Ridgerunner97's XJ Build

[Ragnorox]

Well I guess Gibblets balls finally dropped!

[ridgerunner97]

Get the Bullshit out of this thread, its a fawkin build thread.

[Ragnorox]

[Doty152]

Get the Bullshit out of this thread, its a fawkin build thread.

x2 I don't have any beef with anyone on here. Or any real reason to add to it, I just think EVERYONE need to keep drama out of the threads...


On a side note, Jeeps lookin good, I can't wait to start my build

[limegreentj]

i just wanted to say...jon, jeeps lookin good


oh and yeah...GTFO gibson, fuuckface asshole!

[village_idiot]

Get the Bullshit out of this thread, its a fawkin build thread.

exactly why i put either ignore or PM me. the xj is lookin good though. you gotta teach freddy how to drive his

[ridgerunner97]

He did okay on the ride Sunday.

[village_idiot]

He did okay on the ride Sunday.

im just going by what i heard. so im assuming you fixed your unibody, did you ever get to the mini boatsides?

[ridgerunner97]

No haven't welded it, or done the boatsides, no money and other shit has come up.

[Sloth_Fratelli]

how bout you put that dick back in your mouth. There is no reason why should should have any concern over what happened when i sold the jeep. The kid looked it over 5 times by himself and 3 times with both friends and family and decided it was it was what he wanted regardless of the problems. He didnt ask if it had any problems, let alone if it had frame problems. I saw it the other day, i have pictures, its even more hacked up now than when i had it. If you are so concerned about it, ill give you the kids address and you can take it up with him.its out of my hands, i dont really give a shit if you want me here or not, i have just as much right to be here as you do. If you have any problems with me, either ignore me or pm me.

ZING!

[Dick.Breakey]

sorry Jon. i just hate everything about that kid. punk kid. ill be done and only pm him

[Sloth_Fratelli]

exactly why i put either ignore or PM me. the xj is lookin good though. you gotta teach freddy how to drive his

im not gonna lie, i aint the best at wheelin yet but im workin on it. that was the first pgh-or trip i went on and it blew all the other shit ive been doing out of the water lol. gettin rid of those tiny mall terrains will probably help alot tho

[village_idiot]

im not gonna lie, i aint the best at wheelin yet but im workin on it. that was the first pgh-or trip i went on and it blew all the other shit ive been doing out of the water lol. gettin rid of those tiny mall terrains will probably help alot tho

31s FTW. look at the dried rocky creek bed that i could run down at creek falls and all the stuff john runs on 31s. with a little practice you could run the same stuff.

[pittim]

31s FTW. look at the dried rocky creek bed that i could run down at creek falls and all the stuff john runs on 31s. with a little practice you could run the same stuff.

his problem wasn't getting hung up underneath, so bigger tars wouldn't have helped him. his tires looked like a HT/AT mix, not very aggressive at all. if he an aggressive AT or MTs he woulda been fine.

[village_idiot]

his problem wasn't getting hung up underneath, so bigger tars wouldn't have helped him. his tires looked like a HT/AT mix, not very aggressive at all. if he an aggressive AT or MTs he woulda been fine.

i forgot he had those street tars, im thinkin he had a 225 bfg at for some reason. but even those would pack up around here in the spring and fall. even my old half bald 31s would do better.

[pittim]

i forgot he had those street tars, im thinkin he had a 225 bfg at for some reason. but even those would pack up around here in the spring and fall. even my old half bald 31s would do better.

i really dont get the appeal of BFG ATs except for the fact that they last like 2x as long as any tire.

[Dick.Breakey]

i really dont get the appeal of BFG ATs except for the fact that they last like 2x as long as any tire.

i think you just answered your own question haha.

and they handle decent in everything. so its a good tire for someone who sees a lot of street time and minimal off pavement time or at least little mud time.

[Sloth_Fratelli]

31s FTW. look at the dried rocky creek bed that i could run down at creek falls and all the stuff john runs on 31s. with a little practice you could run the same stuff.

im debating either bumping up a few inches and cutting the fenders out to fit something like 35's, or just cutting the fenders where im at and getting 33's. either way those fenders are getting cut

[ridgerunner97]

Okay bringin this back with some updates Ordered Clayton's Double Shear HD trackbar setup, its the tits got it on its pure beef.





Install was straightforward, only thing was that the frame side Johnny Joint was a hair wide to fit in the bracket, seemed like the bracket warped when they welded it at the factory. I took a angle grinder to the cast iron center piece in the JJ and took 1/16 off both sides and it went right in.

Also ordered these leafs from Iron Rock Offroad just got em today. They are beef. Weigh 55lb a pack. Top notch quality and customer service.







Lifetime Guarantee and they are built right. Lets just hope they ride good and are as tall as advertised and not more or less haha

Next on the to do list, PORC SYE Kit install into my spare 231, might wide chain it and put a 6 pinion planetary in it while its apart. Order JKS Boomerang shackles and then its time to install everything and get some 33-35s whatever I can find used and cheap!

After all that i'm still debating whether to make short arms for it, or just save my pennies and get a Clayton's 3 Link Kit for the front, also building a Dana 30 for it this summer just a little at a time, when I start on that i'm gonna catch all kinds of hell hehe

[sethman15210]

what kinda lift are those leafs supposed to net? that trac-bar is nice...go see the powder coat guy.

[ridgerunner97]

Its already powdercoated, and the leafs are supposed to be at 3.5in of lift out of the box, I think they'll be a bit taller than that tho till they settle down some, IF they settle some, I'm goin to take some free arch measurements and eye to eye measurements and compare them to some known springs see how they compare before I put em on.

[Deadman 94 xj]

Nice. The springs look great and I'm lovin that trackbar set up. Definitely a good choice IMO.

[village_idiot]

those parts a beef. that thing is gonna be a beast.

[Sycotik Skier]

BFG at's have treated me surprisingly well on my cj, granted I'm locked front and rear and don't really like mud but I was out at Outback offroad park and they held their own.

[Sleeper]

So what are you shooting for height wise? School speed bumps or Mall speed bumps? j/k man, if your going for 4.5 or under stick with some adj controls, not long arms. Save your money for other things. And as far as your t-case chain there is no need at this point unless you already bought it. The 231 is a strong case and internals as is...