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Old 04-18-2013, 08:17 AM
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The rear frame on the 88 rusted to ****, then I found a clean southern 98 with 220K for a grand so I bought it.
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8.25 swap
some cool boostech With an HX35
Ductape and bailing wire.

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Old 04-19-2013, 04:38 PM
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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!
Old 04-24-2013, 04:10 PM
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Cleaned up a bit

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Old 04-27-2013, 12:50 PM
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The backs broken 2 bolts for the shocks even after being PB blasted for a month straight.
Old 04-28-2013, 09:16 PM
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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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Old 05-05-2013, 06:55 AM
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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! After this their were some rocks to play in but I was to busy driving to get pics

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

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I made it!

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So thoughts, After wheeling today I want a set of lowers, and V8 steering other than that im extremely happy.
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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.....
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Finally got a job so I did this
A bit of fun in the mud
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Zips 2.0 My 98-imageuploadedbytapatalk1370199952.742245.jpgCut and folded the rear
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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 ***** 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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Hatch love

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Door love

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Out of the woods.


Lesson learned
Never take girls wheeling in the rain.
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Got some swampers
That one is the worst the others are okish. I bought them for the rims, all I can say is holy ****ing road noise.


Cut the fenders a bit more



Went to a local spot an had an ok time

Went to my buddies land and got it dirty



Also I have welded the rear axle and am digging it
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Im getting clayton lowers with a hiem on one side and the other is a bushing, for $60 Im not going to complain.

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I approve of summit wires for the cost

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So Im tired of swampers

Debating boggers, KM1s or going with a newer school mt
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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!

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