monkeyevil
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Kalamazoo, MI
Since we primarily build XJ parts, it was time for my wife to own a nicer XJ than her 94.
So I bought this...
Jeep has 235,000 miles on it, and it really only shows in the driveline via some light valve tapping. Had a rusty rear driver corner from a poor accident repair, dented front passanger fender, cracked windshield, some various other rust spots, needed brakes, ball joints, and u-joints.
Brian built the bumpers, I did much of the body work and sprayed the armor, bumpers, steering, shocks, and small paint fixes. The neighbors at Autobody USA sprayed most of the driver side and the mismatched replacement flares for me. Took a ton of time because I don't know what I'm doing, but I wound up with a completely rust free XJ, so it was worth it. The underside looked great, so I cleaned it up and sprayed the whole chassis with some nasty undercoating that probably still isn't dry.
Suspension is 3" BDS with full rear packs, front has a .75 spacer to level it out. Shocks are color matched Bilstein 5100's. Knuckles and brakes are from a WJ, steering and trackbar is JCR.
It's got a loud rear wheel bearing and needs rear brakes, so instead of spending $75 on a D35, I'll probably swap an 8.8. I have plans in my head for a JCR XJ front 4 long arm, so I'm sure it will be the test mule for that. Stage 1 sliders when I get bored, maybe a roof rack if I get really bored.
Short of that it's ready for the Mall parking lot and camping next year.
So I bought this...
Jeep has 235,000 miles on it, and it really only shows in the driveline via some light valve tapping. Had a rusty rear driver corner from a poor accident repair, dented front passanger fender, cracked windshield, some various other rust spots, needed brakes, ball joints, and u-joints.
Brian built the bumpers, I did much of the body work and sprayed the armor, bumpers, steering, shocks, and small paint fixes. The neighbors at Autobody USA sprayed most of the driver side and the mismatched replacement flares for me. Took a ton of time because I don't know what I'm doing, but I wound up with a completely rust free XJ, so it was worth it. The underside looked great, so I cleaned it up and sprayed the whole chassis with some nasty undercoating that probably still isn't dry.
Suspension is 3" BDS with full rear packs, front has a .75 spacer to level it out. Shocks are color matched Bilstein 5100's. Knuckles and brakes are from a WJ, steering and trackbar is JCR.
It's got a loud rear wheel bearing and needs rear brakes, so instead of spending $75 on a D35, I'll probably swap an 8.8. I have plans in my head for a JCR XJ front 4 long arm, so I'm sure it will be the test mule for that. Stage 1 sliders when I get bored, maybe a roof rack if I get really bored.
Short of that it's ready for the Mall parking lot and camping next year.
Overall it looks real nice