Show me your Expedition ZJ

[OverlandXJ]

Hey guys, been lurking awhile.. thought i'd come out of hiding when i saw this new board.

I'v own an XJ i'v been building for Overland style wheelin... but i now find myself owning a second ZJ. Theres a few things i like about the ZJ that has me wondering if i should swap platforms. So, inspire me, show me your expedition rig.

[OverlandXJ]

Guess i should post a pic of my current Expo rig, sorry it's not a ZJ.

[JordanA]

Whew, I like the looks of that. How's it sleep?

[OverlandXJ]

Damn comfortable. Bad back forced me away from ground tents, should have gotten one sooner. I have a trailer project it'll eventually find a home on.

You can find the Autohome line here.

http://www.autohomeus.com/

[Kraqa]

dont' have any pics.

but i shoudl be in a house in the next 3 months. when that happends i'll be buildign up a body on frame ZJ camping/expedition rig.

[Matt]

That's a sweet little XJ you have there Overland.

[Cody]

I consider it a cross between expedition vehicle and moderate rock crawler.

[OverlandXJ]

Thanks for the compliments gents.

Cody, whats the specs on your rig? Looks to be sitting on 35's?

I'm pretty much done with the rocks, i think a ZJ on 33x10.5's would suit me well. I'm feeling a bit cramped in the XJ lately.

[BigDaveZJ]

I'm trying to make mine a little more expedition comfortable.


The wife's rig is better for expedition type stuff right now since it's still full body.


Mine will hopefully be fully enclosed again by spring, and both rigs will be getting some racks and storage systems.

[dp96zj]

Mine will hopefully be fully enclosed again by spring, and both rigs will be getting some racks and storage systems.

Not to hijack, but what are your plans on how you're gonna enclose it? Are you gonna plate the openings or something completely different?

[BigDaveZJ]

Still working out the details, but will probably graft a sliding truck window into the back.

[Sudz]

bristol, pa?

you're a whole 11.7 miles away – about 20 minutes from me

straight shot down RT13

[OverlandXJ]

bristol, pa?

you're a whole 11.7 miles away – about 20 minutes from me

straight shot down RT13

Yep, grew up in Levittown. We should get together for a

[Sudz]

have you seen this around town?







i graduated from Bishop Egan a loooooong time ago

[OverlandXJ]

I have not, but nice rig. Sorry to read about Egan..

[NorthwoodsZJ]

Nice XJ, Overland. Any progress on the ZJ?

[OverlandXJ]

Nice XJ, Overland. Any progress on the ZJ?

No, not going to touch it till spring. I'm kinda leaning towards a mildly built daily driver that i'll slowly transform to an Overland capable rig. I just have too much time and energy in the XJ at the moment to replace it completely. Maybe in a few more years.

But keep pics coming, i'v been known to change my mind way too often.

[tpuckett]

here is the start of mine 94zj, 2"bb, 31"mtrs,recovery points,tools and equipment,co2 bottle storage in back,cb, homemade roof rack http://]

[Cody]

Cody, whats the specs on your rig? Looks to be sitting on 35's?

I guess I should update my fototime account.

Ya 35's, dynatrac 60 rear, 44 front w/ warns and ctm's, locked front and rear, 6" lift, long arms, winch, heated leather seats, v8, etc etc.

It's a little big for expedition stuff, but I'm more setup to handle washed out roads or bad trail conditions if I ever run into them.

[boneshakerzj]

overland thats a freaking sweet cherokee, good work man

[All Play]

Nice lookin XJ!!! I am in the same boat as you. I have a XJ that I am currently finishing the full width on. I just got the wifes ZJ and installed some acos up front and some factory XJ coils in the rear. Now my flavor has changed and I really want to get the ZJ in the air.
Here's the Pesent with out the full width:

Here's the Future:

[DRIVER61]

This site seems dead. Is everyone on Expedition Portal?
94 Grand w/ 4.5" lift-35"BFG-Hanson front bumper w/ 10000# winch-custom rear bumper holds full size spare, 8 gallons fuel, ax, highlift, and bottle opener- 4.56 gear w/ Detroit in rear- custom skid plateing-2"x3" custom rockers- 225# rear springs w/ weight jacks so I can adjust for heavy loads on longer trips. etc...

[OverlandXJ]

Nice rig! I think i might have seen a trip report of yours somewhere..

Funny you should bump this thread today... son was over and helped me adjust the trackbars and bleed the brakes for it's first run around the neighborhood. Still have plenty of work to do, but so far i'm glad i swapped platforms.. the ZJ is much more comfortable for me.

[DRIVER61]

[DRIVER61]

I don't know why it doubled up the pics...
I thought I should update my pictures of the ZJ. Internal/External cage. Redid the hood. Ladder. Ford 9" rearend. 231 Transfer case. Rooftop tent on order...