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- Join DateAug 2011
- LocationPrescott, Az
- Posts:43,971
- Year1990
- ModelCherokee (XJ)
- Engine4.0
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It's here now!!Originally Posted by XJNVA
Looks really clean man! Why don't you make a build thread in the "build thread" section?
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Must be newly lifted? Looks really good but tall for 3"s. List everything! haha post lots of pictures.
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Like he said more info and pics. Subscribing! You have a good looking XJ.
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That is where this thread is now, so just add to it.Originally Posted by Cansler
Thank you, I will make a new detailed thread in the Build Section. Look for it soon!

This is how I got it. $2100 Headliner was sagging so I got that reupholstered by a buddy cheap. Interior and exterior were in great condition. This was the cherry pie of all the ones I looked at.

Here it is after installing a 3 inch lift kit from Zone that ran me around $300. I also upgraded to some used 31" all terrains on black steelies.

After that I decided I wanted to get rid of the gold trim and I tried plasti-dip on the fenders and bumper end caps but that didn't hold up on the trails so I tore it off and used some Krylon to spray paint them. Tore off the bottom trim and used some spray on bed liner. The bed liner was very strong but can easily get dirt stains and is a pain to clean. In the near future I'm going to spray a coat of Krylon over the bedliner.
Other minor upgrades included tinting the tail lights with some VFT Nite-Shade (or whatever it's called) and bought some clear side marker lights and new parking lights (ones below headlights) and that really freshened up the front. I also went through and replaced just about every gasket underneath the Jeep so I could stop the leaking. Diffs, oil pan, transmission pan, oil filter O-Rings, and rear main. Now I have a very clean underbody! Also I had to clean my Neutral Safety Switch, NSS.
(To be continued, give me a little to get some pictures because I'm lacking on them)
The headliner

Added a handle to the back hatch so you can close from the inside and few stickers, haha.

My Jeep did not pass DEQ the first time because my catalytic converter was bad so I had to replace that and while I was at it I got a Flowmaster Super 40 muffler and then 2.5" exhaust tubing all the way out to a Magnaflow Stainless Steel Tip. I got the receiver hitch for free and bought a D-Ring hitch for it.


Here is my suspension setup. I upgraded my tie rod to a V8 ZJ one, changed out all the tie rod boots, Zone Quick Disconnects, and some beefy lower control arms. Still have stock track bar, just redrilled the hole over a little bit.



My cargo set up with a full size spare and a 12" sub. I have the subwoofer amp under the seat and tucked the wires in the door trim.

I then got a used roof rack (used to bolt straight to roof but I cut those off) and bought some JCR gutter mounts to weld to the rack. The Hi-Lift mounted on it is cool but it was a pain to get it to stop rattling. I also got my front windows and rear hatch tinted to match the factory tinted back two side windows.



Here's pictures on my EBay HID setup. The picture at night from the front was before I aimed the lights down. It doesn't have a great light pattern with the fake projector housings but aim them down so it doesn't blind others and they are still 4x better then stock. I love my HIDs. I also changed out the stock fogs for some LED pods.



I did change out my head unit stereo for a JVC one and the front speakers
for some 6.5 Kickers and put sound deading on the doors. Also have a PA system but not the one that runs through a CB radio.
And if you didn't notice I did get a new set of Bushwacker Flat Flares cheap which look great but take a lot longer to put on then you think! I put on the 32" BFG KM2s when I got the flares.

And last but not least is the LED swap but I have to wait until night for those pictures.

Added a handle to the back hatch so you can close from the inside and few stickers, haha.

My Jeep did not pass DEQ the first time because my catalytic converter was bad so I had to replace that and while I was at it I got a Flowmaster Super 40 muffler and then 2.5" exhaust tubing all the way out to a Magnaflow Stainless Steel Tip. I got the receiver hitch for free and bought a D-Ring hitch for it.


Here is my suspension setup. I upgraded my tie rod to a V8 ZJ one, changed out all the tie rod boots, Zone Quick Disconnects, and some beefy lower control arms. Still have stock track bar, just redrilled the hole over a little bit.



My cargo set up with a full size spare and a 12" sub. I have the subwoofer amp under the seat and tucked the wires in the door trim.

I then got a used roof rack (used to bolt straight to roof but I cut those off) and bought some JCR gutter mounts to weld to the rack. The Hi-Lift mounted on it is cool but it was a pain to get it to stop rattling. I also got my front windows and rear hatch tinted to match the factory tinted back two side windows.



Here's pictures on my EBay HID setup. The picture at night from the front was before I aimed the lights down. It doesn't have a great light pattern with the fake projector housings but aim them down so it doesn't blind others and they are still 4x better then stock. I love my HIDs. I also changed out the stock fogs for some LED pods.



I did change out my head unit stereo for a JVC one and the front speakers
for some 6.5 Kickers and put sound deading on the doors. Also have a PA system but not the one that runs through a CB radio.
And if you didn't notice I did get a new set of Bushwacker Flat Flares cheap which look great but take a lot longer to put on then you think! I put on the 32" BFG KM2s when I got the flares.

And last but not least is the LED swap but I have to wait until night for those pictures.






Not all of the pictures are the best and my phone doesn't contrast things too well. But you get the idea, all interior lights, dash lights, HVAC light, shift lights, reverse lights, license plate light, even the hood bay light that I didn't get a picture of.
I also forgot to mention I bought a 63mm bored out throttle body from strokedjeep.com and this is the best bolt on performance upgrade you can do. My Jeep no longer kept shifting in and out of overdrive on the highway, way better throttle response and lower RPMs at highway speeds. Even made it shift quicker (it's an automatic and yes 4.0L 4x4 of course) for some reason. Just made my XJ way more enjoyable to drive.
In the near future I will be rebuilding the engine, lifting it another 1.5" and putting 33" tires on it. I will also be getting a cowl air intake. But so far I am only about $4500 in to my entire Jeep including purchase cost and all general maintenance! Thank you for reading!


