grn99

Envious of your wheeling spots. Bueatiful stuff. Oh and nice rig as well.

Jeep450r

Hollister is the closest wheeling for me... Ill check the calendar.
Did you ever fix your front bumper? You ripped one of the ends off right?

MAN00XJ

I've go to say... It sure looks like a big lift for only being 2.5"... Have you added to it and just not updated your specs?

tizzdizz

Thanks dude! I got it from jeepinoutfitters.com. Most places that carry RE stuff should have the option to sell you the longer AAL. It was like $10 more. It was also 3 years ago, so I don't know if anything has changed in that time.

Truthfully though, I'm looking into rebuilding my leafs to be more flexy and less squeaky. They haven't sagged or anything, but any AAL setup is gonna be stiff and not droop as much as I'd like, so I may get some S10 leafs sometime this winter. I've gotten a good 3 years out of them, and they haven't really shown any signs of wear.


Thanks. I got more recent upgrades still to add to this build.

The fatmat took about a week doing a couple hours a night after work, and a full weekend. Not too bad if you have an extra set of hands for all the screws for all the interior panels. It is definitely worth it IMO. I got a 100 square foot roll, and it was plenty. I still have at least 15 left for future use.

tizzdizz

Nah that's on my list of stuff to do. I only drive it on the weekends, and work was crazy in the last 3 months (good thing) so I haven't touched it. I still gotta figure out how to improve the design and keep the simplicity there.

Here's the good side:


and the busted side:


The welds just don't seem to have penetrated for the wing parts of the bumper. I guess we should have adjusted the heat on the welder...

tizzdizz

No it's the same lift I've always had although those aren't the most recent pictures. It looks bigger with the removed flares and trimmed fenders I guess. Next to a jeep with 4.5" and 33s you can tell haha. Here's an example... There's Jeep450r's rig next to mine and Conner with I believe a 3.5 on the left.

MAN00XJ

Well, it definitely looks good.

tizzdizz

Most recent additions came this past summer.

JCR Transfer Case Skid. This thing is BEEF. I used it a LOT on the last trip I went on, too. Kids, learn from my mistake. Get your armor before getting body damage.



Also, I picked up a set of JCR stage 3 rock sliders. I really like the sort of "boatsided" design of the tube, it covers up some of the rock rash.

Here is a very good reason to get sliders and skids early on. My pinch seam, rocker, and part of my floor was caved due to a rock impact. As a result, I only caught 3 of the 5 bolts that holds the sliders on the pinch seam. It's still plenty strong, as it just needs to withstand upward forces. Still though, would have been nice to get a nice clean install on it.





See the rock rash that could have been prevented?


I also put on a Mopar gas tank skid. It came off an 84-96 XJ, but with a quick grind of a couple spot welds and some hammering, it fit over the tank for my '99.

modified for fitment, before paint



Installed. (see more rock rash? Cut-and-fold in my future...)

tizzdizz

Posting stuff out of order...Went to Deer Valley last summer, which is south of Lake Tahoe. We ran it from North to South. A great trip. I took most of my body damage here, but it's OK.

This was also the first time my drag link adjuster sleeve slipped a couple threads. As a result, my steering wheel would point to 3 o'clock while I was driving straight. This happens most times I wheel, and it's easy to readjust. Just annoying. No alignment issues, but I still need to upgrade my steering to take the abuse I give it.



oops...

tizzdizz

I also built a minimalist, high clearance bumper with the help of a friend. As posted earlier, it needs a bit of work. I am happy with the overall results, I just need the outer "wings" to be strong enough to protect the sheetmetal, lights, etc. It ties into the C4x4 tow hook brackets with 1/4" plate, and the center is quite strong.





Finally, I have also installed an OEM tire carrier out of a late 80's XJ. I loved it when I finally got it on. Looks good, gives way more cargo space, etc.


The problem is, the carrier I got from the junkyard was worn, and on a wheeling trip, a friend accidentally let go of it while opening, and it swung 180 degrees around to the front and caved in my rear quarter. Then the whole thing just fell off the jeep as I carefully tried to swing it back closed.



I can handle trail damage, but this was on the way home! It has been fixed and wont happen again, but I'm still debating how to reinforce it, as it does wobble a bit.

MAN00XJ

I see you were at ebbetts pass. Next time you come my direction, let me know.

JerseyJeeper

Any new additions recently?? I had a question about your sound deadener. I'm going to be ordering the rattle trap as well but I wanted to know what size kit you purchased. I'm looking at the 100 sq. ft. kit and wanted to know if you ordered more or less. Thanks!

SKidder

It says a page or so back that he got 100ft and had 15 left over. Awesome pictures BTW... cant wait to try out some of these spots with mine! Updates?