ruff88xj

Well I just joined so I figured that would post up my current project. Its a white 95 4dr that i pickup off a friends a ex girlfriend. She brought to me to be fixed for clunking noises...and then i ended talking her into selling it to me.

It had 3'' lift already on it and it consisted of spacers, blocks, shackles on stock shocks, brakelines, and the sway bar links were cut.

Pic of when it was purchased:



I had the RE 3.5" super flex and the RC 3'' aal sitting in my garage waiting to go on my 88. So i got to work replacing the lift. I used the RC 3" coils up front and used some s10 leaves inconjuction with the 1.5 shackle out back. Sold the 2'' spacers and the aal for some cash. i used thr RC 9000's all the way around.

I put 4 baja's on the roof and 2 hella 500's on the bumper:

ruff88xj

after scrouging on CL i came across a rear swing out with reciever and d-rings so jumped on it:


then i put on the C4x4 hooks and brackets from my 88 up front. Then i did some wheeling in the woods out behind the house.

ruff88xj

i took pics with the sway bar connected and disco'd
connected

disconnected


one from out in the field when we doing some clean up


the current specs are:
4.0L 153K
AW4
NP231
D30/C8.25 (27sp)
4DR
Manual doors/windows (which i now prefer after the wiring disater that PO of my 88 bestowed upon me)
RC 3in coils
RE Superflex LCA's
RE GenII disconnects
bastard pack+ 1.5 shackle
RC nitro 9000's
2 hella 500's on the bumper
4 Baja lights across the top on a home made roof rack
235/75r15 treadwright atg's

next up on the list is New tires, get an alignment, sye, and some maintence items done b4 for i do the Jeep Jamboree up at Drummond Island In june

Btw here are some pic's of my 88 after i rattle canned it...tho due to slight accident while my brother was driving it she's sitting in pieces awaiting a major overhual in the somer months....

Chex_Mex

like the color man

ruff88xj

The camo on the 88 I'm assuming, the white on the 95 needs to be repainted. I haven't decideD on what to paint it.

ruff88xj

She's been down for the the week as 90% of the brake system is being replaced for one reason or another. The last thing to go on is the master cylinder and that'll be tonight hopefully. I put on the YJ front brake lines for an extra 3" of clearence just in case.

I ordered 4 of the treadwright guarddogs (31x10.50) and they should be here next week.

TheGreatGazoo

COOL I'M really digging the camo

ruff88xj

thats my 88, it needs a lot of work after my brother lost the drivers side wheel going down the highway..... Needs a new front axle and some other maintence type stuff before she's road worthy agian. hopefully late summer than i'll do a build on it

ruff88xj

these came a week early. My brother is gonna take them to school on monday to get them mounted on crager v-5's I bought a few weeks ago. I'm go out and realign the front b4 I mount these

offroad bandit

those are the meanest lookin AT's ive ever seen???

Jeep89JV

Lookin good, what size rubbers -- 32s?

ruff88xj

31x10.5r15's

lol.... these are Guard Dogs from Treadwright

xjoffroad

let us know how the re-treads work out. I wouldn't trust my family in a rig with them

ruff88xj

These will be the 2nd set of tires ive gotten through treadwright. The first set being the atg's 235/75r15 and I was extremely impressed with them. Shelled with while I was arizona. If take you of them like you should a normal tire they'll be problem free

ruff88xj

got the tires mounted today




i took'er out for a spend after mounting them... my first impressions are good.... I need to trim up front and possibly throw my RE 3.5" coils in also.

I'm also looking for a better set of disconnects, the RE Gen II's are pain in the ***. problay looking at the jks's.

Planning on going up to bundy hill next weekend with a friend from detroit to give his cj-5 and my XJ and really good shakedown before we go up to drummond Island for the jeep Jamboree