My '97 Wrangler Thread

goldswim5 · 08-17-2008, 03:28 PM

Alright here's my jeep, this is what its gone through since last July.

When I first got it, stock sport on 32" tires, Chrome KC's and steps

For a while I was thinking about selling it for a new mustang, but the annual Hell Froze Over even at Southern Missouri Off Road Ranch changed all that.

Stock having some fun

Okay well now I was hooked. Time for new tires,a lift, and a CB...I wish I had gotten 33's though

Did quite a bit of wheeling

Found a great deal on an 8.8 I couldn't pass up...

Took the windshield down, painted the flares, got rid of some chrome
Bad cell pic

Now today, some homebrew sliders and a jeep club membership later here it sits. Wilderness 4x4 is a friends shop around here.

goldswim5 · 08-17-2008, 03:30 PM

Just thought I'd show what I was in before the jeep, this was my first car, '95 Mustang GT, ton of mods and a low 11 sec quarter mile

This is what happened to it after a blown head gasket... (no that's not me in the picture)

plans now are to find a front axle geared to 3.73 to match the rear, then a lot of wheeling. After that I plan on a tire carrier to get my spare out of the bed area. Let me know what you guys think!

**black2door** · 08-17-2008, 10:51 PM

Who built those rock rails again?

We need to get some black paint now for the wheels.

goldswim5 · 08-17-2008, 11:07 PM

some loser with a welder slapped them together for me

but that paint will come after we go pick up my new front axle. I wanna clean it up a bit and spray it black too

goldswim5 · 08-21-2008, 12:48 AM

Got the new front axle all in today, took it to a mud pit to have some fun and got to pull out black2door

Install was easy except I had a toasted u-joint. Which got replaced with the o'rielly "high strength"

**black2door** · 08-21-2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by goldswim5

Got the new front axle all in today, took it to a mud pit to have some fun and got to pull out black2door

Install was easy except I had a toasted u-joint. Which got replaced with the o'rielly "high strength"

Yeah, taylor here sent me into "THE MUD PIT TO HELL!!!" up to my door on the drivers side and no possible way to get out on my own power

. I was sinking the whole time too.

**black2door** · 09-02-2008, 04:06 PM

Got any pics of the black wheels taylor

robo3 · 09-02-2008, 05:47 PM

looks good ! wheel it !!!!

goldswim5 · 09-03-2008, 07:53 PM

Thanks man! Its been wheeled quite a few times, got a big trip coming up here soon. I'll get some pics of those black wheels and wheeling.

bebout · 09-03-2008, 08:22 PM

looks good but I wanna see the black wheels on it.

jimaug87 · 09-03-2008, 08:34 PM

nicely done. I'm looking forward to soem updated pics

PARubicon · 09-03-2008, 09:27 PM

how do you like the rough country lift and which one is it?

goldswim5 · 09-03-2008, 09:46 PM

Thanks guys. The lift is the 4" X-series (the $529 one) I like it a lot, but eventually I'd like to upgrade to long arms on it. But I have it and their adj. upper control arms and they work great and as you can see it flexes awesome.

Here's a teaser of the black wheels, I'll get some new pics this weekend wheeling and if it ever stops raining.

bebout · 09-03-2008, 09:59 PM

Hell yeah!!

goldswim5 · 09-03-2008, 10:06 PM

haha, for 2 cans of 96 cent spray paint I'm really happy with it! When I scratch the hell out of them this weekend I can hop out and touch them up real quick with the half can I have left over