Project Bigfoot: Daltons XJ build

daltonamorph · **Posted:** Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:29 am

For now it is, but it doesnt see much road use. Im in college in Gunnison, Colorado- super small town, so a bike is my primary way of getting around when its not -30 and snowing like it is during the winter months. I have access to millions of acres of public land 5 minutes in any direction so most of its time is spent off road.

daltonamorph · **Posted:** Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:33 am

Well, the 3 link sure seems to be working well.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Fri Apr 19, 2013 9:17 am

That's a lot flex. :shock:

daltonamorph · **Posted:** Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:38 pm

dieselenthusiast wrote:

That's a lot flex. :shock:

It still has about 2 inches downtravel left too. I really need to get limit strap soon for it so Im not binding my driveshaft.

TheBlueKJ · **Posted:** Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:59 pm

Is that a Solid diff cover I spy?

daltonamorph · **Posted:** Sun Apr 21, 2013 1:13 pm

TheBlueKJ wrote:

Is that a Solid diff cover I spy?

Sure is

daltonamorph · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:07 am

Well she got some new parts this summer.

D44HD/60HD out of a 78 f250

Went through and replaced every seal and bearing on them
Inner C's rotated to 7*
Mile Marker lockouts
Ballistic Fab diff covers
D60 has disc brakes
Crossover steering with 1.5" DOM and heims

Military take off double beadlocks recentered and rattle canned by me with 37x12.5x16.5 MTR's- tires were $40 each and rims were $30

Front axle was moved forward 3"s and 3 link reworked a little bit, and added prothane progressive bump stops.

The thing can go 60 over whoops like its nothing, and crawl up anything

arengant · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:24 am

Great job! I love how you continue to build a solid rig, very well thought out!

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 5:09 am

That thing is a beast! Time for a cage!

TheBlueKJ · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:03 am

That things monster nice progress

Xodius · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:23 pm

I love the rear bumper bump ups to the tail lights. Great job with the geometry.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:17 pm

Way too cool! That rear bumper is sweet.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:53 pm

Makes me want a two door XJ! :mrgreen:

Gageraid · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:59 pm

dieselenthusiast wrote:

Makes me want a two door XJ! :mrgreen:

I can tell ya they're fun to work on... so far.
Been working on my friend's lately. :JEEPIN:

KJ_WHEELER_2010 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:51 pm

Nice seeing someone take a stocker and with some hard work come out with a rig like this. If you don't mind me asking do you know how much you have in it now?

Jeeper4life · **Posted:** Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:29 pm

Nice man! coming long great!

daltonamorph · **Posted:** Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:21 am

KJ_WHEELER_2010 wrote:

Nice seeing someone take a stocker and with some hard work come out with a rig like this. If you don't mind me asking do you know how much you have in it now?

Pretty ballpark, but all the major components=

Springs and shocks ~$400
3 link and steering material ~$300
44/60 and complete rebuild on both ~$500
Tires and rims~$400
Bumpers~$150
Sliders~$40

So right around $2k including small misc. stuff, not including the jeep itself. So about $5k all together

KJ_WHEELER_2010 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:56 am

daltonamorph wrote:

KJ_WHEELER_2010 wrote:

Nice seeing someone take a stocker and with some hard work come out with a rig like this. If you don't mind me asking do you know how much you have in it now?

Pretty ballpark, but all the major components=

Springs and shocks ~$400
3 link and steering material ~$300
44/60 and complete rebuild on both ~$500
Tires and rims~$400
Bumpers~$150
Sliders~$40

So right around $2k including small misc. stuff, not including the jeep itself. So about $5k all together

Man all these magazines do "cheap" builds.....but bang for your buck this is way better than anything I've seen in a magazine.

daltonamorph · **Posted:** Tue Oct 21, 2014 2:32 am

Pretty major update.

Swapped in a HP kingpin 60 up front, Spooled both f/r and geared them to 5.38s
14" Coilovers up front, 14" bilstein resis rear
40s, staun internal beadlocks

ANDDDDDD chopped the top, caged it, and am having a @$#% blast. Still have more to add to the cage but its most of the way there.

TheBlueKJ · **Posted:** Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:04 pm

Why were we not getting the play by play of these awesome updates?! :shock:

Project Bigfoot: Daltons XJ build

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