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The Jeep has been featured in JPFreek Adventure Magazine Fall 2016 and has been front page news in Baraboo News Republic newspaper. (I will include links at the bottom of this post). I airbrushed it last year in the backyard. Hubby and I rebuilt almost everything this year.
Vehicle:
- 1998 Cherokee Sport
- 176K miles
- AW4 transmission
- NP231 transfer case
Custom Paint Job:
• Sanded and primered with White primer
• Base coated with Autoborne Sealers
• Airbrushed with Createx Colors – Wicked Colors
• Napa Semi-Glossy Clear Coat
Drivetrain Modifications:
• Ford 8.8 rear axle with Limited Slip & Disc brakes
• 4:88 Gearing both front and rear.
• Solid brand diff covers
• Slip Yoke Eliminator & Custom driveshaft.
Front Suspension & Steering Modifications:
• Rough Country 6.5 Coil springs
• Rough Country long control arms
• Rough Country adjustable track bar
• Rough Country Shocks
• Rough Country Sway Bar quick disconnects
• Rough Country Cross member/skid plate
• Extended brake lines
• Dodge Durango Steering box, new pump & hoses
Rear Suspension:
• Rough Country 5.0” Leaf Springs
• Rough Country 2” Drop shackles
• Extended Brake Line
• Rough Country shocks
Mechanical Upgrades:
• 4 Core aluminum radiator
• 3 Electric fans with aluminum shroud
• 165 degree thermostat
• 129 AMP alternator
• Optima Dual batteries with solenoid & cutoff switching
• K&N Filter
• New sensors and new (and programmed) CPM
• New water pump
Exterior Upgrades:
• Tuff Stuff 4x4 Front Bumper
• Badlands 12,000 Lb winch
• Snorkel
• Stainless hood vents
• KC HiLites – Daylighters
• RGB 3” round LED lights with halos
• Blue LEDs behind front grill
• Roof rack with Jerry Can, Hi-Lift Jack, and shovel
• Removable front doors
Interior Upgrades:
• CB & Antenna
• Newer interior panels
• Leather seats
• Removed head liner and painted ceiling (easy cleaning)
• Removed carpet and cut custom mats and added aftermarket mats.
• Military Molle system packs & MVPs on back of front seats
o Holds: recovery gear, tools, straps, netting, bug sprays, sun screen,
rain coats, etc.
• Wood Ammo crate & ammo box to house tools and chains.
• Fire extinguisher
Front axle-- 79 Dana 60 Full hydraulic steering , Custom modified knuckles , 5.13 , Detroit locker , 4340 inner/outer shafts Yukon Joints, Yukon Hardcore locking hubs , full truss...bla bla bla
Rear axle 14 bolt Detroit 5.13s ,disc brakes, Full Ballistic bottom shave. Artec truss...home built rear back bone, home built diff cover to truss tie in , home built pinion bridge tie into truss.,tubes welded .
4.0 Atlas 5.0 Home built DOM 1/2 wall drive shafts .
Full belly skid subframe
4link rear/Radius arm front
Overkill boatsides
Full exo tied into inner 6 point cage tied into su frame and boat sides ...not bending thus "unibody"
Hd off road full frame plate ...1/4 over that from frame horn to firewall .
Gas tank raised up between unirails ...rails boxed in and a cross member welded in front and rear of tank . Aluminium tank cover to make pretty .
Wheel base stretch to 115
Track width 92ish
I spent close to 800 hours rebuilding this after the initial exo cage work when it was on 40s...the list of actual metal work in that time is too long to list ...easy to say it's no longer a bolt on rig . I still have few hundred more hours to go before it is where it needs to be , but had to wheel it this Summer not work on it .
There isn't much Cherokee left except the front clip but here is my submission for August.
I started with a 1987 XJ with the 4.0l engine, NP231 t-case, and AW4 transmission. It now has a full tube chassis with an XJ front end and rear "tail gate". The front axle is a Dana 30 that has been sleeved, it has RCV's, and an ARB locker. The rear axle is a Dana 44 that has been trussed, it also has an ARB, chromoly axle shafts, and a disc brake conversion. The suspension is a 3-link with coilovers in the front and a 4-link with coilovers in the rear. It also has over the knuckle crossover steering with hydro assist, UHMW flat belly and boat sides, RCI fuel cell, suspension seats, 4-point harnesses, Raceline beadlocks, and 35" tires. The wheelbase has been stretched to 104" and the belly height is 20". It is also still street legal.
4.0L stroked to 4.6L head and intake ported, H-beam rods Kieth black pistons,titanium valves and valve seat w/ 5 angle valve job, and custom cam - dyno tuned at rear wheels w/ 286 hp and 330 ft lbs
Browndog motor mounts
All new sensors, ignition, water pump, high flow oil pump, and new vacuum harness
Stock trans aw4
Atlas II 4.3 fully synced transfer case w/ drive flanges and twin stick control
Custom built drive shafts w/ 3" - 1/4" wall dom tube long slip center slip w/ 1350 ujoints
Front axle is 3/4 ton hp D44 with 1/2" thick axle tube auburn ected elocker w/ 4.56 Richmond gears molly shafts and stubs warn premium hubs
Rear axle is ford 9" w/ 1/2" thick axle tubes upgraded drop out housing Detroit locker Richmond 4.56 gears molly shafts and 1/2" thick pinion guard
Front suspension is RE 7.5" long arm with custom valved long travel shocks and extended bumps
Rear suspension RE 5.5 springs custom built shackle relocation brackets and aftermarket extended shackles for total 8" lift and Fox 2.0 shocks
Steering is stock box cross braced w/ high steer kit built w/ 1 1/4" - 1/4 wall dom and 7/8" hyme joints
Track bar is RE adjustable with double sheer mount w/ welded cross braced
Tires are Dick Cepek extreme country 35 12.50/15 mounted on 15-10 rims
Custom built roof rack w/ two 30,000 kp light and one 20,000 kp remote adjustable light w/ in cab controls
jCR diy front winch bumper with smitybuilt 10K winch w/ wireless remote and synthetic rope and shackle mounts
Things added since last submission use old XJ fuse and relay block and bleepin Jeep's video to make custom fuse and relay block under hood for all accessories and adding50" led light bar to back as well as green undercarriage led lights.
Just scored 1056 on 20° RTI ramp the highest of the event in Fayetteville nc. New shock on rear should afford better score.
She will run 80 mph on road and crawl anything Offroad
Holy cow look at the line up. Where have u guys been all those months? We barely get one solid good built rig every couple months and now all of a sudden there's four of you guys.
August 2017 COTM Voting thread
