Zips 2.0 My 98
 

The rear frame on the 88 rusted to ****, then I found a clean southern 98 with 220K for a grand so I bought it.
Plans
8.25 swap
some cool boostech With an HX35
Ductape and bailing wire.

Attachment 344463 When I first bought it
Attachment 344464 Trackbar shocks and brake lines off the 88
Attachment 344465H8PVMNT's engine stand in the 98
Attachment 344466 Parts for my lift
Attachment 344467 spares from my dana 30
Attachment 344468 The 88
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Pic of the 98
Attachment 344470 My new 33s :D
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The 8.25

SO my stuff showed up from serious offroad yesterday, the stem conversion kit was missing all the hardware, so I Emailed him, hardware is on the way!

Attachment 344019Starting to get interesting. But still gonna be a long time till I use it.
Attachment 344020 Saggin *** with 4 33 mtrs and 4 steel rims with 2 street tires in it
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Cleaned up a bit

Lifts going in the fronts done, Attachment 343769


The backs broken 2 bolts :cursing: for the shocks even after being PB blasted for a month straight. :icon_eek:

Attachment 343663 Im liking the blue
Attachment 343664 I was having brake line issues :hahaha: So I let my friend fix them :rofl:
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Im diggin, Slight trimage is going to happen but they dont rub at reasonable flex so im thinking bumpstop and be happy :cheers2:
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That hill climb I was att he top so I let out, we havent cut a turn around yet. :cheers2:

A little bit of mud but it was fun and I scared the **** out of richie! :rofl: After this their were some rocks to play in but I was to busy driving to get pics

Attachment 343302 XJ happily playing in her natural environment :drool:

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Pay no mind to him hes a jerk fawking jeep owners..... .!.:D.!.

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I made it! :D

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Attachment 343311 Dat butt

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Attachment 343314 found this after a trip to the gas station lol
So thoughts, After wheeling today I want a set of lowers, and V8 steering other than that im extremely happy.

The hill was like no. :(

flexed it out time for some slight tirrimg and shiznit.
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Time to trim and bumstop lol.....

Finally got a job so I did this
A bit of fun in the mud
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Cleaned up

Attachment 196016Cut and folded the rear

Story time,
I decided to take my girl My bro and his girl wheeling
It went fine until I got to the rock ledge that had been covered in mud, so I tried the usual just bump it.

Instead of hopping up it slid me off to the side so I readjusted and tried it again

doing this in the process
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Yes that is a bent tie rod and I bent the actual rod end.

So we fixed that up and here is a pic of us pulling it out.
I had all 4 33s smoking like mofos I am unlocked.

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The rock rocks now have a decent rubber coating

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Thats the ledge it was alot easier in the dryer morning. It was raining while we were wheeling so it was just bad.

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poser shot

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Hatch love

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Door love

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Rocker love

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Out of the woods.


Lesson learned
Never take girls wheeling in the rain.

Got some swampers http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/18/etuvequ4.jpg
That one is the worst the others are okish. I bought them for the rims, all I can say is holy ****ing road noise.

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Cut the fenders a bit more

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Went to a local spot an had an ok time
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Went to my buddies land and got it dirty

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Also I have welded the rear axle and am digging it

Im getting clayton lowers with a hiem on one side and the other is a bushing, for $60 Im not going to complain.

Also jeep got some love today and I went wheeling.Attachment 338049

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I approve of summit wires for the cost :D

Attachment 338051 Short arms wont flex.

So Im tired of swampers

Debating boggers, KM1s or going with a newer school mt

GETSKINNY!
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BB balanced, did 85 no problem!
The new hubs and other front end work I did paid off. My next few weeks will be busy as ****, I have a meet and greet with SIS
Jeep show the next weekend
Wheeling mabell the weekend after that!