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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 10:03 PM
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I hope its not a repost. But, Kind of curious to see what, if any mods you guys have done to your Jeeps that you regret, or wish you would have done differently.

For me,

-Bushwacker cutout flares. Wish I would have just kept stock flares or trimmed the fenders

-Rough country lift kit - For the price it works ok, but you get what you pay for. I wish I would have spent the extra money for a better quality kit

-Steel cragar D windows - they were cheap and look kinda cool, but for about 200$ more I could have got some nice aluminum's to be a bit more unique and save some weight

Cant wait to build a 2nd XJ, I will be doing things quite a bit differently next time

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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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Detroit TruTrac in the rear.

Its great for a street Jeep but once you start building a trail rig it just won't do. Go with a full case Detroit and be done. The TruTrac is almost as much money as a regular Detroit locker

Roof basket is on the list too, sucks gas on the road and gets ripped off by tree limbs off-road. I killed my SURCO with a grape vine!
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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I kind of regret buying the short arm lift instead of the long arm. I'll probably regret not going 6.5in as well. :P
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 11:58 PM
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Hacking the crap out of my fenders. They look alright but I didnt just trim the back I cut them into the unibody and welded flat pieces in there.
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 07:02 AM
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https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/mo...o-again-97232/
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