A small list of things that I have done since I bought my Jeep 3 years ago.

Modifications:

Rubicon Express 4 1/2 front and rear
1" Body lift with Goferit 1" motor mount lift
Advance Adapters SYE/CV drive shaft
NP231 with Tera Low 4-1 and Tera 2 Low
4.10's
Yukon Awesome 35 with Detroit locker
Rear disc brakes
Detroit locker in front Dana 30
Rubicon Express front adjustable lower control arms
Rough Country rear lower control arms
Currie adjustable rear upper control arms.
Rubicon Express front and rear adjustable track bar
35X12.50/15 Procomp mud terrain mounted on black U.S. Wheel Daytona's
A/C converted to OBA with 2.5 gal. tank
K&N
Flowmaster
Skyjacker tie rod
Currie Antirock
Tomken gas tank skid plate
Procomp rear rock crawler bumper with receiver
Olympic brush/grill guard mounted on 37" custom cut bumper
Custom rocker guards with step.
4 Procomp 6" lights mounted on grill guard
4 1/2 round rear tail lights recessed in tub
Bestop two piece soft doors
Bestop bikini top
Rock Crusher cab top
Custom made rear tire carrier mounted inside tub, with cargo rack.
CB
Lower control arm skids (welded)
Inside tub Herculined
4XDoctor front Dana 30 Diff. guard
Turbo City rear diff slider
Tri County Gear rear track bar support
Toys by Troy sport cage
Three core radiator
External transmission cooler
Custom tailgate Jerry can holder.

Coming this week

Metal Fusion tube fenders

nice essay Al!

No joke Tam.

Hmmmm...my Jeep is 5 months old:

31" BFG ATs
Warn Oil Pan Skid
4XDoctor Rocker Guards
Viair (Portable)
Bestop Bikini Combo
Bestop Soft Doors (you will get them too when you bend one of your expensive metal ones)
Quick Mirror II (necessary if you do the soft door thing)

On the drawing board over the next few months:

Diff Skids
Steering Box Skid (after watching Chris rest his Jeep on his...I want what he has)
Tie Rod Skid (if they get around to making it for 03)
Tire Carrier with Gerry Can capabilities
Small lift (for now)

In just over a year.....not much.

Custom LCA skids
steering box skid
Custom rear bumper
Custom cargo rack (where back seat used to be)
CB & VHF radios
Sun Performance rocker guards
cheap front diff skid (but it's better than nothing)
"trail clearanced" belly pan ( :rolleyes: )

Lots of "stuff" on the list for this year ( :crossing fingers: )

After 400 miles the stock Goodyear's were swapped out with 31" MT/Rs.

Could have bought a Rubicon but that would have been about $5,000 more.

hmm...

the first thing i did was have my brother install a stereo system, then i got 31's.

after moving to cali, she grew up!
1" springs, 1" spacers
100w daylighters
safari top
JC Fab front bumper
33's
new gears on the way
rear bumper on the way
and i think that's all folks!

Originally posted by igofshn
A small list of things that I have done since I bought my Jeep 3 years ago.
Modifications:
Yukon Awesome 35 with Detroit locker
35X12.50/15 Procomp mud terrain mounted on black U.S. Wheel
So with the heavy duty axle upgrade (locked) is it safe to run 35's or would I still want to get a dana 44 or ford axle?

did i hear someone say essay?

"To date upgrades include... A Dynatrac Pro 44 rear axle w/ARB air locker driven by a Tom Woods drive shaft and JB conversions short shaft kit. Front 30 ARB air locked. Gearing is 4.56. Suspension is mostly Rubicon Express 4.5" superflex with a Currie steering, front track bar, antirock and OME long travel shocks. This leaves plenty of room for 285/75r16 MTRs (33x11.5) on 16x8 Mickey Thompson Classic IIs, spare tire mounted on a Bestop carrier. Tire and ARB air pressure are handled by a Viair 400 compressor with kilby tank. Rocker and gas tank skid protection come from 4xDoctor. The oil pan is protected by teraflex. Diff skids from JCfab and Warn. The 4.0L six is still stock with a Banks header and exhaust system."

there's also a Currie belly skid, BL and MML sitting next to my couch.

an appointment is pending for a full cage...

did I hear someone say 35s?:yay:

Thanks Al for the blatant ego stroking thread.;):D

Oh yeah... I also have a CB.:D

Originally posted by paulhead
So with the heavy duty axle upgrade (locked) is it safe to run 35's or would I still want to get a dana 44 or ford axle?

many will say a super 35 is fine for 35s. not many have proof otherwise.

Originally posted by paulhead
So with the heavy duty axle upgrade (locked) is it safe to run 35's or would I still want to get a dana 44 or ford axle?

Anything is breakable. I run 35's and am not worried. I also don't bounch my jeep when crawling. I personally do not know or have I heard a reliable story of someone breaking one.

I don't do mods, I prefer the stock Jeep performance :D

ok... lets see if i can remember most of mine. ;)
damn memory... i wish i had one.
ok...
4" suspension lift
2" body lift
currie shackles
energy bushings
advanced adapters s.y.e.
tom woods rear driveshaft
remove both of those for an atlas II
4.88 gears [precision]
ford 8.8 with trac lock
swap track lock for "no slip"
lock right in front
warn hub conversion 5 on 4.5
warn aloy inner axles [front]
AGR steering box
AGR high volume steering pump
rancho shocks
custom shock mod on rear w/ rancho long travel shocks.
35" mt/r's
black steel rock crawler rims
warn rock sliders
jc fab bumper, and tire carrier
stubby front bumper [dorango?]
warn hs9500i winch
kilby gas tank skid
nth degree tummy tucker skid
atlas II 5.0
hi lift jack
snatch block
dual optima batteries [red, and blue] custom wired, isolated, and paralell
165 amp alternator
#2 wiring for high amp electrical
york OBA with 3 gallon tank
custom full 6 point roll cage
cobra 29 cb radio w/ 300 watt amp
garman gps 5
custom u bolt flip [rear]
rear diff protection [younger bros.]
front diff protection [dont remember]
k&n air filter
first aid kit
recovery gear, and straps
fire extinguishers
misc. spare parts, and trail tools
more motor mount lift
bored throttle body 60mm
2 gerry cans mounted to bumper
led tail lights
a few off road lights
light & boltz for the license plate
i'm probably forgetting something..



:wave:

Erik....uh...there is a Jeep in there somewhere...right? :P

Originally posted by qwiksilver
Erik....uh...there is a Jeep in there somewhere...right? :P
it is a long list, but a lot of those are smll things you would never know was there unless i told you ;)
it is still a work in progress.. that is the scary part. hmmm more flex? spring overs? :D

Originally posted by NAILER341
it is a long list, but a lot of those are smll things you would never know was there unless i told you ;)
it is still a work in progress.. that is the scary part. hmmm more flex? spring overs? :D

I have a long way to go, by the looks of your list, just to be a baby version of your Jeep. :)

Although I am adding doodads too...

122 piece Craftsman Mechanic's Set (got it on Sale)
18 volt Craftsman Cordless Drill (got it on Sale)
My Recovery Bag (tow strap, first aid kit, entrenching tool, sil nylon tarp, air down thingies)
Assorted stuff sacks for my Bestops stuff

I put shelves in my closet to hold my Jeep stuff last weekend...I can even get my soft top frame in there now...:D But the backseat will have to go in the coat closet....I hope.

Anyway...I can keep the lists you guys have...check out what breaks easy and what don't...useful info for those of us who are starting with baby Jeeps. :D

Front and rear ARB lockers
Kilby OBA
Genuine gear 1 piece rear axles (after breaking 1 - 2 piece
Warn heavy duty front axles (after breaking 3 originals)
Warn hub fuses
Warn premium hubs
Pro Comp 4 in lift
1 in body lift
33" xterains soon to be 35" MTR's
JC Fab front bumper
JC Fab rear bumper with rack
JC Fab rockers
Terra low 4 to 1
Duel batteries Optima 1 red and 1 blue
Painless wiring harness for batteries
Howell tech feul injection
Cordeu front seats
new glove box insert
Taz

Originally posted by igofshn
A small list of things that I have done since I bought my Jeep 3 years ago.

Modifications:

Rubicon Express 4 1/2 front and rear
1" Body lift with Goferit 1" motor mount lift
Advance Adapters SYE/CV drive shaft
NP231 with Tera Low 4-1 and Tera 2 Low
4.10's
Yukon Awesome 35 with Detroit locker
Rear disc brakes
Detroit locker in front Dana 30
Rubicon Express front adjustable lower control arms
Rough Country rear lower control arms
Currie adjustable rear upper control arms.
Rubicon Express front and rear adjustable track bar
35X12.50/15 Procomp mud terrain mounted on black U.S. Wheel Daytona's
A/C converted to OBA with 2.5 gal. tank
K&N
Flowmaster
Skyjacker tie rod
Currie Antirock
Tomken gas tank skid plate
Procomp rear rock crawler bumper with receiver
Olympic brush/grill guard mounted on 37" custom cut bumper
Custom rocker guards with step.
4 Procomp 6" lights mounted on grill guard
4 1/2 round rear tail lights recessed in tub
Bestop two piece soft doors
Bestop bikini top
Rock Crusher cab top
Custom made rear tire carrier mounted inside tub, with cargo rack.
CB
Lower control arm skids (welded)
Inside tub Herculined
4XDoctor front Dana 30 Diff. guard
Turbo City rear diff slider
Tri County Gear rear track bar support
Toys by Troy sport cage
Three core radiator
External transmission cooler
Custom tailgate Jerry can holder.

Coming this week

Metal Fusion tube fenders

Hey Al... one question... how long have you been running 35s on a locked 30 without breaking a shaft or ujoint?:eek: :confused:

Originally posted by blkTJ
Hey Al... one question... how long have you been running 35s on a locked 30 without breaking a shaft or ujoint?:eek: :confused:

over a year. The stock 30 will handle the 35's. Even at JV. I know people that run there with stock 30's. Remember the 30 joint is the same as a 44.

Originally posted by igofshn
... Remember the 30 joint is the same as a 44.

Yup. I see and hear about as many 44 joints going as I do d30's. But I hear about alot more d30 R&P's blowing up than I do d44's.

I've never seen anybody blow a r&p on anything.

Did someone say essay?

Engine:
6cyl 4.0L
NAPA Belden plug wires
NGK V Power plugs
Mobil 1 oil
Optima red top
MORE 1” Motor Mounts

Transmission:
Automatic
Deep oil pan
Prothane trans mount
Mobil 1

T-case:
Terra mfg. 2 low
JB conversions 32 spline HD output SYE
Mobil 1

Driveshafts:
Front stock
Rear Tom Woods CV shaft with 1310 Spicer u-joints

Front axle:
Dana 30
4:10 gears
ARB
OME steering stabilizer
ORGS skidplates on lower arms
Rubicon express tie rod
Performance Friction carbon metallic brake pads
Mobil 1

Rear axle:
Dana 44
4:10 gears
ARB
Disc brakes from a 96 Grand Cherokee (6cyl/dana35)
Mobil 1

Suspension:
Rubicon express upper and lower arms
RE front track bar
3" Pro-comp coils
Rancho shocks
Currie anti-rock sway bar
1" body lift

Armor:
Currie front bumper
Cross rear bumper
Sun Performance rock sliders
Terra Belly up
Kilby gas tank skid
Off Your Rocker rear corner protectors
Terra steering box protector

Lighting:
IPF H-4 conversion with superwhite bulbs
LED's front and rear

Interior:
Stock Sport package
CB Radio
Kenwood MP3, CD, CDRW
Soundbar w/ JBL GT
HD factory rubber mats
Grab handle

Wheels/Tires:
35" Goodyear MTR's
15X8 black rockcrawler wheels with 4.5" backspacing

Originally posted by igofshn
I've never seen anybody blow a r&p on anything.

I have come across a couple (2) on the trail, both dana 30's. No one I was travelling with, so I dont' know the circumstances leading up to it.

Originally posted by goodtimes
I have come across a couple (2) on the trail, both dana 30's. No one I was travelling with, so I dont' know the circumstances leading up to it.
you arent the first person i have heard say that... so i'm quite sure it is possible. that would be a clear indication of "upgrade time" :D hopefully a u joint or warn hub would go first.:wave:

Rockers - JCFAb and Design
Carrier and bumper JCFab and Design
35's
RE 4 1/2 lift
Rear Track bar adjustable and less breakable
front track bar
steering stabilizer shock
9000's
lights
456 gears
Electrac
Front bumper
Full Roll cage
some switches
cb
high output alt.
rock crawler rims
hand throttle
hella lights
drop pitman arm
off set ball joints
lower control arm skids
kilby gas tank skid
warn diff guard in the rear
cv drive shaft
sye
antenna mounts
rear lights
high lift
radio
headers

Oh, man, you guys have a ton of mods on your Jeeps..

Maybe one day, I will have as many...


Until then, I guess my Near stock ZJ will have to do...:wave:

Originally posted by zjmike
Oh, man, you guys have a ton of mods on your Jeeps..

Maybe one day, I will have as many...


Until then, I guess my Near stock ZJ will have to do...:wave:

HA! Good one!:D

Alright, I'll play. You guys don't mind a newbie playin along do ya?

Bought a bone stock TJ Sport 8 months ago have piece by piece done the following, it is my daily driver:

Dana 44 Rear: added Detroit Locker and 4:56s
Dana 30 Frt: added Detroit Locker and 4:56s
5 speed with NP231:
added AA SYE kit and custom drive shaft
Tera 2LO kit (I really like this upgrade)
Disk brakes all around

4" Superlift
Superlift adjustable track bar
Superlift Rockrunner lower control arms
Superlift Steering stabilizer
Superlift quick discos
Superlift TrueSpeed calibrator

33" BFGs on
15X8 Mickey Thompson Outlaw 2 rims

Warn protection:
Dana 44 diff skid
Dana 30 diff skid
Steering box skid
Rocker skids

Tera oil pan skid
Custom welded lower control arm skids
Customer hidden 10,000lb rear tow hooks
(coming soon: building a custom 3/8 steel crossmember skid)

OR FAB:
Tire Carrier with Hi Lift/Shovel mounts
Front rockcrawler 2" tube bumper with 6" lights and tow points
Rear wrap-around rockcrawler bumper w/hitch
Complete Roll cage

It is also equiped with tow plates and wiring for flat towing behind our motorhome. CB equiped of course. Safari top, tonneau blah, blah....

Someday I'll put a BL w/35s (I'm already rubbing with the 33s)and a winch. For the time being, it rocks.

Here we go...

89 yj had it for about 4.5 years
Started out as a stock sahara, then I flopped it, and it got a paint job ala Krylon. Got bored with that and painted it ala OSH hardware gloss black. Now on with the list of mods...
swapped out puegot for a TF999 auto ( I love the auto)
auxiliray tranny cooler, and stock radiator cooler for tranny
Deep pan for tranny
High angle driveline SYE and CV shaft
Ford 8.8 rear axle with 4.56's and a trac loc (soon to have an eaton E locker)
HP D30 with 4.56's and a lockright, with 297x shafts
radio Shack TRC-446 CB with 4' firestik antenna
pioneer DEH-P2500 head unit
Pioneer 6.5" 3 ways in the soundbar
No back seat
Canyon city rear tire carrier
4" suspension and 1.25" body lift
35" MTR's on AR 767's
custom grill hoop and tube fenders
Rear fenders cut to accept TJ flares, although I don't run any flares.
OBA using stock 1989 YJ AC and all kilby parts
Full tools and lots of spare parts
Full custom roll cage
bikini top
Gas cans in the tire carrier
first aid kit
fire extinguisher
block and tackle for recovery
high lift
custom front and rear bumpers

Thats all I can think of right now thats done...

Next mods are:
Eaton E locker for 8.8
SOA front sua rear with rear buggy springs
and a winch.
Scott

had my XJ for 2 years, 3 months and here's what I've done so far:

Optima yellow top
home-made rear bumper Hi-Lift mount
C4x4 front tow hooks
Genuine Steel receiver-mount shackle
home-made OBA using stock Sanden compressor (with air tank under hood)
4.56 gears
ARB front, Lock-Rite rear
33" MT/Rs on 16" Micket Thompson Classic II wheels
ZJ rear disc brake swap
WJ front brake swap (dual piston calipers are good, mmmkay?)
WJ master cylinder and booster
Grant steering wheel
Rubicon Express hybrid 5.5" lift with control arm drop brackets
JKS swaybar discos
Kevins Jeep Parts rocker guards
quick-removal front doors
Q-Forms kick panel speaker pods
alpine stereo & EQ, Infinity speakers, Rockford/Alpine amps, Bazooka tube
Cobra 75 WXST CB with roof-mount antenna
Mastercraft driver's seat
Grant steering wheel
hand throttle (or power take-off) to keep the OBA up to pressure when filling tires
added relays to the power door lock circuit
bumper mount driving & fog lights
Roof rack-mounted driving lights
rock light under front end
open cooling system conversion
cut front & rear fenders
TJ front flares
added driver's side and tranny hump oh-s#!t handles
a-pillar mounted Unity spotlight
added Mopar tranny and gas tank skids
RE hack & tap SYE and Driveshaft Masters shaft
4X Doc front diff guard


in process: later model front clip swap and 4.6L stroker :eek:



:hat:

Ive had my jeep for nearly a year now.I bought it bone stock and a beater.

AMC 20 with 1 piece shafts and a conferr axle truss,ARB locker
Dana 30 with Cromoly shafts,ARB locker
2 inch rancho suspension lift,1 inch body lift(wish it was higher)
33 inch MTR's
New driveshafts, but NOT tom woods :D
Custom rock gaurds
Heavy duty steering box mount
Highlift
Carpet kit
New seats
Roll bar pad :D
CB(with no antenna)
Optima red top battery
New plug wires, plugs, cap and rotor, battery wires, fuel pump and fuel filter
Stock 258 with the POS (rebuilt) carter
T5 5spd tranny

Oh yea, its and 82 CJ7


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I bought my 1983 CJ5 last summer from the Shelburne Museum with 33,999.7 original miles on it.I haven't done much to it yet other than the heater motor upgrade and small items.I've been collecting bits and pieces to help it along:
Superior 1 piece rear axles
Trac-Lok for the AMC 20
Power steering box,brackets and shaft(need pump,pulley and hoses for 258)
Chrome diff cover for the Dana 30
Offenhauser Dual-Port intake w/400cfm Carter AFB
NP435 tranny(no adapter yet)
Weld in rollcage kit
4.0 head(need exhaust manifold and valve cover)
1" lift shackles for the front

Future plans include:
4.10 gears
Locker for the Dana 30
4" lift kit
34x9.50x15 Swamper TSL's on 15x7 white spoke wheels
12,000# front winch
power brakes
high back buckets....
....and on and on!!!