Drahcir495

I love this upgrade too :cheers: . Where did you get the front top bump stop?

I came across this site; http://www.prisonbitchname.com/ :yes: . I punched in Drahcir 495 and came up with "Stroker" :rotf: . I had to share and let "Cream of Meat" {aka Wahoo Steeler} know what time it is in Da Big House!

Well I am glad you brought it up again, because I missed all the other discussions :cheers:

I never used anything when I upgraded to the the newer style door seals. HTH Rich

My 2 year old has a cold,,, so if anyone needs some baby snot just let me know.. :teehee: I just threw up in my mouth :ack: .

Great progress - keep it up. :cheers: I have got to say you have the best build title. Bumped Wrenches Gone Wild down to second place. I might be the only sick one on here, but I never read it as Operation: Daily Driver :nuts: . Catches me off guard to often

I know that Lead-not-follow had installed an aftermarket sway bar and raved about it. I will have to check out Gob's thread again. It has honestly improved and I am shocked. I can confidently tell you to go for it :thumbsup: . Been driving around all day with a smile on my face. I am now off to Northern Tools to pick up a cheap micrometer to get the exact bar size.

I picked up a front sway bar of a 97 GC with the V8 for $10. I didn’t know how much of a difference it would possibly make, but for the price I couldn’t lose. The V8 bar is over an inch thick, so I picked up some new Moog bushings to go with the freshly painted (possible) upgrade. The V8 Grand Cherokee sway bar & Moog bushings -> The factory sway bar is on the bottom -> Swapping the RE disconnects over to the thicker GC sway bar -> Well it turned out that the bushings were to darn big; 1 1/8th = 28.5mm. I had both an Autistic Zone & a Napa guy tell me just to cut them a little to allow them to crush down more. I knew that did not sound right, but I did it any way. Of course it won’t work! The outside of the bushing never changes, just the inner diameter increases or decrease in size. I knew better, I really did. I installed it just to confirm that it could never crush down on the bar. I ended up using the old bushings for now. I think it is going to need a 26 or 27mm bushing. Got it all hooked back up, cursing myself for not leaving it alone. You know what, I think even with the old bushings it has improved! The steering is more responsive and it has slightly reduced the body roll. I am very surprised that it made any difference, but it did. I will update this after I get the new bushings in. For more information on this upgrade, check out goblazers_6 DIY on his V8 sway bar swap here -> viewtopic.php?f=9&t=11980 :thumbsup: .

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All 18 pages . I really like the white block. Any updates on your overhead console? The interior is just incredible looking - very nice work. :cheers: - Rich

Mine came in Friday - love it :clapping:

Sweet write-up :cheers:

? global warming would have melted the ice :dunce: :shake: :idea: My point eggzackry :agree:

Darn Global Warming :fs1: . Sorry to hear - get better soon! The MJ needs you ;)

Thanks Hoo :agree: . I am not happy with the pictures, but it was too late after I got them home. I grabbed the wrong camera :fs1: and the shots are pretty blurry. I will have to re-do them another time with the better camera. You have very good tastes my friend :thumbsup: . I also wanted a Scrambler for a very long time. Actually since I saw my first one; a guy in town with a Maroon CJ8 that had 31/32" Thornbirds - it was soooooo cool. I ended up not being able to find one anywhere and settled on my CJ7. I drove that until after I graduated in 2000 when I was able to reward myself with the Scrambler. OK, the Wife paid for it. We paid a lot more than your buddy :ack: - lucky bastid! I drove all the way out to Arkansas for this one. It was/is a rust free 84 with factory air and a 1984 Warn winch. The PO had swapped in a Chevy 305 V8, so I just dropped a 383 in its place. It really is a monster – already blown one T-5 & an AMC20. I have two transmission options waiting in the garage; a brand new NV4500, or a rebuilt 700R4 ready to go in. I just need to decide if I still want to shift or not. Somewhere in the garage clutter I also have a Dana 60 cut down to CJ width with 5 on 5.5 alloy shafts. The Scrambler has been used and is not just a driveway queen. I have driven it up and back to Tellico for a Jeep Jamboree. I have also had it out on other local rides, so it does get used. It has been garage kept for most of its life and is in awesome shape. But like all my vehicles, it just needs a paint job :roll: . If something should happen to me, I would consider making you the beneficiary of the old girl. The wife thinks it is ugly :shake: , so I would need you to continue on my family legacy. So your screen name would have to be changed. Possible options would be: Drahcir495steeler? Or Drahcirwahoo? How do you like this, Drahcirwilledmehiscj8soihadtochangemyscreennamewahoosteeler <-bit long. Possibly Wahoo495? Would you consider having another boy and naming him Drahcir 495? You could inherit all my jeeps for such a thoughtful deed!

I would agree. I believe there was somebody trying to work out the turbo thing on here - hopefully they will sound off on it.

I can pull you any color paintjob outta my 'yards up here, just gonna be a pain to ship :yes: Seriously, you could pull one for me :cheers: ! No need to ship it :idea: . If you could place a hold sticker on the blue for me, I could pick it up in early summer when I come for the “mjeff87 move in pow wow.” :yes:

Looks like we both have the same camera :yes: . Nice flex you have going on there too. The rims are the 17x8.5 3.5-BS Walker Evans wheels. :cheers:

:clapping: Very Very Nice! What are your future plans? - Rich

:eek: that is heavy! Mine (only a guesstimate) is around 250#. I do plan on making a garage/shop lift for it as well. Hornbrod, any chance I could get you to pm me some basic plans based off your set up - if you get a chance :D . I have been looking through the Grainger catalogue for some time trying to figure out a cheap solution :idea: . TIA - Rich

Mine is a fiberglass LWB topper and it is heavy and awkward to put on yourself, but it can be done. I can do on my own, but it is only because I have no one else to help. The LWB topper on a lifted MJ is a two man job, I am just asking for a pulled muscle & damage to my sheetmetal. - Rich

Thank you '67 :cheers: . And I am now broke too, can't afford a paint job unless it could be picked out of a junk yard :rant:. I am glad you approve :clapping: - Rich

This is my Mvusse tribute thread :cheers: I had the jeeps up on the fork & walkie lifts at work this evening. The MJ was awesome, but I did notice a few issues with clearance that need to be addressed -> The rear shock is bottoming out early :fs1: . And the front may need to be trimmed or bump stopped -> More pictures are in my build-up page - Rich

I was killing some time tonight before I went home and decided to give the jeeps a flex test with the fork lift & Walkie :brows: . I learned a lot about what is going to be needed in terms of clearance. The flex out of the MJ was very impressive :eek: . I will have to either increase the bump stops in front, or do some trimming. The rear shock bottomed out prematurely, so I will have to move the shock mount lower. I will have to spend some more quality time with the fork lift and see exactly what modifications will be needed. Now on to the pictures. Team Blue -> Front -> Side shots -> Front shock still has room -> Rear shock bottomed out :shake: -> You can see I still have stuffing room out back :banana: -> Crazy rear shot -> The CJ8 did some flexing, but I seriously need to work on getting the SOA done on it-> I did for get to unhook the sway bar, but I don’t know how much that would help?