Worst thing to do to your XJ thread
 

i'd like to read up on what NOT to do to, OR while im in my jeep.
plus it'd occupy more of my time instead up reading things over and over on here.
im a forum junky lol

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Get a lift kit w/ chrome wheels (like a 1ft lift kit) and then get it all painted up pretty, put new 30" tires on 24" wheels or so and then NEVER TOUCH DIRT! I saw a guy with this setup. He was essentially a traffic a**hole.

we've got a lot of 'look good jeeps' down here too.

Apparently I can't paste the picture of this guy, he has 48" tires on 15" wheels, it's like a 2ft lift kit, no articulation at all. Not even chopped wheel wells....

Never ever ever put 20's and spinners on a jeep !!!!!.....lol

lowering ur jeep

letting it sit in the drive way

heres a good idea put 3 2" spaces and a 8" on there to that way y get lots of lift, oh dont forget to cut ur lca and make new ones with 1/16" round tubeing. its awsome!! dont forget to leave the stock tires on it to.

That way you can fit those 20" chrome SPINNAS on it.

The single worst thing i ever did to an XJ was install control arms with Heim joints... i was running a forest road in Gunnison NF in 99 and i thought my rig was gonna fall apart.

lowering a Cherokee, i can actually admire some of the rigs i'v seen built. Not my style but when done well i like the look of a street Jeep. An MJ lowered and built like a factory racer would be cool to have.

http://www1.whdh.com/images/news_art..._jeep_pool.jpg

Yeah, that's a pool they're pulling it out of.

1. Install a K&N Filter on a cold-air intake that is not shielded from engine-bay heat.

2. Change oil/filter and install a FRAM filter with full synthetic oil on a 4.0L w/over 150,000miles.

3. Place a : "If you can read this...I need more mud"
"If you can read this...roll me over"
stickers on the rear window of a "Mall-rig" that will never see a trail or ANY mud.

4. Install the "Roll Me Over" sticker from #3 right-side up. Shows the people behind you in mall traffic that you are an idiot.

5. Spend an outrageous amount of money to outfit your XJ with items that you will NEVER ever use just because they "look cool"

^ Amen

go wheeling with no recovery points.
go wheeling alone with no recovery gear.
go wheeling with a spare tire that is not sized to your runners.
put off routine maintence.
install a lift kit before you install armor (provided you are going to use the lift for it's intended purpose).
attempt an unfamiliar water crossing without checking it out.
install lift, armour, big tires and run junk brakes.

Howler GT....I run a Fram oil filter with Synthetic...whats the problem with that....

Fram has the worst filtration out there hence being so CHEAP. Dump it and run a better filter.

http://www.knizefamily.net/minimopar...ence.html#fram

dohh i just looked and the po put on a fram. but i doubt like hell he put in syn oil:thumbsup:

What's wrong about a lift kit without armor? I have a tranny skid plate, but that's it.

Poor XJ.
the worst thing that ive seen was a lowered xj with a three tone paint job... i felt even sorrier for it

Oh my god.... that owner should have his knees shot out.
Or at least the right one so he can't drive :D
I'll adopt that jeep, give it a good home where it'll be loved.
I saw a jeep today with plywood where their grill should be. Apparently they dinged the front and broke the grill, so they NAILED plywood over the spot for the grill...that's gotta be good for their engine temperature..

A lifted XJ is going to get you into places where you're going to need, or wish you had armor. I've met several folks running lifted rig's with no armour, that are held back to 'unchallenging' terrain on account of not having armour... on the other hand a budget boost and armoured XJ can run some pretty dang rugged terrain.
I suppose there are two schools of thought here...
One being folks that buy armour yet never intend on 'using' it...
The other being folks that buy armour and use it as tools to enhance the capabilities of the rig.

whats wrong with number 2. i use fram and full synthetic oil and my motor has 240,000 + miles. its helping get all that carbon crap out, disolving it, that was in it when i bought it.when i changed the valve cover gasket, i vacuumed all that loose crap out from around the rocker arms. both valve breathers were clogged up with it too. just wondering.

Either they're establishing a baseline depth for needing a snorkel, or somebody had tee many martoonies. (I vote for #2).

i did not know this, maybe ill change to a different oil filter now.

lots of people use fram filters, I use one, whats so bad about them?

How about this one...

http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/r...001_medium.jpg

I agree. I don't use anything but Fram. Every filter on all 4 of my cars is a Fram. Every car I had had Fram stuff on it. Hell, every race engine I've been around had a Fram on it. Well, except the Purolator and Wix sponsored guys. If someone is willing to trust a $30,000+ engine to Fram, I'll trust it on anything.

:head:thats bad a$$ man........... not something i would do to a jeep ...............maybe a blazer....... i bet he gets props in the lowriding world for being different

Never drive without your front swaybar connected down the road.

As for a Filter I use a Tough Guard Fram Filter with 10w-40 Pennzoil oil.

NEVER grind/cut/drill something or take something off thinking that the hardest part is over (old rusty parts) without knowing how to install the new stuff and making sure its the RIGHT stuff...live and learn-do as i say NOT as i do! lol

Put TJ fender flares on an XJ - Just doesn't look right IMO.

flipping your jeep in the mud

Running backwards on a trail from end to end... :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Hydrolock it


http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...m/DSC02166.jpg

lift blocks

selling it doooh

put on Rusty's stuff. (if you can afford better)

NEVER stay home cause you don't have body armor! Just don't hit anything, look before you leap, and keep her rubber side down.

no Fram's for me. my pops is a semi mechanic, and throughout the years I've heard more swearing about fram crap than I needed to, and done more research on it than you can shake a stick at.

bottom line, a cheapo parts master is better filtration wise than a fram.

the absolute best filter is running a genuine mopar filter for your xj...they have great filtration, and an excellent back-pressure valve to keep your valve train lubed up.

that means less engine ticking on startup, because the oil doesn't leak out of your lifters etc. I have a motor that sat for two years, and is still lubed in that area.

agree 500%