|
my project - daily driver/wheeler
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 http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...ebefore012.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...ebefore019.jpg 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 http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...my039cense.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...my022cense.jpg about 2 months later..not much..just a cb, firestik, baja fogs, new sending unit, couple other small things http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...peppers047.jpg 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 http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...ng010cense.jpg 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 http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...antenna026.jpg 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. http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...rdayish003.jpg 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
|
Originally Posted by aircruiser
(Post 40821)
-herculined fenders and rocker panels
Originally Posted by Irongrave
(Post 40840)
what did you do for the sides it looks good IMO
|
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.
|
Originally Posted by aircruiser
(Post 40848)
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.
|
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 whore.
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 :thumbsup: as mentioned above, im a pic whore 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 http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...08011cense.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...kefeb08046.jpg first stuck http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...08083cense.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...kefeb08084.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...08085cense.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...kefeb08091.jpg aftermath of my first time muddin and real trail ridin http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...ng014cense.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...ng058cense.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...ng034cense.jpg 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 http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...N8482cense.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...N8485cense.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...g/DSCN8493.jpg |
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! http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...fsummer010.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...alilmud002.jpg |
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 http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...edphone002.jpg custom shackles http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...edphone003.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...edphone004.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...edphone005.jpg on the ground, this is how much clearance the tires have got http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...edphone008.jpg http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...edphone009.jpg 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... :thumbsup: btw..you jeep looks BAMF (DANE COOK) |
| All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:31 PM. |
© 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands