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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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Purchased a 1996 cherokee march 2010, bone stock, 85k on motor n tranny (still a baby) recently put a 2-3 inch lift on with d windows and 31's, also built a roof rack and working on plans for a bumper
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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 12:39 AM
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 10:39 PM
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workin on pics tonight, got a million, made new body damage the other day, tree+quarter panel= beauty
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 10:52 PM
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The day i brought her home

bedlined rockers added some body damage and a roof rack
little stock flex


how she sits now


first time out after the lift



love this shot
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 11:00 PM
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Nice start. not too sure about the jackalope horns on the front but hey why not. ha ha.
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 11:04 PM
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haha they were in the garage and dad put them on one day (few beers in) with safety wire, grew fond of em, he took it in to inspect it and made me take em off, but somehow after the lift they made another appearance, btw theyre a 5 point whitetailed deer
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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me beside a stock cherokee country at work, i'm parked slightly downhill as well
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 12:24 AM
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Nice what other plans you got for her?
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 12:31 AM
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building a tube bumper, shackles and bigger springs, hopefully up to 5" all around and a sye, 33's, winch
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 11:57 PM
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opinions on aussie lockers?
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 11:34 PM
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ordering rc shocks tomorrow wheeling the **** outta it saturday
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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didnt get order shocks yet due to insurance being due :/
did go camping and got some flex shots today (stock shocks n sways) big improvement over the stock ones if you look




^you can see where the tree hit the quarter panel near the gas door


Got bored and edited this vvv XD
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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 09:58 PM
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my coworker and i went wheelin...his blazer isnt too bad


:gunsm ilie:
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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Hey bud, nice looking XJ. Good find on the low miles! Good luck with the rest of your build.
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 12:29 AM
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Thanks bro, it's slowly coming along, waiting on money for shocks
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