Mtb Jak
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Seattle WA
REBUILD. I built this last year but its time to step it up. I will have this thread as a way of keeping track of money wasted mistakes made and good advice given. Want a place to keep track of my ventures!
The time has come with my winter break coming up from college so time for my new set-up. Did my last build up over thanksgiving break. OME 3 Inch lift and hack and tap for the t-case.
It sat like this last fall.
2000 Cherokee Sport Stock Auto
123,000 miles on the 4.0/AW4/231
I was sick of the station wagon look! Called up JeepinOutfitters ordered up a 3 inch Old Man Emu lift. First mistake! You may ask why and I will tell you.. It was 900 dollars, came with shocks, coils and leafs.. I had to fork over for U-bolts, leaf spring bushings, and did not have replacement control arms.. After slaving in the garage over my 07 thanksgiving break and some help from Central Auto it was riding nice, with some drive line vibrations but I needed it back on the road.
Fresh lift. 3 inch OME lift with a trackbar drop bracket. JKS quick disconnects.
I also took the time to take off the Trim and end-caps to paint them with Krylon Fusion spray paint.
Wheeled sporties early that spring with lots of snow.. Smacked the rear fenders nice, lack of lift...
I trimmed the front end cap and gave it a real nice wash and put the side trim back on and put on some LeBaron hoodvents, look stock and I watched the heat billow out all summer long!
Some of you might remember my bout with the Rubicon Express Hack and Tap and the installation of it. The worst time of my life and would have payed 600 bucks to not have that and just gone with HD SYE and Drive shaft! Lesson Learned.
Then the warm weather rolled in and I was disatisfied with the hieght of my lift and how much my tires smacked my fenders which I blame on my back spacing and lack of hieght!. So the fenders came off and the research on trimming began.
Painted the rear receiver!
I found a really good write up online for it and it retained the front flares which I liked a lot! thx 53Guy
It was a pain and took a full day for both sides!
I was extremely pleased with the results on this! Highly Recommended!
The next day I did the popular "cut and fold" in the rear and gained a lot of clearance that way! (Somewhere in between I added a HD 1.5 inch lift shackle for the rear as well) Finished Product!!
The time has come with my winter break coming up from college so time for my new set-up. Did my last build up over thanksgiving break. OME 3 Inch lift and hack and tap for the t-case.
It sat like this last fall.
2000 Cherokee Sport Stock Auto
123,000 miles on the 4.0/AW4/231
I was sick of the station wagon look! Called up JeepinOutfitters ordered up a 3 inch Old Man Emu lift. First mistake! You may ask why and I will tell you.. It was 900 dollars, came with shocks, coils and leafs.. I had to fork over for U-bolts, leaf spring bushings, and did not have replacement control arms.. After slaving in the garage over my 07 thanksgiving break and some help from Central Auto it was riding nice, with some drive line vibrations but I needed it back on the road.
Fresh lift. 3 inch OME lift with a trackbar drop bracket. JKS quick disconnects.
I also took the time to take off the Trim and end-caps to paint them with Krylon Fusion spray paint.
Wheeled sporties early that spring with lots of snow.. Smacked the rear fenders nice, lack of lift...
I trimmed the front end cap and gave it a real nice wash and put the side trim back on and put on some LeBaron hoodvents, look stock and I watched the heat billow out all summer long!
Some of you might remember my bout with the Rubicon Express Hack and Tap and the installation of it. The worst time of my life and would have payed 600 bucks to not have that and just gone with HD SYE and Drive shaft! Lesson Learned.
Then the warm weather rolled in and I was disatisfied with the hieght of my lift and how much my tires smacked my fenders which I blame on my back spacing and lack of hieght!. So the fenders came off and the research on trimming began.
Painted the rear receiver!
I found a really good write up online for it and it retained the front flares which I liked a lot! thx 53Guy
It was a pain and took a full day for both sides!
I was extremely pleased with the results on this! Highly Recommended!
The next day I did the popular "cut and fold" in the rear and gained a lot of clearance that way! (Somewhere in between I added a HD 1.5 inch lift shackle for the rear as well) Finished Product!!