ENGINE/UNDER THE HOOD:
5.2 V8 w/dual cold air intake
Taurus electric fan
Duralast gold

DRIVETRAIN:
NP 231HD Lifted and Tucked above frame rails
Dana 60 Front w/custom 1.5" 35 spline 4340 Chromo shafts, Trussed, 5.38 gears with lockright. CTM u-joints 90" outside tire to tire
Sterling 10.25 rear w/35 spline shafts, Trussed, Lincoln locked, 5.38 gears
Custom driveshafts built by me, balanced by six states

STEERING:
Stock box tapped for hydro assist
1650 psi 4.5gpm steering pump
2x8" Ram
18" heatsink cooler, Large TG reservoir
1.75x.250 Dom for steering
All 3/4 bore heims, pitman arm and knuckles tapped for 3/4" bolt to keep from wallowing out, 1" drop pitman arm
Custom steering box brace

SUSPENSION:
Every bracket, control arm, mount, truss, and crossmember was built by ME, I used the link calculator off pirate to build my front and rear link setups.

Front: Stretched 6"
5" coils, True 3-link with panhard, 2x2x.250 Sq tube (higher MOI then round)
Panhard with 3 different bolt locations on each side, bracket made out of 3/8". 1.25" heims with 3/4" bore, 3/16 Truss going from coil bucket to coil bucket. Relocated coil posts forward, All brackets made with 1/4" plate.
Bilstein 5125

Rear: Stretched 8"
5" coils, Double triangulated 4-link, 2x2x.250 tube
Upper links adjustable to go from 78%, 98%, 128% AS, Custom Truss
All Heims are 1.25" with 3/4" bore.
Triangulated Bilstein 5125 Shocks


INTERIOR:
Uniden CB, Led's under dash, ARB switches,
On board air pressure gauge and switch

WHEELS/TIRES:
Tires: 37x14.50x15 Toyo MT
Rims: 8 lug 15" Black steel

ARMOR:
Trans skid plate, T-case skidplate, Reinforced 60 cover, Rock sliders (soon to be boatsides)

MISCELLANEOUS:
Plated frame in 3/16" and 1/4" plate on outside, underneath, and inside of frame from front to back. Cut 2" off the front of the frame and built custom crossmember/radiator support. Cut 2.5" off the back of the frame and built custom crossmember. Relocated gas tank in cargo area. Built custom trans crossmember out of 2x2x.250 square tube and raised it up 2". All custom coil mounts, Comp cut to clear 40's

FUTURE MODS:
40's and a Cage
Tube fenders and some bumpers

 

Suspension & Steering:
BIGOffroad 4.5" HD leaf packs (built by Alcan Spring)
JKS 1" Boomerang Shackles
JKS Quicker Disconnects
Rough Country 4.5" Springs up front
Iron Rock Offroad adjustable short arms (uppers and lowers)
Iron Rock Offroad HD OTK steering
Iron Rock Offroad Adjustable trac-bar and bracket
Extended bump stops all the way around
JCR steering box brace

Axles:
Dana 30 front, open, 3.55, all stock (soon to be 4.88's)
Chrysler 8.25, limited-slip, 3.55, all stock (soon to be 4.88's)

Powertrain:
4.0L Inline 6
AW4 Auto tranny
NP231 t-case with Advanced Adapters SYE
Front and Rear driveshafts (built by Drivetrain Industries)

Tires:
Pictured are 32" MTR's. I now have brand new 35" MTR's.
Soft 8 wheels

Other Stuff:
Rear bumper. Pretty simple square tube with shackles welded on.
Roof rack that I found in an Cherokee parts yard here in town.
CB radio (Wal-Mart el-cheapo)
On board air. Converted AC compressor and use a Viair tank.
Huskyliner floor mats and cargo mat
Sony Xplode stereo headunit
New steering box, ported for hydro-assist
Stickers (because they make it go faster, right?)

Build Items in Progress:
JCR Tie-in brackets
JCR Front bumper, with custom hoops (built by Battlement Fab)
4.88's front and rear

 

Suspension and Steering

4.5 inch RockKrawler kit with adjustable upper and lower CAs
Rugged Ridge steering box brace
PSC power steering
Rubicon Express shocks at all 4 corners
Rubicon Express Steering Stabilizer
Rough Country Quick Disconnects

Axles

Dana 30
SOLID diff cover
Alloy USA outer axle seals

Chrysler 8.25
SOLID diff cover

Drivetrain

4.0L
AW4 trans with B&M tranny cooler w/fan
Snorkel w/K&N drop in filter
IRO throttle body spacer
FlowDaddy header
IRO exhaust kit with Magnaflow high flow cat
NP231 with Rubicon Express SYE
All aluminum radiator with Flowkooler water pump and JET 180 thermostat

Tires

Super Swamper TRXUS Mts, 33x12.50x15

Other stuff

T&J frame stiffeners
JCR quarter guards with tail light boxes
Clinometer on the dash
AutoMeter trans temp and air/fuel ratio gauge
Yakima roof rack
Detour's Offroad A-pillar lights w/Hella fog lights
River Raider's in cab hi-lift mount
Cb with firestik antenna
C-Rok rear bumper
Rough Country winch bumper with Smittybilt winch
Bedlined
Gen-Right OffRoad hood louvers
Bushwacker Flat Fenders.

**Items waiting on the work bench. Installing this spring.**

IRO long arms
IRO over the knuckle steering
Spartan front locker
Roll cage
Dana 30 IRO truss
C-Rok rear tire carrier
Hooligan OffRoad front metal fenders-need to place order
Gen-Right OffRoad rocker replacement kit.
Skid-Row gas tank skid.
Rough Country shackle relocation kit with 2 inch shackles
2 inch coil spacers

 

Figured Id give it another shot...

1998 Cherokee Sport

Engine/Drivetrain
4.0
136 Amp Alternator
AW4, NP231
Dana 30 4.88 Nitro Gears
Chrysler 8.25, 4.88 Nitro Gears
Iron Rock Offroad HacknTap SYE
Dual XJ Front Driveshafts
Flowmaster Exhaust

Steering
Rough Country Extended Trackbar
Iron Rock Offroad Crossover Steering

Suspension
Front:
4.5" Rubicon Express Coils
Custom Radius Longarms
Chevy Brakelines
Daystar Extended Bumpstops
1.5" Coil Spacers, waiting to go on

Rear:
4.5" Rough Country Full Pack
Durango Brakeline
FST Low Profile Shackle Relocation Boxes
DIY Beadlocks Rear Bumpstop Plates
1.5" Shackles, waiting to go on

Wheels and Tires
Bedlined D Window Wheels
35" BFG KM2


Bumpers
Custom Front Bumper
12,000lb winch
Custom Rear Flat Bumper

Exterior
Round Headlights
Comp Cut Front Fenders
Homebrew turn signals
Cut N Fold Rear
Removable Doors

 

1996 Xj with a 4.0, 231, D35/30. 3.55 with LSD.
3" RC with AAL's.
33x10.5x15" BFG KM2
Trimmed fenders(well the fronts are, I have to do the rears).
Factory skids
Factory tow
Have owned it less than a year.
It is definetely a work in progress.

 

Vote Away

 

One day early...oh well.. Get your votes in people

 

that zj is dirtyyyy

 

I have to agree. The zj is legit.

 

have to give my vote to that ZJ - badass man. You can really see the work you put into it. I approve

 

Thanks guys, I was unaware that some pictures in my build thread are disappearing, I will fix that when I get off work. But yeah alot of work, time, and money into that pig

 

Where is your build thread?
Btw..had to take your videos out. Later we may incorporate the possibility of adding a video to cotm submissions...who knows.

 

Voted. Customzj73, that is the real deal. Nice work.

 

CustomZJ all the way!

 

Yeah, the ZJ took my vote this month. Great build right there!