truckin6382
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Puyallup,WA
I am looking to build the ultimate budget wheeler, with a low COG. I don't plan on having it for more than a year. I am starting with an XJ that I bought for $600 in a divorce sale.
Add these parts...
$100 crappy old BFG MT's 33x12.50x15
$60 crappy old steel wheels with free tire mounting
$30 for 4 5/16" wheel spacers
$free brand new smittybuilt 8k lbs winch (traded beadlocks for it)
and add a sawsall, some homade bumpstops, a case of beer, and steel I have laying around for armor, and I have a wheeler for well under $1k.
I got the 33s on, removed the flares, and cut the rear fenders. I jumped on the back until the bumpstops hit and I still had good clearance on the rears, but the fronts barely rub the control arm at full turn. This problem will be fixed when I adjust the steering stops a little. The tires only stick out an inch or so at the top, so the flares are staying off. Here are the pictures. first is the rear before I cut it, and the second is the rear all cut up.
All cut up. I wheeled my yard, and it did ok, other than rubbing on the control arm a little.
I will be mounting the winch and building some sliders, bumpers, etc. out of spare steel. What do you all think?
I also picked up a roof basket for it, Mostly for camping because the point of this build was to keep the COG down low.
Add these parts...
$100 crappy old BFG MT's 33x12.50x15
$60 crappy old steel wheels with free tire mounting
$30 for 4 5/16" wheel spacers
$free brand new smittybuilt 8k lbs winch (traded beadlocks for it)
and add a sawsall, some homade bumpstops, a case of beer, and steel I have laying around for armor, and I have a wheeler for well under $1k.
I got the 33s on, removed the flares, and cut the rear fenders. I jumped on the back until the bumpstops hit and I still had good clearance on the rears, but the fronts barely rub the control arm at full turn. This problem will be fixed when I adjust the steering stops a little. The tires only stick out an inch or so at the top, so the flares are staying off. Here are the pictures. first is the rear before I cut it, and the second is the rear all cut up.
All cut up. I wheeled my yard, and it did ok, other than rubbing on the control arm a little.
I will be mounting the winch and building some sliders, bumpers, etc. out of spare steel. What do you all think?
I also picked up a roof basket for it, Mostly for camping because the point of this build was to keep the COG down low.