Been working on the XJ finally after making all sorts of deals for the parts I need.
Suspension wise I've got RC 4.5" coils, fixed lower control arms, RC add-a-leaf kit that came installed on another set of factory springs, some 1.5" boomerang shackles, RE adj panhard bar, Bilstein 5150's for the front, and Rancho 9000 adjustables for the rear.
Wheels and tires are some generic 15x8 3.5"bs steel "rock crawlers" and 32x11.5 all-terrains combined with a full set of SpiderTrax wheel spacers.
Drivetrain consists of a HP D30 to replace my LP one, it came with a diff guard and shafts so I have spare shafts from my LP axle, and an 8.25 to replace my D35. I also picked up a factory limited slip for the 8.25 and used my RuffStuff gift cards I had received for christmas to order a diff cover for it. Still 3.55's for now but I'll be ordering a Spartan for the front and gears in the next month or so hopefully. I also snagged a Tom Woods SYE for the NP242 so no t-case drop for me.
Little details include a front winch bumper made by some drunken Dutch guy I know that like to huff Flat Green Paint a bit too much, the SmittyBuilt winch I bought while at KOH, an Optima I've had sitting around, fender trimming, and the removal of the ABS crap.
On to the pics:
Basically the beginning of my tech write-up on the ABS removal. I snagged to front lines, prop valve, and short connection line for the rear brakes all off the donor rig.
Non ABS prop valve
ABS prop valve
What it looks like minus the ABS module
The rear brakes have a short line that goes between the frame mounted line and the prop valve on non-abs vehicles, there is the same concept on the ABS ones except it goes to the pump. So I swapped the two.
The fittings are the same so its pretty easy to do
The driver side front line is short and easy to get to, so I just swapped that out to
So far it should look something like this with the new prop valve installed
Now the passenger front line is a bit of a biotch. It runs under the steering column, along the firewall, and down to the fender on the other side. It was kind of a pain to get out of the donor vehicle that was missing it engine, radiator, and header pannel. I decided instead to take the existing line and just rebend it to where I needed it. Unfortunately this will require you to change out the fitting on it as well.
The two fittings. The left one is off the ABS line and went into the the ABS pump/module. The right one is off of the non-ABS vehicle and goes into the prop valve.
I haven't finished that up yet as I need to go into work and grab my flaring kit.
I did get the replacement front axle in though, along with the lift springs and new lower control arms. I installed new pads, rotors, and my wheels spacers as well.
I also removed the front bumper and took the plasma cutter to the front fenders. Then I found the best way ever to fold that inner pinch seem over and up against the inner fender. Its called an air hammer and I love it.
