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Took ther plunge and bought a lift, tires and wheels for the WJ
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01-14-2010, 01:22 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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Took ther plunge and bought a lift, tires and wheels for the WJ
Having a TJ with 8” lift and 35*14.50 the WJ just almost felt feminine to me. I had to do something about it. So I ordered a Rough Country X series 4” lift, ATX Teflon coated 17*8.5 wheels and MT ATV 32*10.5 17
I guess I should start from the beginning as I have done a lot to this Jeep in the 9 months I have owned it. 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Special Edition Purchased 3/6/09 Odometer 86500 4.0L 44RE automatic Quadra Trac II all wheel drive Mesa A/P M+S LT 225/75/16 (New 3/09)  K&N air filter gutted stock air box K&N oil filter Mobil one full synthetic 5W30, 10/15/09 Transmission drain, New pan, filter and gasket Hypertech Performance tune  Rugged Ridge header   Stainless exhaust and chambered muffler no catalytic converter   Viper 5101 keyless entry remote start XK531 transponder  Nokya stage 2 Arctic White 6000K headlights and fog lights  LED license plate lights and reverse lights  All interior lighting LED  Duralast Gold ceramic pads FR and RR with new rotors  Raybestos Tie rod ends (lifetime warranty) Moog professional grade adjuster sleeve  Clarion SW1051 10 inch subwoofer Boss CX1100M Chaos Extreme 1100 watt monoblock MOSFET amplifier with bass control 750 Watt Continuous/1500 Watt Peak Power Inverter   Tom Tom One XL GPS hardwired with Jeep start up screen  Cobra radar detector hardwired just above rear view mirror  My lift should get here first so I will have time to tweak it before mounting the new tires and wheels. I cant wait! Add Cherokee Stage 3 Rock Sliders to the list, I ordered them yesterday!  Got my rack    I will probably just get sliders and maybe a pull bar style grill guard next. I would like a roof rack but then my garage would be useless and I enjoy being able to go through car washing. But we all know what happens when we start adding things! Well scratch above statement I ordered a roof rack and sliders (see above pics) I am having a local shop media blast and re-gear my axles (4.11) when I start pulling it part for the lift, hopefully this weekend. I am also going to go over my undercarriage and touch up rust spots with Eastwood's rustencapsulator. And when the lift and axles are back in I am going to coat it all in fluid film.
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#1 1997 Jeep TJ HEMI, 6" lift springs, 2" body lift, semi long control arms front and rear, Adjustable front and rear track bars, Slip-Yoke elim, 8.8 locked, 10,000 winch, Tube bumpers and rocker guards, Light bar, Custom swing away tire carrier, CAI, Electric cooling fans, Custom exhaust, Mickey T 35*14.5 on 15*12 wheels #2 2004 Grand Cherokee SE 4.0L, header, full exhaust, CAI, Bored TB, Clarion 10, RC X series 4" + 1, teflon wheels 17s, roof rack, winch, etc. Last edited by JAC1502; 01-24-2010 at 12:31 AM.. Reason: Decided to start a build thread |
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01-14-2010, 01:49 PM
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2002 WJ
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Frederick, MD/Kings Point, NY, MD/NY
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Patrick- MIDN 2/C USMS (USN) Skipper of [I]SIRINA[/I] 1969 31' Bertram 2002 Red Overland: Zone 4in, 32in Treadwright MTRs, IRO upper CAs, sweet headlights, rear addco, spring retainers, KOR SS, liftgate light, Alpine/Polk speakers, and power inverter with USB. Build thread [url]http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f22/apollo21-build-thread-902929/[/url] [QUOTE=Jerry Bransford;11691320]Worrying too much about mpg with a Jeep is similar to worrying about your sister's virginity. An ok thing to be concerned about but...[/QUOTE] |
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01-14-2010, 01:57 PM
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1996 ZJ
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those are some sweet wheels
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1996 ZJ, 4.0L, 3.73 Gears, Select-Trac, Flowmaster Exhaust, Mopar Roof Rack Basket, E3 plugs |
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01-14-2010, 03:33 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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I hope the Teflon holds up in MI with all the salt and bad roads, man I miss TN.
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#1 1997 Jeep TJ HEMI, 6" lift springs, 2" body lift, semi long control arms front and rear, Adjustable front and rear track bars, Slip-Yoke elim, 8.8 locked, 10,000 winch, Tube bumpers and rocker guards, Light bar, Custom swing away tire carrier, CAI, Electric cooling fans, Custom exhaust, Mickey T 35*14.5 on 15*12 wheels #2 2004 Grand Cherokee SE 4.0L, header, full exhaust, CAI, Bored TB, Clarion 10, RC X series 4" + 1, teflon wheels 17s, roof rack, winch, etc. Last edited by JAC1502; 01-14-2010 at 04:11 PM.. |
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01-14-2010, 08:23 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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I'll just edit the first post as I progress. Is that the best way to run a build thread?
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#1 1997 Jeep TJ HEMI, 6" lift springs, 2" body lift, semi long control arms front and rear, Adjustable front and rear track bars, Slip-Yoke elim, 8.8 locked, 10,000 winch, Tube bumpers and rocker guards, Light bar, Custom swing away tire carrier, CAI, Electric cooling fans, Custom exhaust, Mickey T 35*14.5 on 15*12 wheels #2 2004 Grand Cherokee SE 4.0L, header, full exhaust, CAI, Bored TB, Clarion 10, RC X series 4" + 1, teflon wheels 17s, roof rack, winch, etc. |
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01-14-2010, 10:32 PM
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Pie>Pie>Cake
2002 WJ
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nice jeep you have done a good deal of work keep us posted
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01-15-2010, 09:18 AM
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1993 ZJ
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the 4.0 has 44re?
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93 ZJ 188k 4.0l, IRO 5.5" springs, hpd30 and 8.8 in the shed, waiting on clayton long arms, 4.88 gears, locker ... If at first you don't succeed, use more speed. Quote:
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01-15-2010, 09:44 AM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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Pretty sure, what else would it be? I just replaced the pan and gasket and I think thats what the parts counter guy said. I had a build sheet but lost it. The pan was square with one cut corner. The trans does have over drive.
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#1 1997 Jeep TJ HEMI, 6" lift springs, 2" body lift, semi long control arms front and rear, Adjustable front and rear track bars, Slip-Yoke elim, 8.8 locked, 10,000 winch, Tube bumpers and rocker guards, Light bar, Custom swing away tire carrier, CAI, Electric cooling fans, Custom exhaust, Mickey T 35*14.5 on 15*12 wheels #2 2004 Grand Cherokee SE 4.0L, header, full exhaust, CAI, Bored TB, Clarion 10, RC X series 4" + 1, teflon wheels 17s, roof rack, winch, etc. |
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01-15-2010, 02:09 PM
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Captain Awesome
1993 ZJ
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I know ZJs and early WJs with 4.0 have the 42re. Should be same pan and gasket though
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93 ZJ 188k 4.0l, IRO 5.5" springs, hpd30 and 8.8 in the shed, waiting on clayton long arms, 4.88 gears, locker ... If at first you don't succeed, use more speed. Quote:
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01-15-2010, 02:14 PM
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1999 WJ
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01-15-2010, 02:26 PM
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1995 ZJ
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Clemson South Carolina
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How are you liking the MOOG ends and raybestos TRE's? I hav no slop or DW AT ALL, and my steering is virgin tight and I wanna keep it that way. Should I get something beefier or are they alright for mild wheelin once a month. I'm looking into a better stabilizer and a HD tie rod also just to cover my *** on everything. Then again I've heard of people who had no DW or slop whatsoever do these mods to "beef" everything up and come out with DW in the end, so I am at a loss as what to do. I guess the ol' adage if it aint broke don't fix it comes to mind...
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01-17-2010, 07:04 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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I use raybestos on every thing I can on my TJ with 8in lift and 35*14.50s. It would eat up my adjustable front track bars end in a matter of moths but so far the raybestos one I installed stays strong. My steering was in good shape on the WJ before but with all those miles on it I figured I should replace them all. I will let you know how they hold on the WJ when I get the lift on but if they are as good as the ones on my TJ (which I think some are the same part number) they should last. Plus they have a lifetime warranty!
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#1 1997 Jeep TJ HEMI, 6" lift springs, 2" body lift, semi long control arms front and rear, Adjustable front and rear track bars, Slip-Yoke elim, 8.8 locked, 10,000 winch, Tube bumpers and rocker guards, Light bar, Custom swing away tire carrier, CAI, Electric cooling fans, Custom exhaust, Mickey T 35*14.5 on 15*12 wheels #2 2004 Grand Cherokee SE 4.0L, header, full exhaust, CAI, Bored TB, Clarion 10, RC X series 4" + 1, teflon wheels 17s, roof rack, winch, etc. |
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01-17-2010, 09:12 PM
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2002 WJ
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i love how you figured you should lift the WJ because it felt inferior to your TJ....Funny how we have the same thought process haha. The WJ cant feel left out!
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--2002 WJ Laredo--4.7L V8 - Quadra-Trac II GO DAWGS! [QUOTE=cclark512]i have to lift its my destiny[/QUOTE] |
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01-19-2010, 06:37 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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Yeah once you have one big jeep its a downward, well i guess more fitting upward spiral. And I promised myself I would keep it all stock. Ordered new gears today as well!
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#1 1997 Jeep TJ HEMI, 6" lift springs, 2" body lift, semi long control arms front and rear, Adjustable front and rear track bars, Slip-Yoke elim, 8.8 locked, 10,000 winch, Tube bumpers and rocker guards, Light bar, Custom swing away tire carrier, CAI, Electric cooling fans, Custom exhaust, Mickey T 35*14.5 on 15*12 wheels #2 2004 Grand Cherokee SE 4.0L, header, full exhaust, CAI, Bored TB, Clarion 10, RC X series 4" + 1, teflon wheels 17s, roof rack, winch, etc. |
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01-19-2010, 06:44 PM
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1993 ZJ
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Not to jack a thread but JAC1502 mentioned somethin about roof racks and carwashes don't mix. Just wonderin if this is a big problem with racks cuz I got a ROLA on the way.
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'93 ZJ, 4.0L, D30 & D35, NP231, 4" Lift, 31" BFG's, Soft 8's, Painted Cladding, Glasspack, JVC Deck, CB, Lightbars, JKS Discos & TB, Tow Hooks Everywhere...more crap. |
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