NWC ROTM Chapter Shootout Qualifier

[TORX]

April's national Rig of the Month is going to be a "Chapter Shootout," which means we need to select a NWC candidate to send off to the national competition next month.

So, here's how this will work. Post up two good pictures of you Jeep, and an up to date spec list of the junk on it. I would really like to see some good quality pictures highlighting what wheeling in the NWC is about (trees, mountains, dunes, snow, etc).

I'll leave the thread open for submissions until we have enough, but I'm thinking between 5-7.

Closed for submissions, time to VOTE!

Rules:
Members Only
No 1990 4 door XJ's with TNT long arms, Kevlars, and a goofy looking jungle gym (another words no current ROTM winners, sorry Rod).

 

[Sideshow]

Here's my junk.

(photo by LARS)

(photo by MC2KXJ)

97 Sport, 4.0L, 99 intake, Neon injectors, Ax-15, Advanced Adapters slip yoke eliminator.
Front Axle: D30 High pinion, 4.10 Yukon’s with a full Detroit locker, Riddler cover, U-joint u-bolts (removed the straps)
Front Suspension: TNT long arm with RE4.5 springs, camaro spring isolators, HF rubber Mallet bump stops, ES3000 pro-comp shocks, Aircraft landing-gear pin sway-bar disconnects.
Rear Axle: Ford 8.8, 4.10 Ford gear set with a full Detroit locker and Yukon axle shafts, Riddler Cover.
Rear Suspension: Dodge Van main-leaf added to full RE 4.5 spring pack, RE boomerang shackles, Junkyard shocks.
Armor: Thor ¼ guards, 2x6 weld-in rocker replacements, homebrew 3”x3” angle frame stiffeners, HD Off-Road Engineering rear stiffeners, gas tank skid, axle/control arm skids.
Miscellaneous: Mile Marker slowdraulic winch, Detours Backbone bumper system, Powertank onboard Co2, HF rock lights, Liteforce 240 Stryker’s, Cobra CB, Kenwood VHF/UHF radio.

 

[kndrewa]

1997 Cherokee
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4.0
AW4
NP231
D30/D44
open/open
3.55s
31s
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I'll be the first to admit there aren't a lot of bells and whistles on this XJ.
Its a nice example of the rugged capability and good looks of a slightly modified Cherokee.
Picking good lines, reading the Jeep's response to terrain, and attentive throttle control gets me there and back again.
I've got skid plates, a winch, and good wheeling buddies for going the extra mile!
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Stock Skids F/R
JCR Xfer-Case Skid
C-Rok Winch Bumper
Tailbone Spare Carrier
3.5" Rubicon Express
Currie HD Steering
Warn M-8000
BFG KM2s
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[josefxj97]

I definetly dont have the best rig out there, and i am probably forgetting some stuff but here it goes....

-1997 4dr SE
-4.0L with 270,xxx miles and still running strong
-AW4 tranny
-NP231 TC
-5 inches of RE lift, 3.5inch lift kit with spacers and shackles
-RE HD Tracbar w/brace
-Rustys Steering Box brace
-Rustys Oversize tie-rod
-ProComp ES9000 shocks
-Dana 30 front, Yukon Spartan locker, 3.55 gears
-Chrysler 8.25 rear, Powertrax No-Slip locker, 3.55 gears
-33x12.50R15 Goodyear MTR's w/Kevlar
-JCR Stage 2 front bumper
-JCR Stage 2 rock sliders
-Custom rear bumper w/tire carrier (built by 98CherokeeSport)
-Custom rear quarter guards w/built in tail light boxes w/LED's (built by Cherokeefever)
-Tomken gas tank skid
-Rustys TC skid plate
-Radesigns AW4 Rock Shifter
-Custom, built/chopped in my garage, half doors
-Removable rear mudflaps from Rocky Road Outfitters
-CB radio

 

[dellstopjeep]

I think I will play as well.

My pile red rocket

specs:

Banged up 89 xj , 4.0, swapped in ax15, 231 with tera low 4:1, sye and massive leaks.
front axle: HP 44 narrowed to waggy width, chevy outers, hi steer, 4.56's, ox locker, ballistic brackets and lower control arm skids.
rear axle: XJ 44, 4.56's unknown brand limited slip, relocated shock mounts, ruff stuff diff cover and heavy duty u bolt plates.
suspension: swag offroad 3 link with ballistic johnny joints, bilstein 5125 shocks, rustys coils, re leaves and boomerang shackles.
armor: swag offroad rocker replacements and rear bumper/tire carrier, orf fab front bumper, rustys lower quarter guards.
tires and wheels: 35x12.50 bfg km2's and 15x8 soft 8's.
misc: ironman 4x4 motor mounts, crok inner steering brace, durango steering box, wj brake booster and master cylinder, csf radiator and open cooling conversion, optima battery, 120a alternator and home built 1/0 battery cables, on board air with tank, prp suspension seats, crappy xrc8 winch, h4 headlights and harnesses, cheapo hella fog lights and kc daylighters and grill ornament companion

 

[Icemans]

Well I guess I'm in to.

List of Mods

Up front

HP Dana 30 3.55 gears
RE 5.5 in Short Arm with Drop Brackets
Tera Flex High steer kit
Genright track bar relocation kit
33x12.50x15 BFG KM's on 15X8X4.5bs Trail Ready bead locks
1.25 billet alum spacers

Out back

Chrysler 8.25 3.55 gears
RE 4.5in springs with 1in shackles
Custom made stainless steel break lines
33x12.50x15 BFG KM's on 15X8X4.5bs Trail Ready bead locks
1.25 billet alum spacers

Other mods

Iron Scorpion front DIY bumper
Recessed Piaa lights in the bumper
Mile Marker 8k lb winch
Smitty built roller fairlead license plate holder
Bushwhacker flat style flairs
Olympic Rock Sliders
Hack N Tap SYE kit
Northwest Drivelines rear CV drive shaft
JCR gas tank skid
custom rack made out of emt for storage in the back.
Rock Lights
Cobra 75 wx st CB
K40 antenna mounted on a spring
High lift lack mounted to the top with shovel.

I believe that is it in a nut shell. Definitely not the best rig in the NWC but getting there.

 

[Ba-Riedo]

Drivetrain:
4.0L, AW4, 231 tcase w/ AA SYE and Tom Woods DS

Front Axle: Narrowed HP Dana 44, 5.13 Yukon Gears, ARB, CRANE diff cover, West Texas offroad hydro assist, Dedenbear knuckles, Alloy shafts, CTM joints

Rear Axle: Ford 8.8, CRANE diff cover, 5.13 Yukon Gears, Detroit locker, Dutchman Alloys

Suspension:
4.5 inch RE coils up front
4 inch BOR leaf packs out back
HD Offroad Engineering shackle relocation brackets
Extended lift shackles
Fox 2.0 Reservoir shocks all around
BNS Fab custom 3 link using aluminum BUNK links
Teraflex speedbumps at the corners
Currie Antirock Swaybar

Wheels and tires:
35" Goodyear MT/R's
TrailReady 15 inch beadlocks

Armor:
Those Guys hybrid roll cage, tube flares and rocker replacements
Custom lower door guards
THOR rear quarter guards
Assorted skids and braces
Front winch bumper
YJB fab rear bumper

Other stuff:
Master-Pull 5/16ths Superline XD winch rope
Superwinch 9k winch
Vision X rock lights
Cobra CB
Icom race radio
Crow 4pt harnesses and bucket seats
Master-Pull recovery gear
Warrior Products prototyped front tube doors
BUNK power steering cooler
ARB air compressor

-Alex

 

[ECKSJAY]

1996 Cherokee Sport
4.0L w/ Flowkooler water pump, Gibson Stainless header, Carsound/Magnaflow hi-flow catalytic converter, Gibson cat-back w/ TJ muffler
Automatic Trans (AW4)
NP242 w/ TeraLow and Currie fixed yoke conversion
Tom Wood drivelines front/rear

Front axle is a custom narrowed Ford High Pinion Dana44 w/ Warn alloy shafts, Spicer 760 u-joints, 5.13 ring and pinion with ARB air locker. Small truss over differential to help keep things rigid.

Rear axle is custom Tera60R, hi-pinion with 5.13 gears, 35 spline alloy shafts and ARB air locker.

Suspension is custom Rubicon Express longarm (built prior to RE release of XJ longarm) with homemade bellypan/crossmember to accommodate RE longarms and NP242. Front springs are Rubicon Express 4.5" ZJ coils, JKS ACOS w/ OME shim packer to help quiet things down. Front shocks are early Bilstein 9100 large body with large body reservoir.

Rear suspension is a purpose-built leaf pack that started as an Old Man Emu XJ set with Rancho Toyota progressive add-a-leaf and 1" shackles. 2.5" block helps move things up while the leaf pack is relatively flat. Home-built traction bar attached to belly skid keeps the rear axle from flipping around. Rear shocks are Bilstein 7100 with remote reservoir.

37x12.50x15 Goodyear MT/Rs on 15x8 (4" BS) wheels in 5x5.5" bolt pattern help get me where I want to go. An AGR steering box doesn't even grunt when turning them.

Front bumper is an ARB winch/bullbar with a Warn M8000. Lighting the way is a set of LightForce 170mm with yellow combo filters. Headlights are discontinued IPF MSR (Multi-Surface Reflector) H4 conversion pieces with IPF Fatboy II bulbs (3200K for better crappy weather visibility), powered by IPF headlight harness and Optima red top battery.

Rear bumper is homemade swingout with a fullsize spare tire and spare hub/rotor assembly for the Dana 44. Just inside from the bumper is a Quickair II compressor tied into the box-tube rockers for approximately 8gal of onboard air. Air lockers are actuated by a wireless PIAA switch mounted to the steering wheel.

Stereo is nothing special...just a Kenwood Excelon head unit, stock speakers, stock rear soundbar, and added-on Sirius satellite receiver (GREAT when between mountains and radio signals aren't found).

Nothing else really to mention other than the overhead rack that keeps rain gutters from smashing and keeping doors shut. Overhead console with power and light, Cobra 19 CB radio, damn near every spare fluid and electrical part that could fail...etc...

 

[TORX]

NWC ROTM Chapter Shootout Qualifier Poll

Time to vote!

 

[Bryan C.]

Just a quick reminder. Please vote only in you home chapter. Do not post in other chapters polls. Thanks, and good luck to you guys.

 

[TORX]

Get your votes in, NWC!

 

[Icemans]

I knew my Jeep wasn't COOL

 

[NW-ZJ-SCOTT]

this was a tough one.... really tough.. i seriously wanted to vote for every one of them!

 

[kndrewa]

Yeah, we've got some awesome rigs in the NWC!

 

[TORX]

Yeah, we've got some awesome rigs in the NWC!

Totally agree, that's why I didn't vote.

Thank you to everyone who participated. Congrats Dellstopjeep! National Chapter Shootout will begin April 1.