Worries you?...

The Rough Country white shocks and Zone Nitro's are basically the same shocks.

I have no clue how the Fox shocks would perform on a street biased tire (I'd presume quite well), but a lot of the harshness in my suspension is from the off road tires and cheapy RC springs. The Fox/BDS shocks did make a noticeable difference over the RC ones (smoother/less harsh ride).

How would I describe them?... Well; they're not "boaty" on the highway, they handle spirited street driving quite well (i.e taking corners as if the XJ was a sports car), they handle the bumps and potholes well, umm... idk what else. Have any specific questions about them?

 

I mis-read what you wrote.

My tires are A/T. So, that sounds good to hear.

Sounds like what I am looking for.

Do they have to be rebuilt every so often? I thought I read that?

 

I honestly don't know...

I'm sure their service interval is longer than my supercharger. Gotta change the oil in that thing every 12k...

Yeah. My tires are Goodyear MTRs. Very chunky tires. Lol.

 

Rad build bro. Sub-a-dub-dub. Cant wait to get my mtr's!

 

Lookin good!

 

LMAO! Thanks.

YAY!!!


Update (I think)

Dropped the Jeep off at the shop to have the axle shims installed, mech fan idler pulley replaced, and hopefully have my a/c sorted out (assuming it won't cost an arm and a leg). Just waiting for them to call back with a price quote...

 

Okay. Here's a bunch of pics that I've been stockpiling for the last week or so... (I like build threads with lots-O-pics. Lol)

Oh, and............... I'M A SUPPORTING MEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!! YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!

I also got a photobucket pro account since I was running out of pic space here. Hopefully they show up properly...

Anywho... The first three pics are just because I was bored one day. Lol.








Word to the wise. NEVER use Valspar latex based enamel brush-on paint as it will peel and look like this. I now swear by Rustoleum black oil based brush-on paint.


TC skidplate could use some love after being beaten up a little at Rausch a few months back..


Rocksliders got little bit of a workout too. Lol.


TC skidplate painted.


Gas tank skidplate painted (1st coat. added a second thicker coat after I took this pic).


Hmm... Dirty.


NO RUST!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!


That big hunk of steel is my hitch mounted snow plow idea I've been working on for a while... Almost done. Lol.


THIS ONE IS RUST FREE TOO!!!!!!!!!!


Time to paint the bumper and endcaps.



Figured I'd take a better pic of my spare tire cover.
It's not "full-sized" (BFG 31x10.5 KM2), but it's good enough since I don't really plan on using it often since I have a patch kit in my trail bag. Lol.


Sand...The PO must have taken my Cherokee to the beach at some point..


Started to install my XJ Pod subwoofer.


My dad's epic drill. Works great!


XJ Pod peeking in on this pic. I don't have pics of it attached to the grey trim piece yet... Kinda ran into a wiring headache with the amplifier that I'm using. No prob. Easy fix. Just gotta finish it...



Decided to paint my center bezel red... Kinda messed up just a little bit.


Final result after sanding that mess-up off. Took FOREVER.


Decided to use primer this time. (this is only a very light first coat)


My dad was nice enough to paint it for me.
(he also added a second coat after this one) Just gotta go to Lowes and get some gloss clear to protect the paint.


Had to touch-up the edges of my (junkyard) hood. Kinda went overboard with the paint protection but.... THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS OVERKILL!!!!!








Purdy.


Still surprised how well this paint matches the OEM paint.


How she sits as of right now.

 

Extremely jealous....And thank you for the heads up on the MTR's, I am now a proud owner myself.

 

You're welcome.

Your Cherokee is lookin' great!

It's the chrome rims that are making you jealous. Isn't it? :P

Congrats on the MTRs!!! I gotta see what the pressures in mine are so I can drop a couple psi to make them ride smoother (I'm way under their load rating). Although the weather here is kinda making that difficult to do... 95+ one minute and doing this the next... Neither of which are muy bueno.



XxXJ99xX, I just realized something... YOUR CHEROKEE IS A TWO DOOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND YOU HAVE RAIN SHADES (?) JUST LIKE MINE!!!!! TWINS!!!!!!!

Btw. Are my pics showing up?



**EDIT**

Cruising CF since I'm bored and can't really do anything to the Jeep while it's raining... And I found this in relation to a grenade shift ****:

^^WIN!!!

Now I know what my next mod is going to be.

 

Well... Finally got my amp and subwoofer working. Third time's the charm.

And just fyi, this is what my interior currently looks like...






Using gator clips to make sure it works.


LIFE!!!!!!!!! IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!
(lighter is for heat shrink btw)

Now all I gotta do is properly wire it in, solder, and heat shrink all the connections.

 

Now you got thumpin' tunes!

 

Any pics of how2 remove the cluster? Thanks.

Forgot to check, did you post where you got the antenna?

 

LMAO. Good one.

Unfortunately, this is the best pic I have... Once that plastic dash piece is off (the one that is not visible in this pic), it's just a matter of removing the 4 screws that hold the cluster in and pulling the cluster out (they are circled in red. one is hidden behind the steering wheel in this pic). Hope this helps.



Which antenna?

 

Thank you! The plastic is just snapped in there? Then 4 screws.

Opps, antenna cable. I thought you had one that had like a "cicle" connection for lack of a better word.

 

You're welcome.

The plastic is held in with snaps and screws. There are a few screws hidden behind the center bezel (the one I painted) and some hidden behind the kick panel (which is held on with 3 screws along the bottom and two snaps at either side near the top of the panel).

Still not sure what you mean about the "antenna cable" with "'circle' connection".... I'm a little thick tonight..