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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Power73
nice man! what happend to the rustys lift?
I was comparing prices and they were comparable until the shipping was calculated. Rusty's shipping was nuts so I went with the Rough Country.
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 08:13 PM
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I know what I will be doing Saturday. I hope it only takes Saturday.
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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looks like you are missing something
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by jaredsmith.tx
looks like you are missing something
Like being installed on the Cherokee? LOL. Pretty sure everything is there. I may have not taken the best photo but the clamps to go around the leaf springs are there on the side of the pic.
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 10:20 AM
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coils?
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jaredsmith.tx
coils?
Oh, yeah, those did not make the pic.
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 07:43 AM
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Getting the lift done.

Not sure why the front coils are at the angle they are. I need to do some thread searching.
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 12:02 PM
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Just finished taking a spin with the new lift, brakes and rotors installed. All is good. Got up to 70 and it was a smooth and straight ride.

New wheels and tires tomorrow.

784 fuel injectors tomorrow.

Owning a Jeep is awesome.
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 12:03 PM
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Looks funny with the small tires but that will change tomorrow.
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 02:03 PM
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Looks good. Glad to hear tires are tomorrow, it needs em. Haha. What was making the coils look like that?
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by jaredsmith.tx
Looks good. Glad to hear tires are tomorrow, it needs em. Haha. What was making the coils look like that?
It was due to no weight on the front. After I put the tires on I lowered the jack real slow and the axle rolled forward making the springs line up as they should.

It rides nice. The factory springs and shocks were shot.

I see you are in H-town. Do you ever go to Wild Wing Cafe in Katy on the 1st Friday of the month. It is supposed to be the Houston area Jeep club monthly meeting.

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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 04:51 PM
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I'm in Pearland. And no haven't been out there. Might have to check it oyt, but not until after I lift. Haha. Just got my 2nd xj and its bone stock, but I have lots if plans
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jaredsmith.tx
I'm in Pearland. And no haven't been out there. Might have to check it oyt, but not until after I lift. Haha. Just got my 2nd xj and its bone stock, but I have lots if plans
I'm just down the road over in Clear Lake. Mine is getting there. I cannot decide on interior or bumpers and paint next.

Decisions, decisions, decisions??????

I did put in the 784 injectors and the only really noticeable difference was at start up. It fires right up now where as before it would take a second then kick over. As far as acceleration, hard to say.

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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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Where are you getting all this money. Haha. Where did you get the injectors? I was gonna make a junkyard run when it cools down and look for some
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jaredsmith.tx
Where are you getting all this money. Haha. Where did you get the injectors? I was gonna make a junkyard run when it cools down and look for some
I sold a paid for Wrangler and bought this one for 3K, so had some cash left over to fix it up. I got a set of 6 off Ebay. I was going to hit the yards, but I knew with the lift and doing the rear main seal and oil pan my weekend wrench time would be short.
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