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ZJ Pappy
11-28-2007, 04:56 AM
My '93 Grand started life like any other Grand with a 4.0 and auto tranny. Needless to say...the tranny has been rebuilt...twice. After I got a hold of it a few years ago, I installed a Rubicon Express Budget Boost, with some 30x9.5 Bridgestone Dueler AT's, and removed the front bumper fascia, side cladding, and front sway bar. I gradually took off a bit more as time went on. Such as cutting the sides off the front crossmember, removing the charcoal canister, and taking the rear bumper plastic off. I also got a Pro Comp adjustable front track bar to alleviate the problem of my front axle not being centered under the car. Now that the Bridgestones have worn down I can now get some bigger meats. I went with 33x12.5 Pro Comp MT's wrapped around 15x8 Rockcrawler Series 97 black rims. I also bought a pair of Superlift 3" XJ coils to use with my 2" spacer up front and moved the stock front springs to the rear. That is how it sits today. The one thing that I really need right now are adjustable control arms. I will be picking up and installing a full set of RE control arms within the next couple weeks.

My Grand when I installed the BB and took off the plastic crap.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z148/andypap/BeforeCut07.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z148/andypap/BeforeCut01.jpg

Took off some more material

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z148/andypap/CutBumper05.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z148/andypap/CutBumper01.jpg

Doin' some wheelin'

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z148/andypap/BroncoandJeep03.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z148/andypap/BaldMountain0701.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z148/andypap/ShaverApril0705.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z148/andypap/ShaverApril0703.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z148/andypap/ShaverApril0702.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z148/andypap/ShaverApril0708.jpg

Current pictures

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z148/andypap/NewTires05.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z148/andypap/NewTires01.jpg

Next comes the control arms, then:
Optima battery and HD cables
RE 4.5" coils front and rear
Extended brake lines
New shocks
HD steering
4.56:1 gears
New track bars

speeddemon250
11-28-2007, 11:14 AM
looken good, I like it

ILikeMud
11-28-2007, 11:45 AM
Looks good.
Front chop looks familiar.

ZJ Pappy
11-28-2007, 03:28 PM
Thanks guys.

The front chop is great. It's so much easier to get over shit with my small lift and tires.