KeepItCrunk
03-11-2008, 12:09 AM
Sooo... Been around here for a few years...
Started with this. 96 Lardeo. 132k, auto, 4.0, 242, new 42re, 3.55s and blah blah. 2 12'' shitbox subs, 600 watt cont. shitbox amp, shitbox cd player. It had a 2'' BB, the spacers were these aluminum circle things that were UNDER the coils, so disgustingly dangerously scary.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/ZJfirstwheel.jpg
Those lasted about a week... So I got a REAL bb and a 2'' RE BB kit and some 31/11.50/15 STS radials on my old MT Classic II rims.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/FlexinZJsnow.jpg
That summer I blew my tranny... Sooo, i swapped in a 5 speed:cheer: . Had a bunch of 5 speed stuff from my ol YJ to use. So it was AX15 with a Centerforce Series II clutch, and got a pedal assembly from JW jeeps, and did the swap over the 4th of July weekend. Jumped up like 3-4 mpg with that swap alone, i was amped. While it was being swapped to a 5 speed, i put my 2.5 header back with a FM D40 and Magnaflow high-flow cat, did my 99+ WJ IM swap and a Rugged Ridge TJ header (custom engine mount now). About a week before that swap i got my hands on fixed Crusty's lowers, Rubi fixed flex-joint uppers, 4'' RK front coils, JKS trackbar, Fabtech SS, and 4 10'' travel RS9000X's. Everything about about 400 bucks? Did a F>R swap, and added a bit of length to the stock rear TB and called it good. Wheeled the piss outta it, wish i had mroe pics. Later that year, the rear end started making weird and horrible noises... popped the spiderssss, enbded up losing 4 teeth. Guy in the local listing had a lock-rite for like 125 bucks, picked that up n slapped her in too. Flexed pretty damn good, it made me happy, and pwn3d on alot of my friends with XJ's on 31's. Where better to wheel then my local housing development?
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/Flexzj2.jpg
Front 30 pinion bearing had had it, rear pinion bearing and right axle seal was a big ditto. So i got a XJ HP30 w/ 3.73's REAL cheap, and then a AL44 with 3.73 off GreenMountainZJ (thanks again, and how'd that 231 link work?;) ). I swapped those in with rear V8 coils, because after a summer of towning my YZ450 around, the I6 springs had pooped out real bad. I wheeled it in that for a little, then decided i needed a daily drive and a project. This is how she sits as of my writing this:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/000_0009.jpg
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/000_0007.jpg
BTW, Just becuase you're locked; doesn't mean your invincible. I wish someone had told me that... Went for this puddle out on some power lines are a nice rock climb, looks really easy... Had a telephone pole in it and my front left went over it then the front right hit it and i stopped dead. So both wheels were jammed on the pole, which was on my axle tubes/control arm mount on the axle, basically completely holding me up. It was really funny watching both rear wheels just spinning, as they had no weight on them.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/BuriedZJ2.jpg
Funyn aprt was, my friend and his "locked" xj on 37's and said "go for it man, i can pull you out if u get hung up". He lied about the locked part, had to have my other friend tie to him adn both pull to get me off the damn submerged pole... I ahd the lock-rite box in the back still, figured it would be a good photo-op. Check the sweet shorts and sexy legs.:finga:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/Lock-RiteAd.jpg
Started with this. 96 Lardeo. 132k, auto, 4.0, 242, new 42re, 3.55s and blah blah. 2 12'' shitbox subs, 600 watt cont. shitbox amp, shitbox cd player. It had a 2'' BB, the spacers were these aluminum circle things that were UNDER the coils, so disgustingly dangerously scary.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/ZJfirstwheel.jpg
Those lasted about a week... So I got a REAL bb and a 2'' RE BB kit and some 31/11.50/15 STS radials on my old MT Classic II rims.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/FlexinZJsnow.jpg
That summer I blew my tranny... Sooo, i swapped in a 5 speed:cheer: . Had a bunch of 5 speed stuff from my ol YJ to use. So it was AX15 with a Centerforce Series II clutch, and got a pedal assembly from JW jeeps, and did the swap over the 4th of July weekend. Jumped up like 3-4 mpg with that swap alone, i was amped. While it was being swapped to a 5 speed, i put my 2.5 header back with a FM D40 and Magnaflow high-flow cat, did my 99+ WJ IM swap and a Rugged Ridge TJ header (custom engine mount now). About a week before that swap i got my hands on fixed Crusty's lowers, Rubi fixed flex-joint uppers, 4'' RK front coils, JKS trackbar, Fabtech SS, and 4 10'' travel RS9000X's. Everything about about 400 bucks? Did a F>R swap, and added a bit of length to the stock rear TB and called it good. Wheeled the piss outta it, wish i had mroe pics. Later that year, the rear end started making weird and horrible noises... popped the spiderssss, enbded up losing 4 teeth. Guy in the local listing had a lock-rite for like 125 bucks, picked that up n slapped her in too. Flexed pretty damn good, it made me happy, and pwn3d on alot of my friends with XJ's on 31's. Where better to wheel then my local housing development?
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/Flexzj2.jpg
Front 30 pinion bearing had had it, rear pinion bearing and right axle seal was a big ditto. So i got a XJ HP30 w/ 3.73's REAL cheap, and then a AL44 with 3.73 off GreenMountainZJ (thanks again, and how'd that 231 link work?;) ). I swapped those in with rear V8 coils, because after a summer of towning my YZ450 around, the I6 springs had pooped out real bad. I wheeled it in that for a little, then decided i needed a daily drive and a project. This is how she sits as of my writing this:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/000_0009.jpg
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/000_0007.jpg
BTW, Just becuase you're locked; doesn't mean your invincible. I wish someone had told me that... Went for this puddle out on some power lines are a nice rock climb, looks really easy... Had a telephone pole in it and my front left went over it then the front right hit it and i stopped dead. So both wheels were jammed on the pole, which was on my axle tubes/control arm mount on the axle, basically completely holding me up. It was really funny watching both rear wheels just spinning, as they had no weight on them.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/BuriedZJ2.jpg
Funyn aprt was, my friend and his "locked" xj on 37's and said "go for it man, i can pull you out if u get hung up". He lied about the locked part, had to have my other friend tie to him adn both pull to get me off the damn submerged pole... I ahd the lock-rite box in the back still, figured it would be a good photo-op. Check the sweet shorts and sexy legs.:finga:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/keepitcrunk96zj/Lock-RiteAd.jpg