new here, ready to get back into an XJ!

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Oct 18, 2009 | 02:51 PM
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Hi all, I'm Michael and live in the FL Panhandle, right on the Gulf Coast. I'm married with 3 children, which is why I'm proud that I need 4Doors! I recently found this site and really like it. I've had 2 Jeeps in my past, a '93 YJ and then my beloved '91 XJ. I loved my Cherokee but in the fall of '07 I was on the road a ton, working and finishing college, so I had to sell and get a Honda. Life is more settled now and I'm itching to get another XJ!

Below you can see what I did to my last one, which was a '91 4x4, 4.0, AW4. I went from stock to...

Stock on 30x9.5 AT tires (scrubbed tires at full lock)
Quickly added the 2" BB (spacers/shackles)
Then went to 3.5" (V8 ZJ coils+2" spacer - added top 2 leaves from stock XJ pack)

With new shocks the thing rode better than stock and of course I could load it without fear of putting the rear flares on my tires. I absolutely loved it and will probably look to do something similar with my next one.


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Oct 18, 2009 | 02:52 PM
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Well nevermind about the picture, couldn't get it to load. Sorry.
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Oct 18, 2009 | 02:54 PM
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Howdy......try again on the pictures, and Welcome to CF
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Oct 18, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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OK, finally getting my pictures to load! Here's the progression of my previous XJ...

1 - Bare bones basic, 4x4, 4.0, AW4
2 - 30x9.5 AT tires
3 - 2" BB (spacers/shackles)
4 - 3.5" (V8 ZJ coils+spacer / top 2 leaves from stock XJ pack+1.5" shackles....rode great!)

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Oct 18, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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Welcome
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Oct 19, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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Welcome to CF
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Oct 21, 2009 | 07:25 AM
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Hello, from wisconsin
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Oct 21, 2009 | 09:10 AM
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Do you have to hit a certain post count to be able to post pictures?
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Oct 21, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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Hello and welcome from Olympia Washington
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Oct 21, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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Quote: Hello and welcome from Olympia Washington
Thanks! I was reading your son's build thread yesterday and saw some pictures of both of your rigs and that beautiful terrain you guys have up there! That's quite a ride you've got, very nice work.
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Oct 21, 2009 | 10:15 AM
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welcome over mate, a fine site you have come into
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Oct 21, 2009 | 03:40 PM
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Finally got my pics loaded, you can check it out up top.
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Oct 21, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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hey nice rims man! lol
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Oct 22, 2009 | 01:45 AM
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nice jeep...and welcome
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Oct 22, 2009 | 02:09 PM
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Quote: Thanks! I was reading your son's build thread yesterday and saw some pictures of both of your rigs and that beautiful terrain you guys have up there! That's quite a ride you've got, very nice work.
Well thank you very much. Yea I am very proud of that boy. He has been workin hard on his rig and for Search and Rescue. We do love playing in that red clay.
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