History of my jeep. HP44 and Ford 9 swap!!!!

[KSXJ]

History of my jeep. Just got done with HP44 and Ford 9 swap!!!!

stock

Pulling into the garage getting ready for the frist lift. 4.5 Rough Country

after lift with stock tires

32's

Outside the garage after Lift and Tires

week or so later after my JCR front bumper was installed.

First wheeling after Mods (Tuttle)

33's and no drop brackets (Kansas Rocks Offroad Park)

33's and Now with drop brackets

After 8.5 in lift and my old 33's still on.

8.5 and 36's and the Kansas Rocks Clean Up

waiting for the HP44 and ford 9' full width axle swap

 

[KSXJ]

the new ford 9 after a fresh coat of paint

Mike at JPevolutions and did an excellent job of welding on the truss, and fabricating a trackbar mount.

The paint is still wet from the first coat of primer.

 

[KSXJ]

I sent my axle with Brain(BKTJ) and had him truss and put a drain plug on the rear axle. :twisted:

Well Joe(94YJUpHigh) and I had a late night but we got a lot done.

you can see my new tail lights!!!! Shoudln't brake those :twisted:

 

[KSXJ]

Got it loaded on the trailer without any steering :shock: So I can take it to scotts shop to hopefully finish this thing.

Got it done and took it out for the first time last weekend!!! Did great!!!!

 

[beakie]

NICE, from stock to where you are... NICE.

 

[Jes]

That is what I want for a daily driver, maybe an inch lower though.


This though...

...you need hi-steer and that panhard bar is scarry. I'd fix that ASAP if I were you.

 

[djblade311]

very nice build up but I see one big problem here:

and it starts with an R

might want to upgrade that.

is it a LP 9?

 

[KSXJ]

"starts with an r"??????

That was during the buld up phase. The axle wasn't centered yet. I have over the knuckle steering and will be chaging out the track bar when i do hydro assist, which hopefully will be real soon. And hope to go high steer at the same time. This is a off road jeep. The only road time is sees is 2 miles to the ice cream joint up the road. And yes it is a LP 9. It wheels great, has too much flex and doesn't have death wobble.

 

[beakie]

R = Rusty's
I have the same trac-bar... but had to sleeve adj portion so it would stop breaking on me.

Understand those pics were before it was finished. Either way, still stick with my first comment... NICE.

 

[Smittty9785]

i love it man, good job. im in the process of doiing the exact same build up. I just have to get some LCA's for the 44 and a TB mount.

 

[KSXJ]

I plan on using the extra tube from my steering setup which is not pictured to make a track bar also. Just need to get some ends and metal to make a custom mount.

 

[Smittty9785]

youll be there before me so once you get the mount, let me know where you got it or show pics how you fabbed it up.

 

[KSXJ]

it will be a while. I plan on wheeling a bit more before I take parts off again

 

[C85D4x4]

I want that rear bummper....

 

[ECKSJAY]

Shocks are a bit long, are they not? :gag:

 

[Kittrell]

Shocks are a bit long, are they not? :gag:

Werd, that thing has to bottom out on speedbumps. You also effectively took a very nice, clean XJ and destroyed it. Boo for that, congrats on the buildup though.......................:thumbup:

 

[KSXJ]

Werd, that thing has to bottom out on speedbumps. You also effectively took a very nice, clean XJ and destroyed it. Boo for that, congrats on the buildup though.......................:thumbup:

Have yet to bottom out, rustys coils are very stiff. But that jeep wasn't as clean as you think or looked in those pics when I started with it.