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So I have been doing some serious mudding with my XJ, have gotten a LOT of mud in the engine bay(no issues for now), and was wondering what would you guys upgrade on an XJ like mine.
95 XJ
4.0L HO
Open Dana 30 / Chrysler 8.25 (I belive 27 spline since its a 95 xj) 4.56 gears
35s Maxxis Big Horn
No SYE
RC 6.5 inch short arms lift
Trans cooler, 3 row radiator, silicone water hoses, ZJ fan clutch
Durango steering box and WJ steering pump
CavFab high clearance crossover steering
My plan is doing mud mainly and little to no rocks crawling, as well as DD.
It does have a snorkle. I was thinking about a SYE but do not know if it would be necessary as i have not had any vibration problems while I drive above 70mph. What do you think?
Skid plates sounds interesting, actually I never thought of that, did not even know they make those for XJs.
95 XJ 4.0L HO Open Dana 30 / Chrysler 8.25 (I belive 27 spline since its a 95 xj) 4.56 gears 35s Maxxis Big Horn No SYE RC 6.5 inch short arms lift Trans cooler, 3 row radiator, silicone water hoses, ZJ fan clutch Durango steering box and WJ steering pump CavFab high clearance crossover steering
I'd get rid of the short arms ASAP and drop the suspension down an inch and a half or so
Add an SYE ASAP
Fab up a bumper solution (front and rear) as well as sliders
Truss BOTH axles and armor the front axle
Go a bit deeper on the gears as well
From there it'd be personal mods to form the look or to add functionality for my needs.
Being my DD, i mean is the only car I have, what would you recommend selectable lockers or would auto lockers work just fine?
Auto lockers aren't going to hurt anything, just adjust your driving style to match. Only bad case is packed snow/ice for an auto locker in the front (from what I've read)
Auto lockers aren't going to hurt anything, just adjust your driving style to match. Only bad case is packed snow/ice for an auto locker in the front (from what I've read)
Well I don't get any snow where I live so it should not be a problem
I'd get rid of the short arms ASAP and drop the suspension down an inch and a half or so
Add an SYE ASAP
Fab up a bumper solution (front and rear) as well as sliders
Truss BOTH axles and armor the front axle
Go a bit deeper on the gears as well
From there it'd be personal mods to form the look or to add functionality for my needs.
How about uniframe stiffner? Do you think thatd be an overkill for a rig that most probably wont see any rocks?
07-17-2019, 07:24 PM
What would you upgrade?
