Pete M

we only got a dusting here which is fine I guess since I'm more or less trapped in the house while my grandmother is early in her knee rehab. But if we got a few inches I would have found an excuse to make a run to the store.

that's a tough call.

yup, very good advice.

specifically in the vendors section: https://comancheclub.com/forums/forum/37-vendors/

did the frame get checked?

it's on its way to being the most widely known MJ ever.

yup. silver always looked good on a Jeep. NHMJXJ, what's the plan for her?

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I've had so many trucks at once that they inevitable got referred to by color. not inventive, but kept it straight for my family/friends. oddly enough, I still refer to the 88 as "the red truck" even though it's tan now.

can the new be glued over the old?

you can save a lot if you can find good condition used WJ arms in the junkyard. but new ones aren't crazy expensive so it's all about your time vs your money. the 3" kit straddles the line, where the 2" kit affects the suspension geometry very little and the 4" affects it a lot. some kits skip the arms and track bar completely. to do this you need to adjust the lower arm shims as we've suggested with the WJ arms (same length as stock, just curved and infinitely better built). without a track bar your axle will shift over to the drivers side a bit. most all kits seem to skip the brake lines which is a bit scary to me. it is true that you can jack it up 3" higher with coils and AALs and call it a day. it'll be 3" higher for sure and probably work ok in the dirt, but you won't be happy with it for long if you drive it every day. If your budget really is tight, maybe scale back the project to be a 2" budget boost (spacers, WJ arms, longer shackle out back). don't forget an alignment after it's all said and done.

wait, he replaced the low beams with spots?! and what exactly was the look he was going for on a jeep with 4 lights if you make angry eyes in the top ones only? well, at least you can scrape the stock ones clean and install some relays for the lights. what an idiot.

you should be able to view your own, maybe?

all XJs were linkage style activators.

good point! now that I've thought about it, I would also add a double booster, stronger rear axle, rear disks, better gears, hitch and front tow hooks. and that's just for a street queen. it really doesn't ever end.

the WJ arms are stock items that came on 99-04 grand Cherokees. they are available in the aftermarket brand new. but they are not part of any kit. what I would do: WJ upper and lower arms OME coils bilstien or ome shocks longer sway bar links (as opposed to the drop brackets) your choice of track bar your choice of rear lift (AAL, junkyard AALs, full aftermarket pack) longer brake lines (for the life of me I can't remember which were best. I used to say YJ fronts and Dakota rears, but since then someone has pointed out even better ones.)

WJ control arms can be used with up to a 3" lift by adjusting the stock shims in the LCA pocket. see Hornbrod's truck.

yes. we have all pics that were previously on photobucket. (though in a reduced pixel size) in reality you need not ever delete your account. just walk away. that way the pics would still show up on other forums in which you posted them (assuming the viewer has uploaded the latest Chrome/Firefox bypass that allows them to view the pics and assuming that photosuckit hasn't thwarted that technique for good)

have you paid their ransom fees? are you talking about pics on the comancheclub or elsewhere?

daaaaaammmmnnnnnnnn!!!! that's impressive!

are they simply dull or is there a clear coat that is bubbling/peeling?

15x7 rims? I'd think with 30s you'd be ok. but the backspacing can really screw with trying to figure things out.

I waved at the clouds. I assume the ISS was up there somewhere.

looks good! are those spots where the highbeams were?

if you're not adding lift, then I would keep the angle you have now.