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XJ Philly · 08-25-2009, 08:33 PM

I was just looking at all of the cool builds and thought it might be time to start my own.

PS: sorry for the lack of pictures, currently at college and I'm just using the pictures on my computer and phone.

This is how I bought it, (except the tires) with a 3" block lift, flares, bumper and a stereo.

Then I installed an RE 4.5" with 5.5" shackles and 1" coil spacers, along with tom woods driveshafts front/rear and an SYE.

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Next I put limited slip in the rear, an electric locker in the front, 4.56 gears, diff covers and shafts for both axles.

Then I got my hands on some IPF headlights with PIAA bulbs, plus a 130w alternator.

So visually it didn't change much, but it looked like this.

After that I decided to put some armor on it, so I bought these.

Installed

Then I decided to go with a warrior roof rack with hi-lift, spare etc.

And of course, I had to re-create the first shot.

Anyways, I bought some hood vents from a guy off CF for a very good price. Hopefully I will get them installed over Thanksgiving break.

**jakeWI** · 08-26-2009, 12:43 AM

looking real good for sure. what type of vents did you get? what locker do you have up front?

oregonjeepster · 08-26-2009, 01:55 PM

Very nice looking jeep!

What brand of slide rails are those and what do you think of your Bushwackers, I'm at a toss up to get those or not, or get rusty fenders.

XJ Philly · 08-26-2009, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jakeWI

looking real good for sure. what type of vents did you get? what locker do you have up front?

Thanks. I bought lebaron's and they are at my house now. I think my Dad might have sent me a picture of them as I have not even seen them yet, so if I get it I will be sure to post it later. As for the locker I went with an eaton electric. I would defiantly recommend it, no problems, easy install and it works great. It made me a firm believer in lockers and is by far my favorite upgrade.
Here's a little tech review, it's not the best but I couldn't really find much useful information out there about it. I just bought it from a local place. ROCKCRAWLER.com - Eaton ELocker Preview

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Originally Posted by oregonjeepster

Very nice looking jeep!

What brand of slide rails are those and what do you think of your Bushwackers, I'm at a toss up to get those or not, or get rusty fenders.

Thanks. The rails are from rocky road outfitters, and they are they're supersliders. They're super strong and relatively easy to install. Again I would recommend them as they have not only saved me from rocks, but also from sliding into trees. Here's a link Cherokee Rockrails rock slider protection

As for the bushwackers, lots of people around my town don't like them because they want their tires sticking out a mile, or they want to sling some mud. I'm not really into that though, and I think that they look pretty nice. The only complaint I really have is if I slide into a tree or anything, it would not take much to rip them right off. I would not suggest them for extreme crawling, but I plan to keep them until they get ripped off or until I figure out how I'm going to do my next project.

Anyway hope that helps!

CrewChief · 08-27-2009, 01:47 PM

Sweet jeep bro! The pics look like your near Leavenworth, WA. Later.

XJ Philly · 08-27-2009, 07:54 PM

Yea, I'm about 25mins away from Leavenworth. Have you been there before or something?

**2000XJ** · 08-27-2009, 11:37 PM

Nice lookin rig! The flares are great in that they keep the police off your back (at least in states that require that the tires be covered)... however, be careful with the bushwackers becasue they are known to be brittle, and crack very easily if they hit a tree or rock.

XJ Philly · 08-28-2009, 12:09 AM

^^^Thanks I forgot about those points.

Well here is a picture of the hood vents I bought. I think I'm going to just powder coat them and hopefully install them this fall.

CrewChief · 08-29-2009, 04:21 PM

When I was stationed up at mcchord the wife and I would go up there for vacation. It is a very nice place, esp for wheelin'.

XJ Philly · 08-29-2009, 05:53 PM

Alright sweet. Yea it is a pretty cool place, getting way to crowded though.

**CT99XJ** · 09-02-2009, 08:56 PM

nice build dude. how are those lights working?

**2000XJ** · 09-02-2009, 09:15 PM

What type of vents are those?

XJ Philly · 09-02-2009, 09:59 PM

They're off a lebaron, couldn't tell you what year, just got them from a guy on CF.

**2000XJ** · 09-02-2009, 10:06 PM

That's what I originally thought they looked like, just wanted to be sure. You're definately going to love that mod, nothing like having your XJ run significantly cooler.