comptiger5000
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Had a friend with a detailing shop clean it up a bit. Now it's all clean and shiny for the 4th.
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PFTWHFTB
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Little camping at Devils Tower,WY this weekend.
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comptiger5000
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Comptiger, we definitely need to see some more pictures (and get details) on that clean ZJ
Being my DD, it sadly doesn't see enough time off the pavement. But it's a lot less stock than it looks and I've been shooting for a pretty much all-around useful build that's reasonable off-road and well behaved on the road. Here's a quick rundown on it:
Drivetrain:
- LP D30 front (open), D44a rear (posi), 3.73 gears
- Chrysler 46RE transmission, modified valve body
- NV242 t-case
Engine:
- 5.9 Magnum
- Enginequest 2.02 heads
- Comp 20-744-9 cam
- Doug Thorley headers
- 3 inch exhaust (going to 3.5" at some point soon)
- Hughes Airgap intake manifold
- 2bbl 52mm throttle body (have a big 4bbl waiting to go on when I get around to figuring out the throttle cable brackets for it)
Lighting:
- Crown e-code housings with 55/100 bulbs
- 2x 130w cheap-o pencil beams (will upgrade at some point)
- 2x IPF 968 driving beams (100w)
- 85w IPF 840 fogs
- 2x 55w aux reverse lights under rear bumper
Suspension:
- Custom cut-up springs, around 280 lb/in front, 260 lb/in rear (stock is 190 / 160), rides about a 1/2" taller than stock (just below the factory upcountry package height)
- Bilstein 7100 10" short body shocks (yes, can just barely be made to fit at that ride height), 400/100 valving front, 360/80 rear (could use some minor adjustments)
- Offset upper ball joints for added negative camber on front axle (about 0.8* per side compared to 0.3* stock)
- Addco 29mm front sway bar with JKS quick disconnects (stock bar is 26mm)
Other accessories:
- 1500W hard-wired power inverter
- CB radio with PA speaker (hidden in front bumper near driver's side fog light)
- XJ style high idle / extended idle switch
- Tekonsha Prodigy P3 trailer brake controller
Pending upgrades:
- Gas tank skid (sitting in my basement, I'm just lazy)
- Engine / trans skid
- T-case skid
- Sliders
- Metalcloak control arms
Wheels / tires:
- Summer street use (the set in the picture): 17x8 +10 Moab replicas, 255/60R17 General Grabber UHP tires
- Winter: 16x7 +13 Jeep Ultrastars (stock 5.9 wheels), 235/70R16 Nokian Hakka R2 snow tires
- Off-road use: 16x7 +13 Jeep Ultrastars, 255/65R16 Toyo A/T (going to be swapping these for either 235/85R16 or 215/85R16 M/Ts, depending on whether I can jam the 32s under it or not)
Additional pictures:
From this past winter (before I stripped the grilles off the lights):
Being put to work a couple months ago (suspension wasn't sagging as much as the picture shows, it wasn't parked on level ground):
From the last real wheeling trip I took it on:
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ncjeeper98
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Week of camping starting in Windrock TN
youngPreacher
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The Commander over the 4th
Justincredible
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I passed through there on Saturday. Really cool place.
PFTWHFTB
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It really is. We go there every few years or so. It's close to where I live.
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