BDR-TX
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Hockely, TX
Been hanging around a little more so I thought I'd give my formal hello.
Been a Landcruiser guy for a long time, but my long-term project has had me out of wheeling for about 5 years, so I picked up what seemed to be a pretty good deal on a semi-built XJ that needed a little work. Well...ended up needing a lot of work. :doh:
Landcruiser as it sits now. Build thread here http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=652231 if you're interested.
XJ when I picked it up in Sept. Had a blown front ring and pinion and a blown cv in the rear driveshaft.
It's a 97 two door, 4.0, 5 speed
Stuff it came with:
arb locker up front
warn xd9000
teralow 231
~3" lift - 2" spacer w/ upcountry springs front; add a leaf with 1" block in rear
Stuff I've done:
installed 3.55 ring and pinion up front (arb was for 3.55 and down break - boo)
swapped in Ford 9" w/ 3.55, full spool, homebrew 8.8 disk brake setup
spidertrax wheel adapters for front to match rear 5x5.5
new rear driveshaft
swapped 1" blocks for 1" shackles (blocks+wedges= :explosion for the spring center bolts)
33" tires
and fixed a bunch of s*** the previous owner left behind. Lots of stuff that wasn't aparent when I looked it over.
Finally got to take it to Spring Creek and Clayton, Ok in December.

Been a Landcruiser guy for a long time, but my long-term project has had me out of wheeling for about 5 years, so I picked up what seemed to be a pretty good deal on a semi-built XJ that needed a little work. Well...ended up needing a lot of work. :doh:
Landcruiser as it sits now. Build thread here http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=652231 if you're interested.

XJ when I picked it up in Sept. Had a blown front ring and pinion and a blown cv in the rear driveshaft.

It's a 97 two door, 4.0, 5 speed
Stuff it came with:
arb locker up front
warn xd9000
teralow 231
~3" lift - 2" spacer w/ upcountry springs front; add a leaf with 1" block in rear
Stuff I've done:
installed 3.55 ring and pinion up front (arb was for 3.55 and down break - boo)
swapped in Ford 9" w/ 3.55, full spool, homebrew 8.8 disk brake setup
spidertrax wheel adapters for front to match rear 5x5.5
new rear driveshaft
swapped 1" blocks for 1" shackles (blocks+wedges= :explosion for the spring center bolts)
33" tires
and fixed a bunch of s*** the previous owner left behind. Lots of stuff that wasn't aparent when I looked it over.


Finally got to take it to Spring Creek and Clayton, Ok in December.




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