Build: GoldieLox

[BACKWOOD]

Purchase Date: June 08 – 127,000 miles

Vehicle
1989 Jeep Cherokee – Gold 4 door, tan interior
4.0 I6 Renix, AW4, NP231
HP Dana 30 Disco
Dana 35





Vehicle came equipped with the following
2" Rocky Road Spacer and Shackle Lift
Trimmed Fenders
31x10.5 Goodyear Wrangler A/T
Sway bar Disconnects
JVC head unit
Light Duty Hitch
2 Recovery Hooks
Spare stock Coil and Track Bar to be installed
Cup holders
Fabricated Aluminum Coolant Reservoir
Death wobble from broken belt in tire
Non opening rear passenger door
Two lawn Chairs and a margarita maker…


And wheeled it the First Day



Time for a Tune Up
Oil Change
Oil Filter
Fuel Filter
Air Filter
Spark Plugs
Spark Plug Wires
Distributer Cap
Distributer Rotor
Seafoam Treatment
Replace Radiator
New thermostat
Alternator


A Few Modifications
Alpine Head Unit
Mtx Amplifier
Mtx Sub
Q Logic Box
Electric Fan Switch
Crager Soft 8’s, 15x8, 4.75 Backspacing
BF Goodrich M/T 31x10.5
RadioShack CB
K40 Whip
Cobra Radar
Floor Mats




The Jeep was running great and more capable than I could have imagined.
I was following my buddies with 33’s, but started Going through Alternators left and right. I researched and decided to purchase a 6.5” lift to run 35’s. It was time to replace some old parts.



Mods For 35” tire setup

Rough Country 6.5” short arm kit with x-flex adjustable upper and lower control arms.
Uniroyal Lerado M/T’s - 35x12.5
Pro Comp Rock Crawler Monster Mod’s - 15x10
Advance Adapters SYE and Stock Front Shaft
Crown Performance Stainless Braided Brake Lines
USA Alloy Axle Tube Seals
New Wheel Bearings
New Front Rotors and Pads
New Rear Drums and Shoes
Rear axle hard lines
New Driveshaft U Joints
Removed Sway bars
Trimmed fenders more
Replaced Rear Tailight housing
Replaced Headlight Bezzles

Swapped in this 1992 HP Dana 30


And a 1996 Chrysler 8.25


The SYE


Wheel Bearings and Axle Tube Seals

Bought wheel bearings for a 89 on accident, had to re-order for the 1992




Awaiting My Control Arm Drop Brackets And Axle u Joints

[89eliminator]

when is it gonna be done?

[BACKWOOD]

Never....

no but seriousy, end of feb, awaiting tax returns

[jakeWI]

nice! good to see this build finally laid out.

[89eliminator]

Originally Posted by BACKWOOD

Never....

no but seriousy, end of feb, awaiting tax returns

maybe in spring, all of us close around the area should meet up.

[BACKWOOD]

Sounds Great

[BACKWOOD]

Originally Posted by jakeWI

nice! good to see this build finally laid out.

yea, tryin to get some stuff done

[BACKWOOD]

I need a Transfer case bolt, one of the main bolts that attach t-case to transmission.
Is there anywhere to find them besides the dealer. I went to the boneyard, they use rims welded together to make stands to hold the jeeps up without wheels. The jeeps crossmember is sitting right on the "rim - stands", which makes it near impossible to find one that i can drop the crossmember on. I have the bolt but there is a nut with a fixed washer on it, i can not find a replacement bolt with that attached washer at all.

[flawlesslydisturbed]

Will they let you jack one up at the boneyard to get the bolt/nut?

[BACKWOOD]

Its a pick n pull, i guess my only option is to use one of their engine hoists to lift the body up. Maby i could either relocate thier stands out of my way. But im not sure if they would let me bring a jack in there.

Anybody know of a place on line, to find that hardware?

[BACKWOOD]

What is the best Bedliner, Line x, rhino liner etc...

[flawlesslydisturbed]

I went with Herculiner. I had Rhino liner put on the tops of my utility box's and the stuff started cracking two months later.

Those are the only two I've used.

[BACKWOOD]

Getting ready to re-finish the lower door section

[89eliminator]

Originally Posted by BACKWOOD

What is the best Bedliner, Line x, rhino liner etc...

i have my bed in the 89 Line-x'd. super durable, pretty decent price, quick turnaround time, lifetime warranty. after 2 years, it still has the same deep black color that it had since day one. only "problem" i have with it is cleaning it when it gets really muddy. but since i dont hang around the deep mud all the often, its no big deal.

[BACKWOOD]

It needs to be a brush on application, can you buy line x, or do you have to get it done?
Just hard to get the mud out of that texture?