99 XJ

99Classic

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Joined
Aug 2, 2011
Location
Raleigh/Charlotte
I call her project golddigger, cause she takes my money, when I'm in neeed

The first day I got her. $1400 with 145K 4.0 AW4 and she had been in a "low speed accident" the drag link was bent like a pretzel and it had already been "fixed"
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Got a drag link and fender from the junk yard and she was on her way
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I put my hellas on from my last truck and went wheelin
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Next was a 2" budget boost and got my dad to paint the header panel and fender.
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And went wheeling some more
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Picked up a couple sets of the 100W lights from Harbor Freight and mounted them on the stock roof rails
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Did a flex test

With rear sway bar
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And without it on in the same place
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Then this happened
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So this happened
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Then I put in an overhead console I got out of the junkyard for $18
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Then I swapped in V8 ZJ coils, made a bastard pack (sitting up about 3.5") and got some 31s
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Split the cost of a winch with dad for christmas
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Then built a spare tire carrier out of a bike rack and trailer spare carrier
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And thats where she sits today. Its been a 2 year journey but I'm pretty happy with her. Let me know what yall think
 
how does that spare tire carrier work?
 
sometimes i wish my jeep was back round 4" of lift and stock axles. i havent wheeled mine inlike 8 months.
if you end up lifting it anymore i have a set of rc shackles, 1or2" lift (2 sets of holes)
 
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