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Ok so here we go.

I am starting with a 1995 SE, 4.0 HO, 4x4, NP231, AW4, Dana 30/turdy-5, with BFG 235s, and everything else bone stock. I picked this up for $2000 cash.

Gee oh Dee

Plans?

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The first thing I did was change the oil, full tune-up, removed old busted catalytic converter and muffler, and installed a new cat and a cheap glasspack cherry bomb muffler (yeah I know they suck but I needed something that would work for the time being). The muffler doesn't sound bad. Actually, it sounds pretty good to me.

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The next thing I had to do was replace the NP231, as the previous owner had put a hole in it somehow and burnt it up. Picked one up at pick-a-part for $300.

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I could no longer stand having to listen to the stock AM/FM stereo. It didn't even have a cassette player, and I live in the mountains, so radio stations are rare and full of static. I had a stereo and sub laying around for the last 8 or 9 years that came out of my old truck, so I just installed them for some decent sound. The stock speakers still sound pretty good.

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Then I got my tax refund. TIME TO REALLY START BUILDING!!!! I spent some time researching everything I wanted and finally ordered what I could afford for now. Here is the list:

Rough Country 4.5" X-Series Lift Kit (Full Leaf Packs)
D-Window Steel Wheels 15x8 3.75 backspacing
Mickey Thompson 33x12.5x15 MTZ Tires
Class III Tow Hitch
Smittybilt D-Ring receiver hitch
Smittybilt tow strap
Rugged Ridge recovery hooks and brackets
Cobra 19DXIV 40 Channel Mobile Compact CB Radio
Firestik 4' antenna with rear hatch mount and coax cable
New lift gate shocks (rear hatch shocks)
New grill
New head light bezels
Clear turn signal and bumper lights
New rear/passenger bumper cap

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Brown Santa stopped by today!!!!!



Still waiting for my tires, wheels, and tow hitch. My tires and tow hitch will be here tomorrow, but my wheels won't be in until next week some time. I am gonna put the lift on this weekend without the new tires. This is the only weekend my brother and I have off together that we can install the lift on. I am just gonna have the local tire shop mount and balance my tires and do an alignment next week when the wheels arrive.

SO STOKED!!!!!!!!

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Pulled off my plastic fender flares in preparation for trimming to fit the 33s.

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Started on the lift this morning. About 2 1/2 hours in and all bolts coming out nicely. I love having no rust.

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Pics of the progress

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Old stock springs next to beef RC coils

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Installing coils with a set of coil compressors

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Front coils, shocks, upper and lower control arms all installed. Time to torque.

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Rear leaf packs lined up.

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Bye bye rear sway bar.