Damages.....

[jrhxj1]

Howdy! When you get tired of banging out dents just dovenose the front/rear, chop the back, add a lot more tube, say screw the glass and still keep a fully inclosed cab area.

 

[Ghost]

Howdy! When you get tired of banging out dents just dovenose the front/rear, chop the back, add a lot more tube, say screw the glass and still keep a fully inclosed cab area.

Yeap! Had to bandaid this one. It will happen some day I think.

 

[Lowrange2]

I want to dove nose the front, haven't figured out how I want to do it yet. How much stuff do ya have to move?

I can't seem to find any photos of people who have done it.

 

[jeepgeek2002]

check these out.. i had saved the link but after seeing the amount of work... i decided i'd suffer
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=946360

 

[RedHeep]

I want to dove nose the front, haven't figured out how I want to do it yet. How much stuff do ya have to move?

I can't seem to find any photos of people who have done it.

Talk to Richard (fullsizexj). I personally think that his is one of the nicest.

Some pictures here, I'm sure he can show you build pics:

http://www.rockhardxj.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3469

 

[Lowrange2]

Yeah, richards is what's got me wanting to do it but I want to keep the stock upper coil buckets.

If you know Miller McArther then you know what I want.

 

[Ghost]

When I cut..... it will be everything in front of the motor mounts and everything behind where the unibody steps up for the rear seat. I'll have 4 corbeaus and some bling shocks all arround. Might even throw a 5.0 in there eventually! Will be a few years away!

 

[Ghost]

Looks like I missed a bent part when doing this repair.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!...0225377016469.354218.634601468&type=1&theater

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!...0225377016469.354218.634601468&type=3&theater

So I was thinking coilovers... but that would be expensive I think. I have some better shots I'll put on later but my camera cord is not with me.

 

[Team Willys]

Can you post the pics on here, I don't have a facebook lol.

 

[Ghost]

At the very least I need new coils. I am thinking new shocks too and change things up some. Have been considering both air shocks and coil overs. I can squeeze the money now for coils but the rest is out of budget. Unless I can find a sweet deal on something used.

 

[jeepgeek2002]

How did you manage to bend the coils like that?

 

[Ghost]

How did you manage to bend the coils like that?

No idea.

 

[jeepgeek2002]

what size coils?

 

[Ghost]

what size coils?

RE 7.5 Going to call tomorrow and see if they will do anything.

 

[jeepgeek2002]

Rustys offroad has a sale on these:
http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=RC-CS850-XJ&Category_Code=SALE

 

[Lowrange2]

At the very least I need new coils. I am thinking new shocks too and change things up some. Have been considering both air shocks and coil overs. I can squeeze the money now for coils but the rest is out of budget. Unless I can find a sweet deal on something used.

Man, those things were a PAIN!

 

[Fullsizexj]

I think this pull:

Is what started the damage.

Who uses a winch in Lions den ????

 

[Ghost]

Who uses a winch in Lions den ????

I'd say that was what did the coil in. So replace to change.... thoughts?

 

[Fullsizexj]

Just ribbing ya, gotta hit the right line there or it will get ya everytime, ask brian, he ended way over to left on his rear and got hung up in them logs, had to drag his back end over with the winch to get him back on the right line, I got lucky and hit it just right
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI3t6FNVfuk

 

[shortxjdoug]

I'd say that was what did the coil in. So replace to change.... thoughts?

Either or..... Personally I'm a fan of coilovers on an xj but your cheapest option would be coils. Coilover cost can be segmented as well (shocks, 2 sets of springs, tube for mounts). I guess the real question is how much do you want to keep investing in the body...... Or just keep it alive until you can bite off building a chassis