Pretty easy. You just splice into the return line had to take the grill and header off to make a little more room to work went pretty smooth.

 

Went up to Gilbert today did a little wheeling had to cut my day short. I was having some weird brake problems. On the 3hr drive up there my brakes worked great got up there started doing some wheeling go to hit the brake and the pedal when all the way to the floor pumped it a couple times pedal was fine. Got out checked for leaks checked the fluid level all was good do a little more wheeling pedal to the floor again not sure what's going on. On the way home brakes worked fine. Here's some pics mostly poser shots I was solo today.

 

Few more

 

Cool! So you need to get registered as an ORV to wheel there right?

 

Yep its like 35 bucks for 3 years. From the dmv need to know vehicle weight and engine cc and you need your vin I just bring my title.

 

So what effect does that have for daily driving? Looked like a lot of fun.

 

It doesn't change anything you can still daily drive it. The vehicle still has plates you just have 2 stickers on you rear plate a yearly registration and the 3yr orv registration.

 

Awesome! I just ordered some spicer ball joints, so after I get those installed I'm gonna have to stop at the DMV and see about registering. Thinking after the ball joints I should be ready for at least some light wheeling!

 

The trails up there are mild to wild. Last year we had a group of 3 stock xjs wheeling with us. Its easy to stay out of the hard stuff the loop trail seems to take forever to go around but its fun and you could run a stock xj on it pretty easy . The first time I wheeled up there I was on 3in and 33s. So you would do fine.

 

So got bored today, and cut and raised the rear shock mount turned out pretty good.

 

Do you need different shocks now?

 

I'm going to have to flex it out. Last time I measured I had around 2in of shock shaft showing fully compressed. I moved the rear mounts about 2in up, so it going to be close.

 

I have about 2-3"s before the built in bumpstops on mine on flat ground, might have to order shorter shocks if I did this. Next time I need new shocks I'll do this.

 

I have right about 4in before the shock bottoms out. That with a 10in travel shocks so I guess we will see. That's on the passenger side. The passenger side shock is compressed more at ride height than the driver side do to longer shackles and degree shims. So I might have to cut that side back off and lower it just a little.

 

My passenger side is slightly lower too, I blame the tire carrier.