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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 07:23 PM
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So i happened to be on craigslist this past week and came across my dream jeep.

A 94 Zj with 7.5 IRO long arm lift, 35's, and clean as a whistle.
guy wanted 3000. so i scrolled through the add. and it said it "or trade for a 2 door cherokee" my heart stopped. i immediately called the guy. Went and looked at it two days later and it was mine.

So i started out with my 2 door which looked like this when i bought it
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which i hated so i got i bought this to swap the lift and tires over then sold the rest of it for 400 bucks and made 50 bucks to lift my jeep
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so my two door looked like this
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i did some more things to it like d windows and new 31's but i dont have pictures of.. but i traded that straight across for this.....
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it has 206000 miles but runs way better than my 2 door did.

231 t case swap

still had 3.73 gears which actually isn't very bad.

only issues were rear main seal and oil pan gasket which i did the day of trade.


but today my power windows stopped working... the relay in the fuse box is getting really hot, i burnt my finger removing it. replaced it and they still didnt work. no wires that i can find for the windows are broken or crimped. even in the drivers door.. any ideas guys?
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 07:35 PM
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Any more pictures? Looks sweet
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 08:13 PM
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looks good.. always had a soft spot for a zj
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Tate
Any more pictures? Looks sweet
i dont have any at the moment i will take some tomorrow and post them
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jmiller458
looks good.. always had a soft spot for a zj
yeah same here. i loved my two door to death, but when i saw this i couldn't pass up the oppurtunity
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 06:25 PM
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Here's some more pictures for you guys.
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most comfortable seats ever!

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some motor pics

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and the steering set up
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 06:27 PM
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also got the windows figured out, the ground wire wasnt broken all the way through but the insulation had rubbed off causing a short when it hit metal, cut it out soldered in a new wire wrapped it in electrical tape and good to go!



also checked the balance on my tires at school today... guy said they had been balanced.

they were 3 oz out of balance on all but one tire...
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