has less bind than a short arm kit, stonger, rides 80-85 down highway with 35s and no sway bars front or back like it did stock minus the huumm from the tires. and skid plates/ beefy cross member to tie in that unibody more. Lol i like my hood vents i dont care for the small ones i think they look good, thats not my jeep with them im installing them this weekend so ill take pics of the process, im also putting my full 1/4 armor on

 

Looks nice.

Why do you plan to chop the top? It's so clean. Do you intend to close it back up and make it look good or just hack it off?

Saying because I chopped mine. I love it but I couldn't bring myself to cut it until the hatch and d-pillars were damaged beyond repair.

 

i plan to put the hatch back on im a welder and have everything i need to do that job right and keep it clean, its still up in the air i guess i just like the look but if its done it will be done the best it can be done not just hacked off lol its my daily driver it looks cleaner in pics lol its clean but shows its used in person

 

If you have the means to do it correctly then I'd say go for it. I love the way they look. Find yourself an MJ tailgate, narrow it and install it on the Jeep and close the back in. That would look awesome!

 

agreed lol im slowly getting the pipe bent for exo cage and bumper should be on soon, got my d rings welded on rear bumper and tire swing started just busy with work and kid lately

 

teal 94 8.5 inch long arm 98 xj 6.5 both full tred 35s, not much difference

 

lifting

 

Mines no where as purdy but that's not what I'm worried about.

Like I said. I just hacked the top off. Then I cut a rectangle in the remaining 90% of the roof. There's about a 6" strip of roof left all the way around now. I'm waiting on the guy to finish making my canvas "top" for me at the moment.



Roof



I really need to start taking pictures with my camera instead of my phone.

 

i like that idea, looks awesome although on way to work today was 15deg out lol so i kinda like my roof in the winter thats alot what my cage is going to look like im going across dash and behind seats

 

Keep it how it is, looks badass and will keep you warmer in winter and no work to do .

 

I am too. I just haven't got around to doing it yet.

I plan to add a lot more to the cage. I'll be adding harness bars for the front and back seats, X to the roof bar and to the floor.

Brace the roof up a lot more and go thru the fire wall to the front bumper.

I'm waiting on the guy to finish my top so I can install my Corbeau seats and harnesses and all that garb.

 

my 01 xj, 97tj and 91 yj on 40s soon

 

this looks awesome!!! great work and keep it going!!!