Them there are fancy

 

New shoes! Now she looks like a proper Jeep

 

Jealousy Factor +1

 

looks great!

 

Fronts rub a little at full lock, gonna be installing some Napier flares on this one

 

Been a while since I've updated this thread or done any work to this XJ. I've wheeled her plenty cause my '99 is under construction. She's been a trooper so far and is still running like a top.

Ended up getting a deal on a nice bumper from a forum member. It's a cut n fold so took care of that yesterday.





The bumper is gonna have to wait till I get bolts that fit the nutstrips that are on it, the hardware that came with the bumper didn't work for it. I also may just say to hell with it and weld the mounts to the framerails


Ran into some issues with the mounting hardware and realized that I have to install my shackle relocation brackets and gas tank skid before I put the bumper on, as it only mounts to the framerails

 

Completely changed my mind on my '99's lift so this one will now be getting what I was going to put on that.

5.5" Long arm on 33's

 

Sweet man looks awesome , what rear bumper is that ?

 

Dirtbound Offroad.

Got around to installing the bumper today and finishing up sealing and painting the cut n fold and I got the HD Offroad shackle relocation brackets, which actually netted me around 2" of lift with the stock shackles!




Before and after the relocation brackets

Before


After


The other side




The bumper brackets were a bit of a PITA, little more cutting



It was all worth it though. Great looking bumper, can't wait to mount up some 3.5" lights in it now.




Also ordered new RE 3.5" leaf packs and IronMan 4x4 Fab adjustable shackles. Looking to net around 5.5"-6" total

Also ordered something else for her that's a secret atm

 

Nice bro. Keep up the awesome work. Im sure she will love it. I hope I get to do something like this for my daugter. Granted thats still about 15 years away lol

 

I'll have to check them out I like how that bumper looks!! I wanna do the rear quarter fold soon.

 

The 1/4 fold is really simple to do, as well as the shackle bracket install

 

Yeah I was looking at the pics of the process I just don't know exactly where to cut then bend it over so it's still kind of water tight

 

you basically cut off the bottom, and cut a triangle out of the back (leaving about 3/4" for fold-able tabs), then do similar cuts in the front. After that you just fold everything up.

I threw some silicone between the layers and pop riveted it up in place, then took the trim panels off and seam sealed the gaps from the inside.

 

So, you're building this Jeep to be your daughter's first vehicle?