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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by bpas328xi
Thanks!! And yeah, I'm excited. 350hp is fun, but 500+ would be funerer... Bwahahaaa

It wasn't THAT bad... Just lots of JKs... The store was nice to walk through and actually see the products in person that I usually drool over online I'm still annoyed that I didn't register for the show soon enough, because when I went to register the spots were already sold out. There was one Prodigy turbo'd JK and maybe one or two RIPP supercharged ones, but no supercharged Cherokees... So, I wasn't that impressed... "Oh look. Another lifted JK on 35-37" tires..." I'm more impressed with a Cherokee on 35-37" tires that still looks clean. Even more impressed if it's boosted... Lol.
I mostly meant that horrible Ford, even worse Blazer and the XJ on 40+" and stock axles.
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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mrfajita
I mostly meant that horrible Ford, even worse Blazer and the XJ on 40+" and stock axles.
Ehh. They're show trucks/pavement pounders. Whatcha gunna do At least the Ford and Blazer drove there. The XJ came on a trailer and was having overheating/spewing coolant out of the radiator cap issues..
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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 10:11 PM
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Ehh. They're show trucks/pavement pounders. Whatcha gunna do At least the Ford and Blazer drove there. The XJ came on a trailer and was having overheating/spewing coolant out of the radiator cap issues..
The fact that those drove there scares me... Whenever I see hacked together trucks on the street I stay at minimum one lane and several car lengths away
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Old Dec 2, 2013 | 02:36 PM
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The fact that those drove there scares me... Whenever I see hacked together trucks on the street I stay at minimum one lane and several car lengths away
Haha. I agree. I wouldn't be anywhere near a truck like that on the road.




Annnddddd...... The rest of my Rock Krawler suspension finally arrived. (not pictured are RK 4.5" coils and Rubicon Express 5.5" leafs). Hopefully this is the last time I have to lift my Jeep... roflmao
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Old Dec 2, 2013 | 05:24 PM
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You'll love the 3 link. I'm currently running it and it has nothing but impressed me.
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Old Dec 2, 2013 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bpas328xi
Not really much of an update... Put my bullbar back on. Just gotta put the Hellas and headlight guards back on. And I installed an overhead console.

can the overhead console be added to any non equipped Xj?
I have an 01 Sport and would like to add it to my current rig!
just asking
Your truck is coming along awesomely!!
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Old Dec 2, 2013 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RRXJeeper71
can the overhead console be added to any non equipped Xj?
I have an 01 Sport and would like to add it to my current rig!
just asking
Your truck is coming along awesomely!!
Yes, I believe, as long as you grab the wire harness with it from the donor rig. It was my understanding that once you grab the OHC, harness, and temp sensor that it's just plug and play back into your factory harness. Now, that's what I've heard for 96 below, so someone jump in if it's not the same for the newer models.
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Old Dec 3, 2013 | 11:07 AM
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You'll love the 3 link. I'm currently running it and it has nothing but impressed me.
I hope so. I was leaning towards getting the Rough Country long arm upgrade, but I searched around a bit and managed to get the Rock Krawler 3 link and 4.5" RK coils for about the the same price as the RC upgrade.. Gotta love it when one of the 4x4 parts websites has a 10% off deal on RK stuff only.
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can the overhead console be added to any non equipped Xj?
I have an 01 Sport and would like to add it to my current rig!
just asking
Your truck is coming along awesomely!!
Thanks! It's been quite a project and I'm not done yet....
Originally Posted by adamk
Yes, I believe, as long as you grab the wire harness with it from the donor rig. It was my understanding that once you grab the OHC, harness, and temp sensor that it's just plug and play back into your factory harness. Now, that's what I've heard for 96 below, so someone jump in if it's not the same for the newer models.
For 97-01 the OHC plugs right in. All you need is the wiring harness that goes from the OHC to the fuse box behind the passenger kick panel. Then plug in the temp sensor to the plug that is behind the front bumper. The plug is right in the middle of the front crossmember. Completely plug-and-play. All you might have to do is recalibrate the compass by driving around in circles about half a dozen times (the whole calibration process is outlined in the FSM) lol.

Btw. My XJ is an SE, so it didn't come with the OHC originally.

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Old Dec 4, 2013 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by RRXJeeper71
can the overhead console be added to any non equipped Xj?
I have an 01 Sport and would like to add it to my current rig!
just asking
Your truck is coming along awesomely!!
The console works in any jeep. You can even use a dodge caravan console. Depending on the year you may have to switch connectors but its very easy. There is a great write up floating around some where.
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 01:02 PM
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When I installed the ohc on my 96 country I had to get a temp sensor, mounts, cut the head liner, and get that wiring harness that runs down the a pillar. I got it from a 94 so the connection for the temp sensor was different so I had to splice that
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Old Dec 14, 2013 | 10:04 AM
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Supercharger install has a little over 8000 miles on it. And the Jeep is running better than ever.



Mileage update. About 15,000 HARD supercharged miles since supercharger was installed..
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SNOW!!!!! Yes. This is as far as I could get onto this frozen pile of snow.. Darn open diffs and small tires
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Water got into my 10" & 20" LED bars so I decided to rebuild them and go crazy with the RTV.. 10" is done, still working on the 20". Probably going to do the fiddy at some point.
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Boredom + open diff = rolling one wheel peels...

Did a little drifting in the snow. This parking lot was perfect except for the fact that it is right across the street from a police station (hence why I didn't do more)...


I also test drove a 2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk... Now I have some ideas for my Cherokee.. Haha. AND I NEED TO GET MY HANDS ON THAT STEERING WHEEL!!! heated steering wheel... mmmmmm toasty..
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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 09:02 PM
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Random picture of my Jeep in the woods.
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Christmas presents for my Jeep. 50" LED bar for the back so I can finally see where I'm going when I reverse haha. And a Bubba Rope
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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by bpas328xi
Random picture of my Jeep in the woods. Christmas presents for my Jeep. 50" LED bar for the back so I can finally see where I'm going when I reverse haha. And a Bubba Rope
What brand of light bar?
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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 09:29 PM
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What brand of light bar?
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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 09:31 PM
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This is too cool
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