Bolt on Stickers

[2pwrlftrs4u]

My '97 TJ get'n on up there in age..... 200k mi.

was gonna get the motor n tranny out of this but ended up buying the whole jeep instead. 2003 and has under 40k mi. PO pulled his bolt on stuff off of it and i got it for a pretty good deal.

damage was limited to fenders, grill, hood, busted tcase, and 3 of the 4 stock control arms

before the PO wrecked it

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

Ford D44 for the front and Exploder 8.8 w/discs for the rear.

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

As of now, I am gonna put a PBB sticker on the side and hope it builds it self :fawkdancesmiley:

Thanks to Just Diffs (who's a vendor on here now) I got my 8.8 Detroit and 4:56 from them on PBB.

FWD a little bit.... decided to go 5:13's since the 44 and 8.8 were now going under the Jeep w/5sp Manual instead of 3sp Auto.

Craig at Ridgeline Motor Sports, also in WA hooked me up with the 5.13's, install kit... and even stripped down the packaging so it all fit in a flat rate box... but most important.... MORE STICKERS FTW :fawkdancesmiley:

Grizzly came in, needed a locker for the D44 IOT keep from running the lockright that was installed by PO

Even more bolt on stickers came in these boxes :fawkdancesmiley:

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

Got my hands one some adjustable short arms fo free... so gonna run'em for now.

some of the bunch o'**** me and chris had to media blast

arts n crafts time

cleaned, new grease zerks, painted, and ready for some stickers

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

lets go bye bye.... we wanna go to the store

on the way... J/K :haha:

mmmmmm.... Chirs' Cheetos are yummy! :fawkdancesmiley:

i had a boo boo

...and then i ripped mah pants, so this is "to be continued" :flipoff:

 

[nickb]

Looks good, gonna be a nice rig.

 

[RidgelineMotorsports]

Looking good man! Can't wait to see the progress on this thing!

 

[KarlVP]

Sweet. I really like my grizzly locker in my 60. It drives better and is much "tighter" than the detroit I used to have in the front.

No long arms? What coils are you running in that thing?

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

I have a question for the Jeep people, should run a 1" MML to help with the angle of the drive line? i think the coils will settle under 3" of lift and i will not be running a slip yoke. i will not leave the tcase dropped, it will be tucked or at "stock height" when compared to frame rails. the rear drive line will be a little shorter as the doubler isnt alot longer than a stock 231 w/slip yoke eliminator.

not sure about a 1" or so BL in order to get the doubler tucked, i do plan on cutting the floor.

I have the 8.8 pinion angle at 16* IIRC, its been a while since i tacked the 8.8 brackets on.

Sweet. I really like my grizzly locker in my 60. It drives better and is much "tighter" than the detroit I used to have in the front.

No long arms? What coils are you running in that thing?

no karl, no long arms as of now. want to get it on all 4's and moving as soon as i can. also i am about to bust budget and those adj short arms were given to me by PO as take offs when i bought the jeep. the drive lines wont be cheap and i still have to order the anti rock sways. i have the doubler done, just need to figure out if i can make the Hurst Tranny shifters work for cable shifters. the NWF cable shifters are tha ***s but they are pricey.

when i have it rolling i wiould like to eventually stretch front 5" and rear 3" ...give or take. thats when i will build mid or long arms. most likely when i am back in the lower 48 though. it came with 3.5" coils. want to run 37" Iroks or the new MTR

 

[nick c]

Nice looking pups too! :awesomework:

 

[KarlVP]

I have a question for the Jeep people, should run a 1" MML to help with the angle of the drive line? i think the coils will settle under 3" of lift and i will not be running a slip yoke. i will not leave the tcase dropped, it will be tucked or at "stock height" when compared to frame rails. the rear drive line will be a little shorter as the doubler isnt alot longer than a stock 231 w/slip yoke eliminator.

not sure about a 1" or so BL in order to get the doubler tucked, i do plan on cutting the floor.

I have the 8.8 pinion angle at 16* IIRC, its been a while since i tacked the 8.8 brackets on.

I would run a motor mount lift. Just remember it will place a lot of stress on the stock tranny mount. You might want to look at upgrading the tranny mount or at least carry a spare tranny mount.

Back when my rig was in the same configuration as yours, I would go through a tranny mount every 6 months or so. And if I flopped the rig it was guaranteed to break.

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

I would run a motor mount lift. Just remember it will place a lot of stress on the stock tranny mount. You might want to look at upgrading the tranny mount or at least carry a spare tranny mount.

Back when my rig was in the same configuration as yours, I would go through a tranny mount every 6 months or so. And if I flopped the rig it was guaranteed to break.

ya i am gonna do something a little different with that mount as i plan to add a xmember for the D300 thats gonna be behind the NP231. we'll see what i come up with for tuck/belly skid.

thank you

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

here's the 231/300 doubler i got my hands on. went through/rebuilt both cases.

not very good at alot of things but i am a pro at breaking ****... here's the rear output housing

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

The "block" for the 231 that comes in the box 4 rocks kit was not welded on the inside and the welds on the outside were cracked. so cleaned it up and got it ready to be welded again. Gonna be running both cases flipped. stock gears, one stick for the 231 and twins on the D300.

this stuff works pretty good

dropped off at a local industrial tank shop to have tig welded... they did not have any stickers. i was in a state of disbelief :redneck:

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

cleaned the cases, primer, some bling'n paint. i heard that bling was almost as valuable as stickers. stayed with a lighter color so i can see whats leaking/not leaking easier.

231/300 guts waiting on rebuild kits

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

the D300 rebuild kit came in... AA didnt send stickers, i am appalled.

pieces for sight tube and 231 back together

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

over a week in the hospital, 2 more knee surgeries, some more seat time on crutches, gonna be a lil while before i get back on this but here's the doubler finished (minus shifters).

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

the night i ended up in the ER i got the D30/front suspension pulled and had the D44 prepped for brackets and test fitting. welded up the D44 diff breather and moved it so it fit with the truss.

 

[monstaru]

THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT STICKERS!!:fawkdancesmiley:
Two fawking surgeries in a week?!Damns ....:eeek:
Thats some blingin paint though.:haha:
cheers

 

[2pwrlftrs4u]

THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT STICKERS!!:fawkdancesmiley:

fo sho... i will have a vendor **** list put together at the end of build. if you didnt send stickers, quality stickers, lots of stickers, ect... you are fawked on this rating system :fawkdancesmiley: