Show-off your JEEP's....

[cat97628]

My '14 Trailhawk shortly after I got her. Sad day for the E90 as she got traded in for a Jeep.






She does well off road but stock tires kind of suck. Went to a couple off road parks outside of Chicago last year but haven't had time other than playing in the fields this year.

[mbonanni]

Picked up a 1994 XJ on Friday. Has a lot of front end play so I need to work on that, but other than that I've driven around 250 miles already without any serious issues.

[JasonC]

^ 2wd or 4wd?

[mbonanni]

It's the 2.5L i4 5 speed 2wd.

[JasonC]

Cool, got any plans for it?

[mbonanni]

In its previous life it was used as a beater but maintenance was kept up on pretty well, so I want to do a basic tune up, fluids, and fix a lot of the little things like interior lights, dash, door locks, seats, etc. Once I get the little quirks fixed I'll worry about rebuilding the suspension, brakes, upgrading steering and what not. The 2.5l is pretty damn slow, so my plans of doing a prerunner style build goes out the window. Not sure what I will do for lift and tires, but it will happen.

[mrsleeve]

Tall and skinny tires look awesome on those 2D XJ's

[mbonanni]

Went and got stuck the other day. Didn't take much, but I was asking for it. Some guy in a truck came and pulled me out. A locker and tires will be in order.

[mrsleeve]

hell I think just tires would have been enough to keep you moving in that... Do you mean like and ARB air locker or like a limited slip/detroit locker..... Depending on how serious your going to want to get, a limited slip would be where I would want to go with it, unless your going to get really really into looking for places to get hung up

[mbonanni]

I mainly want to keep this a trail rig. Something I can thrash around in a little mud and on fireroads etc. I'm not too big into getting stuck, so sounds like a limited slip/detroit will do just fine.

Trying to find a place to buy a full suspension rebuild kit but they don't seem to exist. Or do I have to piece it all together?

[mbonanni]

Went on a little trail run with a few buddies for Easter. Ended up throwing a cel after a little while and I continued on with what seemed like a misfire for a little then made my way back home. Found a few intake hoses with no clamps and a random wire unplugged. I fixed those, topped off all the fluids, and she was good to go. I also put air in all the tires which seemed to help with the death wobble I got on the freeway the other day. So with the jeep running and driving well I think it is time to start replacing/upgrading things.

So I have decided that I want to keep the jeep as low as possible, but still get decent travel for trails etc. I plan to find a 2" lift, Notch Customs Flares, and 33s. These are the flares for those that haven't seen them, allows for large tires with minimal lift, and because I do not plan to do any crawling this is perfect for me. http://notchcustoms.com/product/m-max-fender-flares/

[JasonC]

Sounds like you are having fun with it!!




Mine blew up last month. It started to knock really loud and I just said lets see how long it lasts... around 30 miles it did. Grenaded #6 piston, and put a hole in the wall. Picked up another engine from a lower mile 96 XJ and painted it AMC blue. Its back in and running fine. The MSD wires where on the engine already.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Anything to look out for with the Unlimited models?

The Saab is getting annoying to the point that we might bump up our purchase timeframe. It will be a manual.

[jrossowvue30]

Sounds like you are having fun with it!!




Mine blew up last month. It started to knock really loud and I just said lets see how long it lasts... around 30 miles it did. Grenaded #6 piston, and put a hole in the wall. Picked up another engine from a lower mile 96 XJ and painted it AMC blue. Its back in and running fine. The MSD wires where on the engine already.

I love that color! My 2.5 has been "knocking" since I got it 2 years ago.

[mbonanni]

That motor would go perfect with my teal. I want to do a 4.0l swap eventually, but that will be a ways away. I've done some searching and gathered a list of susp parts to replace, I think I got it all, anything I should add/remove?

Front:
- Front Track Bar
- Front Sway Bar Bushings
- Sway Bar End Links
- Sway Bar Link/Stabalizer Bushing
- Upper/Lower Control Arms
- Tie Rod Ends
- Tie Rods
- Power Steering Pitman Arm
- Steering Stabilizer
- Tie Rod Tube

Rear
- Leaf Spring Bushings
- Rear Spring Shackle
- Sway Bar Link
- Sway Bar Bushings

I still need to see what parts lift kits come with, so I may not need all of those items. However, I do not know what lift I am going to go with yet so I'll just jeep that stuff there. As far as lifts go, I only need 2-3" so I plan to piece it together with some decent shocks and what not, any recommendations? Or will a Rubicon, OME, or Rough country lift be sufficient for trails?