GottaBeJeep
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Colorado Springs
Did some work on another Jeep this past week. This is getting to be a regular thing. I was thinking, I enjoy watching American Chopper and Monster Garage. The way things are going, maybe I should have my own TV program...American Monster Jeep.
This had to be one of my favorite Cherokees to work on. Everything came off and went on very smooth. I didn't break a single bolt or even draw blood. Anyways, here it is. It's a former government jeep, 1997 SE with 42,000 miles on it. I would love to get a two door in this color, would go great with my whole Rock Lizard thing. Anyways, it was stock when it rolled into the shop, and even had WalMart hubcaps. I installed the RE 3.5" kit with OME shocks and JKS discos, adjustable trackbar and BPE's, RE "Hack and Tap" SYE and High Angle DriveLine CV shaft and 4* shims, trimmed the fenders, and put on 33x12.5 ProComp MT's on 15x8" Tech 1 Rock Crawlers with 3.75" BS. It ended up sitting 5.25" in the rear, so I had to add a 3/4" spacer to the front to even things out. I also added hockey puck bumpstops to the front, which I am working on a writeup right now, DPG Adjustable Bumpstop Plates in the rear, DPG Disco Cables in the front, added YJ front brakelines and relocated the hard line, and an RE SS extended rear brakeline. I don't have the stock pictures uploaded right now, but I will try to add those later today. Who's says you can't fit 33's on the RE 3.5" kit? :drool:
The ProComp tires are undersized (actually measured 31.5" on the jeep) and are extremely loud. I personally don't care for them, but the guy got one of those buy 3, get 1 free deals. Other than the road noise from the tires, the jeep rides smooth without any vibes. I was almost tempted to trade my jeep straight across for it, then I remembered I had 37's. :rofl:
This had to be one of my favorite Cherokees to work on. Everything came off and went on very smooth. I didn't break a single bolt or even draw blood. Anyways, here it is. It's a former government jeep, 1997 SE with 42,000 miles on it. I would love to get a two door in this color, would go great with my whole Rock Lizard thing. Anyways, it was stock when it rolled into the shop, and even had WalMart hubcaps. I installed the RE 3.5" kit with OME shocks and JKS discos, adjustable trackbar and BPE's, RE "Hack and Tap" SYE and High Angle DriveLine CV shaft and 4* shims, trimmed the fenders, and put on 33x12.5 ProComp MT's on 15x8" Tech 1 Rock Crawlers with 3.75" BS. It ended up sitting 5.25" in the rear, so I had to add a 3/4" spacer to the front to even things out. I also added hockey puck bumpstops to the front, which I am working on a writeup right now, DPG Adjustable Bumpstop Plates in the rear, DPG Disco Cables in the front, added YJ front brakelines and relocated the hard line, and an RE SS extended rear brakeline. I don't have the stock pictures uploaded right now, but I will try to add those later today. Who's says you can't fit 33's on the RE 3.5" kit? :drool:
The ProComp tires are undersized (actually measured 31.5" on the jeep) and are extremely loud. I personally don't care for them, but the guy got one of those buy 3, get 1 free deals. Other than the road noise from the tires, the jeep rides smooth without any vibes. I was almost tempted to trade my jeep straight across for it, then I remembered I had 37's. :rofl: