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Kevin Strall's 1985 XJ Pioneer
2.8l V6, dana 35c rear, dana 30 front, 5-speed manual and a 207 t-case. 4" lift front/rear (full springs, no blocks)
Rusty's and Rancho, Trail Master rear shocks, stock YJ front shocks, 31"x10.5" tires on stock rims, and Surco roof rack.
Homemade hand throttle machined from solid steel, homemade rear tow point for shackles machined from solid steel, homemade
roof top tire carrier, homemade rocker skids made from 1.5"x1.5"x3/16th steel welded on from wheel to wheel, homemade
on-board air using a 3 gal tank and the stock compressor, homemade front bar-pin eliminaters. 4' hi-lift, Magellan Tracker
GPS, CB, hand radios, and a ton of tow rope.
Future mods: Homemade winch bumper and winch, Lockrights, and of course a couple more inches of lift!
Len & Annick's 1995 Orvis Edition Grand Cherokee
This ZJ has a 5.2L Magnum V8 w/ Mopar Performance headers, computer, and camshaft, K&N cold air induction system,
custom exhaust w/Cherrybomb Muffler and Borla tip.
It also has a 4.25" Tomken lift w/ 3" spacers, 31" Pirelli Scorpion tires, 8" American Racing mags, 3.73's, Dana 30 &
35 (F&R), Quadratrac, 4-Sp auto w/ overdrive, S9000 Superwinch in Ricrac front bumper, shackle tow points, 2 Hella 500's,
Class IV hitch w/ 10,000 lb pintle hook, 52k lb. tow strap, snatch block, tree saver, Charest roof rack w/ attached 48"
Jack-All, matching tire/wheel, 8.5' CB antenna, 4-Hella 500's, first aid kit, booster cables, bucksaw, axe, and sometimes
a chainsaw, duct tape, cable ties, and rabbit wire.
The interior has Magellan Colortrac GPS, Cobra 19 CB, Audiovox digital phone, Pioneer CD w/ 6-Disc changer, full
instrumentation, leather, power everything, A/C, tilt/cruise, moonroof & Viper alarm.
Future plans include a Dana 44 rear, 4.10's, Selectrac, and 32" Goodyear MT/R's.
Damon Marcott's 1996 JGC Limited
Damon's ZJ has the 5.2 liter, 4.5" rubicon lifft (.75" spacers), custom roof rack, IPF lights all around, K&N intake
Generation 2, Blue Top Optima, sway-bar disconnects all around, SSV steering stabilzer.An Arb bull bar and Flowmaster
F-40 exaust are on the way, and a rear bumper is going to be built custom.
Jake Foster's 1994 Grand Cherokee Limited
Jake's Wisconsin ZJ Limited has all the options w/6 disc CD changer, Up Country suspension
rated to pull 6500 lbs., tranny cooler, and class 4 receiver hitch.
"I pulled off all the gold trim to give it a more unique look and added red pinstriping in
place of the gold I also pulled of the V-8 logo on the back so its a sleeper in disguise. Most
people think its a 6-cylinder til I start it up and the 5.9 litre exhaust kicks in. It's a nice
upgrade for a 5.2 litre. I have installed Rancho RS9000 shocks w/in cab controller and custom
mounted the air compressor in the old air filter box w/filter still in it to protect it. The
Turbo City dual filter charger kit is definitely sweet and adds a tuff look to the engine. I
put in a yellow top deep cycle Optima for the Warn Custom Combo mounted XD900i winch w/roller
fairlead and dual front tow hooks. I also have the accessory kit with extra straps and chains.
I've installed a Teraflex 1.5" budget boost w/ their quick disconnects. This Jeep has 3:73
gears w/a limited slip rear / ARB front and was bought for a daily driver and to pull his sister
jeep (Lulubelle the Wrangler) to and from the trailhead when I don't want to drive the Wrangler
a long distance. The key to keeping a Jeep running as long as mine is strict maintenance and
finesse...also I've been running synthetics in it since day one.
All I can say is Toyota and Honda owners eat your hearts out, because this Grand has 242,000
original non-rebuilt motor miles. Thats no lie." - Jake
Jeep Score: 249
Chad's Cherokee
New motor .040 over, 5-speed, 31x10.50 on 15x8's, 3.5" front 4.5" rear lift, dual
electric fans w/adj. therm, quick-disconnect swaybar, adj. track bar, Gorlicts exaust, dual cone
filter & 3" alum intake pipe, 160deg. thermostat, plug wires, roof rack, lights, lift by
Rubicon Express.
Larry Shank's 1994 Cherokee
Larry's Pennsylvania is Hunter Green, and has an I-6, 5-speed, NV231, Chrysler 8.25/Dana30
(4.10 gears), RE custom 6" lift using 4.5" ZJ coils, RE rear 4.5" 6-spring pack and Teraflex
1.5" shackles. UCA's are RE adjustable. Lower are Rusty's 16.75". RE adjustable tracbar, steering
is currently stock with YJ drop pitman arm, JKS BPE's and JKS front discos, Rancho 9000 all
around, AA SYE with custom front and rear DS, RE stainless brakelines, ARB bulls with WARN 8000
winch, 2 IPF driving lights (bumper mounted), custom 4x4 rear with tire carrier, 31" BFG's
mounted on AR 136 wheels, WARN front locking hubs with HD U-joints, roof rack is by SURCO with
custom metal work, 2 IPF's front, 2 IPF's rear, and HighLift jack mounted. It has Olympic
side tubes, and skidplates by Grizzly. Rusty's air tube with 8" K&N filter, and cat back with
Flowmaster 3-chamber.Stereo is a Kenwood AM/FM/CD, PicFord 4-ch 300watt amp with 4 Kenwood
2000 speakers and a Kicker subwoofer. Uniden PRO 520XL CB/PA. Optima RedTop. "Installed the
lift to go with 33's, but have 2nd thoughts since the 31's leftover from my original 4-inch
BlackDiamond allow soooo much flex."
Future plans include TrueTrac up front and Auburn rear.
Jeep Score: 255
A Work in Progress
Jason Dunaway's 1994 4WD Cherokee SE
Jason's XJ has 235x75x15 A/T tires, Olympic Rock Bumpers front, rear, and both sides,
Mile marker 10500# winch, tow hooks and class III hitch, some generic Pep-Boys driving lights,
tinted windows. It's just the beginning....! It's been on every type of surface from
slickrock in Mexico to sand dunes in California.
Jeep Score: 178
find out more about Jason's XJ Project by clicking here.
Joe Garcia's 1989 Cherokee
Joe's XJ 1989 XJ has several mods. The engine has a K&N filter, Jacobs wires, dual
batteries, and a high output alternator. Electronics include a 2m ham radio, 40 channel CB
with sidebands, 300 channel scanner, triple tree guages to back up the idiot lights, four
overhead off road lights, custom off road light mounted in rear tire swing out for back up
purposes. Suspension lift is 6 inches (4" from TrailMaster, 2" from Tera-Flex, with Old Man Emu
2" over rear springs), heavy duty greasable shackles, front sway bar disconnects from Tera-Flex,
SSV shocks with the rear being custom relocated even with the rear axle housing instead of
below it, front and rear Lockrite lockers, T-case lowered 1.5 inches to smooth out the power,
custom-built rear bumper manufactured out of 6" C-channel, custom manufactured front bumper out
of 12" I-beam. His XJ sports a 9000lb Warn winch and two d-rings, class III trailer hitch, ARB
snorkel, and 31x10-50 BFG All-Terrain tires mounted on aluminum alloy rims with nice offset.
It also has a custom-manufactured rear tire swing arm and a custom-manufactured, rear loading,
tool box (allowing you to pack your gear and still have access to your tools).
Brandon Welfringer's 1990 Cherokee
Brandon's XJ has the 4.0 I-6, Comp Cams camshaft, Bosch platinum plugs, Accel 8mm wires,
ustomized K&N intake, 2-chamber Flowmaster, no cat, 2-1/2" pipe, 4.56 gears, 33" BFG
Mud-Terrains, Weld 15X8 Super Singles, Surco safari rack, 4 Pro Comp 6" stainless lights,
4" Tomken coils, 1-3/4" Rubicon Express spacers, 1/2" lift coil, stabilizer, Tomken upper
control arms, Pro Comp lower control arms, Trailmaster control arm drop brackets, Rubicon
Express trac-bar, add-a-leaf, 4-inch blocks, and RS9000 shocks.
Keith Cox' 1997 Cherokee
Keith purchased this Jeep and wore-out the stock tires off-road in 3
months, so he installed 235/75R15's. Since then, he's been through lots of mud,
snow, up and down hills, and all over the Eifel region of Germany. He's stationed
there with the US Air Force, and there's not alot of "legal" 4 wheeling there.
His XJ has a 3" Skyjacker kit with front sway bar disconnects, a nitro steering
stabilizer, and he has removed the rear sway brace (it was cutting
into his tires due to the lifting blocks).
"I'm very pleased with the flex I get now, and even though I thought I would
not be into rock-crawling, I've already put it to the test. Unfortunately, you
can't fit 31x10.5x15 BFGoodrich Mud Terrains in the wheel wells of a '97 XJ with the amount of
flex I get from this bolt on kit and no sway braces connected. So, I'm
sticking with my 235's for now and I'll do 30x9.5x15's when those get worn out...soon." - Keith
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