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I am going to finish cutting out the rest of the roof and put a full roll cage in, with a Wrangler style roll bar in the back. Gut the interior and Rhino-Line it, have the drain holes so I can hose her out, then I'm going to make a canvas snap on soft top for it.

Chop Top So this is the first phase of the chop top. I stripped the interior from the rear seat back to the cargo area. Carpet, head liner, plastic trim panels, seat belts, seats etc. Then we removed the rear hatch. Then the two rear cargo windows. We then decided where to make or cuts...

Yeah Photobucket is killing me right now. Definitely need to switch all my photos over, its on my "to do" list. We are not welders by trade, but they seem to hold up fine for the time being. They'll hold me over until I can get my new axles. Did a few shake down runs, no issues. Thanks for the...

Thanks for the feedback. The welds seem to hold up fine. The position is good, exactly where the stock ones were, same angle. These are brackets made for the Dana 35. We measured and compared, so position wise these are good. Ill be getting new axles in the future, and these should be fine until...

While we were working on the lca brackets, we had seen that the long arm joints looked a little funny. So before we put it all back together we decided to take my long arms completely off to check the joints. We had been eyeballing them while we were under the rig, and the ones mounted to the...

Not a problem, going to post it now.

Haven't posted for a little while, as I have been working on the rig. Then I get busy, then I forget. It appears I have a short term memory problem... But I've gotten to a point where I think I can start to give you all some updates. So I searched around and it seems that the lower control...

It's all good man, no one was hurt. Good excuse for the ole chop top mod. Always wanted a Jeep Buggy

Thanks for the feedback. We'll get back under there and sort that all out. Great product, pretty rugged.

I feel your pain man. Went through something similar recently. Just posted it on my "Expedition Build: Yellow XJ" thread. I opted to go for a chop top, and will be posting the progress over the next few days. Check it out so you can get an idea.

So This Happened... Easy little hill. A little greasy, a little wet grass. Didn't pick the best line, started a lateral drivers side slide. No big deal cut the wheel to turn out of it downhill like Ive done countless times before. Then my drivers side front tire caught a rock... First...

Good eye, and I'm not just saying "Hello" in Australian. So the Jeep was developing some steering issues. It was wandering, had a dead spot in the steering, and would pull to the right. I started checking and replacing steering components. Ball joints, u-joints, long arm joints, track bar etc...

The joints on my RC long arms had couple of hiccups early on, then once they were worn and had play there was no turning back. I guess the older style joints had more issues, from what I here. See if you can get a newer style rebuild kit from RC. Otherwise I would suggest Ballistic or Currie...

I would say in all about 40,000 miles, with the majority of this mileage being traveled in a 1 year period. Keep in mind I went overlanding across the country for 33 days in one trip alone though, so a lot of off-roading was done on these. I don't beat on it, but I'm not easy on it either. I...

Long Arm Suspension Joints I was getting some clunking and popping noises from my floor boards, and it was handling a little funny. Now keep in mind I have a lot of noises going on, so trying to diagnose each one individually and address them can be a challenge. Turns out the flex joints on...

Thanks man. They make good products. Definitely rugged, and will help prevent a lot of issues down the road. Follow our adventures at Nomad Expeditions For Wheeling, Overlanding and Travel Pics of the XJ in action

Steering Upgrades Since this is used as an Overland Vehicle, Trail Rig, and Daily Driver; this build runs a fine line. It needs to handle highway speeds, have good road manors, and handle a trail all at a moments notice. Which brings me back to steering... Adjustable Track Bar I was...

The shackle relocation kit allows the shackle to be positioned in an optimum location for articulation. So not only can it affect the ride quality, but provide greater flex and articulation offroad as well. Basically fine tuning the rear suspension travel. It also provides up to 1.5" inches of...

Shackle Bracket Relocation Kit Didn't like my shackle angle at all, so I finally got around to installing a Leaf Spring Shackle Relocation Kit from Rough Country. Got a lot better shackle angle, and future proofed it due to the fact that the relocation kit has different settings to...

Front Driveshaft Upgrades, Issues and Solutions When I upgraded my rear driveshaft, and I had intended to upgrade my front driveshaft as well. But to be honest it was working just fine, so I basically was going to ride it until it gave... and it did, well almost. It had an obscene amount of...