started out with a bone stock 99 cherokee. hers what its go underneath

-straight six
-AX-15 5 speed
-NP231
-D30/Chryco 8.25 both with stock gears (3.07s)


dad brought it home to look it over one night while i was at work (i had the sebring i bought from my mom at the time.)

sat in the garage for the night





ended up taking a loan out for it and sold my car 2 weeks later and got what i paid for the jeep so i broke even..now any money goes to mods.

some pictures the day after it came home





about 2 months later..not much..just a cb, firestik, baja fogs, new sending unit, couple other small things



doorless and brand new 30x9.5" BFGoodrich Mud Terrains..love these tires! i lost a bet and had to paint teeth on the bumper of my jeep..dont ask




jumping ahead

-surco roof rack
-4 hellas on the rack
-2 KCs on the bumper
-bajas put backwards on the rack
-herculined fenders and rocker panels
-magnaflow muffler off our old V8 durango
-wheels painted black
-bumper cut up because i slid off a rut muddin in the woods and kissed a tree and it was close to hitting the tire so i just cut the extra area off
-relocated firestik
-no rear sway bar



next came rear tow points and a steel bumper. i bought a jcr stage 3 rear with no tire carrier and it came with D-ring tabs, 2" reciever and tie-ins. herculined it and put it on.



definitly a great bumper


coming next

3.5" rough country with 3.5" full packs
front bumper (either from AJ's offroad or JCR)
32 or 33s once the current tires wear out
different wheels
re-geared axles

ill update this thread as i do stuff to the jeep.

 

Nice looking rig! Gotta love the 2 doors!

 

what did you do for the sides it looks good IMO

 

Herculiner.

 

I missed that in reading all that, makes me wish i had a red XJ

 

Nice!

 

thanks guys..herculined sides look good on any color in my opinion. ive seen herc'd sides on blue, silver and even black xjs and it makes them look sweet. also helps to prevent door dings and rust.

 

What aboput on PURPLE?

 

I am going to herculine my white jeep.. Jeep is looking good..I am going to start one once I get a few things done and post a ton of pics..

 

oh yeah, hopefully you guys like lots of pictures because im a picture *****.

finney, looks good on any color. just remember, its a one shot deal because youve got to sand off the nice glossy paint so the herc will stick.

okc, sounds good man, just remember to sand good..thanks for the compliment also

as mentioned above, im a pic ***** so heres a few wheeling pics to prove it gets used

crystal lake

first time really..got stuck the night before and had to have my friends who were with push me out. i had my POS 28" pathfinder A/Ts





first stuck









aftermath of my first time muddin and real trail ridin







long story short on the above picture. we parked our rigs to get some pics for a photo class and the dude with the red truck drove up a snow bank and some people walking by called the cops on us. all was cool and the cops were cool with it.

some trail pics at black dawg

 

so right now im sittin at home..friggen bored..jeep is in the shop gettin lifted!! ive gotta stay at home incase they need to ask me anything so i can chill with friends or nothin..

heres some random pictures of it at stock height..seeing these just gets more amped to see it lifted!

 

yep its done!

just got home from driving and man its great! rides stiffer, got some slight vibes but it is so much better than stock!

it needs 33s but the 30s get me around. my jeep is also about 2" higher than my friends 95 which is lifted 3" on 31s.

heres some pics

when we got there, it was getting the u-joint change



custom shackles







on the ground, this is how much clearance the tires have got





ill get better pictures tomorrow.

 

dude 33s!!! mud terrains,swampers,w.e...just dont go with a/t

 

ill see man, ill see. need dough first but yeah, 33s it will be. im in the hole right now..

 

i drove 3 months with the same combo you got...it actually flexed pretty nice...

XDXDXD

no rubbing..

but save up..dude if you are going to drop money on tires may as well do it once and rigth...



btw..you jeep looks BAMF (DANE COOK)