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What did you do to your XJ/MJ today?

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#1 · (Edited)
seriously, one of these threads needs to stay alive in the XJ/MJ section and what better time to get a real one going then now with the creation of the XJ/MJ GD. now, lets keep this going.

for me, all i did today was take pictures of my newly cut front bumper.

picture a few posts down.
 
#51,161 ·
Or maybe he was like me and buys stuff to finish a project, ends up never touching it and finding it months later wondering WHY! Then gradually his original intentions come back to him, and he either attempts to finish it again, sells it, or it takes another trip into the black hole of unfinished business. I know this cycle all to well :rofl:
Hope so, I'm one of those project guys. My shed is full of crap I'll never get around to.
 
#51,162 ·
Unlike the newer planetary gear driven winches this has spur gears. Its alot stronger assembly all around. I spoke to the guy when i picked it up, He's had it on 2 vehicles and was going to mount it on his 89 yota but blew a head gasket and needed money to fix the motor and sold the winch. Even if the solenoids are bad they don't cost that much. I could tell this guy (about50-55) was an honest guy and knew what he was doing. I checked it out and theres no electrical burn smell and no burn marks. The 8274 is used heavily in the enduro races and such in south america and in Europe with great results. All in all I'll be testing it tomorrow at lunch with some jumper cables to test it without a load. Just to make sure it is all good. Iv looked in the 3-400 price range and theres nothing new that can touch the quality and performance the 8274 will provide me with.
 
#51,163 ·
Unlike the newer planetary gear driven winches this has spur gears. Its alot stronger assembly all around. I spoke to the guy when i picked it up, He's had it on 2 vehicles and was going to mount it on his 89 yota but blew a head gasket and needed money to fix the motor and sold the winch. Even if the solenoids are bad they don't cost that much. I could tell this guy (about50-55) was an honest guy and knew what he was doing. I checked it out and theres no electrical burn smell and no burn marks. The 8274 is used heavily in the enduro races and such in south america and in Europe with great results. All in all I'll be testing it tomorrow at lunch with some jumper cables to test it without a load. Just to make sure it is all good. Iv looked in the 3-400 price range and theres nothing new that can touch the quality and performance the 8274 will provide me with.
That's cool, I hope I didn't scare you as bad as I scared myself when I thought of that.
 
#51,164 ·
I wasn't scared at all buying it. I'v spent some quality time reading up and talking to my buddy with a wicked built XJ and its all he would run if he ran electric winches. He has a hydraulic winch though
 
#51,167 ·
Got back from an awesome weekend at the crawl 4 the cure in gilbert. First time the jeeps even been up to temp since I built it! Performed great with only some minor issues. More in my build thread when I get a chance to update it.





Great times, good people and cant wait for next year! This year we raised $105,000 for the MS society!
 
#51,169 ·
Got back from an awesome weekend at the crawl 4 the cure in gilbert. First time the jeeps even been up to temp since I built it! Performed great with only some minor issues. More in my build thread when I get a chance to update it.





Great times, good people and cant wait for next year! This year we raised $105,000 for the MS society!
Thats great man! I bet that was a good feeling in so many ways. Jeeps looking good!
 
#51,171 ·
Thats great man! I bet that was a good feeling in so many ways. Jeeps looking good!
Thanks man it was! She kept up with a lot of BOR rigs and never gave me any back talk. Everyone kept asking what axles I was running since I was running all black diamond trails and they were shocked when I said it had a locked d30 upfront haha. This is my first time running a rig locked front and rear. I love it!
 
#51,172 ·
Went to watch some jeep racing this weekend at the coal bowl... I live read on here when people say stock steering and a D30 are junk lol saw 3 xjs stock hp30 no truss and stock steering axle hoping up a hill on rev limiter lol

Drove mine 500 miles in the last week. Starting a new job tomorrow than going wheelin tomorrow night. :)
 
#51,173 ·
Got back from an awesome weekend at the crawl 4 the cure in gilbert. First time the jeeps even been up to temp since I built it! Performed great with only some minor issues. More in my build thread when I get a chance to update it.





Great times, good people and cant wait for next year! This year we raised $105,000 for the MS society!
Damn I missed it again this year! Great cause though.
I'm from Duluth and plan to go to gilbert as soon as i get recovery points on my jeep (my JCR bumper).
Ive heard good things about Gilbert and its the only park really around. I plan to go to IRO customer appreciation in aug.
Sweet jeep btw
 
#51,179 ·
You can't compare any of the Chinese winches to that one.
Sure you can ... The Chinese stuff is like aluminum and Warn is like steel .

And , is there a difference between the 'old' 8274 and a fresh out of the box 8274 ? Other than the old having been tested and already broken in , with the don't have to worry about getting a scratch guarantee ...

New is not always better . New is often more expensive and likely built with the planned obsolescence mindset .
 
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