Thanks man! I relocated the front brake lines and as for control arms, I think I am going to stay short arm. My angles aren't bad and I can get the flex I need. I will eventually either build some or buy some Currie's or Clayton's with Johnny Joints. But for now I have other, more important things to work out. Stock arms aren't as bad as people make them out to be. The bushings in them last almost forever and being made of stamp steel they have some flex, which isn't a bad thing.
ibjeepin95's 99' XJ Build
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Current pic: 10/5/14
Well folks, I said I was going back to an XJ so that's what I did. Just a recap on my previous Jeeps...
My first XJ the day I sold it. 95' Sport 5 speed...
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My second.... 87' Waggy XJ w/ factory 44 and HP non disco 30. Wish I kept this one...
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And of course, my TJ I just recently sold....
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Well after my TJ, I started looking for my next XJ. I knew I wanted a 97'+, so that's what I went after. While searching craigslist, I came across a 99' with 130k miles. Girl that owned it said it needed a radiator. All it really needed was a cap. Talked her down to $1600 and brought it home. Had some awesome seat covers and looked and smelled like an ash tray inside...
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Well folks, I said I was going back to an XJ so that's what I did. Just a recap on my previous Jeeps...
My first XJ the day I sold it. 95' Sport 5 speed...
My second.... 87' Waggy XJ w/ factory 44 and HP non disco 30. Wish I kept this one...
And of course, my TJ I just recently sold....
Well after my TJ, I started looking for my next XJ. I knew I wanted a 97'+, so that's what I went after. While searching craigslist, I came across a 99' with 130k miles. Girl that owned it said it needed a radiator. All it really needed was a cap. Talked her down to $1600 and brought it home. Had some awesome seat covers and looked and smelled like an ash tray inside...
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So I got some of these from diybeadlocks.com and painted them....
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then made some bumpstops from hockey pucks....
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and now I can flex like this. No, it isn't rubbing anywhere.
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then made some bumpstops from hockey pucks....
and now I can flex like this. No, it isn't rubbing anywhere.
Arms, get some aftermarket short arms. 16.5" fixed length & adjustable uppers if you can. Adjustable uppers set your caster, and the 16.5" lowers, are the longest fixed lowers offer, but they will give you a .5" stretch...not much bit hey! Or I believe you could run OEM JK arms, they are like 17.xx or something & are bent to clear wide tires. That'd be a cheap option as well.
I have a 3" lift, my lowers are set at 18.5"..2.5" stretch it rides 10x better and flexs better..I used to rub the back of the fender well at full lock and it was limiting me. My uppers were set at 16.5 & adjusted slightly longer to correct caster.
My concerns go to the axle. Outer C's, upper control arm mount and possibly sleeving it to help hold the 35's.
Theres a set of Dunlop mud rovers for sale for 200 bucks by me to..35's about 60% of tread.
But then I need a tire carrier that will hold a spare, cuz my factory swing out won't
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So I got the diybeadlocks.com bumpstop plates installed....
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And I went ahead and made some braces since I thought they would bend....
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And I went ahead and made some braces since I thought they would bend....
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Crozet Wheelin
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moveable rox suck!!!!
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moveable rox suck!!!!
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for all the haters.....low and 35's flat worx!!!:cheers::cheers:
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More pix...
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