Lowrange2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Abbeville, SC
So, in the 10 years I’ve owned this Jeep and been a member of this Club… I’ve never done a build thread. Figured I’d give it a shot.
From the beginning:
I bought this Jeep on Ebay. “Excellent condition 1993 Jeep Cherokee. AW4, NP231, 3” lift, 31” tires.” Sketchy ad. $100 deposit. Picked it up the next day in Franklin, NC. Got there and the guy told me it had a “built” racing transmission and that’s why it “growled” when it shifted into second gear… Paid the remaining balance and drove it home.
(Side note: On the way to pick it up in my 93 Mazda 626 I rear-ended a brand new Crown Vic full of old people in the rain. Scuffed the paint on both cars, no one was hurt, no claim was made and we were on our way.)
This is what I brought home: (This was actually one of the pictures from the Ebay ad.)
Didn’t have a single scratch on it. Body was in excellent shape. Interior was super clean. Drove it like that for a little while. Then bought some retarded tall 8” Rusty’s lift, 33” BFG A/T’s.
Then, one day some woman pulled out in front of me and I hit the ditch, smashed the a-pillar, windshield, drivers side fender and trashed the front suspension. Insurance company cut me a check for more than I paid for the Jeep but let me keep the clear title. I spent that money on new 35” BFG KM1’s, Rock Krawler 3-link, swapped in an 8.8, built the D-30, and somewhere around then I built that front bumper.
Then after that I built the Waggy 44, added a cage and chopped the top.
Built a new front bumper, bought some Lawn mower tires and changed a few other small things but other than that the last few years have been uneventful with the hatching of my youngest kiddo.
I obviously skipped a lot of stuff and got some stuff out of order but that pretty much brings us to today… You get the point.
Built Waggy 44
Built 8.8
About 5" of lift
RK 3-link
Etc...
From the beginning:
I bought this Jeep on Ebay. “Excellent condition 1993 Jeep Cherokee. AW4, NP231, 3” lift, 31” tires.” Sketchy ad. $100 deposit. Picked it up the next day in Franklin, NC. Got there and the guy told me it had a “built” racing transmission and that’s why it “growled” when it shifted into second gear… Paid the remaining balance and drove it home.
(Side note: On the way to pick it up in my 93 Mazda 626 I rear-ended a brand new Crown Vic full of old people in the rain. Scuffed the paint on both cars, no one was hurt, no claim was made and we were on our way.)
This is what I brought home: (This was actually one of the pictures from the Ebay ad.)
Didn’t have a single scratch on it. Body was in excellent shape. Interior was super clean. Drove it like that for a little while. Then bought some retarded tall 8” Rusty’s lift, 33” BFG A/T’s.
Then, one day some woman pulled out in front of me and I hit the ditch, smashed the a-pillar, windshield, drivers side fender and trashed the front suspension. Insurance company cut me a check for more than I paid for the Jeep but let me keep the clear title. I spent that money on new 35” BFG KM1’s, Rock Krawler 3-link, swapped in an 8.8, built the D-30, and somewhere around then I built that front bumper.
Then after that I built the Waggy 44, added a cage and chopped the top.
Built a new front bumper, bought some Lawn mower tires and changed a few other small things but other than that the last few years have been uneventful with the hatching of my youngest kiddo.
I obviously skipped a lot of stuff and got some stuff out of order but that pretty much brings us to today… You get the point.
Built Waggy 44
Built 8.8
About 5" of lift
RK 3-link
Etc...
