Project- Not So CHEEP 1 ton XJ

[Ktmracer419]

stock....

before you wheel it

get an waggy arm or something

you will have the turning radius of a school bus

you need to match the throw of the dana60 knuckles ideally

[justtorchit]

gearz came in today... guess i ended up with yukons for the front and nitro? gears for the 14... big thanx to corey. also figured out the steering issue and just waiting for hiems and spacers. the 14 bolt cover should be on my doorstep tomorrow. and i ordered a 1350 u bolt yoke for the rear...

[justtorchit]

well.... the 14 bolt is 95 percent geared...( just gotta weld the diff)

the 60 is about 30 percent geared....

things are starting to look kinda grim for OER2. we can only see how things play out...

[XJLI]

[justtorchit]

things to do...

WELD DIFFS
finish gearing the 60 tomorrow afternoon
get my shocks to work
BRAKING??? i think i need a bigger master cylinder but don't know what to do
floor board
hurculine
PAINT EVERYTHING
reassemble everything seeing as it is just a shell right now
break the gearz in.. HAHA
AND ALL THE STUPID LITTLE THINGS THAT ARE SURE TO POP UP...

[grundlepunch]

late 90's dodge ram 2500 or 3500 MC or a e350 MC if i recall correctly

[Pedro]

hurry up and finish this shot. you got five days. ready, go

[justtorchit]

AT LAST!!!!!!

Ive been driving it around the past couple of days
It is an... O.K. drive right now and is in need for improvement

-the steering feels great, and no deathwobble. But right now i noticed i have a bent rim on the front which is making it an interesting drive at highspeeds.

- the gearz are amazing compared to basicly running the same size tire with 3.55s.
my only worry is that after driving it for about 2 hours, i hopped out and felt my rear diff. and it was rather hot. im not sure how hot they usually get, but i am not impressed by it, and it probably dosent help that my exhuast almost dumps on it.

- i ended up getting new calipers for the front, and i must say... IVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO STOP SO DAMN GOOD IN MY LIFE. i was worried i would have to switch over to a larger bore master, but it works great the way it is now.

- i want to get new leafs because im not gonna be happy till my rear is about 1.5 inches higher than what it is... plus my bushings are shot on the leafs i have now.

- i noticed a good amount of axle wrap while going up bumpy hills, kinda got scared at one point.. felt like deathwobble in the rear. im thinking a latter bar, shocks, and new leafs will do the trick.

- i need longer shox up front because my axle dosent want to stop drooping before the shock limits it. And i have super extended braklines now, but might want to go a little longer becuase they didnt looks so happy either.

-the front geometry of the jeep seems to be handling GREAT, and is very comfortable on the road

-im not likeing the stock 1978 ford hubs because they are a pain in the ass to lock and unlock...

- because my tranny is pushed up as high as possible the Tcase linkage hates life. and i actually was driving in 4 wheel for about a half hour before it finally decided to pop out. (thank god for locking hubs)

well here are some poser shotz cuz im to scared to take it on a trail yet

[Ktmracer419]

for the love of god get yo exhoust off the axle

oh yea

neat jeep, but the christmas theme is gay

[CumminsJeep]

sweet dude!!!!11!!111 but hey, in the middle pic, is that the brake line completely stretched out on the driver side?

[justtorchit]

yeh.. it seams that way... i didnt see that when i had it flexxed untill i saw this picture.... and thems are super long already...

[CumminsJeep]

yeh.. it seams that way... i didnt see that when i had it flexxed untill i saw this picture.... and thems are super long already...

too much sick flexxors. can you get longer ones?

[Bigbike]

What is up with you people and your gay green colors.

[HeavyMetal]

What is up with you people and your gay green colors.

i seriously was gonna post something just like this.

why do people keep doing this lime green thing? ESPECIALLY with red.

either way, build came out good

*like hey man it looks good man hows it going???* </cody>

[Pedro]

holy flex batman