Pics of my Junk - 99 XJ, RE 5.5", 35x12.5, etc.

gregmondro · 05-12-2006, 01:28 PM

I intend to continually update this thread with new pics and progress reports of the stuff being done to the Jeep. Newest stuff is at the bottom

Since I haven't posted any before.

Specs are in the signature. I've been putting off putting on the protekto-trim on the cut fenders for a while. So far I haven't even taken it out of the box to put it on.

Since these pics i've waxed it to take off a lot of the scratches, resprayed the sliders, resprayed the inner fender wells and did the pool noodle, resprayed the drop brackets+supports. I have no problem flexing the 35s with the Rubicon Express Extreme Duty 5.5" lift after the trimming (just trimmed up to where the flare lines were), the rear was already trimmed.

Currie Steering

Rigidco Front Winch Bumper, Milemarker 8000 Winch, there's also a steering plate tucked under there.

Offroad-Tech Fab Rear Bumper+Carrier (Hi Lift Mount, Up to 38" tire capacity, etc)

Like I said, these pics are probably a month or two old, some stuff has changed since then. This is my daily driver. Hopefully i'll get my *** outside this weekend and put the protek-to trim on. Next thing I wanna do is a front aussie or lockrite.

**Divinitous** · 05-12-2006, 05:40 PM

Looks nice. Tis a big jeep.

CBlakeNS · 05-14-2006, 03:59 PM

Nice XJ!! Looks good for sure.

gregmondro · 05-24-2006, 05:45 PM

Because I <3 pictures. even shameless poser pics :P

almost there

CBlakeNS · 05-24-2006, 08:28 PM

Lookin good, nice new pics.

gregmondro · 07-18-2006, 03:45 PM

7-16-06
Tour De Puerco Wheeling Trip
Pic from my Jeep.

7-18-06
Washed, Nu-finish Scratch Remover applied after a weekend of wheeling, and a fresh coat of wax.

Decided to toss on the protekto-trim this afternoon now that I'm finally done trimming with no more rubbing.

Before

During

Finished!

Don't mind the clips on some of the spots, they're just there temporarily while the trim is being installed to help it stick. They're being taken off after.

Small writeup here.
http://fivezerofive.com/main/index.php?itemid=408

PumaZJ · 08-17-2006, 12:21 PM

hey man, that thing looks great. when did you convert to an XJ?

jtpaintball70 · 08-17-2006, 01:01 PM

Dude, I think I've seen that thing when I've gone to ABQ a few times. Nice jeep!

gregmondro · 08-20-2006, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PumaZJ

hey man, that thing looks great. when did you convert to an XJ?

about 8 months after that elderly lady tottaled my ZJ.

JT, you ever go on any of the Puerco runs? Also, are you on the nmvjc.org (local jeep board).

gregmondro · 08-20-2006, 12:26 PM

8/19/2006 - Cedro Trail Steps

All the pictures are located here:
http://jeep.fivezerofive.com/pics/08-19-06-Cedro_Steps/

jtpaintball70 · 08-21-2006, 12:38 AM

I haven't had a chance to go on any runs with anyone yet, not even the NMTORC. I'm registered on NMVJC, but I'm mainly lurking at this point.

Fast95Neon · 08-21-2006, 01:53 AM

sweet truck

SomerJeep · 09-09-2006, 02:43 PM

Looks great, but those tires, wheel wells can't support the upward travel or can they?

Thats what scares me about doing 35s on an XJ because the wheel wells don't allow for much upward travel in the wheel wells - not big enough unless you cut the chit out of them and thats hard to do because of the rear doors, so what do you recommend?

I'm not used ot an XJ, I'm more of a TJ guy but I'm liking the XJs so far.

gregmondro · 09-13-2006, 10:34 PM

They'll stuff almost pretty much all the way up without problem front and rear. The front actually rubs the top spring tower as you can see in the "during" pic of the protekto trim install.

It has no problem keeping the wheels on the ground when flexed, with lockers it'll be WAAAY more capable I hope

The side of the road flex pics don't really show the rear flex all that well because it's just on a hump there on the side of the road. I'll try and get better pics when I get a chance

gregmondro · 10-02-2006, 11:15 AM

September 30th/October 1st - Rear Disc Brake Conversion

What's that? Rear disc brakes!

Did the conversion this weekend with the help of a 03blueGT from RSW, XJGuy from the NMVJC, and my dad. The littlest things on the installation were the ones that took the longest unfortunately.

Right now the brakes just need to be bled a little more and possibly some new rotors/pads if that.

Much cooler to see rotors and calipers behind the rim instead of a drum. Hopefully stopping power will be greatly increased and not to mention no more adjusting drum brakes and having to wrestle with springs and the rest of that stuff that comes along with drum brakes.

Parts were off a 95 ZJ (rotors and calipers) and a 96+ ZJ Limited for the caliper mounting bracket. The v8 (Limited) ZJs run a d44a rear axle with larger axle tubes then a d35c (which the I6 ZJs run) so the caliper bracket didnt have to be ground out all that much to fit it over the 8.25 XJ axle tubes.

You do have to pull the rear shafts out (c-clip) to do this installation, but that is not all that hard. The hardest part of that was just getting the cross shaft put back in place correctly so that the lock pin could be slid through it. Just trial and error that wasted a little time on the installation more then anything.

I still need to hook up the emergency brake right now, but that isn't a major concern. I may just leave it off for a while.

Small writeup here
http://www.fivezerofive.com/main/index.php?itemid=611

05-24-2006, 05:45 PM	#4
gregmondro Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 3,355 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Because I <3 pictures. even shameless poser pics :P almost there __________________ 99 Jeep XJ - NP231, SYE, 4.56's, Rear D44 w/ Detroit SoftLocker and a RockCrusher Diff Cover, 35x12.5 BFG A/Ts, RE 5.5" XD Lift, Skidrow TC Skid, ORT Rear Bumper + Carrier, Rigidco Front Winch Bumper + Steering Box Plate, Milemarker 8000 Winch, Rock Sliders, HD Currie Steering, Control Arm Skids, Goferit Tie Rod Flip Insert, Optima Red Top and a few other goodies... FiveZeroFive XJ 8.25 Rear End Disc Brake Conversion For Sale!

07-18-2006, 03:45 PM	#6
gregmondro Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 3,355 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	7-16-06 Tour De Puerco Wheeling Trip Pic from my Jeep. 7-18-06 Washed, Nu-finish Scratch Remover applied after a weekend of wheeling, and a fresh coat of wax. Decided to toss on the protekto-trim this afternoon now that I'm finally done trimming with no more rubbing. Before During Finished! Don't mind the clips on some of the spots, they're just there temporarily while the trim is being installed to help it stick. They're being taken off after. Small writeup here. http://fivezerofive.com/main/index.php?itemid=408 __________________ 99 Jeep XJ - NP231, SYE, 4.56's, Rear D44 w/ Detroit SoftLocker and a RockCrusher Diff Cover, 35x12.5 BFG A/Ts, RE 5.5" XD Lift, Skidrow TC Skid, ORT Rear Bumper + Carrier, Rigidco Front Winch Bumper + Steering Box Plate, Milemarker 8000 Winch, Rock Sliders, HD Currie Steering, Control Arm Skids, Goferit Tie Rod Flip Insert, Optima Red Top and a few other goodies... FiveZeroFive XJ 8.25 Rear End Disc Brake Conversion For Sale! Last edited by gregmondro; 07-18-2006 at 04:44 PM..

08-17-2006, 12:21 PM	#7
PumaZJ Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Greensboro, Winston-Salem NC Posts: 1,282 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	hey man, that thing looks great. when did you convert to an XJ? __________________ [size=4][b][color=blue]98 ZJ - Clayton 4-link - 35's - 8.8 - HP30 - LOCKED[/color][/b][/size] [url=http://www.mallcrawlin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4421]Buildup and wheeling pics [/url]

08-17-2006, 01:01 PM	#8
jtpaintball70 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 840 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Dude, I think I've seen that thing when I've gone to ABQ a few times. Nice jeep! __________________ Nathan KD5QHI NREMT-I/85 89 K1500

08-20-2006, 12:26 PM	#10
gregmondro Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 3,355 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	8/19/2006 - Cedro Trail Steps All the pictures are located here: http://jeep.fivezerofive.com/pics/08-19-06-Cedro_Steps/ __________________ 99 Jeep XJ - NP231, SYE, 4.56's, Rear D44 w/ Detroit SoftLocker and a RockCrusher Diff Cover, 35x12.5 BFG A/Ts, RE 5.5" XD Lift, Skidrow TC Skid, ORT Rear Bumper + Carrier, Rigidco Front Winch Bumper + Steering Box Plate, Milemarker 8000 Winch, Rock Sliders, HD Currie Steering, Control Arm Skids, Goferit Tie Rod Flip Insert, Optima Red Top and a few other goodies... FiveZeroFive XJ 8.25 Rear End Disc Brake Conversion For Sale!

05-14-2006, 03:59 PM	#3
CBlakeNS Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Va Posts: 1,289 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Nice XJ!! Looks good for sure.

05-24-2006, 08:28 PM	#5
CBlakeNS Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Va Posts: 1,289 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Lookin good, nice new pics.

08-21-2006, 12:38 AM	#11
jtpaintball70 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 840 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I haven't had a chance to go on any runs with anyone yet, not even the NMTORC. I'm registered on NMVJC, but I'm mainly lurking at this point. __________________ Nathan KD5QHI NREMT-I/85 89 K1500

08-21-2006, 01:53 AM	#12
Fast95Neon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 17 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	sweet truck

09-09-2006, 02:43 PM	#13
SomerJeep Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Carnage City Posts: 333 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Looks great, but those tires, wheel wells can't support the upward travel or can they? Thats what scares me about doing 35s on an XJ because the wheel wells don't allow for much upward travel in the wheel wells - not big enough unless you cut the chit out of them and thats hard to do because of the rear doors, so what do you recommend? I'm not used ot an XJ, I'm more of a TJ guy but I'm liking the XJs so far. __________________ 86cj7 laredo

09-13-2006, 10:34 PM	#14
gregmondro Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 3,355 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	They'll stuff almost pretty much all the way up without problem front and rear. The front actually rubs the top spring tower as you can see in the "during" pic of the protekto trim install. It has no problem keeping the wheels on the ground when flexed, with lockers it'll be WAAAY more capable I hope The side of the road flex pics don't really show the rear flex all that well because it's just on a hump there on the side of the road. I'll try and get better pics when I get a chance __________________ 99 Jeep XJ - NP231, SYE, 4.56's, Rear D44 w/ Detroit SoftLocker and a RockCrusher Diff Cover, 35x12.5 BFG A/Ts, RE 5.5" XD Lift, Skidrow TC Skid, ORT Rear Bumper + Carrier, Rigidco Front Winch Bumper + Steering Box Plate, Milemarker 8000 Winch, Rock Sliders, HD Currie Steering, Control Arm Skids, Goferit Tie Rod Flip Insert, Optima Red Top and a few other goodies... FiveZeroFive XJ 8.25 Rear End Disc Brake Conversion For Sale!

10-02-2006, 11:15 AM	#15
gregmondro Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 3,355 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	September 30th/October 1st - Rear Disc Brake Conversion What's that? Rear disc brakes! Did the conversion this weekend with the help of a 03blueGT from RSW, XJGuy from the NMVJC, and my dad. The littlest things on the installation were the ones that took the longest unfortunately. Right now the brakes just need to be bled a little more and possibly some new rotors/pads if that. Much cooler to see rotors and calipers behind the rim instead of a drum. Hopefully stopping power will be greatly increased and not to mention no more adjusting drum brakes and having to wrestle with springs and the rest of that stuff that comes along with drum brakes. Parts were off a 95 ZJ (rotors and calipers) and a 96+ ZJ Limited for the caliper mounting bracket. The v8 (Limited) ZJs run a d44a rear axle with larger axle tubes then a d35c (which the I6 ZJs run) so the caliper bracket didnt have to be ground out all that much to fit it over the 8.25 XJ axle tubes. You do have to pull the rear shafts out (c-clip) to do this installation, but that is not all that hard. The hardest part of that was just getting the cross shaft put back in place correctly so that the lock pin could be slid through it. Just trial and error that wasted a little time on the installation more then anything. I still need to hook up the emergency brake right now, but that isn't a major concern. I may just leave it off for a while. Small writeup here http://www.fivezerofive.com/main/index.php?itemid=611 __________________ 99 Jeep XJ - NP231, SYE, 4.56's, Rear D44 w/ Detroit SoftLocker and a RockCrusher Diff Cover, 35x12.5 BFG A/Ts, RE 5.5" XD Lift, Skidrow TC Skid, ORT Rear Bumper + Carrier, Rigidco Front Winch Bumper + Steering Box Plate, Milemarker 8000 Winch, Rock Sliders, HD Currie Steering, Control Arm Skids, Goferit Tie Rod Flip Insert, Optima Red Top and a few other goodies... FiveZeroFive XJ 8.25 Rear End Disc Brake Conversion For Sale! Last edited by gregmondro; 10-04-2006 at 11:54 AM..