yj2mj

Cool, that'll work just fine. You will probably want to brace the bed side, b/c of where you notched the bed for the framerails. Even with the tailgate on, I had alot of movement from the bedsides.

Driver's drop, not pass.

Looks good, if you leave the frame that long, you'll have to trim the tailgate so it will open.

I just checked out this build for the first time, and its probably the best I've seen on here. And I wouldn't worry too much about the 8.8, weld the tubes to the center and it should hold up. I ran 37s on an 8.8 for a couple of abusive years, until I spun the center.

And you might want to brace the upper and lower trac bar mounts as they see a lot of stress.

That's what it looks like to me. Go ahead and make one using high quality rodends, cause those tractor links get a lot of slop to them quickly.

The bed is bobbed 15". I didn't take any pics of the bobbing or do a writeup. I cut it a few inches in front of the taillight, measured 15" farther forward and cut again. I'm no body man by any means, but a good friend of mine doesn't mind it. So once I had it welded back on, hit hammered the weld down to create a low spot at the seam, and bondoed it smooth. I don't get to crazy wheeling this, but I have sat it on the springs. It hasn't hurt anything. I would be cautious if I ever have the shackle against something and need to back up. That is the only situation I can think of that could damage/ bend a spring.

i saw that and was like... :nuts: you ever hit up tellico in that thing? i think my brother and i are (actually) going to cherokee crawl in july. its a NAXJA event. I'm leaving in a couple of hours to head to Tellico, but I'm taking the yj. I've wheeled the mj at Mt. City and some private land that my club has access to called Devils' Playground, so far.

Still running the factory leaves.

D@mn, I just realized I got one vote to burn it to the ground. Guess you can't build to suit everyones tastes. :roll:

Thanks for the props! Ever since Jeepspeed legalized MJs, I've been dying to make this thing a racer. Then the reality of living on the east coast sets in. So I guess I'll keep with the plan for the mild wheeler/ camping rig. Here's a link to the build up for those who haven't seen it. I need to post some better pics when I get messing with it again. http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=649&highlight=

To tell you the truth, I don't remember. As soon as I get a tag on it, I'll let you know. If I ever wear these 35s out, I'll probably step down to a 33 just to get back some power if I don't build the stroker.

I had some wonderful news felt like I needed to share. I bought my comanche back, picked it up last night! When I sold it, I told the guy if he ever wanted to sell it, I wanted first shot at it. Well, last week he called. It is in the exact condition that I sold it in, except I got a Ramsey 8000 for it now and he got the clock and heat working! Now I got it in my head to build a stroker for it built identical to the 4.6 I've been running in my yj.

Forget the exo, aside from ending up looking like a jungle gym, you will end up damaging the body anyways. If you run an exo, you cage will eventually damage the body when the cage is bent out of shape enough. Guess it could be the guys who wheel with me, but never seen an exo that was still straight after a few trail rides.

#1 44, bobbed bed, 4.0L, 7" lift, redefined, 35s Who's MJ is this and is there a write up on it? I was surprised to pop in over here and see my old mj, damn I miss that thing. It looked better after I finished it up, then it does in that pic. I had a thread on it in the projects section when I was building it. I appreciate the complements. I'll either buy this one back, or build another one. I'd build it so similar to this one, I better just buy this back!

'76 CJ7 w/ 5.3 vortec, turbo 350, 203/205 doubler, 2.5s, 16" fox coilovers, 4 linked, 44s. It ought to be fun for awhile, til I get my YJ back together atleast. . I did put a clause in there that if they ever wanted to sell it, they had to give me first shot at it. NICE. at least it was a good trade... sounds like he had just bout as much work in that CJ as you put into the YJ... and nice clause. Yeah, I didn't come out too bad on the deal. I traded my harley too, but the guy had just spent over $20,000 building this jeep and had only had it out 3 times. Its pretty badass, I've already had alot of fun with it. But I still miss my MJ.

No Hondas here, hell I've never owned a car or 2wd truck. '76 CJ7 w/ 5.3 vortec, turbo 350, 203/205 doubler, 2.5s, 16" fox coilovers, 4 linked, 44s. It ought to be fun for awhile, til I get my YJ back together atleast. Doubt you'll see him here, but who knows. I traded with a friend of mine, when he took the title over to have it notorized by a mutual friend, she called me pissed that I didn't sell it to her husband instead. I heard her husband in the background making the new owner an offer, so who knows it may have changed hands again already. I did put a clause in there that if they ever wanted to sell it, they had to give me first shot at it.

Yep, I did it. Actually, didn't sell it, but traded it. I was hesitant, and didn't really want to, but I had already made the deal and couldn't back out. I'm still going to be checking in over here fairly often to remind myself that I need to build another one. I'll be sure to start a buildup thread when the Jeepspeed MJ build begins. :D Anyways, enough whining, I'll have another, hopefully sooner than later.

As for the bobbing, I cut out a 15" section of the bed behind the rear wheelwells, then put it back together. You can see it better in the pics on the first page. The whole point was to shorten the rear overhang to increase departure angle. And it looks cool.

Sorry, I haven't checked in on this in awhile. I cut off the back "legs" of the X, then tied box tubing back into it from my new corners. If I would have planned the cuts alittle better, I could have just butted my new crossmember up to the factory pieces, but it turned out strong, just would've been cleaner. The exhaust is in the factory location, but redone with a straight, flat tailpipe. No, I haven't sold it yet. I've just been driving it, but I have three trucks, so it doesn't get driven much. My dog prefers the comforts of the other two. :D I still need to finish fabbing my drivers side rocker guard and finish the interior panels. I'll entertain reasonable offers if you know someone interested. The only thing I would change on the truck is I probably would have only put 33s on it. They don't rub, but with 192,000 on it, the 4.0 would have been happier, even with the 4.56s. All in all, the truck turned out better than I thought it would. It'll run down the interstate at 75 mph and you can let go of the steering wheel. Wheel it, and at the end of the day, drive it home.

Not at all, I take it as a compliment. I wish I would have taken a few pictures before I started on it.

I cut my longbed down to 3" shorter than a short bed, don't really think that is what you meant.

I've got a set of Ford 24 lb injectors to go in the stroker I'm currently building.

Love the color, but ebay ads make me laugh. "will go anywhere" :rotf:

The best thing I like at the updated frt clip is that it takes people awhile to realize what is done. I guess mine isn't as noticable w/ an ARB covering it up. But people will be really smoking my truck over, and when they think they have found all the diff things I have done, they'll step back and see the frt clip. Not one of those upgrades that everyone notices.