CheapXJ
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inspired by a $200 set of 36X12.50 TSLs already mounted and ready to go, I decided to make them fit on a 4" lift.
first problem... that thing there was too small.
so it hadda come out
well... wasn't gonna do anything with that XJ except junk what was left of it. might as well get some good use out of it
2-doors, 2 seats... don't need a backseat anymore... I guess..
hardest part was cutting through my tube rockers
constructing the new wheel tubs
it's good to have friends that are dying to build stuff out of metal (especially when you yourself aren't all that good at it)
other side cut
action shot
coming together
now I'm starting to feel better about this, but I gotta be @ paragon in 3 hours
yup, definitely not fittin the back seat back in there... maybe a YJ fold+tumble seat would work?
that's a 33... it looks fawkin TINY in that rediculously huge wheel well.
as far as the front, I just cut away as much fender as possible and bashed the floorboards in w/ a BFH until the tires fit. and believe it or not it actually worked.
I'm still waitin to see pics from the paragon run. I kinda forgot my camera, and didn't get to see it. so far I've only made them rub on the lower control arms at full steering lock...
I definitely like the low center of gravity!
the front is done in that pic, but I hadn't gone nuts w/ the rear yet. just couldn't persuade it enough w/ the BFH to make it fit
first problem... that thing there was too small.
so it hadda come out
well... wasn't gonna do anything with that XJ except junk what was left of it. might as well get some good use out of it
2-doors, 2 seats... don't need a backseat anymore... I guess..
hardest part was cutting through my tube rockers
constructing the new wheel tubs
it's good to have friends that are dying to build stuff out of metal
(especially when you yourself aren't all that good at it)
other side cut
action shot
coming together
now I'm starting to feel better about this, but I gotta be @ paragon in 3 hours
yup, definitely not fittin the back seat back in there... maybe a YJ fold+tumble seat would work?
that's a 33... it looks fawkin TINY in that rediculously huge wheel well.
as far as the front, I just cut away as much fender as possible and bashed the floorboards in w/ a BFH until the tires fit. and believe it or not it actually worked.
I'm still waitin to see pics from the paragon run. I kinda forgot my camera, and didn't get to see it. so far I've only made them rub on the lower control arms at full steering lock...
I definitely like the low center of gravity!
the front is done in that pic, but I hadn't gone nuts w/ the rear yet. just couldn't persuade it enough w/ the BFH to make it fit
