stock for now. planned upgrades:
- 3.5" - 4.5" lift and tires
- an arb or kevin's bull bar
- safari rack
- rock sliders
- whatever performance shit i can find (intake, exhaust, headers...)

i don't feel like resizing the pictures, so click:
http://www.fileden.com/files/528/jeep01.jpg
http://www.fileden.com/files/528/jeep02.jpg
http://www.fileden.com/files/528/jeep03.jpg
http://www.fileden.com/files/528/jeep04.jpg

[Edited on July 4, 2007 at 7:53 PM. Reason : ]

7/4/2007 7:52:10 PM

weld rear
cut out fenders
2" budget boost
used 31's

wheel the fuck out of it

[Edited on July 4, 2007 at 9:39 PM. Reason : .]

7/4/2007 9:11:44 PM

Are you really going on a safari?

7/5/2007 9:40:11 AM

you realize thats a grand cherokee right? intake and exaust... LOL. how much did you pay for that shit, hopefully it was a trade in at your dealer.

wow, 4 different pics from the same angle. amazing.

7/5/2007 9:45:16 AM

^^ maybe someday. i just need one for camping gear, extra cargo, a place to mount a kayak, etc.
^ yes, i obviously know it's a grand cherokee. what's wrong with adding an intake and exhaust system? i paid $2k. i realized that all 4 photos were essentially the same, but it was too late too edit. you've got to be the most unpleasant mofo to be around.

7/5/2007 10:01:33 AM

Nothing wrong with a GC. Bunch of Jeep haters up in here. hahaaa Roll it like you stole it and have fun.

If it's got wheels and a motor that runs, colter's advice is good. No need to dump a bunch of money into it. Keep it cheap, beat the shit out of it, and when it dies, buy another one for $2K.

7/5/2007 10:29:18 AM

don't forget the snorkel!

7/5/2007 10:39:24 AM

^ hahaaa

7/5/2007 10:41:38 AM

i don't want, nor need a snorkel.

7/5/2007 11:35:32 AM

Well, if you're going to throw stupid money around, you need a snorkel. It's a must have.

7/5/2007 6:55:41 PM

gotta have a snorkel if you have a rack

7/5/2007 8:51:48 PM

and if you have a rack, you gotta have a hi lift, multi tool, and a spare tire on it. oh, and some hellas.

7/5/2007 8:59:56 PM

dont forget the 5000 quart cooler and the fishing rod holders

^ can i borrow your pex crimping tool? i have 1 more valve i need to put in sunday

7/5/2007 9:01:26 PM

yeah, just get up with me tomorrow or saturday.

7/5/2007 9:03:19 PM

ill give you a call sometime tomorrow, my truck is gonna be torn down all day saturday, and i may have to be the first plumber ever to rock out a FJR1300 work truck on sunday

7/5/2007 9:05:12 PM

dumb duh dumb dumb duuuummb

7/5/2007 9:35:27 PM

just do a front to rear swap on the springs and buy some 3.5-4" front lift springs. some companies offer it in kit form with adj. track bars, shocks and whatnot. i think rocky road outfitters? and Iron Rock Offroad offer similar kits on the cheap.
http://tinyurl.com/2xnktw
^ is the iron rock kit i was looking at till i decided not to waste my time on a unibody

7/5/2007 11:23:49 PM

^^^^^maybe the first on an fjr, but not the first on a bike. i made a few service calls that i knew would require minimal tools/parts on my f4.

7/5/2007 11:52:26 PM

^^^ i've already looked into rocky-road.com, and they're who i will probably go with. i'll definitely get their rock sliders if anything.

[Edited on July 6, 2007 at 1:36 AM. Reason : ]

7/6/2007 1:31:47 AM

ppl on nagca.com really hate on rocky-road because the red zj they use for pics doesnt really have theyre kit but whatever. check my gallery for pics of a jeep with the RR 3.5" kit that i got from nagca, seems to do the trick.

[Edited on July 6, 2007 at 1:46 AM. Reason : .]

7/6/2007 1:41:44 AM

I hope he knows how to change axle shafts before he welds the rear end

7/6/2007 4:26:00 AM

^^ niiice. are those cragar series 397 wheels? if so, thats the wheel i was going to buy. are the silver badges what came factory with the 5.9l v8 gc's?

^ i know how. i'm an off-roading noob though, and i don't understand the point of welding the rear end. anyone care to explain the benefit? it seems to me like doing that would negate any suspension travel.

7/6/2007 7:43:17 AM

hahahahahahahahahhhahahaahahahahahahaahaha

7/6/2007 8:02:34 AM

^ what dumbass said. hahaaaa

7/6/2007 8:48:06 AM

^^^^oh man, that's a good one. welding a differential is just like putting a spool/locker in. effectively couples the axle shafts together at all times. i'm going to assume you know what a spool and locker are since they're not off road specific pieces.

i don't know that it'd be a very good option for you though. definitely not if you've got a d35. weak carrier, weak shafts, etc. all of which are amplified weaknesses when you weld a differential. if you've got a d44a, it would probably do okay with a light foot and 33-35" tires.

7/6/2007 12:51:21 PM

I was assuming he had the 44a. thats what my short lived 97 GC had. (lasted about 2 weeks)

better yet sell the heep and get a yota. they're cheap, and easier to build. or jusy DD it. Though I personally have difficulty not wheeling anything.

7/6/2007 4:09:35 PM

Quote :

"Though I personally have difficulty not wheeling anything. "

Or jumping stuff with it.

7/6/2007 4:21:21 PM

ah, i see. man, y'all are actin' mad niggerish.

check this video out:
http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=309158

[Edited on July 6, 2007 at 9:17 PM. Reason : ]

7/6/2007 9:13:26 PM

just stuff 35's under there and cruise the mall parkin lot

7/9/2007 1:03:10 PM

^ hahahahahaha, pwnt

7/9/2007 1:23:07 PM

just got back from "freaky friday" @ fayetteville motorsports park. i wanted to see what the zj would do in completely stock trim, all-terrain tires, and with 171,000+ miles. i raced a ricer civic both times, and won each race.

run 1: launched from idle (~600 rpm); upshifted at 4k rpm
60 ft: 2.3
1/4: 16.515 @ 79 mph
civic: 16.9

run 2: launched from 1k rpm; upshifted at 5k rpm
60 ft: 2.4
1/4: 16.518 @ 82 mph
civic: 16.6


let the shit-talkin' commence...

[Edited on August 4, 2007 at 3:33 AM. Reason : ]

8/4/2007 3:29:31 AM

nice, beatin up on civics at least. what was the 1/8?

8/4/2007 11:19:21 AM

Quote :

"and if you have a rack, you gotta have a hi lift, multi tool, and a spare tire on it. oh, and some hellas."

oh for a second there i thought i was in joel's landrover thread.

8/4/2007 7:52:38 PM

lol

8/4/2007 8:19:01 PM

^^haha, gg.

8/4/2007 8:25:25 PM

Quote :

"what was the 1/8?"

10.52 and 10.56

8/5/2007 1:28:26 PM

let me build you a stroker.

8/5/2007 2:01:54 PM

it'll be a while before i do that - if ever. the 5.2l magnum is still strong and working well. whenever it needs a rebuild, i'll consider stroking it then.

8/5/2007 2:58:56 PM

390 FTW

8/6/2007 12:51:35 AM

Kevin's Offroad has a lot of good stuff. They've been really helpful with questions so far about their parts.

http://www.kevinsoffroad.com/

8/6/2007 6:35:04 AM

kevin is the man, I know him on a somewhat personal level and like him a lot as a manufacturer and a person.

8/6/2007 11:13:15 PM

yeah, i've familiarized myself with him and his work while i was researching (hence, the bull bar). i know he posts over on jeepforums.com.

8/7/2007 2:26:59 PM

just leave it alone and drive it. why????? looks clean as heck just put gas in it and drive it untill it brakes

8/7/2007 4:21:38 PM

i'm sorry. i thought i was in the garage. my bad.

8/7/2007 8:47:12 PM

you should upgrade the breaks.

8/7/2007 8:49:07 PM

^^^ Everybody knows ZJ's were made to be wheeled.

8/7/2007 10:15:56 PM

things keep coming up, so i still haven't really been able to anything as far as upgrading the jeep. however, i've taken it off-roading and mudding a couple of times. there's a pretty nice spot down my way...

i tried going through this waterhole once before at speed (~20 mph), and made it nearly to the other side before bogging down and flooding the engine. this time, i tried crawling through it, and got high-centered on mud. where i'm trying to cross is where the mud bottom is the "hardest". 2ft either way, and it's sooooooft. take one step there and you'll be up to your balls in mud. after winching me out, a guy in a wrangler sitting on 32" tried riding over the humps instead of driving through the ruts, but the humps slide out from underneath and he got stuck too.


i'm in the jeep trying to keep the motor alive (i flooded it twice the week before this, and it still runs fine to this day).


got 2ft of water (and rising) inside the cabin? might as well have another beer.



this is a small (2ft) mude hole at the property entrance.



not bad for a stock zj w/ the factory "up-country" suspension pkg on nearly bald atr's, eh? the hill isn't as steep as this photo makes it seem though. i'm gonna be honest.


i've got some nice videos and other pics that i'll post later on.


[Edited on October 25, 2007 at 11:52 AM. Reason : ]

10/25/2007 11:45:29 AM

tyrone, i'm glad you are treating the jeep like it was meant to be.



[Edited on October 25, 2007 at 12:47 PM. Reason : your pink hat is kinda ]

10/25/2007 12:47:26 PM

drinkin and drivin

YAHH BRAHHHH

10/25/2007 12:51:56 PM

i hope that truck was free, cause it certianly wont be worth much now.

10/25/2007 1:07:52 PM