Then went to the junkyard and got another axle from a 99 Cherokee as well as a tie rod and drag link from a ZJ





spider gears and all looked great





New brakes



Did an alignment myself, straightened my wheel and she's all set

 

Then we get to the body damage.. Nothing to bad just go back to original amber markers, headlight bezel, header and fender.







The paint was so close to matching and honestly I may just leave it as it is. I still need a fender and to rip of my bumper end cap but there we are..

 

Cover the entire front end in bedliner. Grill, bezel, bumper everything. Then it wont have to match, and it would look pretty damn aggressive.

 

I've enever liked the look of that for some reason. I like it on the bezels and grille but since the headers so big I'm not sure. It might not look bad since it's a dark color though

 

Went off roading last night with a friend and his YJ

 

I think i saw you two nights ago driving on rolling, i was in the white 2dr xj

 

Yeah man I remember that. You had a little mud on you too right?

 

It has old crusted mud on the bottom, but that night i had just got it running again.
Im about to order RC 4.5 and some tires right now, but i need to get my axles/diffs cleaned up before i start the suspension install next week.

did you do all the work at home? Im looking for a DIY shop or a mechanic that is experienced with jeep lifts to do the work quick.

 

So far I'm happy with my rc lift it's pretty good other then the shackle angle on the rear. Yeah I do all my major work in my garage but I work in the auto shop at sunoco on gambrill so I do some stuff there

 

Yesterday did some work to it to pass inspection. Also painted the bottom half in monstaliner.







New axle seals, wheel cylinders, shoes, hardware and drums.

 

Ruined the purple Should have done the rear quarter and lower parts of the doors.

Fix your shackle and and trim the inner front fender pinch seam and i'll be happy again. lol

 

I know I regret doing all the bedliner but there were so many scratches from trees and people drawing stuff in it. It may grow on me hopefully.

How did you do your front pinch weld?

 

Live and learn.

I took my grinder and used a cut off wheel to make relief cuts into it and then beat it down with a hammer. Took about 15 minutes per side. Now my tires dont have cuts in the tread, they also dont have any tread lol.

Anything ever happen with your wreck?

 

I figured that was all.

Nothing really, just insurance and little bit higher. Haven't talked to the others or insurance in a while really. I got a fender from the jy though but it's red so I'll paint it and throw it on soon. Got a bumper coming soon too plus a winch and two 7" hids

 

Nice, that'll look mean with your stance and tires.