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Diff Covers for every stock axle offered under the XJ ...
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Last edited by Dan Fredrickson; May 13, 2018 at 03:24 PM.
My first vehicle i've ever owned back 10 years ago now. Still drive it to work from time to time, hardly lets me down. Started off as a stock '88 for $800 and been working on it since, always think it's done, never is.
Specs:
Body:
1988 Laredo 2 Door
248xxx miles
NP242
Brown Dogs Rubber Engine Mounts
Volvo 746 Injectors
Still Closed Cooling
C101 delete
Wheels/Tires:
Pro Comp Soft 8s 15x8 3.75bs
BF KM2 33x10.50r15
1.25" Wheel Spacers
Suspension:
RE 3.5" Coils
Core 4x4 Tier 3 Adjustable Lowers
RE Superflex Adjustable Uppers
RE Adjustable Trackbar
Rusty's 3.5" Full leaf pack with poly bushings
JKS Boomerang Shackles
Doetsch 8000 shocks
Armor:
Creepy Fab Front Bumper with JCR Wide Hoop
IRO DIY Rear bumper
2x6 3/16" Rocker tube
HD Offroad Mid Stiffeners
2x3 3/16" stiffener to 2x6 supports
AJ's DOM side tubing
D30 Solid Diff Cover
Rusty's HD Crossmember
Rusty's Tcase Skid
OEM Gas tank Skid
Bought the Jeep bone stock in 2014 with the intentions of building a mild wheeler/ daily driver. Never planned on going bigger than 3'' and 31s. Drove it 1300 miles to Moab in fall of 2015 and its all been downhill since then. Bought a welder and started building stuff, I do all the wrenching, fabrication/welding myself in my garage, no shop has ever laid hands on this thing. Its more of a trail rig now but I still daily it 90% of the time.
Little bit about the Jeep
Dana 30/Chrysler 8.25 both trussed and locked
Rear disk conversion
RE 5.5 coils and leafs
Boostwerks comp shackles
HD no lift brackets
IRO 3 link
IRO track bar
Bilstein 5100s in the rear with custom shock hoops
Here is my 01 Sport. Picked this up a little over a year ago for use as a daily while building it up into an overland/mild-moderate trail rig. It is mostly straight because it hasn't seen nearly enough trails, I'll be working on that this summer leading up to my honeymoon trip down the the KAT this fall. Otherwise, Indiana winters have taken their toll on the sheet metal.
Current build items include
2.5" lift
JK Rubi shocks
30x9.5x15 KOs
No lift shackle boxes
Front and rear rail stiffeners
Adj. short arms and track bar
Double shear track bar mount
ZJ steering
Trussed, skid'd, locked D30
Front under mount winch bumper
Rear tire carrier bumper
Short term build plans, most of the parts for which are already sitting in the garage.
Mid-section rail stiffeners
Floor pan replacement
2x6 rockers
Trans cooler
Dual battery
well thanks to 88whitecomanche, i have gotten as far as i am today. Even though i moved from Miami, FL over 3 years ago.
This is my 1988 Jeep ( what you can tell by looking around)
- Manual tans. which i believe is an AX-15
- Dana 30 for the front
- Dana 35 for the rear
- (5) Mickey Thompson 33" on some kind of brand 15" rims
- Smittybilt Roof rack
- SYE kit
- Rear Bumper with Tire Carrier ( do not remember what brand)
- Front bumper with 2 boat D-rings ( do not remember the brand either)
- Window visors
- Lund Sunvisor
- 6.5 inch lift
- bushwacker fender flares
- and more....
Might as well! My XJ is currently stock, but I'm stockpiling/bolting on parts to make it a long-lasting daily driver/exploration/road trip machine capable of "surviving" year round use in upstate New York. It's currently rust free with the exception of the suspension, which will soon be replaced to create a sort of factory skunk works Cherokee - think of it as a soon to be Up Country 2.0.
That means less than 3 inches of lift total, 30 inch tires, 3.73 gears, and lockers. Being so low, I'll want to ensure it's protected as I will take it off road. Ruff Stuff diff covers would be ideal (cough cough, hint hint).
As of this writing, I've undercoated the truck with Cosmoline (if it's good enough for the U.S. military, it's good enough for me), added in a class III hitch properly with JCR nut strips, and given it a slight tune up with Accel ignition parts. I have a bunch of other parts waiting to go on before I try to hit some dirt roads in Vermont on Memorial Day weekend.
I learned a lot from my last build which was a never-ending four year project that spiraled out of control. This time around, I know exactly what the finished product should be, so I'm going to work until it's done and then enjoy it every day.
Info: This is my 2000 XJ sport. 4.0/NP231/8.25 rear and D30 front.
Mods/Custom Stuff:
4.5" lift, IRO SYE, custom fabbed 1 ton steering with Ruffstuff's "cure" spacer
2.5" exhaust w/ super 44 and high flow cat. 62mm TB, 4-hole injectors, B&M tranny cooler.
Lund MoonVisor with LEDs (my pride and joy)
Local fab front bumper and JCR DIY rear bumper
Truck lites, bedliner on lower rocker area.
Rusty's lower quarter panel armor
33x12.5x15 Nitto Trail Grapplers with Fuel Anza wheels.
Hornblasters Shocker 228V Train Horn
Viair 2.5 gallon compressor to power the train horns, and other accessories.
Original paint. Restored with a 2-step correction and sealed with Collinite 845.
Interior LED conversion, rugged ridge floormats, reupholstered headliner.
Alpine 52BT head unit, sony 1200W amp, dual kicker 12" subs in a ported box.
15% tint all around, 20% windshield tint (yes, I can see. no, I haven't got ticketed
Other Info:
194k miles, original powertrain. Head is not cracked, she cheeches like a dream! No leaks, no check engine lights.
This is daily driven, wanted to keep the mods tasteful, functional, and simple. I've had this jeep for about three years and bought it completely stock. Fell in love with it from the beginning!
So this is my 1998 cherokee I bought from my stepdad for 700$ when my last vehicle was stolen. He bought it new off the showroom. It was originally 2wd and I converted it to 4x4 with a donor vehicle and a lot of work. I've owned it for about 4 years now and its taken me from south florida to austin, tx a few times and has been a pretty great vehicle. Back in feb. it dropped a trans and recently got it back on the road. I haven't really been able to take it wheeling or anything because It's had some issues that I've been trying to work out to make it reliable. Such as the trans going out on it.
She's basically a stock 4x4 now but my future plans for it are:
4.5'' lift
sye
4.10 gears
lockers
bumpers
upgraded steering
fender flares
new headliner
new seats
My previous xj had a 6.5'' lift and 35's and that was a bit much for what I want or need. We've owned this jeep since it was new so I don't plan on getting rid of it anytime soon. I hope to take it to jeep beach one day, and go on a good few road trips with it. See ya'll out there!
Purchased stock in 2007 when I turned 18 and has been on the trails ever since; yet can still be Daily Driven.
Desertfox1023
1994 Jeep Cherokee SE... Mostly
Front Suspension:
6" Total Lift
XJ Coils
Custom 3-link w/ RUFFSTUFF 1.25" HEIMS
Doetsch 13" Shocks
Front Axle:
HP D44
Eaton E-Locker
760x Ujoints, Full Circle Clips
4.56's
RE Track Bar w/ Brace Ruffstuff 1-Ton OTK Steering Ruffstuff "The Cure" Spacer
Solid Diff Cover
Warn Premium Hubs
Passenger Side Alloy Shafts
Drive line:
4.0L HO - Rebuilt Head
Cold Air Intake
62mm Bored TB & 1" Spacer
99+ Intake Manifold
703 Injectors
MSD Coil, Taylor 8.2mm Wires, D.U.I Cap & Rotor
APN Style Header
HiFlo Cat w/ 2.5" Flowmaster Catback
Brown Dog Motor Mounts
Daystar Poly Trans Mount
AW4 w/ 6 Row Cooler & 1st Gear Lockout
NP231 w/ H&T SYE
Recovery and Armor:
Factory Gas Skid & Hitch
Custom T-Case Skid
Hidden Winch Front Bumper w/ Integrated Steering Box Brace
IRO Center Drop Long Arm Crossmember
Front & Mid Section Frame Stiffeners
Rusty's Roll Bar
Brakes:
4 Wheel Disc's
96XJ Double Diaphragm Booster
96XJ Master Cylinder
ZJ Proportioning Valve - For Disc's
RC SS 24" Front Lines, 26" Rear Line
YJ Parking Brake Cables
Other Stuff:
136 AMP ALT
ZJ Fan Clutch
102" Wheelbase
Removable Front Doors
97+ XJ Mirrors
Durango Steering Box & Inside Frame Brace
Marine Speakers Mounted in Kick Panels
72" Wilderness Rack w/ 240W Light Bar
AUX Fan Override
Headlight Harness Upgrade
01 XJ Seats
Custom Rock Body Work and Body Trimming
Cup Holders!!!
Last edited by Desertfox1023; May 24, 2018 at 07:35 AM.
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