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OK, so now that I have some money coming in I am deciding to do a mild build on my WJ. No this is not getting wheeled hard, greens, some blues, and some South Jersey sand cruisin. The fact is after a year of passengering, i'm gettin bored. Even if I take it easy on this and cruise around the parks I will still have a blast. I am not trying to beat this up as it is my daily driver. We all know what happened to the last one, I'm trying to avoid that this time.
So Far:
2000 WJ Limited V8
Kolak Exhaust - 3" Flowmaster 70 Muffler, Magnaflow Cat
K&N FIPK Intake
245/70R16 Goodyear Wrangler SRA's
Quadra-Drive
D30/44a with LSD's
Plans:
4" RC X-Flex kit - Just purchased, it is in the mail. got it used for 450 shipped from a guy in IL (usually 800 shipped from RC). Comes complete with everything including the RC 2.2 shocks, except he said the rubber bushings on the LCA's need replacin. Was on his rig for 5k miles.
(the other arms in the pic are not coming with it.)
As of now I am going with a set of 245/75R16 Rubicon MTR's that Andrews roommate had laying around. They are all about 25% tread or so maybe more. Can't beat that for $40. I will be selling the SRA's most likely. Later on I will upgrade to probably a 265/70R16 (no taller than a 31) and I will be keeping the stock Silverblade wheels, but painting them gunmetal, like this.
Since it has the stupid Rzeppa-Rzeppa jointed front shaft, I may be having to get a Double-Cardon style shaft from Carolina driveline for about $250-300. We'll see how my stock one lasts, but I don't have high-hopes.
Another definite plan is recovery, i'm thinking front/rear tow hooks for now since i can find em cheap from time to time. Other things include 1.5" wheel spacers, some sliders and a t-case skid, but those are not high priorities. I am open to suggestions, but just remember I am not trying to break the bank on this rig, just something to cruise around in and mildly wheel.
Update: 9/13/2015
2000 WJ V8 Limited
Suspension:
Front
4.5" Clayton coils
.75" KOR coil spacers
Bilstein 5100 shock absorbers
Clayton long arms
Clayton crossmember
JKS trackbar
JKS Quicker Disconnects
Prothanes
"Custom" upper coil retainers
Cut fenders
Rear
4" Rough Country Coils
.75" KOR spacers
Bilstein 5125 shocks
IRO adj. lower control arms
IRO adj. upper A-arm
Wheels/Tires
295/70r17 Nitto Trail Grappler
JK Moabs
285/75r16 Federal M/T spare on stock wheel
Protection:
IRO T-Case skid
JCR Stage 2 rock sliders
ProtoFab Dually bumper
Smittybilt X20 10k winch with Warn Spydura rope
Engine/Drivetrain:
4.7L V8, 199k miles
K&N FIPK intake using a Wix paper cone
3" Magnaflow cat and Dynomax VT muffler, 3" IRO exit pipe
Dana 30 front axle - factory LSD, 3.73 gears, PSC cover, akebono brake upgrade
Dana 44a rear axle - Spartan locker, BTF Cover, skid/truss, RuffStuff mounts
NP242HD Selec-trac T-Case
Carolina Driveline Double Cardan front driveshaft/yokes
OEM rear driveshaft.
DieHard Platinum battery
Other:
RCX dual steering stabilizers
Rola rack
Stickers
Rigid Dually LED lights
12" RC LED bar
Mopar Hitch
Washer bottle relocation upgrade using Napa universal overflow bottle
Kenwood head unit
Next on the docket:
Gears
Gas tank tuck w/ overland 1/8" skid
So Far:
2000 WJ Limited V8
Kolak Exhaust - 3" Flowmaster 70 Muffler, Magnaflow Cat
K&N FIPK Intake
245/70R16 Goodyear Wrangler SRA's
Quadra-Drive
D30/44a with LSD's
Plans:
4" RC X-Flex kit - Just purchased, it is in the mail. got it used for 450 shipped from a guy in IL (usually 800 shipped from RC). Comes complete with everything including the RC 2.2 shocks, except he said the rubber bushings on the LCA's need replacin. Was on his rig for 5k miles.
(the other arms in the pic are not coming with it.)
As of now I am going with a set of 245/75R16 Rubicon MTR's that Andrews roommate had laying around. They are all about 25% tread or so maybe more. Can't beat that for $40. I will be selling the SRA's most likely. Later on I will upgrade to probably a 265/70R16 (no taller than a 31) and I will be keeping the stock Silverblade wheels, but painting them gunmetal, like this.
Since it has the stupid Rzeppa-Rzeppa jointed front shaft, I may be having to get a Double-Cardon style shaft from Carolina driveline for about $250-300. We'll see how my stock one lasts, but I don't have high-hopes.
Another definite plan is recovery, i'm thinking front/rear tow hooks for now since i can find em cheap from time to time. Other things include 1.5" wheel spacers, some sliders and a t-case skid, but those are not high priorities. I am open to suggestions, but just remember I am not trying to break the bank on this rig, just something to cruise around in and mildly wheel.
Update: 9/13/2015
2000 WJ V8 Limited
Suspension:
Front
4.5" Clayton coils
.75" KOR coil spacers
Bilstein 5100 shock absorbers
Clayton long arms
Clayton crossmember
JKS trackbar
JKS Quicker Disconnects
Prothanes
"Custom" upper coil retainers
Cut fenders
Rear
4" Rough Country Coils
.75" KOR spacers
Bilstein 5125 shocks
IRO adj. lower control arms
IRO adj. upper A-arm
Wheels/Tires
295/70r17 Nitto Trail Grappler
JK Moabs
285/75r16 Federal M/T spare on stock wheel
Protection:
IRO T-Case skid
JCR Stage 2 rock sliders
ProtoFab Dually bumper
Smittybilt X20 10k winch with Warn Spydura rope
Engine/Drivetrain:
4.7L V8, 199k miles
K&N FIPK intake using a Wix paper cone
3" Magnaflow cat and Dynomax VT muffler, 3" IRO exit pipe
Dana 30 front axle - factory LSD, 3.73 gears, PSC cover, akebono brake upgrade
Dana 44a rear axle - Spartan locker, BTF Cover, skid/truss, RuffStuff mounts
NP242HD Selec-trac T-Case
Carolina Driveline Double Cardan front driveshaft/yokes
OEM rear driveshaft.
DieHard Platinum battery
Other:
RCX dual steering stabilizers
Rola rack
Stickers
Rigid Dually LED lights
12" RC LED bar
Mopar Hitch
Washer bottle relocation upgrade using Napa universal overflow bottle
Kenwood head unit
Next on the docket:
Gears
Gas tank tuck w/ overland 1/8" skid
i need new tires for the wj 
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