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I suck at keeping pictures of builds, so you'll have to bear with me. I usually get caught up in the moment and just go to wrenching.

Started with a 1999 jeep cherokee classic 225k on the clock, I've owned it for about 7years now, decided it was time to do a rolling billboard for my net light business. We will be moving into a shop soon if all goes well, so I needed something to park out front.

6.5" long arm lift from rought country
sye and new rear drive shaft
33x12.50x15 bfg km2's
pro comp wheels
50" light bar mount from omcoffroad painted to match
50" double row led light bar
2 pillar mounts painted to match from detours for my 6 led amber pods
40" single row rear facing
6 undercarriage rock lights
light control panel from guageplates.com
4.56 front and rear lockers done by local gear specialist garry's differential
pulling old pioneer for a new bluetooth head unit
on board air from viar
new front (winch) and rear bumpers painted to match from custom 4x4 off road of OKC
warn 9k winch
interior front and rear seats redone in factory fabric.

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pic before (I take that back, that's the pic right after the lift was installed, I'll have to find the old picture of it)

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picture after lift installed and new wheels and tires
6.5" long arm lift kit with 33x12.50x15 on 15x10 wheels

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I'd also like to take time to thank the vendors on here.
Rockridge, lift kit, sye, drive shaft, great price, fast shipping.

OMCoffroad for the 50" led light bar bracket. I know the pictures sucked in the thread where he had these posted that they were in testing phase, but I've bought 3 other sets of mounts, only to be disappointed by the so called 'fab" shops. Sets didn't match, required you to drill holes in the roof, plasma cut by a 3rd grader etc.etc.
These mounts were dead nuts on, symmetrical and perfect, welds are beautiful.
I'm painting them to match the jeep's color, although after painting them yesterday, they are a bit shinier than the faded mud colored jeep, so new paint might be in the works sooner than later.

I'm kinda ocd about stuff, lol.

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painting to match the omcoffroad 50" brackets and the detours pillar mounts.

I went to paintscratch.com and got the paint code, ordered spray primer, paint and clear, hell even a monkey could do this, they turned out great, just need to rubbing compound them out.
Here's an in the works pic

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light bar mounts came out almost spot on as far as color match once i used rubbing compound.
this weekend it gets, light bars installed, new viper alarm with remote start, and next week hopefully new lockers and r&p

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just ordered ruffstuff front and rear diff covers for the new lockers and r&p's

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got the new ruffstuff diff covers in and I'll tell you, those things are STUPID thick. You couldn't bend them if you dropped them off the empire state building.

The secretary said come get this box, I can't lift it, and I was thinking ok, whatever, but yeah, they are heavy duty.
cleaned them up a little and off to powder they go.

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diff covers from ruffstuff back from powder coat, those things are a conversation piece to say the least. the powder guy said man those must have cost a fortune, and I told him the price and he said that's crazy, i figured double that amount at least.
Then a couple guys come in and really liked them.

Alarm installed, remote start etc.

Security bolts installed on light bars, so now once the front arms are adjusted properly, I can finally start driving it.

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here's some pics from powder

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I guess 1 at a time it is then

XJTay

Looks good!

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got my new kenwood head unit installed with blue tooth, so much nicer than the pioneer!
alarm installed
grab handle on passenger side fixed where it stripped out the bolt holes!!

all lights wired in and built a relay panel under the hood, turned out great, pics to come

new front winch bumper ordered and rear spare tire carrier and bumper ordered also, eta 3 weeks, from custom 4x4 fabrication in oklahoma city

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rear bumper finally installed