zebvance

Hey everybody I have been on this fourm since I bought my Mj in Feb of 2012. I bought it with a rough country 4.5 inch lift up front along with a SOA conversion in the back and I HATE IT!!!! it rides terrible and looks dumb haha. But I am changing all of it so it wont matter. This winter I will put a 6.5 inch long arm kit on it just haven't decided which one yet.

The truck is a 1988 4.0 Pioneer 4x4 with a automatic trans (not sure which one) and a np231. I have come to find out it was 2wd from the factory and has since been converted to 4x4 by a previous owner.

It had 99,000 miles on it when I bout it and has about 101,000 now, It was born in canada cause It has a kph speedo, Celsius temp gauge and oil in bars pressure. It also has a block warmer. It does have some rust but nothing to bad and I plan on stopping it asap/


I have done alot of work to it and keep meaning to start a build thread. Its going to take a me a few days to get this build thread up to speed on where im at to day with it but Ill go a head and start it off. Here is it the day I bought it.





And then the next day I thought I would see how it would flex

89limitedxj

looks a clean 88' if you dont like the rake it looks like it has some lift shackles in the rear put some stockers back on it to level it back out.

zebvance

First weekend out on the beach with it.got some new rubber on it. the old tires were mix matched and looked like the were going to bust just sitting from all the dry rot.

zebvance

and then it was off to the beach for its first time to see how it would hold up.

zebvance

And then this happened to my brother in his jk haha

zebvance

thanks the pictures make it looks like its in better shape than it really is haha. Im just goin to leave it alone until I go head and do the whole suspension. I dont drive it that much.

89limitedxj

yeah that makes sense im not sure what your plans are but just out of curiosity why not just put long arms at 4.5" and keep the COV low. thats what im planning on doing eventually along with some 33's.

zebvance

I like the stance at 6.5 with 33's and it mostly going to be a beach truck

zebvance

then I ordered some more things.

zebvance

And finally ordered the winch

zebvance

time to update a little more. I got nates4x4.com rear bumper in and decided to do a little modification to it. Me and my buddy Robbie sunk some lights into the bumper. I love the look of it. he did all the welding and most of the work while I drank beer because I cant weld worth a S***! haha. He was a great help!



Before






After we mocked up the light boxes and welded them up.





Then here they are welded up and installed

zebvance

got some new Iron man 4x4 motor mounts

nates4x4

Looking good Zeb

zebvance

Thanks Nate! Really happy with your coustomer service and the bumper! I will deffinatly buy from you again!

zebvance

And now the wallet takes more of a beating. A 97= Cherokee electric fan to add inline with the stock mechanical fan cause the manche didnt come with one from the factory, and It would get a little warm when I would get into the really soft sand.


A long with a New flow cooler water pump, A high flow thermo stat, Thermostat houseing and new gaskets.



Last but not least I won some datsun louvers for cheap on ebay!