Where to start...
This MJ of mine has been around for a long time. Its taken on many different parts, pieces, scratches and dents over the years. So to start of my build thread for the forum Id like to share some of the origin of the truck.
$500, 4.0 2wd auto. I'm the 2nd owner - and likely to be the last as well.
So after DDing the jeep stock for a little while it found its way into a few of my friends barns and or garages over the course of a few years with a lot of slow progress. It found its way onto 10" of lift. D30 and Ford 8.8 with 4.10's, 36" Iroks and yada yada
Wheeled a lot with the renix motor and a few other less desirable things and again some slow progress and the better part of 6 months later
I completely swapped/updated the MJ's motor,trans and wiring harness to a 1995 standard. Added some custom long arms, 1-ton steering, ARB Bull bar and then swapped out the Dana 30 for a custom trussed Dana 30.
Another Fast forward about 3 years
So after beating up the body and bed a bit, i had hit the last straw! I had actually ripped both taillights out inside of 2 wheeling trips and couldn't bare to sacrifice any more. So off with the bed and onto the tube work. Its something that had been on my mind for some time and finally went for it. Also revamped the long arms, upgraded the axle's to 4.56 gears and a Grizzly locker out back, swapped out my Badlands winch in favor of a Warn unit. New set of 36" Iroks, some LED's and some fresh paint.
Now catching up the present speed:
More tube work, big axle upgrades, new set of tires n rims, major revamping before winter ends and the wheeling season starts up again.
Need to protect the cab as once this thing flops and messes up a pillar, i feel like its really game over...
Custom Narrowed dodge dana 60, 5.13 gears, Yukon Grizzly locker chromoly shafts, mostly Ruffstuff Specialties and Barnes4wd brackets and diff cover.
Shaved 14-bolt, 5.13 gears, Yukon Grizzly locker, disc brakes, Barnes4wd cover and perch's.
Soo much more to come, Fresh 4.0 motor built w/ Cam, Hydro assist steering, clean re-wire, some floor repair and some more yada yada
Where to start... This MJ of mine has been around for a long time. Its taken on many different parts, pieces, scratches and dents over the years. So to start of my build thread for the forum Id like to share some of the origin of the truck. $500, 4.0 2wd auto. I'm the 2nd owner - and likely to be the last as well. So after DDing the jeep stock for a little while it found its way into a few of my friends barns and or garages over the course of a few years with a lot of slow progress. It found its way onto 10" of lift. D30 and Ford 8.8 with 4.10's, 36" Iroks and yada yada Wheeled a lot with the renix motor and a few other less desirable things and again some slow progress and the better part of 6 months later I completely swapped/updated the MJ's motor,trans and wiring harness to a 1995 standard. Added some custom long arms, 1-ton steering, ARB Bull bar and then swapped out the Dana 30 for a custom trussed Dana 30. Another Fast forward about 3 years So after beating up the body and bed a bit, i had hit the last straw! I had actually ripped both taillights out inside of 2 wheeling trips and couldn't bare to sacrifice any more. So off with the bed and onto the tube work. Its something that had been on my mind for some time and finally went for it. Also revamped the long arms, upgraded the axle's to 4.56 gears and a Grizzly locker out back, swapped out my Badlands winch in favor of a Warn unit. New set of 36" Iroks, some LED's and some fresh paint. Now catching up the present speed: More tube work, big axle upgrades, new set of tires n rims, major revamping before winter ends and the wheeling season starts up again. Need to protect the cab as once this thing flops and messes up a pillar, i feel like its really game over... Custom Narrowed dodge dana 60, 5.13 gears, Yukon Grizzly locker chromoly shafts, mostly Ruffstuff Specialties and Barnes4wd brackets and diff cover. Shaved 14-bolt, 5.13 gears, Yukon Grizzly locker, disc brakes, Barnes4wd cover and perch's. Soo much more to come, Fresh 4.0 motor built w/ Cam, Hydro assist steering, clean re-wire, some floor repair and some more yada yada