MJ to XJ

[MiNi Beast]

Now for a full weld...

Then the rest of them...

1 1/2" spring under????

Fuck no!!
Shock mounts pretty much kept in stock position up on axle... lined them up in the middle with the outside edge of UBE..

Done fucker... Dune Coon Customs

Have to give thanks to Dune Coon for he is a busy guy, but he has helped me out when needed. And even more being that the same time last year he helped me put perches on this same 8.8 and put it under my MJ. So Thanks again Dune Coon. :beerbang:

 

[Monkey55]

Those perches look pretty beefy... And you have some nice welds too...


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[lancey3]

I want an MJ...

 

[oo7ravisXJ]

shits dope

 

[lancey3]

shits dope

its my new background.

 

[Lowrange2]

shits dope

IDK, I think it could use another light... and a better camera/hand.

 

[Jimbo_1321]

IDK, I think it could use another light... and a better camera/hand.

and a bigger shackle on the front....
I'm pretty sure it's not big enough

 

[MiNi Beast]

Well got the lift in this weekend and it was a fucking pain in the ass. I hate michigan jeeps, so damn rusty.
But done deal now just need to do the typical finesseing to it.
Started putting brakes together and the lines on the axle..

Then started to tear out the rear..

Putting the new one in..

Bud the best tool on any project..

 

[MiNi Beast]

Bolting it down...

Now the front... ditched the crossmember as well

front brackets...

 

[MiNi Beast]

Finishing up on the bracket..

Now the front axle removal...

Working now on removal of lower control arm mounts..

 

[MiNi Beast]

Got to replace the upper mount bushing on axle...
pound it, press it...? I say fucking burn it out!

Install new one..

Now put axle back in with lift springs....
And remember the importance of jackstands and blocking the tires.. these are pics of jeep after the front fell off the jack stands...

Ok so finally got it so I can get the arms on...

lower arms set at 27.75" and upper arm set at 30" as said by RK in install package..

But the pinion pointed a little high and made the springs off center to the bumpstop, so had readjusted the upper to 29.5". Better but still need some adjustments.
UCA at 30"...

 

[MiNi Beast]

Track bar installed but need to re adjust that yet.. and stock steering remains, but for short while. Have drop pitman arm, and new x steering being made up. So install shortly.

Done except for some finessing...

And a side note.. learned the importance of one of these...

Buddy caught the steering shaft on fire, the plastic cover, so before it took out anything else of importance we use the red thing.

He she is on the 33's...

then the before we lifted it...

 

[Jimbo_1321]

that's a 6.5 inch lift right?
so are the 33's temporary or are you gonna run that big of lift with those tires?

 

[MiNi Beast]

that's a 6.5 inch lift right?
so are the 33's temporary or are you gonna run that big of lift with those tires?

Yes tires temp being I have them. But will be running a minum of 35's and be adding a couple inches down the road yet.

 

[Jimbo_1321]

ok good
that'll be sweet!
I'm looking at the same lift and 37's

Yes tires temp being I have them. But will be running a minum of 35's and be adding a couple inches down the road yet.

 

[MiNi Beast]

Extended brake lines installed today

Yeah well got my lines on today up front anyways. I need a new rear line being that during the swap it got toasted by the welder, so replace someday.
But yeah didn't take long for the install, just cut off the ends and added new ends and flared the lines and installed, like 5min for each line.

 

[MiNi Beast]

My helper...

 

[MiNi Beast]

Messed with the alignment and got it about as good as you can get it with shitty ends...

 

[97XJ Jeeper]

Is the next page ever going to start. A lot of pics for one page. Looking good btw.

 

[MiNi Beast]

WP Warrior Bumper installed

So I wanted something for now just to hold me over untill I get a new bumper, so a guy had this bumper and was going to scrap it, I told him I'd take it just so I can have something a little stiffer up front then the stock bumper. Never really got a good look at it untill today. And realized it was a WP bumper that goes for $200+, so needless to say I got a great deal and she don't look half bad either. So I put it on tonight....