Well the time has come for me to introduce my new project .It is a 99 xj classic .The purpose behind this build is kind of personal to me. I work for a company that serves the military and I work with current and former military on a daily basis. I feel a kinship with them and have the utmost respect and appreciation for what they do for our country and our freedom. So to do my part in giving back to those how have given us security at the home front at the cost of an injury (physical or mental) I present project warrior.
Specs so far are as follows
99 xj classic 4.0l 4x4
NP242
Dana35 rear
Dana30 ft
142k miles
Rubicon express 3.5" with rear leafs
16"wrangler wheels with 245/75 16 Goodyear wrangler mtr.
injector upgrade to 784's
k&n filter change
All new ft calipers, rotors vented and slotted, and pads
Rear drums ,shoes,wheelcylinders
New mastercylinder and hard line from ft to rear
SS 5" lift lines ft and rear
Yakama rack
E3 plugs
35% tint

Future plans:
Long arm upgrade (Serious or other)
4.5"coils ft and 1"shakels in rear(Rubicon)
Winch ft bumper
Spare tire carrier rear bumper with high lift mount and 2 jerry cans
Rock sliders
Chrysler 8.25 rear axle swap with disc brakes and locker
Locker for ft axel
cb with fire stick
q/p armor
Gas tank skid
steering upgrade(Serious ,currie,or other)
Winch smittybuilt xrc8
Dynomax cat back
High lift jack
sway bar disconnects
limiting straps
bead lock wheels
31-33" tires
Led lighting upgrade (Inside and fogs on ft bumper)
Gear storage and recovery storage system in rear
And a few other things I have not yet thought of.

The reason I am doing this build is to attempt to get with my local VA or the wounded warrior project and take 3 wounded military persons on an all expenses paid weekend wheeling and camping trip up to 4 times a year. To help them get their mind off of the obstacles they face and bring a sense of peace to their being if only for a short time. I currently do not have any vendor sponsors but do have a few local sponsors one of which is supplying a Chrysler 8.25 29spine axel and the rear disc conversion from a zj in exchange for my d35 that is currently under the jeep. I am doing this all on my own dime. This project will take some time to get finished but I hopefully will be able to achieve my goal. Any input, opinions are more than welcome and if any vendors on here wish to contact me please pm me Thanks in advance for your views and comments...

 

sounds good man.. but.. you do know worrior is spelled warrior right?

 

dumb rectum attack thanks for the catch.

 

No problem man good luck with the build!

 

OK so I have been in contact with James at ares fab I am thinking along the lines of the evolution ft winch bumper, nostalgia tire carrier rear bumper he has a new style rock slider he is sending me pics of and full q/p armor toped off with a gas tank skid.I like the look of the bumpers and the idea of having full q/p armor .any thoughts??I also looked at nates but I just cannot stop looking at the evo ft winch bumper I love the look of it .

 

milatary = military

Nice looking rig BTW. Love the color but I can't figure out why I love it so much...

 

We will never know lol... I also live this color


Alright now that we know spell checker is my new buddy let's get down to brass tacks . Is any one running ares fab bumpers?? how do you like them? Is their a better option that is more cost effective that I am missing ? Help me spend my money wisely and right the first time .

 

Quick update Got off the phone earlier with James at Ares Fabrication A cherokee forum vendor(http://aresfabrication.com/) He is a really stand up guy and has some awesome products. I particularly like the evo winch bumper and I think his tire carrier rear bumper is priced reasonably and is full of options and looks good. After a good conversation he has decided to come on board and help the cause Thanks again James!!! Can't wait till brown Santa comes.Let's just say most of my armor is taken care of at a great price.

 

so now I am trying to decide what long arm upgrade to go with
I like the idea of the i rock 3 link but not sure if it is something I feel safe putting the fam in when we go camping? I am also thinking serious off road long arm kit ?? Any suggestions from folks running these with real world experience?

 

Why do I feel I am just talking to my self here .......

Well anyways got home from work and brown santa brought me a package rubicon express ft 4.5" coils yay..

 

I feel same way no one comments on my thread :/

 

Solid foundation to start with. Good luck with build!

and I'm sure some people are like me, they just nenjoy looking through build threads and seeing people's hard work. 446 people have looked at your thread. It'll get more comments as you post more..and with pics.

 

That is because you are a wolverine and not a buckeye LOL...
JK I will reciprocate .

 

I am waiting on all my armor to arrive then the pics will fly lol...Thanks for your comment .I will be placing an order in the near future for some more items like boomerang rear shackles sway bar disconnects and some lights to replace the factory fogs when the ft bumper comes off.and am thinking about steering I like serious off road 1 ton steering and was also looking at iron off roads otk but not sure I like the idea of heims for the road?? has anyone run either of these setups??

 

If you do a search here for Serious Steering you'll find quite a few people that are using my kits.

You can also read some reviews on my site.