I'm 26, it's a 98 XJ limited in great shape. Expedition/wheeling mud/snow and forestry areas are where I'm focusing my wheeling. No big *** rocks for me lol. Not trying to sound like a snob but I'm more than set with my savings currently, this is what I have left after putting the other half in my ROTH from tax return. Plus I also have a nice portfolio of stock over 1000 shares of a mix of Chipotle, Google, Apple and some others that I'm sitting on(my uncle is a very knowledgable financial broker)

 

Didn't put much thought into stiffeners but I will look at them, will they work with the JCR sliders?

 

$1200 Large and you guys are talkin parts... Where are the Men nowadays???


HOOKERS N BLOW!!!

 

well, thats a horse of a different color. most kids on here are 19 year old spending pizza delivery money. if you're happy with the size and capability of your rig, fine tune it. new shocks, steering, replace whats worn out. $1200 will get you parts and labor to regear though... if going bigger is on your mind. stiffeners are also a great idea to add some strength and longevity to your jeep.

 

Those should already be a given lol

 

X2

I wanna hang w this guy ^^^^^ LOL

 

I'm currently about 5-5.5" of lift And on 31s I want to go to 35s but want to regear when I do that and weld/truss the axles while I'm there and get it all done at once. Then OME coils and leafs eventually. I will have to do a IRO hack n tap for the np242 cause it has some slight vibes at highway speeds. Hoping to do the axles, tires,gears,lockers by July or August of this year.

 

with that much lift i'd look into drop brackets or LAs if you dont already have em, with a nice set of monotube shocks. OME coils and leafs are only made for up to 3" lift, so for that much height you'd need spacers up front and shackle relocators and longer shackles out back.

unless you're getting more serious wheeling, you dont need to truss the 30. a full case locker (like a detroit, ARB, etc) and a good strong cover is all you'll need. i'd use the cash to start buying up parts for the regear.

 

Serious LA's are on my list for sure. I thought I saw you could use ZJ coils from OME since they go up to 4.5"? That's what dpgoffroad uses in their kits I believe.
I just want a solid rig that can explore as well as get dirty and go on road trips and hopefully a pilgrimage to Moab next year or end of this year...possibly Florida in September.

 

The spring thing i'm not sure about. Dirk know his stuff so he'll be able to say for sure.

 

I'd regear and throw a locker or two in if your hoping for a Moab trip.

 

It's good to see people who make responsible decisions on the forum. Most are kids who spend all their money on their jeep instead of their future.


If you don't have tow hooks and things like that, I'd look at bumpers. If you do, I'd look at lockers/gears/tires.

JCR usually does pretty good black friday sales that save a lot. If you want something big from them, you might wait, unless you need it right now.

 

x3 lets party

 

LONG ARMS

 

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