A Humboldt-Cherokee Blog.

[srmitchell]

Whats up Sierra Chapter?
If you don't know me, my name is Sean. I'm from San Mateo, but I now go to Humboldt State University.
I have a build on jeep forum, but as you all know, this the real home for all things xj on the web.
My rig has 31's, 4 inches of lift, bumpers, a locker, and a bunch of other cool stuff.

I'm following Rocknxj's example (The Frog Blog).
I want to document all the awesome stuff I've been doing at school. :spin1:

We only really have a few wheelin spots, because so many are closed.

I've been here since August, and I've added a whole lot of junk to my... junk? haha

I've added zj rear brakes, fog lamps, an overhead console, an Iron Rock double sheer track bar, frame stiffeners, a rear hitch, an Iron Rock Exhaust system, door tweeters, and a few other things.

Since August-
Usal Road. (USA-Lumber)
I went with Ivan, and tgoff. We had a blast!

 

[srmitchell]

Hollister during Thanksgiving. (Not humboldt of course.)

Samoa Ohv Area.

A trip above arcata.

Awesome sky.

 

[srmitchell]

And today-
Took a Trip up behind Arcata, on a road called Fickle Hill. SNOW!

Snowballs!

That would be the ocean-

:wave:

 

[rocknxj]

Nice job, Sean. I look forward to wheeling with you in the near future.

 

[srmitchell]

I have a job interview at Kragen at 2pm today. Wish me luck!

This will speed the build.

 

[Brad M.]

Sean, I've followed some of your posts in other threads and have to say I love your XJ. It makes me wish I'd never gone past that build size/stage. Great dual purpose rig, uncut, undented, nice and purdy and yet still a VERY capable rig to get you around most of the trails you want. Great rig, and I look forward to following this thread.

 

[srmitchell]

Thanks! Very kind words.
There will be more Tech content soon, as it gets better.
I've actually decided to keep it reasonable until it's no longer a DD.

The next setup will be 265/75/r16's. It's a 32/10.5, vs. the 15 inch size which is a wide 32/11.5. I don't like wide tires on a all around wheeler like mine.
I wanted to go 255/85/r16, but I saw a set yesterday on a ford f250, and I hated the look. They looked WAY too pinched, tall, and narrow.

This is the look I want.-

What do you think?

 

[jimbosz07]

I like it. But then again I'm still rooting for you to just throw on 33s and Rusty's flares or somethin

 

[srmitchell]

Thanks. I'd love to, but I'm not ready to hack the fenders. I've only had it for 2 years.

I feel like I'd miss the look I have right now in less than a month.

If I can keep up with Tim (knucklehead61) and Josh (the_wierdo) who are on 33's and above, while Im on on 31's, why not just got to 32's?

 

[rocknxj]

Thanks! Very kind words.
There will be more Tech content soon, as it gets better.
I've actually decided to keep it reasonable until it's no longer a DD.

The next setup will be 265/75/r16's. It's a 32/10.5, vs. the 15 inch size which is a wide 32/11.5. I don't like wide tires on a all around wheeler like mine.
I wanted to go 255/85/r16, but I saw a set yesterday on a ford f250, and I hated the look. They looked WAY too pinched, tall, and narrow.

This is the look I want.-

What do you think?

No way this dude is not rubbing on his front bumper end caps. I had similar clearance issues so I pulled my caps off until my JCR front bumper showed up. Now I'm nice and tidy and my front bumper assy is hanging in my garage as a reminder of the old days.

 

[srmitchell]

Oh yeah, for sure.

Mine is all gone, and has been for a while. No fender liners either.

 

[jimbosz07]

Yea I thought about that too, guess I got over it. I dunno, I prefer the super beefy look my tires have. My Jeep's a lot more raw than yours though. You should hear the exhaust, I drown out just about everything on the road

 

[srmitchell]

Yeah, I don't know.

I've gone very far with my setup now, and I'd love to see where I can go with 32's. (And very deep gears)

Plus, if I do it, there's a big ass tire on the back too. So the weight is an issue.

My goal is "What jeep should have made"

 

[Brad M.]

My goal is "What jeep should have made"

You have it now. Don't change it... trust me.

 

[SanDiegoOverland]

very nice build. I like that title, "The way Jeep SHOULD have built it."

I might just steel that...

 

[rocknxj]

very nice build. I like that title, "The way Jeep SHOULD have built it."

I might just steel that...

I like that too, and I believe I am finally driving what Jeep should have built. I'm sold on the 5.5" lift/33" tire combo. Club 33 for me!

 

[srmitchell]

How do I change the title of the thread? (That phrase is now copyrighted to me, Sean Mitchell. haha)

And to Brad- I agree, but 32's on no more lift would be great.

 

[jimbosz07]

Haha yea if you like it clean just stop now. You saw how Jes's rig evolved....

 

[srmitchell]

Well, unlike all the stupid dudes up here who feel you HAVE to have 37's to go where even I can go ( haha) I realize that theres no need to go big around here.

My jeep is still a tool of transportation, and most of the areas I want to go are far away, and remote, breaking down is not an option.

Things to do before Sierra fest-
-Install my new tie rod
-New hubs, ball joints, bushings, lca skids, and 4.56 gears for my HP d30
-Get my rear 8.25 with 4.56 gears
-Shim the rear leafs
-Maybe get the rest of the frame plated
-Longer front shocks
-Iron Rock long arms
-Some type of tcase skid for that crossmember

Maintenance
-Flush the cooling system
-New fan clutch
-Drain, drop the tranny pan, fluid/ filter change
-Change the RMS

And I might have a job at Kragen.

 

[jimbosz07]

Sounds like a pretty perfect to do list to me. Congrats on the job at Kragens. I love that place