Rockhard4x4's DD/Weekend Warrior Build!

[rockhard4x4]

picked her up last night, gonna start off by a list of what she has and what she needs

Here is what is has / whats wrong with it
4.5" rough country (:gee:) lift
4.0/auto with 137,000
8.25 rear
smashed fender/missing flare
beat 31x10.5x15 bfg a/t's
needs a u-joint bad
no front sway bar, bad hub assemblys, needs oil change and rad fluid stat, possibly a radiator or therm

Heres what its gonna get
-front sway bar with disco's
-flare mounted
-tune up/hubs/other misc work
-33 m/t's or swampers, maybe a/t's if i get a good deal
-rear sway bar removed
-homemade roof rack, bumper, and a winch
-upper control arms
-cb and hella lights
-rear end will be welded and im gonna run that untill i find a d44 or 8.8

thats about it, will try and update whenever work gets done

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m145/alwayseatingmud/Jeep%20and%204Wheeling/DSCN0723.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m145/alwayseatingmud/Jeep%20and%204Wheeling/DSCN0724.jpg

if anyone has any items im looking for for sale near me let me know!

[Brad M.]

If you'll only be running 33's, why ditch the 8.25? Unnecessary expense, time and labor to do the axle swap when the chryco will hold up to 33's just fine. Just curious.

[rockhard4x4]

i would like to have the rear disk, just incase i ever need to stop on a dime, its in the long term plans, plus i might be able to get one for close to nothing

[rockhard4x4]

can anyone point me in the right direction for the radiator drain plug? cant seem to find the damn thing

edit* found it

[Art Triggs]

Passenger side towards the bottom in the most awkward spot they could figure out ;-)

[rockhard4x4]

so i got a bunch of work done today after my docs appointment, i would like to have it done and on the road by 4th of july (big wheelin party at a local place if any south jersey guys wanna come, let me know the place is awesome)

anyways, got the fender flare on, makes that dent look way smaller
oil changed
rad fluid flushed
truck cleaned out
back up build put in
new wipers, filled all the fluids too


the truck is sounding much better with the oil and rad changed, has anyone swapped out there muffler for an aftermarket one on a newer xj like mine? i have a dynoflow or dynomax i 4get laying around in my garage, figured it might help it breath

[rockhard4x4]

also what are most people doing for a cb mount? i dont really wanna put holes in the body, do they make a tail light mount?

[Rob Mayercik]

also what are most people doing for a cb mount? i dont really wanna put holes in the body, do they make a tail light mount?

I used a semi truck mirror clamp mount and stuck mine onto the rear roof rack crossbar, then ran two wires from the clamp out to (and as far up as I could feed) the rack rails, to provide a better ground plane. My antenna line comes out under the LH tail light.

Seems to work fine for me.

[rockhard4x4]

my welder isnt very good and i dont trust it (or myself) for makeing the bumper/mount, does anyone make just a center section of a bumper, with the mount brackets and winch spot? i can fab the corners up myself or just even leave them off

[rockhard4x4]

i went out to get prices on hub assemblys, and im a bit confused :roll:

auto zone had 2 different ones, valucraft for 100 and timken for 150
they did not ask for a rotor differance

pepboys and napa both asked if i had composite or cast rotors, how can i tell? does it matter?

thanks, Matt

[Pedro7]

where in jersey are ya? i go to school close to AC at Stockton

[Hackmeister]

i went out to get prices on hub assemblys, and im a bit confused :roll:

auto zone had 2 different ones, valucraft for 100 and timken for 150
they did not ask for a rotor differance

pepboys and napa both asked if i had composite or cast rotors, how can i tell? does it matter?

thanks, Matt

get the timken, its a much better quality bearing. you can get them on amazon.com for like 90 a pop, free shipping if i remember correctly also

[40banditxj]

For the CB antenna mount, Quadratec makes a hood mount that will run opposite of the stock radio antenna. You would also remove the stock radio antenna and put it there, but you will lose FM radio.

Quadratec's mount: http://www.quadratec.com/products/96080_55.htm

[rockhard4x4]

im in audubon, my buddy mark goes to stockton, lifted silver tj, bunch of stickers and 33 mt's, always has a black soft top on

i'll check amazon for the bearing, the only thing is i would like to do it this weekend since next thurs im getting surgery/testing so i wont be able to work on my jeep or hot rod for a week :bawl:

[rockhard4x4]

how do i tell the differance in the rotor type so i know to get the right one?

[jonzer12]

http://jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=360959 (http://jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=360959)

Tells ya all you need to know

[rockhard4x4]

thanks! i'll measure tomorrow before i hit the auto parts store

[rockhard4x4]

got a bunch of work done!

ordered my wheel hub assemblys, they should be in tomorrow

mounted my hellas, wired the ac fan to a switch, made a switch panel were the ash tray was, cleaned the truck out, mounted ammo cans in the back for storage

went to a junk yard for lebarron hood vents, only 1 lebarron had them, and someone already too them :wierd:

just need to install the bearings, put in the front sway bar, take out the rear sway bar, and put in a u-joint and she will be ready for the road, will post some pics tomorrow

[rockhard4x4]

im having some problems with the hub assembly, i cant get the axle shaft bolt (the big ass one) loose, pb blaster and cranking on it and it wont budge, anyone got a trick? is it reverse thread?:dunno:

[rockhard4x4]

got it, my buddy brought over a big ass breaker bar, and we put a 6 foot peice of dom on it

[rockhard4x4]

fender flare on, lights mounted, and storage mounted

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m145/alwayseatingmud/Jeep%20and%204Wheeling/CarsTrucksTattoos001.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m145/alwayseatingmud/Jeep%20and%204Wheeling/CarsTrucksTattoos002.jpg

[rockhard4x4]

hey guys, i could use some help here

truck had a check engine light come one

two codes, p1687 and p1494

from what i found out one is evac or gas cap or something, the other has something to do with dash or electrical, i cant find much info on either

the dash usually works when your start the truck, sometimes no guages will move and when you get to like 10-15 mph it will start working

the truck seems to run pretty good though

[rockhard4x4]

472 views and only 12 replies?

[StanBo]

Sorry dude I just read it so I can have some direction for my truck.

[XBoBJ]

looks a little like mine, good luck with the CEL codes there a PIA
try a search on here.


http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z204/llibobill/4.jpg
thats what i did with my cb
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z204/llibobill/1109081205a.jpg

[rockhard4x4]

i'll research the cel codes

reading my thread for looking at what you wanna do is encouraging to me, there will be some fab comming soon

is the cb mount home made? kinda hard to see, but thats exactly what i want!