WJ 4.7HO Overland family project
I'm letting my XJ project rest for a while, but to ensure I still have something to throw money at in the meantime I bought a stock '04 WJ Overland with the 4.7HO V8 with 110k km (68k miles) on it to use for family transportation.
Preliminary plans:
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like to here how the paint turned out..
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I haven't had time to paint it yet. Will probably have to wait a month or two for that.
I've bought Bushwacker flares, Hankook RT03's (31x11.5r15), Black Rock Lobo rims, Superchips Flashpaq 3872, floor mats, 2" BB, Dynomax muffler, 7" LG tablet and a double din bezel. Still waiting for the rims to arrive, and so far I've only had time to put in the mats and install the Superchips tuner. With luck I'll get the time to install the BB during the week, and hopefully also the Bushwackers and muffler. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...da1a9395ce.jpg Junior approved of the tires. Jeeps, big tires and tractors are the main things in his life at this point (two years old) and as the good father I'm trying to be I of course do my best to satisfy his interests... https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...c12cd34185.jpg Black Rock Lobos: https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...98ba11118b.png |
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Finally got the rims on friday, so spent the weekend installing the bushwacker flares. Installation went more or less smooth. Time consuming, but pretty straight forward. What took me the most time was removing the stock Overland rock rails, because the bolts on the front side just spun. The outer ones I could just grind off, but the one partly hidden was another story.. Driver side came out eventually but on the passenger side I ended up cutting the mount as I'm not going to use the rails again anyway.
Also installed the BB in the front and that leveled her at exactly 2" with UpCountry springs in the rear. At least I think they are. Hard to tell from looking at them, but since PO (actually PPO..) had installed UC shocks I guess they also put in UC springs. And I swapped the third brake light for a black LED one and headlights to black ones. Next up: swap rear sway bar to 1" Addco and stock SS to a Rancho. |
Looks great. I knew this was going to be a good build after reading the first paragraph. I want to find an Overland myself.
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Nice jeep great build!
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Updated to-do list
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Thanks guys!
Updated to-do list:
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Installed Superchips Flashpaq a couple of weeks ago, and that was definitively worth the money. Great to be able to adjust speedo/transmission for tire size. Hard to tell about the stated 20+ increase in hp and lbs, but the improved shifting is noticeable.
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New tail lights and parking sensors.
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Installed new tail lights and parking sensors. Also modified fog lights to clear more wheel space (after I wrecked the bulb and holder on the passenger side so I now have to use a fixing band to hold it in place..).
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Hey mate, what width and offset are the black rock lobo rims?
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Originally Posted by Numbnuts
(Post 3341154)
Hey mate, what width and offset are the black rock lobo rims?
Looks awesome! 15x8 with 4" backspacing. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...28a5b63324.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...d570f64dbd.jpg |
Looks awesome. I'd honestly leave it the gloss black it looks good.
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Lights
Hey I love the jeep and I'm looking to do something pretty similar. Could you send me the links of where you bought your headlights and tail lights???
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Originally Posted by Victor Rodriguez
(Post 3369762)
Hey I love the jeep and I'm looking to do something pretty similar. Could you send me the links of where you bought your headlights and tail lights???
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anzo-USA-311...lYr3DS&vxp=mtr http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fit-1999-200...1WDwDR&vxp=mtr |
Originally Posted by Boxermann
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Thanks guys!
Updated to-do list:
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