2001 (un)Limited Build

[dfulks]

So I picked up a 2001 Silverstone Metallic Limited
I am building it to be the ultimate daily driver with the capability to do some light expo traveling and get me to remote surf spots, campsites, and breweries. I have to thank srmitchell for all the help with this rig and my other (old) XJ and the fact that Sean drove to Reno to pick up this rig with me.
Hope you all like this rig as much as I do.

It has (came with):
ABS (Dana 35)
Leather
Overhead Console
RE 1600 track bar
RE 3.5" Coils
Lift blocks out back and came with 265/75r16 BFG a/t's (old load D and bald)
Mopar moab wheels off of a TJ Rubicon (rock rashed)

I have installed:
Truck-lite Led headlights
BFG KO2's (265/75r16)

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Coming soon:
Trimming, lots of trimming and some bump stopping too
Old Man Emu 2930 Coils with 1" spacer
OME CS033rb leaf springs
Bilstein 5100 shocks
Injectors (out of a grand caravan)
High flow cat (thank you Magnaflow for making one thats CARB certified)
Cat-back (Probably from performance curve with Flowmaster super 44)
Paint my wheels (black with silver center caps)
Rigid Industries D2 driving (going to try to mount them behind the grill for a stealth look and relay them to my stock high beam)
HD Tie rod (thanks Sean)
Optima red top (already have it in my other XJ)

In the future:
Chrysler 8.25 swap with limited slip or selectable locker, discs, and abs mod
High Pinion 30 with limited slip or selectable
4.10 gears
Slip yoke eliminator
Rock Rails (likely AJ's off road or JCR)
Gas tank skid
Frame stiffeners
Onboard air (likely an ARB compressor with tire inflation kit)
JCR rear bumper with rocker guards
JCR front bumper
Banks header
Cowl intake or Cold air intake
Tint front to 50%
Sound system upgrades (I would like iPhone integration, but don't want it to look too modded and attract any sort of snatchers)
Rock lights (for working on the beast at night time)

 

[dfulks]

Here are some chronological photos thus far, I will get some better pictures with the KO2's when the weather is nicer. Thus far the KO2's are great, they're stiff but that is to be expected. It was pouring down rain when I drove home from getting them and they did amazing, no wandering or hydroplaning.
IMG_1145 by https://www.flickr.com/people/131825868@N04/
IMG_1145 by https://www.flickr.com/people/131825868@N04/,
IMG_1261 by https://www.flickr.com/people/131825868@N04/
IMG_1271 by https://www.flickr.com/people/131825868@N04/
IMG_1273 by https://www.flickr.com/people/131825868@N04/

 

[GordoSmasho]

Sounds like a cool buid
Check out this thread and read carefully
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?p=245576192

 

[srmitchell]

Haha we went out and got beers last night and I told him how to do it via flickr!

Here's one shot I have from when we went and got it.

Reno trip by Sean Mitchell 707, on Flickr

 

[XJensen]

Super clean

 

[rocknxj]

That's a good looking XJ. Enjoy the build and don't look back.

 

[dfulks]

Within the past week I have ordered:
OME 2934 coils (ZJ should be around 2.75" of lift)
OME csO33rb leaf springs
Bilstein 5100's
aFe Cold air intake (does not work with ABS...time to ditch ABS)
Rigid Industries 20" E2 combo light bar (so stoked for over 11,000 raw lumens)
Extended control arms
Bushings, U-bolts, etc...


My next move is to install everything and uninstall ABS, but am slightly worried about how difficult it is going to be to get the hard lines out of a non-ABS XJ. Where I live we have one wrecking yard and they don't have any XJ's currently. The closest yard that would have one is in Redding, a 3 hour drive.
I am going to call JW Jeep to see what I can do. If worse comes to worst, Sacramento is only 5 hours away and only 1 hour from my family.