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I figured I would start one of these for the fun of it! Unfortunately no lifts yet. But my WJ is at least not bone stock anymore! :D

I will start from the beginning.

The build Sheet
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*E7 Cloth Low-Back Bucket Seats
-L5 Taupe
ADC Convenience Group
AHT Trailer Tow Group
APAS Monotone Paint
A24P 4.0L Engine(ERH)/4Spd Auto Trans(DGK
BAZS 136 Amp Alternator
BC6S 625 Amp Maintenance Free Battery
BRYS Anti-Lock 4-Wheel Disc Brakes
CACS Low Back Bucket Seats
CBWS Highline Door Trim Panel
CFNS Rear 60/40 Folding Seat
CGUS Child Seat Anchor System-LATCH Ready
CG1S Next Gen Multistage Front Air Bags**
CKDS Floor Carpet
CKNS Cargo Compartment Carpet
CKTS Cargo Tie Down Loops
CLE Front & Rear Floor Mats
CLHS Cargo Trim Panel w/Storage Net
CLPS Door Sill Scuff Pads
CSC Cargo Compartment Cover
CSRS Passenger Assist Handles
CUDP Mini Overhead Console
CUFS Full Length Floor Console
DGBS All 4-Speed Automatic Transmissions
DGK 4-Spd. Automatic 42RE Transmission
DHAS Lock-Up Torque Converter
DHPS Selec-Trac Full Time 4WD System
DJJS Dana 30/186MM Front Axle
DMEP 3.73 Rear Axle Ratio
DRMS Dana 35C/194MM Rear Axle
ERH 4.0L I6 Power Tech Engine
GBBS Tinted Windshield Glass
GCBS Front Door Tinted Glass
GEGS Deep Tint Sunscreen Glass
GEPS Flipper Liftgate Glass
GFAS Rear Window Defroster
GNAS Rear View Day/Night Mirror
GNVS Sun Visors w/Vanity Mirror
GTNS Power Mirrors, Fold-Away
GWA Power Sunroof
GXMP Remote Keyless Entry
GXXS Sentry Key Theft Deterrent System
HAAS Air Conditioning
HGAS Hood Insulation
HGDS Deluxe Insulation Group
I38S Route 38 - UP, Mesquite, TX
JAYS Instrument Cluster w/Tach
JCBS 120 MPH Primary Speedometer
JHAS Var Intermittent Windshield Wipers
JHBS Rear Window Wiper/Washer
JJBS Dual Note Electric Horns
JKAS Locking Glove Box
JKPS 12V Auxiliary Power Outlet
JKYS Power Accessory Delay
JPBS Power Locks
JPDS Power Windows, Driver One-Touch
JPSS Power 6-Way Driver Seat
KRSS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
KWSS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
K4SS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
K5SS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
LACS Illuminated Entry
LAGS Warning Chime
LAZP Vehicle Information Center
LBBS Courtesy Lamps
LBCS Glove Box Lamp
LCES Rear Courtesy/Reading Lamps
LDBS Cargo Compartment Lamp
LETP Traveler/Mini Trip Computer
LMBS Halogen Headlamps
LPSS CHMSL Lamp
MDAS Front License Plate Bracket
MFTS Body Color Grille
MHAS Black Windshield Moldings
MT2S Trail Rated Badge
MVCS Jeep Badge
MWES Side Roof Rails
NAS 50 State Emissions
NBGP Federal Tier 2, Bin 9A Emissions
NFPS 20.5 Gallon Fuel Tank
NHMS Speed Control
PB8 Midnight Blue Pearl Coat
QB8S Midnight Blue Pearl Coat
RAAC All Radio Equipped Vehicles
RBKS AM/FM Compact Disc Radio w/Chgr Ctrl
RCGS 6 Speakers
RDDS Fixed Long Mast Antenna
SBAS Power Rack and Pinion Steering
SCAS Steering Wheel
SDAS Normal Duty Suspension
SUAS Tilt Steering Column
TBBS Full Size Spare Tire
TBLS Inside Mounted Spare Tire
TTB P245/70R16 OWL All Terrain Tires
TZAP Goodyear Brand Tires
WDQP 16" Steel Spare Wheel
WDRS 16X7.0 Lux Alum Silver Wheels
WLYC All Steel Wheels
WLZC All Aluminum Wheels
XFJP Class III Receiver Hitch
XFKP 7 Pin Wiring Harness
XFLP 7 to 4 Pin Wiring Adaptor
XPFS Protective Coating and Remover
YAAS Build To U.S. Mkt. Specifications
YGCA 7 Additional Gallons of Gas
ZKFP Spring - Left Front
ZKYP Spring - Left Rear
ZYFP Spring - Right Front
ZYYP Spring - Right Rear
Z6DS GVW/Payload Rating
1AAS U.S. Dealer Retail
135S Zone 35-Washington
2TEA Customer Preferred Package 2TE
26E Customer Preferred Package 26E
3FTA Convenience Group Discount
39BA New Price Tracking
4X7A Virginia Chapter-90 Recovery
5I1S WJ-Vehicle Family
5I4S Four Wheel Drive (4WD)/(4X4)
5I8S Left Hand Drive (LHD)
594S Vehicle Order Tracking
6USS U.S. Specifications Label
647S Virginia Ship to State Code
947S Virginia Sold to State Code
My 2004 Grand Cherokee was bought brand new in 04, It was the family SUV until it was given to me in the Summer of 2010. I have been driving it and loving it ever since!

When I got the Jeep - could not wait to start making it my own
  1. New Steering Stablilzer
  2. 4 Skyjacker Nitro 8000 Gas charged shocks
  3. New tailgate lift struts. (June 2010)
  4. Projector and Halo headlights (Aug 2010)
  5. Kenwood eXcelon KDC-X794 Head Unit (Aug 2010)
  6. Interior white LED's put in. (September 2010)
  7. New Yokohama Geolander All Terrain 245/70/16's (November 2010)
  8. Memphis Coax 3-way 6x9's Fronts and Memphis Coax 2-Way 6.5 Rears. (which are freaking loud) (November 27th 2010)
  9. 55w H1 HID Lights at 6000K Color Temperature (December 1st 2010)
  10. Alpine MRP-M500 amp with Alpine 12" 1223D Dual Voice Coil Subs running at 2-Ohms (500 watts RMS)
  11. Alpine MRX-F30 amp for the doors pushing 75 watts x4 (August 2011)
  12. SuperChips - Flashpack
  13. Painted the bottom part of the bumper to look like an Overland.
  14. Got the Front Windows Tinted
  15. Put on a set of Overland Rims
  16. Electro-Luminescent Overland Gauges

Table of Contents
1. HID's
2. Halo Lights
3. Subs
4. Snow Jan 2011
5. Kenwood Headunit
6. Factory Build Sheet
7. NC Pictures, OBX
8. Fuel Filter Change with Picture
9. Mopar Skid Plate
10. Auto-Dim Mirror
11. Rear 3/4 Inch Spacer Install
12. Front Bumper Painted Silver Strip
13. Yard Work
14. Left for VT
15. Front Drive Shaft
16. Sinking Creek - Potts Run 1
17. Double Din Face Plate
18. Highlights from Callalantee, Mountain City, TN
19. Maintenance Day
20. Hit the 4Runner Pretty Good with the Trailer - Pictures
21. Idle Videos
22. First Look at the OME HD Coils
23. OME HD and JKS Adjustable TB - Pictures
24. Overland Rims 1
25. Gear Oil Change and Differential Pictures
26. Overland Rims on
27. Overland Rims 2
28. Window Tint Pictures
29. Rock Light Switch 1
30. Rock Lights On!
31. Car Show - Jeeps!
32. Ready to go back to Tech
33. Rolled 100,000
34. Overland Gauges Came in
35. Overland Gauges at Night!
36. Mountain Lake Wheeling
37. To-Do List
38. Kickdown Video
39. Snow at VT
40. Another Wheeling Picture
41. Wheeling Aftermath Clean Up and EVIC disassembly
42. Rear Axle Seal Going
43. Cleaned up
44. OME HD Coil Spring Update!!
45. 0-60 Videos
46. Back at VT - Spring 2012
47. K&N Filter Numbers
48. Cold Start Up Video
49. HID's driving
50. Auxiliary Transmission Cooler 1
51. Auxiliary Transmission Cooler Install
52. Copperhead Wheeling Pictures
53. Copperhead Rocks with the WJ
54. Mechanical Fan Hitting the Electric Fan
55. Noob Lift Chart
56. Turbo Encabulator
57. Freedom Roof Rail Teaser
58. Freedom Roof Rails Installed with Pictures
59. Cam Talk
60. Can't Trade in my Jeep
61. City Driving and Acceleration Videos
62. 2/10 Would no Drive - VERY FUNNY
63. OME HD LIFT - FINALLY
64. Trunk LED's
65. Painted Rear D.S.
66. Cleaned Up with the Lift
67. Moog Order - Open boxes
68. Stillen Brakes
69. Moog TRE - Measurements
70. Brakes and Tie Rods Installed
71. Rear 5100's
72. JKS Track Bar Movement 1
73. Air Box Mod
74. 4.0 Wheel Spin
75. Front D.S. Angle :(
76. IRO Control Arm Info
77. Broken U-Joint
78. JKS Track Bar Movement 2
79. AP Run-Down
80. Results from Southern Performance

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#3,014 ·
Winch plate does not look bad at all. That also looks like the RCX long arm kit. Being how it is gray and looks like RC haha.

I wonder if anyone will buy it. Maybe they made some improvement?

I still am an IRO fan too!
 
#3,018 ·
Winch plate does not look bad at all. That also looks like the RCX long arm kit. Being how it is gray and looks like RC haha.

I wonder if anyone will buy it. Maybe they made some improvement?

I still am an IRO fan too!
if they upgrade there bushings then it would probably be a pretty decent kit ...but thats not changing my mind with IRO

but i am a fan of this winch plate ..i cant wait till they set a release date
 
#3,027 ·
Snowed here today. I do not think the Jeep will have any snow on it. Most of it melted away already =(
 
#3,028 ·
"Borrowed" these pictures off another thread. Black Cladding on my Color paint. Opinions?




Mine currently




Jeep started right up this afternoon with a ambient temperature of 33 degrees. :thumbsup:
 
#3,029 ·
in those pictures it almost looks like one color. i had to do a double take. looks good:thumbsup: you should put a side by side with yours as is.
 
#3,030 ·
Added some pics of mine to the above post. The paint looks different mine now that I have posted it. I wonder if my Midnight Blue Pearl was only 2004 model....

Additional Info: Consulted WJJEEEP.COM, 2004 was the only year for midnight blue pearl
 
#3,031 ·
I say stick with the trim you have now and just keep it conditioned and in good shape. Seems to look like yours is deeper and not faded as much as everybody else's. Black would be nice but I think over time it's going to fade out on you. Also every last bit of dirt will show up on it and road rash is going to stand out big time
 
#3,033 ·
I do keep it "oiled" with McGuire's trim detailer, lasts about a month or two before you start to notice it will go away and become less "dark". I must admit that they are definitely in better shape then others. I'll just keep up on the trim detailer

seeing yours side by side, i'm inclined to agree. your cladding looks to be very dark and in great shape. keep up the good work on that, maybe paint it in like 5 years if yours ever fades. i like your grill and rims bette too:thumbsup:
Thanks man! Which set of rims? And I will take your Overland Grille. Better yet, we can just trade WJ's :rofl::rofl:
 
#3,032 ·
seeing yours side by side, i'm inclined to agree. your cladding looks to be very dark and in great shape. keep up the good work on that, maybe paint it in like 5 years if yours ever fades. i like your grill and rims bette too:thumbsup:
 
#3,034 ·
honestly I like the 04 laredo grills over the limited+overland, the brushed alluminum accents are so much sleeker than chrome. Get the color matched bumpers.... yeurghhhh
 
#3,036 ·
04 Laredo Grilles better then all those Laredo chrome grilles for sure.

I could get the bumpers front and rear that are primed for like 350 haha.

Also, my avatar pic looks like my bumpers match if you look at it quick. Also because I painted in that silver strip that the 04 limiteds/overlands have

i like the rogue chrome rims... maybe i'm partial because i have them as well, but i think that these are my favorite stock jeep wheels. prior to that it was the ones on the 5.9, wish they were 17" though. and i have been wondering what the style grille you have would look like on my jeep, too bad it's not my color. i know a lot of people aren't a huge fan of all the chrome on the overlands... but i'm kinda diggin it at the moment.
When you have the chrome rims, chrome accents, the chrome grille on the overland fits well and I like it.

The Rouge Chrome rims are my favorite 17 inch rims for the WJ.
 
#3,035 ·
i like the rogue chrome rims... maybe i'm partial because i have them as well, but i think that these are my favorite stock jeep wheels. prior to that it was the ones on the 5.9, wish they were 17" though. and i have been wondering what the style grille you have would look like on my jeep, too bad it's not my color. i know a lot of people aren't a huge fan of all the chrome on the overlands... but i'm kinda diggin it at the moment.
 
#3,037 ·
Have two questions for you all. Amazing what you think of in the shower.... ha
  1. On the highway doing 70+ with cruise control on, a big hill is coming up, instead of having cruise mash the petal to the floor and down downshift out of overdrive... Should I: take it off cruise and floor it so it kicksdown, OR hit the little O/D Off button on the shifter and keep cruise control on?
  2. Does the Jeep learn you or do you learn the Jeep? :D What I mean by this is does the Jeep learn your driving style, as in shift points or stuff like that, or is it the other way around and you are learning where the Jeep shifts etc., and you just know how it acts. I know the 42re is crap but it is still partly electronic...

Thanks!
 
#3,038 ·
ad 1: I usually cancel cruise control and keep my foot on the throttle. Somehow I manage to keep it in OD (I hate it when it shifts out of OD and revs up just to keep speed). I guess you should do the same, but just floor it or hit O/D off button as you suggested.

ad 2: I guess it works both ways. I know the tranny adapts shift points to your driving style.
 
#3,039 ·
Actually wheeled the My Jeep today! Did pretty darn well! Posting pics soon!





 
#3,040 ·
Time to ditch the mud flaps ;). I usually wear mine in the winter but left em at home this time, jeep gets dirtier which sucks when you're at college and don't have a hose but don't wanna hang them up on something.
 
#3,041 ·
Hahaha, they did scrape over a few things but it was not too bad. The Jeep still did get pretty dirty, was splashing some puddles! Some of the terrain was bumpy and I did my best to go slow. They other guys had wranglers and were just tearing it up!

I am going to try and find a place that has those wands that you can spray it down with. The underneath is pretty covered. The mechanical fan got hit and sprayed some of the engine bay. *hit with water from the puddle
 
#3,042 ·
Oh yeah you have a mech fan... Damn you factory tow package! Conversely I probably have like 2hp more than you because of it :p. I'm jelly my roommate has been off on coop and our offroading club is falling apart (I'm planning to bring it back) so any wheeling I've done lately is light, on my own, and I don't have many pics.
 
#3,043 ·
Hehehehehe, I win! I think the superchips makes up for it! I had it in part time and just had it in 1st gear so it was not going all around between 1-2

That sucks about the club falling apart man, they are trying to like expand are club too.

There now you all have pictures of it dirty! Going to get it cleaned tomorrow! :rofl::rofl:
 
#3,044 ·
lol I think my Jeeps dirtier than that right now. Your hood dirt still looks better than most peoples' clean. I'm about due for a wash but I wont wash right before a snow storm. I use those self serve bays, the touchless just doesnt do a good job and the touch ones scrape up your paint so I go to the self serve bay, find the one with the cleanest brush, make sure its uber clean (spray it for a bit with the pressure hose) then go at it. Then I pull it out of the bay and shammy it right on spot and wax
 
#3,045 ·
compcrasher86 said:
lol I think my Jeeps dirtier than that right now. Your hood dirt still looks better than most peoples' clean. I'm about due for a wash but I wont wash right before a snow storm. I use those self serve bays, the touchless just doesnt do a good job and the touch ones scrape up your paint so I go to the self serve bay, find the one with the cleanest brush, make sure its uber clean (spray it for a bit with the pressure hose) then go at it. Then I pull it out of the bay and shammy it right on spot and wax
Haha, the hood is so hard to keep nice, with water spots and crap like that. I do my best. I hope the dirt/mud doesn't mess up the paint. The roof is pretty terrible. Hard to keep nice. Yup, I need to go find a do it yourself spray place. Then I am going to take it to a detailer and have em finish it off nice. I have nothing in the way of wash/wax/car care products up here right now. Just need to FIND a place with a do it yourself bay.
 
#3,047 ·
mrJ said:
It has rained, and the water dried on the paint, and has ate away at the clear coat and left nasty marks in the paint... lol. That why I hate when stuff sits on it.
 
#3,048 ·
Pshh don't bring it to a detailer I actually use the eagle one spray on wax while I'm up at school and all it needs is a clean dry jeep and a big microfiber you literally just buff it in till it dries, beautiful long lasting shine
 
#3,049 ·
Lol, okay, well when it stops snowing here I am gonna go find a place with the pressure wands and go rinse/wash it off. I don't know how detailed I am going to be, weather looks like crap for the next few days. It just erks me when it sits on the paint. :(
 
#3,050 ·
Times like that is when it's fine to do that cheap couple dollar touch less wash then when it's nice I go all in depth with the cleaning. It sucks because there's snow in the forecast for the next week an I haven't cleaned my jeep since... Welllp, Winter break. Admittedly though our snow has been followed by periods of rain so all the salt has been rinsed off it just road grime now. Salt is thine enemy!
 
#3,051 ·
Yeah salt is what the real monster is. It is also 25 degrees here with really high winds, debating cheap touch-less wash or the do-it-yourself. I have not washed it since winter break either, but I did put a really nice coat of McGuire's ultimate wax on coming up.

Hopefully some guys from the club are going to the shop today, I want to adjust my trans/throttle cable and then I need to either take out my spring block spacer things or put them in the right spot, wheeling last night moved them all around and one fell out
 
#3,053 ·
There those little blocks that sit in between the coils, and from what I have heard, are not so good for the coils. Then only give like .5 inch of lift, but help when with the Jeep is loaded down. They like prevent it from compressing.

I have yet to go to the shop but I hear it is pretty cool! :D
 
#3,054 ·
Alright here is something new that just started the other day. It is running well but and the normal idle is around 600. But when I come to a stop after driving it will idle down to 500 rpms or less. But if I were to tap the gas after I come to a stop it will idle back up to around 600.

Here was what has been done recently. With in the last 5-8K or so miles
  1. Fuel Filter
  2. Mopar Engine Cleaner
  3. IAC Motor (not a mopar one)
  4. Cleaned the throttle body

Maybe this is a normal idle, but to me it feels like it is going to stall out... (although it has not) It also gets shaky(er) I do not know why it is doing this. I mean at least it still runs...

Here is a video

 
#3,055 ·
ya know what, my ZJ used to do that... kinda. Never really figured out what it was and the dealer told me not to worry about it. They seemed to believe it had something to do with the torque converter...
 
#3,056 ·
Torque converter... sounds expensive.

Think it could be a TPS?
 
#3,057 ·
I'd definitely try that first. If that doesnt do it, I really dont think its worth worrying about yet so long as it doesnt get worse. Like, once it actually stalls thats when you get worried
 
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