Tom95YJ's Family Wheeler Build ...

[Tom95YJ]

I'll be sure to post pics of it once I install it. It may be a few weeks , I have a ton of stuff going on between. Buying a house, moving, working 55+hrs week....

 

[X E Ryder]

Very nice!

Nice rig and the trail pics look like lots of fun.

Since my XJ is my commuter to work in the mountains year round, I talked myself out of going with 33's and am going to stop at +3.5" and 31's like your setup. That appears to be quite capable, so thanks for sharing!

 

[Tom95YJ]

Thanks she gets along well with the rear locker and 31's. I may get the bumper on today if time permits

 

[Tom95YJ]

Re: Tom95YJ's Faimly Wheeler Build ...

After work today a co-worker and I were able to get the bumper installed !

I must say the XJ feels a bunch more solid, The bumper took us about 1hr from start to finish (Directions called for 3-6hrs) But the fact that I had the old bumper already off , An my co-worker has a Rigid bumper on his XJ helps when it came to the install !

I still need to mount my winch control box, The synthetic rope, An the Hawse Fairlead. I need to buy 3 KC Slimlites, or Lightforce 170 strikers now to put on the front to tie it all together

But enough of the chit chat Here come the pics ! :head:

 

[Tom95YJ]

Re: Tom95YJ's Faimly Wheeler Build ...

Today, I decided to put the flares back on. I also Mounted the winch control box an added a 2nd coat of paint to the bumper

Here's some better pics of the bumper :

 

[Tom95YJ]

Re: Tom95YJ's Faimly Wheeler Build ...

I got bored on my Day off work, So My wife, Son an I decided to do a Little wheeling !

 

[Tom95YJ]

Re: Tom95YJ's Faimly Wheeler Build ...

After the water crossing, and I drove up some rocks I let my wife wheel through a small section

 

[Tom95YJ]

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Made it to the lake time for my son to get some lunch, Then head back home !

Just a little flex !

Keep in mind this section is wide enough for 1 Rig , there is a 150-200ft drop off the side an there is 2 way traffic on this section leading to the trailheads

 

[Durt_Diver]

Re: Tom95YJ's Faimly Wheeler Build ...

oh hey i know that place!

looks great man, but where are those 33" toyo's we were promised

 

[Tom95YJ]

My buddy's 17" Beadlocks and his 35's are still on Backorder Bytime he get's them I may buy a set of 33x10.50 km2's

 

[Vanimal]

nice pics! had no idea there were moose out there, havent seen one since i was in Maine.

 

[Durt_Diver]

My buddy's 17" Beadlocks and his 35's are still on Backorder Bytime he get's them I may buy a set of 33x10.50 km2's

gotcha.

never been a fan of the km2s... i would go 33x10.5 bfg a/ts before i got km2s

 

[NCCherokee]

I don't mean to hijack, but I am doing basically the exact same thing you did on the front bumper. My wife ordered the dirtbound hoop kit for me for fathers day, and it came in 2 days ago. Mine was uncut and unnotched which gave some wiggle room. I put the headlight hoops a little taller and pushed the center hoop back further. For it mostly welded on to my 8 year old rigid winch bumper and then I had to go to work. I am gonna take the bumper off so he can finish welding the full perimeter of the tubes then paint. Here is a sneak peak from the drivers seat.

 

[Tom95YJ]

Don't worry your not hijacking. My centered hoop looks the same from the drivers seat. My headlight hoops are a tad lower since my center hoop leans forward. And are our at the sides more. I consider it a compliment since your are going with the same set up as I have

 

[NCCherokee]

Here it is from the front

And the side

Gotta finish burning in the tubes - we'll have to take the bumper off which is only 6 bolts and can detach separate from the winch plate. Then add the light tabs, paint, and done.

 

[Tom95YJ]

Looks good !

My bumper is the K version so the ends are even with the tip of the flares for leg mounts on a future Exocage, So the headlight guards are on the outer edge of them an the stinger is set back maybe 1" from the edge of the bumper . IIRC terry @ rigid has the center hoop set on a 5* angle

 

[NCCherokee]

Yeah I was noticing that yours looked a little different. My buddy that helped me weld it on has one of the original bumpers that has a slightly different mounting system. Neat to see the different versions.

 

[Tom95YJ]

Just a small update

I finally installed my. Re springs and bilstein 5100's. About 3 weeks ago. Yesterday I tried to help break in the springs at the local ohv venue and help cycle the suspension system to see if I could try to figure out the death wobble since everything was new other than tires and the control arm bushings. I tried to rotate and balance the tires which made my issues worse. So I threw on a buddys wheels and tires my issue went away so today I stepped up from 31x10.50's to 33x10.50 km2's They are pretty good Sofar IMO. Roll nice they are quiet and bigger than the 31's. So this spring I plan on regearing locking the front with an arb and going long arm .

 

[Tom95YJ]

Well I Guess it is about time I update this ..............

 

[Tom95YJ]