my first XJ 94 country

this will be a budget build
obtained it for a good price, the previous owner towed it behind his motor home and forgot to put T-case in neutral. smoked the tranny. made it home just fine without reverse.

 

went to the local pull-a-part and got a AW4 for $77.88 including core and 30 day warranty.
while i was there, i picked up a pair of ZJ V-8 coils for $18 bucks. built a bastard pack from some donor springs (found broken leaf in my stock springs)

finished product was around 2" higher

 

a buddy loaned me a set of 30x9.50 dayton timberline m/t
so we went to DTOR to see how she did...

i was pleasantly surprised at how capable this vehicle was in basically stock form


more pics of our adventure...
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/member...off-road-park/

 

today's project was removing stock flares and trimming fenders
grocery getter

now it's starting to look like a jeep

i decided to fold the fronts to match the rear , and to make the edge stronger

i still need to mask and spray bedliner along edge and lower quarters, but here's how she looked at the end of today

 

How do you like those tires? A friend of mine offered up a new set for free in that same size. Gonna grab them for my Dad's Cherokee.

 

they seemed to do pretty well, two of them are fairly worn, but the side lugs helped when aired down. i would like to get two more, having a hard time finding them.
i do know that Dayton and Widetrack are the same tire, made by firestone/bridgestone but haven't had much luck searching google for new ones

 

I like what I see so far. nice clean cut and fold btw.

 

Looks good. I was there a year ago. Now look at mine. It gets away from you. Lol

 

Thanks. It took a little more time for the front, with the fold vs cut/ rubber edge trim, but i think it made the fender stronger.

 

I can believe that..i'm conastantly working out plans/ideas in my head, and my to do list keeps growing.
This weekend i'm headed back to pull a part to get some more goodies.
Zj tie rod. "TIE ROD ASSY $13.80 +$2.21 30 day warranty."
Can't beat those prices. Also going to try and find a set of steel stock wheels

 

i go the same exact jeep jeep except a 92 from my grandpa for free! probably the best gift ive ever gotten!!!

 

Right on, can't beat that. I traded this one for some labor to wire a pole barn.
Coolest box on wheels, for sure

 

Jeep looks good. Did you get all 3" up front from the ZJ coils?

 

yeah, the coils and a second bushing(5/8")
It actually rides better than it did stock
Just need to get some longer shocks and sway bar disconnects

 

Came out good for sure. Those tires are nice