Well its a crappy, rainy day outside and Im bored so I figured Id make a build thread for my XJ. My third Jeep and first XJ.
She started life with me (Jan. 08)as a little grocery getter. '01 XJ, D30/8.25 with just over 40,000 miles on the clock. The carfax on it said the POs were a coulple in theyre 50s. In the glovebox were EVERY service record. all done at the dealership I bought it from. I swear they took it in to get tire pressure checked
First thing I did was ditch the cool guy mud flaps, change every fluid, and ditch the cassete player for a sony head unit and Infinity speakers. Not the greatest, but it works for me..
Obviously this little guy wasnt stayin like this long so couple of weeks later...
I ordered a AA SYE, tom woods shaft and RE 4.5SF and got to work.
Trimmed up the front a little more, scored a free cargo rack, added a hitch, some tow hooks in front, undercoated the underneath with 3M rubberized coating, and added a 1" spacer up front to level her out a little. Its hard to tell in the pics, but she sat a good 2"s higher in the rear.
Was still havin rubbing issues off road and PA will get ya for goin flareless. I need to trim the fenders so...
Trimmed up and BWed! No more rubbing :thumbsup: Also got rid of the faded side molding.
And some RC rocker guards. My options were limited with the way the BWs lip under the rocker so I went with the RCs. they work for me. They just bolt to the "frame" so I welded them for a little extra support..
So at over 5"s of lift and short arms needless to say she rode a little rough so I decided to get some Rough Country control arm drops for the front..
They REALLY make the Jeep ride better. I fully intend on long armin it some day, but for now these will do. You cant beat the price!
Also istalled a fire extinguisher...
Latley ive added some Silverstar head lights, a Dynomax exhaust, and a K&N drop in to get her breathin a little better, and changed the spark plugs :thumbsup:
And that pretty much brings us up to date. My next mod will be to get my spare tire issue taken care of. I carry it on top sometimes, but it just sucks. So I ordered a tailbone tire carrier from Detours. It should be here in the next couple of weeks :cheers2:
Great looking XJ..and looks a lot like my 2000. The roof rack and rocker guards are the same although I added a second set of crossbars for the rack. Bushwackers and RE longarm lift. The Silver exterior adds a great contrast to the black accessories, keep up the cool mods.
We have very similar jeeps, I really like yours. You ever have problems rubbing on the front flares? I have to pull mine when I go wheeling or they will get pulled off when turning while flexed.
Finally got my tailbone yesterday!! Took almost 2 months to get, but the wait was worth it :thumbsup: Heres some install pics...
First ya got to take off your bumper. This was probably the hardest part lol! This bolt was a nightmere to get to, but a breaker bar and one click of the ratchet at a time I got her off. Took forever!
Then you bolt the cross members on. One goes on the inside one goes on the outside and sandwich your stock rear "cross member".
It replaces your stock nutserts in the unirail too and then they get bolted to the outside crossmember (sorry no pics)
Then you measure and cut your stock bumper skin to make way for the shackel mounts...
Then you drill the holes thru your bumper skin to bolt on the outer plates and sandwich the bumper skin, attach the swing and latch...
Slap on your tire mount and tire, move the license plate over and thats it!!...
Dosent block the rear view as much as I thought it would. Install couldnt be easier. I had a little extra work cause I had a hitch to deal with, but all and all it was pretty simple. Still gotta get some D-rings and move my plate light over, but you get the idea :2thumbsup:
Went for a little trail ride today. I was by myself so I stuck to the easy trails, but it was a beautiful day and nice to get out. I met a few "friends along the way though :thumbsup:
Few pics of the heep...
Nothing too hard till I got to some mud pits that I USUALLY have no problem with, but I was by myself and decided not to press my luck so I turned around. On my may back out I ran into this guy!
Pretty good size timber rattler. They can grow to 6-8ft. he was about 4-5 ft. And yes theyre poisonous... I kept my distance!
Went a couple of miles down the trail and ran into his cousin...
This guy didnt like me whatsoever. He rattled his way onto the weeds. Saw another one too, but he was too quick. I couldnt get a pic.
thoses timberrattle snakes are rare if they are the ones i am thinking of. last time i was up at N.E.R.D they had an offer to pay for pics of them to attempt to keep an eye on the amount and locationas of the speices.:2thumbsup:
N.E.R.D. = New England Reptile Distrubtors.
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