Congratulations to our Cherokee of the Month for February: GravesdiggerXJ

**EricsXJ** · 02-01-2009, 01:09 AM

Congratulations to GravesdiggerXJ for winning Cherokee of the Month for February 2009. He beat out the stiff competition by just one vote!

GravesdiggerXJ
1999 XJ sport 4 door 4.0 HO, AW4, NP231

Susp/Steering
5.5" in front 5" rear.
Rubicon Express 3.5" Coils, 2" spacers
Modified Rock Krawler 3-link Long arm
Center Limit strap
modified Rock Krawler quick disconnects
RE Extreme duty Track bar (Modified to run over the axle) and bracket.
Rocklogic 1 ton steering 3/8" wall DOM over the knuckle
Modified Rusty's Offroad steering box support
Plated the driverside framerail on all 3 sides all the way back to the trackbar bracket with 1/4" steel
Procomp steering stablizstabilizer Rusty's/ RockKrawler/ Teraflex hybrid leaf pack (sagged) 1.5" Teraflex Shackles
Skyjacker Hydro's in front and Rancho 9000s in back

Drivetrain
76' Ford High Pinion Dana 44 fullwidth front, 1/2" thick tubes with homemade brackets, truss and JKS over the axle bracket. Alloy USA X-Joints with full circle clips. Warn Premium hubs. Lockrite locker, 4.88 gears.
76' Ford 9" rear axle. 4.88 gears. Lincoln Locked with a Detroit sitting in the garage.
15x8 interco "soft 8 hole" chrome wheels
NEW! Marsh Racing Technology Black "soft 8 hole" 15x10" beadlocks
35x12.50x15 Goodyear Wrangler MTR's
Front shaft from an 88' 4.0 manual (shorter)
**** SYE. front driveshaft in ther rear shortened/ retubed with heavy wall tubing by Tatton's drivelines

Engine
Stock 4.0
K&N Filter
Cherry Bomb Muffler
180* thermostat

Armor:
Homemade tube/ prerunner front bumper
Homemade diff armor and lower control arm skids
Homemade rear bumper with quarter panel guard to protect cut q-panels
Homemade sliders w/ 1/4" 2'x2" square and 1.75" DOM
Homemade full belly skid
Custom T case skid
Five Bolt Main gas tank skid

Other:
Tons of cutting
yakima roof rack
Traction/ antiwrap ladder bar that protects the rear driveshaft
homemade quick disconnect mudflaps
Rear bushwackers to keep the 5-0 off my back.
200w cop light
Rock lights, top lights
c/b with PA speaker
60" Hilift

Read my build thread here
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=927699

Click here to see previous Cherokee of the Month winners

**EricsXJ** · 02-01-2009, 01:10 AM

Nice job Stratton!

**_Trucker** · 02-01-2009, 01:10 AM

Congrats!!

MudweiserXJ · 02-01-2009, 07:13 AM

Congrats!

4pointOH1998 · 02-01-2009, 11:31 AM

Nice rig man. Well built

Gravesdiggerxj · 02-01-2009, 11:59 AM

Wow, Thanks guys I didn't think I'd win!

Everyone who submitted had sweet rigs and thanks to everyone who voted!

you guys want to see some more pics?

**EricsXJ** · 02-01-2009, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravesdiggerxj

you guys want to see some more pics?

Absolutely! It's your thread for the month to showcase your XJ!

ep191 · 02-02-2009, 12:02 AM

I'll probably kill you if you don't post a ton of pics. I've got a full width build coming to me and your rig is awesome man, definetly deserving of the win.

Gravesdiggerxj · 02-02-2009, 02:43 PM

My build thread is mostly full of tech

So, I guess that I'll post up my most memorable wheeling pics:
Me breaking stuff!

busted leaf spring on Waynes World (I'm now on my 5th set of leaf springs)

blew out a taillight near Body Snatcher on Goldbar Rim/ Golden Spike

Melted a driveshaft u-joint (at least 4 or 5 times)

bent traction bar

blew up a couple motor mounts on Hells Revenge

rainbowed the tierod on Mother InLaw Hill, on Metal Masher

destroyed my swaybar links (at least 5 or 6 times)

Exploded unit bearings (5 times when I had the d30)

broke the steering box off the frame and cracked the frame (I have since plated it all the way back to the trackbar bracket)

Gravesdiggerxj · 02-02-2009, 02:59 PM

busted a steering stabilizer on Moab Rim

Broke my trackbar in half on the Maze

busted a mirror and bent my cop light at Little Moab

then I made it

Gravesdiggerxj · 02-02-2009, 03:19 PM

me getting friendly with the rocks (on body snatcher, golden spike)

1996BlackXJ · 02-03-2009, 10:24 AM

Very Nice. Congrats!!!

broncofire75 · 02-03-2009, 04:34 PM

Ata boy...def deserved man

loosenut · 02-03-2009, 05:35 PM

Good job! Welding on the spot...can't beat that.

Gravesdiggerxj · 02-08-2009, 09:31 PM

here's how low she sits (moab rim)

and an older one on Hells Revenge

02-01-2009, 07:13 AM	#4
MudweiserXJ Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 70 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Congrats! __________________ 93 XJ-- Full Width Dana 44 and 9", locked, 4.88's, Hydraulic Steering, 35 Krawlers, KORE Beadlocks, Cage etc... 00 XJ-- DD