The MJ, "Overhaulin" style!

[High2by]

That does look nice. That'll be one addition I'll make to mine if I ever get that far.

 

[xjtrailrider]

We will lift it this weekend, going wheelin Saturday first though. I gotta get out and enjoy my junk. I spent the evening mounting and hooking up my ARB compressor in the trail rig. Now I have CO2 and a compressor, talk about redundancy!

 

[xjtrailrider]

The front lift is done! Pics to come. The rear lift will be tomorrow.

 

[wolfpackjeeper]

This thing is really making me regret selling my MJ. Looks great

 

[hadfield4wd]

We will lift it this weekend, going wheelin Saturday first though. I gotta get out and enjoy my junk. I spent the evening mounting and hooking up my ARB compressor in the trail rig. Now I have CO2 and a compressor, talk about redundancy!

Don't forget about the gas station 10 miles from the trail head with a compressor.

 

[xjtrailrider]

The lift and rear axle swap is done! I have 20 hours in the rear lift/swap alone! I'm glad its done.

I'll post pics tomorrow.

 

[Lowrange2]

It's tomorrow now.

 

[ChuckstrPT]

It's tomorrow now.

man, tough audience... :viking:

 

[xjtrailrider]

Pushy!!!!

This is the best i could do tonight.

For some reason it has a "gangsta lean" to the left. I think the OME left front spring may have been damaged in the wreck, the drivers side sits one inch lower than the pass side. I'm scratching my head right now.

 

[Lowrange2]

Hey, what can I say!? I admire your work. Makes me wish I would have snapped a picture of my progress today. Mire wheels match yours indentically, about the same amount of lift. It looks identical except everything is different.

 

[xjtrailrider]

Hey, what can I say!? I admire your work. Makes me wish I would have snapped a picture of my progress today. Mire wheels match yours indentically, about the same amount of lift. It looks identical except everything is different.

Thank you! Just a few odds and ends to finish this weekend and it will be good to go until we prep it for paint in mid August.

 

[Lowrange2]

Nevermind. Decided not to clog up your thread.

 

[xjtrailrider]

I'/m still trying to fix the "lean to the left" condition and the brakes suddenly suck! I went from 10" drums on the D-35 to 9" drums on the 8.25, other than that there hasn't been any changes, don't know.

The rear springs are fine, it has something to do with the OME coils.

 

[xjtrailrider]

I'm still trying to fix the "lean to the left" condition and the brakes suddenly suck! I went from 10" drums on the D-35 to 9" drums on the 8.25, other than that there hasn't been any changes, don't know.

I added a isolator to the drivers side and it still sits one inch lower than the pass side

The rear springs are fine, it has something to do with the OME coils.

 

[xjtrailrider]

Paint is next!

 

[xjtrailrider]

I fixed the "gangsta lean", it turned out that I had a sway bar link on the drivers side that was 1" shorter than the pass side. I had replaced the pass side with a XJ link when I broke that one doing the lift.

Note to self; MJ links are shorter than XJ links:rtm:

 

[hadfield4wd]

Jon brought this over this weekend. It's def nice looking.

 

[bigalpha]

I had no idea that the XJ link was shorter than the MJ link - i thought the entire front end was identical?

 

[Ghost]

I had no idea that the XJ link was shorter than the MJ link - i thought the entire front end was identical?

Me too! Why would one be shorter....???

 

[shortxjdoug]

i am envious of your sons mj... what kind of mpg's are you getting?