tripleJ

What kind of tires do you have in the jeep currently , street , at, or mts? I had crappy at'd in mine and couldn't do anything because everything around me is super muddy I got some supper swampers and I could do stuff in 2 wheel I couldn't do in 4x4

wheelerboy12

235/75/r15 tires up front are technically AT's but more like a glorified HT, and the rears are MT slicks.

got some new to me 235/75R15 wildcat LT's 3 of them have like 80-90% tread and the other one is at like 40-50. probably get those mounted up next weekend.

wheelerboy12

edit: i was wrong.

jhouse93

So your jus going to unload it?...is the rust that bad?

wheelerboy12

............still wrong.

wheelerboy12

Whooo!!! just got a call from kadels autobody with a full time job offer, things should pick back up quick once pay starts coming in,

wheelerboy12

Not so dumb anymore.... Re investigated. damage is not nearly as bad as i was first led to believe, the unibody frame rails are intact, most of the damage that concerned me has been eliminated just through cutting and trimming, in fact 90% of the damage im concerned with will be completely removed or remedied once i finish all my cutting/folding. and after a full inspection i found out i have a fairly nice rig actually.

things that need attention
-need to get 31's mounted.
-stock steering (V8 ZJ steering, and a V8 durango box
-OE steering stablizer is shot
-shocks need replaced
-brake fluid needs flushed and bled
-needs new front rotors and pads, along with back brakes
-coolant needs flushed and bled
-oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket, oil filter adapter gasket,
-oil change
-trans filter/fluid change
-front and rear diff gear oil
-cap rotor and wires
-Big 3 ground a power upgrade


once all that is done i should have a good reliable DD that is ready to be built.

also hoping to get a call tomorrow with when i can start my new job, then hopefully i can start getting things done on the jeep.

wheelerboy12

Completely finished cutting and folding the rear, and finished one side up front, tomorrow ill finish the other side and post pics.

perpetual

Tease

wheelerboy12

here ya go

finished product (the front will get cut out larger later, but i only needed to fit 31's for now, and i didnt want it to look weird)



Rear end



close up of front



should look good with her new shoes!

wheelerboy12

Took the jeep up to the woods for the first time ever, played on some gravel piles and in some mud, nothing to crazy since i still have thouse bald tires on, while up there she lost her oil pressure and started ticking violently, i pulled off to the side of the gravel read and killed it, then i got out and checked the oil, none, let it sit for about a minute then started her up, she purred, still no oil pressure, but she was running like a champ continued on another 7 miles into the woods, she never got hot, she never got oil pressure, but she never quite she later drove us 17 miles back out of the woods and then 15 miles back home and never fussed or hiccuped the entire way. i love 4.0's. Although i have moved a possible rebuild a little higher on my to-do list than it was before.

wheelerboy12

so. i love 4.0's
no other motor on this plannet would still be running after the abuse mine has gone through, im around 300k blown headgasket, multiple spun bearings, amounts of coolent and oil in my pan. still running stronger then half the toyotas in my area and ive been driving it, reliably. on the daily. and id still confidently drive her across the country.

wheelerboy12

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hankthetank

wow.

wheelerboy12

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