This is my 1988 jeep Cherokee xj Laredo
engine/transmission
-stock4.0
- 746 4 hole injectors
- home brew cold air intake with snorkel
- aw4 freshly rebuilt
- np242 freshly re built
-2.5 inch Dinomax cat back exhaust

Axles tires and wheels
- Dana 30 front (HP)
- ford 8.8 rear end with disk brakes built with heavy duty iron rock hardware
- solid diff covers front and rear
- 31x10.5 r 15 pro comp extreme mud terrains
- black d windows 15x8 with 3.75" back spacing

Suspension and steering
- 3 inch coils with 2 in coil spacers
- add a leaf 3 inch with RC shacke relocation brackets
- iron rock heavy duty double shear track bar with frame side bracket
- RC lowers stock uppers
- zj tie rod and new ends

Armor and recovery
- home brew tube bumper with tie ins
- soon to get l and l winch bumper and already have xrc 8
- in cab winch controls
- in cab mounted 54" trail jack

Lighting
4 kc day lighters on Carr light bar
- led reverse lights

Misc - cb with horn
- bed lined floor
- stripped ac
- new cooling system with zj fan clutch
- cut fenders with rear lower qtr pannel fold
- Removable doors
- new sensors and gaskets

 

Lets try again.

nitro450exp:

1994 4.0 2 Door Sport 4wd. ( Original owner )
White, 4.0 litre, 5 Spd.

PS: "Custom" - means I designed and made myself, in most cases.

Specs:

Engine:

Stock 4.0
Custom 2.5" exhaust.
K&N filter on custom intake.

Trans / Transfer Case:

Stock AX-15
Tera 4.0 231 J with 2 Lo.
Slip yoke eliminator ( Tera )
Custom shafts large U joints.

Axle:

Narrowed Dana 44 (F150) rear with Ford Explorer disc brakes. ( 3.73:1 ) 30 spline Moser's
Rubicon Dana 44 / 30 front. ( 3.73:1 ) 30 spline inners 19 outers.
Detroit EZ locker Rear.
Powertrax front.

Suspension:

Tera Long arm front lowers, tera uppers. 6" springs.
Custom upper brackets.
Custom Rear Triangulated 4 link coil conversion. 6"
Tera lower arms and coils. ( TJ )

Wheels and Tires:

Rock monster internal inner and outer Bead locks 15 x 8, 5 x 4.5.
Swamper SSR Radial 35 x 10.5 x 15.

Other:

Tera High steer knuckle, 1 Ton ball joints and Al Tie rod.
Full interior cage.
Custom front bumper and Warn 8274.
Custom 2x6 rockers. (mini boatsides)
Custom rear bumper and quarter panel trim and guards.
Custom rear swing down tire carrier.
Custom Half doors and removeable windows.
Custom Hood Vents ( VW Microbus )
CB.
Front and rear fender trimming. ( lots )
Rusty's crossmember and TC skid.
Rusty's front flares.
Truck catalog rubber rear flares.
JKS track bar and bracket. ( Rienforced and modified )
Custom steering bracket.
Onboard air ( Viaire 400P )
Folded Qtrs with skid plates.

Thanks
Nitro










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1998 2 Door XJ I picked up two years ago....


It was a great rust free foundation for a build...but had it's little issues. First thing I did was replace the entire cooling system. New radiator, water pump, t-stat, all hoses, coolant, and had to replace the freeze plug on the back of the head.

Next were performance upgrades...703 Injectors, I bored my throttle body, ported my intake, APN Header, Spectre Cowl intake, AMSOIL fluids, 2.5" Exhaust throughout with stainless Magnaflow MagnaPak and free flow cat.

I have installed great LED lighting from www.mrllighting.com, Put in all new seats, modifying the floor to accept an immaculate set of 89 power leather seats I picked up out of a YJ. New black felt headliner, Lund Visor, sunroof....so much it is hard to remember it all.

All through the first year, I was collecting parts. I new exactly where I wanted this build to go.

A lot of other less noticeable work has been done.


Basic List:
Engine:
4.0
Ported TB and intake
APN Header
Neon 703 Injectors fully rebuilt with MR Injector Kit.
Spectre Cowl Intake
136A Alternator bracket mod and upgrade
AMSOIL Fluids throughout

Rear Suspension
Rusty;s 3.5" Leaf Springs
MJ Shackles
RC 2.2 Shocks

Front Suspension:
Homemade adjustable UCA's
Crown Adjustable LCA's
Iron Rock Adjustable TB
RC 4.5" Coils
Hockey puck bumpstops bolted to spring perches
DUKIE Discos

Tires:
33x12.5x15 General Grabber MT Red Letter

I have Boxes of parts left to go on:
STICKERS (they add HP)
Building a DIY sPOD for my lighting
Rock Lights
Stearing box frame plate and cross brace
HD Engineering Low Pro Shackle Relo Boxes
New 1.5" Shackles to go with them
SYE
Shims for the rear
Rear Bumpstops
Taurus Fan, 2 temp switch, relay, volvo controller and VW Hose coupling
Frame Stiffeners
U-Pol Raptor Liner kit....doing top half, wheel wells, and rockers.
Round headlight buckets and housings with LED bulbs...I will be building a whole new front grill.

When the weather changes the build thread will get busy.

Future Upgrades:

Long Arms
Armor
Cage and rear chop with soft top
Lockers
Axles
35's
TC Doubler
Bumpers and winch
The list will grow....never done.

Here is how she sits today:

Enjoy!

 

01 XJ Sport 4.0 NP231 AW4 4x4
130,425 miles
Rough Country 6.5 inch lift kit
Bushwacker Fender Flares
Rusty's adjustable upper and lower control arms with flex joints
Alloy USA manual locking hub conversion kit
Tatton CV front & rear driveshaft with greaseable spicer ujoints
4.56 Yukon gears front and rear
Detroit Trutrac limited slip diffs front and rear
33x12.50 Goodyear Wrangler MT/R's
Steelies
JKS Quicker Disconnects
Adjustable track bar
Synergy Suspension heavy duty ball joints (upper and lower)
Custom bumpers front and rear
12k Winch
Hack and Tap SYE kit from IRO
Rough Country control arm drop kit
Class 3 tow hitch
39T Speedo Gear
Bilstein 5100's & BPE's on all 4 Corners.
12000 lb winch

 

Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee classic
Engine: 4.0 straight 6
Trans: Auto
Front axle: Dana 30
Rear axle: Chrysler 8.25
Gear ratio: 3.55
Mods:

SUSPENION
Rough country 3 inch lift
Jks quicker disconnects

WHEELS AND TIRES
Black Rock D-window rims
Gooodyear Wrangler MTRs with kevlar 33'"

ARMOR AND PROTECTION
AEV oil pan skid
JCR Off-road front bumper- powder coated black
DND off-road rear bumper and tire carrier- powder coated black
Bushwacker flat flares

ACCESSORIES
Flow master 40 series muffler
Yakima roof rack
Cobra CB
4' firestik
Cheap amazon PA system
2 Kc daylighters 100 watt

 

Guys, please remember that when this is over I will REQUIRE that high resolution/good quality photos be sent to me to go in the Calendar. Please be prepared to do so. If not, the runner up's entry will be used instead.

K, Go.

 

I love that Amber Fire Pearl, but I gotta give it to my man Jimmy. I've seen the work he's put into that XJ to make his ideas come to life, and I've even picked up a wrench a time or two...and promptly handed them to Jimmy so he could do the real work

 

Awe shucks Tim......thanks.

Miss you guys...

 

Here's another one of mine, can't figure out how to put it in my post

 

Orange xj it pretty ****, but I agree with Mr. Clown.

 

I just want to vote for the guy who has the best pictures so there can be a good calendar

the guy with the best photo always seems to win now. jimmy gets my vote..

 

Voted. Very nice rigs this month, all of 'em.

 

Had to vote for ya, Jimmy . --John, of XJs for All.

 

Man, participation in this has really gone down. I remember seeing 200-300 votes on the poll. We have 41 votes.

 

The red letters on those turbines look so good.