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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 11:56 PM
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Looks really good. Any plans for a 4x4 conversion?
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by bravododger
Looks really good. Any plans for a 4x4 conversion?
no not looking into doing that i just wanted a better look and little more off road use not that big into the mud and trails
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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Got the back done and Jeep aligned this is the finished lift
Attached Thumbnails my 97 black 2wd-angle-lift.jpg   my 97 black 2wd-side-lift-pic.jpg  
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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decided to paint my drums just for looks so i went with blue to match the rest of the accessories
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 05:12 PM
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Looks good man!
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 11:07 PM
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the color on those drums still holdin up? what kind of paint did u use?
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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 08:12 PM
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Drums still look good and just some rattle can i had in the shed but now im working on blacking out my tail lights, and turn signals will post pics when im done
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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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Jeep looks great.
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 10:47 PM
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well i started to notice some wear on my front passenger tire so i thought maybe its out of alignment so i go to the shop to get it fixed turns out my rear axle is bent and my tire is point inward so going to the yard tomorrow or thursday to get a d44 to put on it
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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replaced my water pump sorry no pics of that but did finally take it off road and it did great.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 03:48 PM
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took off my white pinstripe also tiny tiny flex shot with what i had in shed

Before and After
Attached Thumbnails my 97 black 2wd-before-stripe.jpg   my 97 black 2wd-no-stripe.jpg   my 97 black 2wd-baby-flex.jpg  
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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got a front tow hitch from a friend and i rigged up a shackle assembly and put it in it took about 2 hours to put it on cause i dident really know what i was doing but i figured out
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 09:24 PM
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Looks good man. are you planing on locking the rear at all?
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by x91j
Looks good man. are you planing on locking the rear at all?
im not really sure im new to the whole jeep thing what are the pros and cons of it?
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 10:31 PM
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locking it ensures that both tires spin regardless of the situation. with it being open now, if one tire was on the ground, and the other in the air all the power of the engine would go to the tire in the air since it has the least amount of resistance.

as for the pro's and con's i'll let some others chime in

but nice ride! Been thinkin about lifting my 2wd
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