i am definatly goin to rhino line the floor boards... im just having a hard time thinking about rippin out the perfect interior.. haaha but eventually i plan on getting some kind of tubular front an rear bumpers.. probably make them myself since ive completly made my "whole" lift from scratch in my garage... but what do you guys think of the 2.8 v6 in this dog.. goes great now that ive bored it .030 over better cam and polished it up a bit. i would like to think im saving my tiny axles with less power but there is always room for improvement. i only have about 4 inches of lift im guessing... maybe throw a 2 inch block under the rear springs and actually buy some front coils instead of welding stock springs together ... anybody know of any good but inexspensive lockers for the front an rear?

 

you are lookin to get hurt weldin your coils
again grand cherokee v-8 coils i believe should net you 2 inches then get ya a coil spacer kit and some boomerang shackles for the rear
since its str8 mud monster blocks out back won't hurt but don't go nuts its reall hard on the leaf pack and axle
hope that helps ya

 

yes they do hurt when they break lol i have perfected the welding procedure with an added clamp just in case but not saying anyone should do it.. its dumb!! haha one thing i cant really figure out is the shocks... to short and they wanna bottom out.. too long and the wanna bottom out... wth...is there any happy medium with 4 inches of lift? maybe i should add some bump stops?

 

rough country
giv em a call and tell them your set up
bump stops too gots to have bump stops

 

forget the rear blocks, pick up some S10 or dakota packs at the pull-a-part and make some bastards, good way to get 4" lift, then grab some lift shackles if you want to go higher

for front springs find some thunderbird coils (~3" lift) then grab some spacers if you want to go higher

for cheap lockers either look into aussie or you could just weld up your spider gears

 

anyone else have ideas?

 

nobody?

 

i live in naples! where are you at and where do you ride?

 

have you made a thorough inspection, includeing measurements, since the custome frt end?

 

i live out in golden gate estates, i ride at the tram, bonita prarie and muddy lake... here in two weeks i will definately be at the redneck yacht club! where you at?

 

Yea i ride there too. funny how u mention muddy lake because i live like 2 miles form there on 17th st. ive been going out to muddy lake since i was 10

 

v8 grand cherokee springs and a 2 inch coil spacer will get you 4 inchs of lift and a smooth ride. get a dodge dakota leaf spring pack and take the top leaf and put it onto your xj pack and that is suppose to be good for a few inchs, then a longer shackle. if your gonna do blocks, tack weld them in a few spots to the axle spring mount, that way they can't come out.

cheap locker.... weld the rear end, or craigslist.

build yourself some bumpers!!!

 

Paint your black flares to match the body.

 

My 2 cents. everyone knows how o feel about IRO. Anyway. Steering upgrade:
http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merch..._Code=IR-TOTKS

You can beat the hell out of these arms.

Take a look at these shocks. Doetsch Tech 8000. I'm very happy with them
http://www.doetsch-shocks.com/2.asp

My advice if your biulding it to use and long term stay away from RC.

 

those tires you got look like mini moster truck tires do they grip any differnt from like a mud terrian or any tsl swammpers