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Day 19 Front Tow Points These D-rings are bolted to the crash bar. I definitely won't be lifting the weight of the vehicle with these. Its just a more convenient hook on point than under the car. There are factory tow points under the car, but they are only good for a few angles. If you used...

Day 18 Front Skid Plate I just installed my front skid plate tonight. The skid plate is manufacture by Rocky Road Outfitters in Heber, Utah. Turned out pretty good.

Day 16 Oh Crap Handle This is an Attwood Corporation 2054-5 Black Gray Vinyl Grab Handle. Usually used in marine / boats. I cut a piece of aluminum strap to use as backing. Notice the new notch in the backing plate to fit over a piece of plastic behind the dash. I put some liquid nails on...

Day 15 Custom Cargo Basket I recently bought a used cargo basket for $30 and hacked it up :) Then I re-welded it to a little different configuration that gives me a good departure and and snugs it up closer to my bumper. This cargo basket has already come in handy carrying branches to the...

Day 14 Rear Skid Plate installed So I've been doing some maintenance stuff and it delayed a couple of my next additions. I changed the gear oil in the front and back with some 80w-90 and also MT-90 in the tranny. 3 months ago I bought the chinese front suspension kit from ebay... that was a...

Day 13 An offroad-worthy receiver hitch Here is my modified draw-tite "offroad" hitch. My welder doesn't get penetration sufficient for a tow hitch, so I tack welded it in place. I just had my neighbor help me weld it on Saturday, he has a welder that that can put out the amps needed. It...

Day 12 Oversized Spare Tire I wanted to give some detail for an oversized donut spare. I actually bought a matching spare and 15x7 jeep rim for a swing out tire carrier, but I have recently decided against it. While a swing out tire carrier would look cool, I am constantly opening and closing...

Right now I'm flying a Gin Bolero ENA, but looking to upgrade to a Skywalk Tequila this next year perhaps.

Day 11 Wasatch Mountain High Adventure Did a little offroading this weekend in the Wasatch mountains. I love this little pig. It did great offroad and we got a lot of looks from jeepers and razors. Some of the roads had very steep dropoffs on the sides. My wife was yelling at me a bit. After I...

Day 10 Jeepish Wind Fairing The roof bars were whistling. To keep with my Jeepish styling, I used a plastic bumper plate from a newer jeep wrangler. I think its style is offroady-ish and it turned out better than I thought. I switched my other rhino rack fairing over to my wifes car, so I...

Day 9 Slotted rotors and sway bar links To help with stopping performance on these oversized tires. I bought slotted and drilled rotors. I got tired of the the weak SX4 OEM sway bar links failing so often. The OEM sway bar links little ball joints just couldn't handle the offroad abuse...

Right now when I go 65 mph on the odometer (which is actually 70mph because of the tires) I am getting a constant 27mpg

This is my 3rd sx4, the first one was a manual and the second one was an automatic. All three of my Sx4's have been lifted. The automatic actually limited my ability and would stall too much, even two-footing it. I took the lift off the automatic and gave that car to my wife. My 3rd SX4 is a...

Day 8 First trail test run We went paragliding yesterday and I took it up its first trail. It was the worst trail of the three that I normally go on. It made it totally fine. Even on the big dip, it didn't scratch the nose. I guess I won't be needing to build a prerunner style front bumper...

Day 7 New pair of shoes Got me some new tires today :) General Grabber 215/75R15 Yes, those are 15" Jeep Ecco wheels 5x4.5 with 32mm offset, paired with hub centric rings (71.5mm-60.1mm) Do General Grabbers and locking diffs qualify me for a trail rated badge?

Day 6 Lift Kit Finished I got the 2in lift kit finished last night, now I need a new pair of shoes. The whole idea of getting the lift was to get a little higher, but also increase my approach and departure angles. I created this diagram to help me decide whether or not I wanted to modify...

Day 5 Front Suspension Overhaul Well, I decided to replace all suspension and steering components including inner tie rod, outer tie rod, lower control arm, sway bar links. Here is a pick with everything removed! Putting it all back together was WAY easier! If you look close, you can also see...

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Day 4 Rear Lift Rear driver side with Rocky Road Outfitter lift spacers and shock extensions installed

Day 3 Gathering Lift Kit Parts I am gathering some 2 inch lift parts for the SX4. From left to right are the Rocky Road Outfitters rear shock extensions, then the Rocky Road Outfitters rear lift spacers, an extra set of OEM stock pillow mounts and homemade front lift plate. NOTE: the wrong...