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DoverKJ · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:38 pm

Saw this at the annual PA Jeeps show

Built by Mount Zion offroad and EMS offroad. Originally it was built with the Rock Krawler 7up lift but same old story, drove and road like crap and conitnually broke. So they scrapped the front end , reused the coilovers that came with the 7up and used and HP30 out of an older XJ. The rear end still used the original 7up lift with the stock Corp 8.25. they said the hardest part of the lift was mounting the steerring box and running the shaft to it. They also used RE long arms up front to attach the HP30 to the Jeep.

They took it out on the course and it did very well, althought the had to stay off the big rocks as the KJ is not locked.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:02 pm

Doesn't look right with a stock bumper.

RK 7-up Lift = plastic version of a Slinky.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:18 pm

I have seen better looking ones on here.

Terry

raceinfan · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:01 pm

I say ...SWEEEET

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:47 pm

Please say you got more pics of it both up close/details and of it wheeling....Please?

DoverKJ · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:12 pm

I did not get any pics of it wheeling as it came on the course as I was driving off. I did take several pics of the underside of it. I will get them up later when I get home from work.

Quote:

I have seen better looking ones on here.

Terry

I have seen better looking ones on here as well, but this is the first one I have seen in person. As I was heading off the course and he was coming on, I had to stop and ask him questions. Apparently, the KJ is for sale.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:17 pm

it does look a little off with the stock bumper on there they atleast need to chop it up some

DoverKJ · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:48 pm

Here are a few pics that a took of the bottom side

Coilover and mount, notice the control arm where the tire has been rubbing

Steering box bracket

Rear suspension

Rear lower control arm bracket

Guest · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:09 am

*dons the flame suit*

From what I can tell, it looks reasonably well thought-out.

I wish I could look at that upper tri-link in the rear though. In that last pic the welds looked a tad sloppy.

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:11 am

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

*dons the flame suit*

From what I can tell, it looks reasonably well thought-out.

I wish I could look at that upper tri-link in the rear though. In that last pic the welds looked a tad sloppy.

I agree not too bad but just sat for 5 minutes trying to see the rear a little better, interesting :wink:

Guest · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:21 am

I just looked again...and it's a FOUR link rear. two Heim joints at the top of the rearend.

I kinda like it.

DoverKJ · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:29 am

The rear has a truss that the two heims bolt to. Pretty sure they used the stock rear upper mounts. Here is a pic, but it is kind of blurry. Camera must have focussed on the springs instead of the truss.

Sport · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:31 am

Interesting coilover mount in the front.

Hey you never know RK might sell this as a kit.

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:59 am

Sport wrote:

Interesting coilover mount in the front.

Hey you never know RK might sell this as a kit.

from the way it reads it started out as a RK kit, but since it was junk , someone else tried to make it right.
If RK did make it available for even 500 bucks including the front axle I would have to pass as they are on the same list as some other vendors who sell JUNK!
:lol:

Sport · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:10 am

tommudd wrote:

Sport wrote:

Interesting coilover mount in the front.

Hey you never know RK might sell this as a kit.

from the way it reads it started out as a RK kit, but since it was junk , someone else tried to make it right.
If RK did make it available for even 500 bucks including the front axle I would have to pass as they are on the same list as some other vendors who sell JUNK!
:lol:

I know their reputation on the board... Now I am no pro but this doesn't look half bad. I like the fact that you can keep the 8.25 (save $$). I am not sure about the front mounts but only because I have never seen that setup.

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:49 am

front mounts are not the way I would do it but yet it was easy to do and also keep the stock width on the axles to match the rear, so I see they had no other real choice but.........

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:10 am

tommudd wrote:

from the way it reads it started out as a RK kit, but since it was junk , someone else tried to make it right.

Wouldn't they want to take the decal off!!

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:37 am

Is it just me or does that look like the first KJ with the RK 7up lift,it looks like the KJ they had in the pics with the 7up kit on there website.It has the same rims,same color,and was a Renny.

Inc · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:52 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

Is it just me or does that look like the first KJ with the RK 7up lift,it looks like the KJ they had in the pics with the 7up kit on there website.It has the same rims,same color,and was a Renny.

Yeah, I saw that too. Most likely is.

Rock Lizard · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:26 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

Is it just me or does that look like the first KJ with the RK 7up lift,it looks like the KJ they had in the pics with the 7up kit on there website.It has the same rims,same color,and was a Renny.

Troy, you didn't read the original post, did you. You're fired. :twisted:

OK, punishment enough, your rehired, get to work. :twisted:

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