Finally learned to use my camera

[mbogosia]

Well, I have posted pictures before but they never really came out good. Then I would see them up here and not be happy with my jeep. LOL Anyways, I finally figured my camera out and wanted to post some pics. Notice the quality difference between the before and new after pics. Oh, and I bought a membership because I really wear this site out.

Before with 2" BB:

After w/3.5" junkyard lift:

 

[Shorty]

looks good to me-- White is the only color for an XJ in my book.

and thanx for supporting, welcome aboard.

 

[mbogosia]

Nice! What size tires are you running. I really want to go to 31's or higher but I just bought these tires.

 

[PacificEd]

Matt,

Kudos on joining. It's worth it. It allows you to vote for the National and SEC BOD's.

You've got a nice XJ. The stance is just right.

 

[JeepFreak21]

Welcome! Nice Jeep!
Billy

 

[igotanxj]

Nice jeep! The fender gap and tire size I think looks very balanced.

 

[mbogosia]

I think I am going to look inot some 31 or 32's today. I know I can get by with what I have, but I jsut want something a bit bigger. Also, since my tires are fairly new I should be able to get a decent amount for them on craigslist.

 

[PacificEd]

What brand tire are you leaning towards? AT or mud?

 

[mbogosia]

I'm having a tough time with it. I really want mud, but I drive about 200-300 miles a week on the road. So I know its not the best choice, but I really want a more aggressive tire. I might look at the pro comp extreme AT. Still an AT but looks a little more aggressive.

 

[PacificEd]

I don't know if this will work for you but you might keep the 30" tires for the general commuting and mileage. Then you could pick up a set of 31"-32" for trail use and weekend puttering. That is my plan as my '88 is a DD and soon to be weekend wheeler. This way I can get mud tires for my second set. That might give you the best of both worlds. Food for thought.

 

[mbogosia]

Ed, that is probably what I am going to do now. I jsut drive on the highway too much to have MT's on all the time.

 

[mbogosia]

Well, so much for not getting mud terrains. LOL Here is my jeep with 33's and cut fenders. Looks much better in my opinion.

 

[userbmx1315]

cut n roll the rear. then add rtv to the inside. it will look cleaner and give more clearance

 

[mbogosia]

I'll have to look into that. You can tell by where I cut in the rear that I was trying to avoid cutting through those welds and breaking that seam. I actually am pretty happy with it right now. I just need to clean it up a bit.

 

[userbmx1315]

beat them back and you have. .
but go on the inside and put some caulk or rtv or something like that.

 

[igotanxj]

beat them back and you have. .
but go on the inside and put some caulk or rtv or something like that.

whats the purpose of the rtv??

 

[mbogosia]

The only thing that is killing me about the advice to roll the fenders, is that if you guys paid attention, you would see that I already cut them up to the pinch welds. Therefore rolling is no longer an option.

 

[5spd_xj]

unless you cut through the seam, you can slice between the welds and fold it up... got any closer pictures of your fender? kind of hard to see...

 

[mbogosia]

No close ups right now, but I didn't go through the seam. Thats not a bad idea about slicing between the welds. I might give that a shot. Thanks