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[stomperxj]

Nice XJ, love that shade of red.

How come your BFG AT KO's look like BFG's MT tread pattern?

They are High Tec Retreads. BFG casings with a recap mud terrain pattern.
www.high-tec-retreading.com

Very nice looking rig Stomper...i like how you retained the Jeep center caps with the Soft 8's...unique.

Are the Bilsteins everything you had hoped for? I'm thinking about them as a replacement for my Rancho 9010's.

Yeah I like how the caps look too, they turned out nice. The Bilsteins are pretty sweet. I havent put them through their paces yet but they feel great. I've gone over a few rough roads and went out to the desert for a quick spin and they seem firm but not "harsh" you know? Pretty plush...

 

[stomperxj]

I've been busy over the last few months...

Overhead console with temp/compass and new ************** camo upholstery for OHC and Visors:

Toyota 4-runner leather knob and custom AMC Jeep logo by me:

ZJ Seats. I am trying to find a reasonably priced ZJ rear split bench too... no luck yet though:

Original dome light installed in cargo area with separate switch:

I got the Dana 44 done. No money for a locker right now though so I'll have to slip an Aussie in it later...

D35 coming out:

D44 installed with 4.10's and clearanced shock mounts:

And I'll post another tool I made. A bearing separator I made for about $5 of scrap to remove carrier bearings. I saw the Yukon Gear version but couldnt justify spending $400 to use it maybe 3 times...

And a movie of it in operation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYHFCJy6DPw


In the next 2-3 weeks I'll get the gears and ARB in the D30 and then its on to OBA plumbing and then external tire carrier, rear cargo rack, front lights, rocker sliders, yadda yadda... Who got me into this anyway? Oh thats right, it was me... :wavey: