Guess I should start a thread here about this project.
got the thing 3 years ago in really.... really... uncared for shape for the cost of the shop rebuilding the valves and timing after the last owner let them all fall apart. turbo was jammed up, limp mode was all it had on the test drive.
can see the dead tires... yes every classic issue was going on at this time. but for $4K I was willing to take on a project.
over the past 3 years I have gotten about everything under control and put another 45K miles on it. Has never stranded me and now Im rewarding it with some real upgrades and wanting to use it more on the trails.
Two years ago, preparing for a trip into the cascades, rack helps a lot with such a small interior and between 1-4 dogs on any trip out into the woods.
Took my friends out camping on a trail I had not used before... became clear I needed more height and armor. I think I found about half the rocks on the trail from tank traps and ruts... ouch.
Time for work!
Dog likes to help me out at the shop when the jeep needs some help or getting some improvements.
after a Frankenlift II, fuel tank armor, reverse lights, and light bar added to the rack aswell as a trail jack mount that I found works on racks as cheap as mine and a CB installed, has been doing a lot better on trails and being able to check in with people on the way up. Got an alignment on it after the lift only to find my wheels had been toed in for a while so now need tires...
Jeep's current look and height aside form me adding the bolderbars under the rockers, im sure I will have some pics of that soon... hopefully keeping me form getting whacked by a tank trap.
anyone have success trimming the wheel wells enough to fit 255/75/17's? been looking around this forum and not seen any clear answers on this. 2.5" lift and 1.5" adapter spacers are what I would be working with... I see 2014-current Rubicon wheels with good tires come up on CL around here all the time for under $1K, but they need to fit!