- Location
- Torrance, CA
Well I figured that if I started a thread maybe it'll help me get some motivation. That and all the cool kids are doing it so I should try to.
So let's start this pictoral build out.
We start out with my red Jeep. 1989 Cherokee, approximately 3" of lift, tired 31" tires, D30 / D35 both open both 3.55:1, and a stock 231 transfer case.
Next we'll toss a Loose Nuts Enterprises front bumper on, my dad won this bumper last year at JV and gave it to me (installed this in February actually).
Hmm, that bumper looks kinda nakid. Better get a winch for it.
Had the TNT Customs Y-Link and frame stiffiners sitting in the garage for ages. Got the stiffiners on pretty quick but was dreading drilling the holes for the belly pan (I suck at blind drilling). For some odd reason (probably good instructions :laugh3: ) I nailed it.
The control arms will go in when I swap axles.
Seems that somehow over the years I've gouged the hell out of my rails (great pivot points!) so the ORGS SuperNerfs had to be painted.
Well damnit. When I routed the transmission and power steering cooler lines I never even thought of a winch! So off they go, gotta get a new transmission cooler and mount that power steering cooler back up. While I was in there I painted the radiator because looks are very important!
I realized that since my whole quest is to be cool I ought to get rid of those 31" tires, I mean it's not like it's 1998 anymore! So I just had to get some 35's! For some reason they rub...
So now that we're what, three weeks away, I figure I should line everything up to pose for a picture before it's all on the Jeep. Don't all these parts look perty!
The rear is trussed courtesy of some trouble maker sailer up in Oxnard.
WE left the front untrussed as it was troublesome, we did beef up those lower control arm mounts though.
Ahhh, now the axles look better!
So now I just have to get all that crap on, under, and inside the Jeep. I've been working on gearing the axles this week, we'll see how that goes. After the ARB's and gears are in it's simple work of tossing them under the Jeep and making it go.
It will be nice to have the red Jeep running over rocks again. Real nice.
I'll update this when I do more work.
Probably.
I'm awfly lazy though.
And forgetful.
So let's start this pictoral build out.
We start out with my red Jeep. 1989 Cherokee, approximately 3" of lift, tired 31" tires, D30 / D35 both open both 3.55:1, and a stock 231 transfer case.
Next we'll toss a Loose Nuts Enterprises front bumper on, my dad won this bumper last year at JV and gave it to me (installed this in February actually).
Hmm, that bumper looks kinda nakid. Better get a winch for it.
Had the TNT Customs Y-Link and frame stiffiners sitting in the garage for ages. Got the stiffiners on pretty quick but was dreading drilling the holes for the belly pan (I suck at blind drilling). For some odd reason (probably good instructions :laugh3: ) I nailed it.
The control arms will go in when I swap axles.
Seems that somehow over the years I've gouged the hell out of my rails (great pivot points!) so the ORGS SuperNerfs had to be painted.
Well damnit. When I routed the transmission and power steering cooler lines I never even thought of a winch! So off they go, gotta get a new transmission cooler and mount that power steering cooler back up. While I was in there I painted the radiator because looks are very important!
I realized that since my whole quest is to be cool I ought to get rid of those 31" tires, I mean it's not like it's 1998 anymore! So I just had to get some 35's! For some reason they rub...
So now that we're what, three weeks away, I figure I should line everything up to pose for a picture before it's all on the Jeep. Don't all these parts look perty!
The rear is trussed courtesy of some trouble maker sailer up in Oxnard.
WE left the front untrussed as it was troublesome, we did beef up those lower control arm mounts though.
Ahhh, now the axles look better!
So now I just have to get all that crap on, under, and inside the Jeep. I've been working on gearing the axles this week, we'll see how that goes. After the ARB's and gears are in it's simple work of tossing them under the Jeep and making it go.
It will be nice to have the red Jeep running over rocks again. Real nice.
I'll update this when I do more work.
Probably.
I'm awfly lazy though.
And forgetful.
