Project O Face

Started with a 93 2wd XJ with 110,000 Miles and a smashed front end



Than we went to the junkyard and pulled all the parts we needed to fix the damage.



Than got some cans of bedliner and spray painted it to make it look brand new.



Finshed paint job



Now just waiting to get the rest of the parts to do the real build part.

The build looks like this so far...
D44 front (chevy drop)
14ff rear
5.38's
Spooled on both ends
D300 TC
most likely TF999 tranny(havent decided yet)
40x13.5x16 Iroks
16" soft 8's with Rockstomper beadlocks
leaf conversion front
front stretched 2"
rear stretched about 3"

Stinger front bumper
Custom Rear
Roll cage
etc.

With these tires for now

cant wait to see the build up man i would love to run chevy axles.
paint job looks good too

Just out of curiosity, what are the benefits of a leave spring front suspension?

Alot cheaper and easier. More solid front end and dont have to make control arm brackets, leaf spring pad, and all that for the dana 44 front. So alot less work for the axles and set-up where doing.

I see that the XJ is the background his leaf springs up front. Can you post some pictures of the front suspension on it?

Thanks

those are some nice military tires on the new XJ, know what those used to go on?

I don't think I'd go with a spool up front just because of the problems with spools and steering unless you're going to be running hubs you can unlock.

Its a full width d44 with locking hubs

nice pizza cutters

Yeah gonna run the pizza cutters till he can afford some 40-42 iroks or something like that.

The XJ in the background is mine, if you would like pics just hit me in a PM and Ill send you some. Ill be doing the build on this starting the 1st of November. For the spool in the front question he will have manual hubs and it will also have Hydro assist to help with the size. The tires came off a transport. We have someone locally in Florida who buys them in bulk then sells them at a great price with 90+% tread.

As far as the leafs up front question its debated if its better or not. Its cheaper to go full width with leafs, especially if you know someone (me) who will do the work and you dont pay a shop for the conversion. Its cheaper to go bigger, IMO its more stable on DD aspects. It has a setback though, you wont score 1200 on a RTI ramp
For this build its perfect and I have done it already so Im versed in the what to not do part!