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Old 08-14-2010, 07:59 PM
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i have had this jeep for a while now but i just started doing stuff to it here is what i have done so far

here is it stock




i got a 4.5" rough country lift with full leafs, here are the rear leaf springs


and the front coils


this is the front lift installed


and the rear




got new tires 33x12.50x15 wild country mtx's




a little bit of muddin'


this is what not to do with your xj you cant see it but water cs coming through the back passenger side window


after fixing most of the problems from sinking it i got this from UPS jcr front wench bumper


got it powder coated $80!


painted the tie in breckets


took off the old bumper


cut the finder support bracket and relocated vacuum ball


jcr bumper installed and new steering gearbox with a rugged ridge pitman arm drop


front view


and more muddin
Old 08-14-2010, 08:06 PM
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why are the pics so small?
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Originally Posted by shallowsport
why are the pics so small?
x2 lol i want beigger pics
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how do you make the pics bigger?
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question, do you guys know of any people who have had custom LED tail lights made for their jeep cherokee sport??
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i was thinking about puting some led's on my jeep
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Originally Posted by shallowsport
i was thinking about puting some led's on my jeep
Something like this?? http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/of...95/index2.html They're further down for pics.
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yeah those would be awsome i wonder how they would last in water?
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Originally Posted by shallowsport
yeah those would be awsome i wonder how they would last in water?

Not to sure about that. I would assume they are possibly sealed for this purpose.
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Rig looks sick! What did you end up doing with all that water damage?

As far as electrical fabric etc. Does your rig smell like mold?

Sick jeep though!
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well as far as water damage i got water in the motor and trans so i had to flush out the trans and change my oil the starter was trashed along with the alternator witch has been going down hill ever since broke a vacume line somewhere cant fnd the leak though but as far as interior damage i dont have carpet its rhinolined so i didnt have to wory about that with the seats i kept it in the gurage for a week with a big fan on it witch dried it out but the seats still smelled for about a week but i kept the windows open so the smell went away and for electronics my cb is no longer and my phone witch i put on the seat when everybody bailed out witch was a dumb move on my part. my subs and amp (witch i dont care about any ways) where fine cuz they floated up with the water
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yea i understand you can put the LED tail lights in the wrangler, but can you do it for the cherokee's though??
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Originally Posted by appsolute82
yea i understand you can put the LED tail lights in the wrangler, but can you do it for the cherokee's though??

JCR has them.....
http://www.jcroffroad.com/Merchant2/...y_Code=XJArmor


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