fuzzy02CLS

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LH looks good

But you cut the bumper? That's looks bad.
My explorer is now reduced to tow duty....

Lord Helmet

Thanks, fuzzy. I didn't actually cut anything yet. I just removed the bumper end-caps. They basically wrapped around the front bumper and then formed part of the front fender flares, just like the back ones. I had to take off the fender flares cause the tires will destroy them as soon as you turn the front wheels hard. I plan to trim the fenders, then we'll see about the bumper.

Lord Helmet

Actually, it doesn't really matter once I replace the bumpers.

fuzzy02CLS

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Lord Helmet

Here's some updated pics from my little excursion last Thursday...










And here's one of my best friend's Toy and mine. This was the first time his rig has been out of the garage in the last 4 months. His has about 8" of lift sitting on 37" ProComp tires, just like mine. Makes mine look like a tiny little thing though.

Lord Helmet

My desktop pic...

spdy0001

Nice pics LD

Im quite jealous of where you live

There are only two legal places to go offroading within a decent driving distance from here and they are pay per day offroad parks. Other than that you have the occasional dirt road through some state game land.

fuzzy02CLS

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Cool! It's a shame there's no where to go in south FL. All the off road parks are in central & north FL Have a little sand here & some flat brush & that's it.

Lord Helmet

Yeah, thats one thing I'll miss when I move back to Tallahassee. Thats ok, I'm sure I can find some decent places to play around or maybe a mud pit or two. Although I'm not a big fan of mud, I'll take what fun I can get.

Nice thing is I'll be close to GA so maybe I'll find some places up there to go.

Lord Helmet

Here's some pics from my camping/wheeling adventure this past weekend...






I guess it's time to trim,

Lord Helmet

Oh yeah, notice my new tailpipe? I'm still trying to decide if I even like it. I think it might be borderline

spdy0001

Tailpipe can stay or go, looks ok either way to me

Did you regear with those new tires?

I would be afraid to do fender trimming on a rig that nice. Maybe lift it some more, or get smaller tires.

MarbleGT

look'n rad LH!

Lord Helmet

Thanks, guys.

I'm not going to lift her anymore than she already is right now. And as for the tires... Well, I just spent a small fortune on them so they're keepers. My friend has a real steady hand so I'm probably going to let him do the cutting. Yeah, I am a bit nervous to do it though. Unfortunately it's necessary to run tires this large.

fuzzy02CLS

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A friends of mine in NY has a 89 & is running 32's on a Rancho 3" & it's rub city. I think his rims are too wide. They are 15X10.

Lord Helmet

Oh, I guess I forgot to answer... I am running stock gears at this time. When I decide to run 35's, then I will re-gear. right now I'm running 3.55's I believe. It is actually quite drivable really. I was surprised.

spdy0001

That is surprising. Ive got a 3.73 LS in my explorer and im waiting to see how it handles 32's this summer. Ive been ready for a long time now to get some bigger rubber but im too cheap to get them till my current tires are worn out

My exploder is in the body shop right now getting both the rocker panels replaced due to rust It should be good to go in a few days and it should be better than ever YAY

o1s

when are you moving back to tally? i might have to crank up the ol' ramcharger. you are right, there is nowhere to wheel around here. pretty much mud and huge sand pits only.

Lord Helmet

I bet she'll be ok if you've got the power. My 4.0 pushes 220hp and lots of torque so I'm pretty sure thats why I don't have much of an issue. Climbing the rocks theres no issue but 4:1 transfer case gears would be sweet in the future. I also need to find the write-up that tells me how to wire up a 3-way rocker switch that I can use to keep the tranny from shifting from 1st to 2nd when I'm in low gear. That really irritates me when I'm crawling down steep grades and it up-shifts automaticaly.

Lord Helmet

I'm not sure yet. I'm pretty much waiting for one more good month at work and then I'm there. At this time it's more of a moving fund issue than anything else. We'll have to get together once I get down there, bro!


Off the subject, I'm very pleased with Project XJ's capabilities right now. I am however, kind of disapointed in myself for not taking everyone's advice and not going with the Rubicon Express Superflex kit. I love the way the TeraFlex kit rides on and off-road but damn... I've had the Jeep back in the shop 3 times now due to clucking, knocking, and rattle sounds from the front end. In my personal opinion, their lower control arms (LCA's) are shit and they are the cause of all the racket. It seems like every time I take it off-road, I have to take it in for some stupid noise it makes after that. It's getting really old, fast. I've just about had it with the dude that has done all the work. I don't know if it's him or the kit but one thing's for sure... I've spent a grip of money to have all of this done (at his supposed stupid "experienced" reccomendations), and it should be able to take me to the trails w/o an issue, wheel all weekend, and then give me a nice cruise home without a hitch. So far, that remains to be seen. This past weekend was great but when I got close to home, I started noticing a new rattle from the front end when I went over the slightest bumps. I know it's all from the kit too because one of his jobs while doing the installation was to check the rest of my front end for any wear and tear. He told me everything looked good including all my stock bushings. I realize that with a suspension system like this, I should expect some odd noises from time to time but this is getting rediculous. You guys should have heard the noise it was making last time and I hadn't even had it off road yet. It sounded like my front end was about to fall off when I hit a bump just right. It was freakin' scary. It was of course, my LCA's. I'm hoping I'll have all the bugs worked out sonner than later.

Shift_it

Ditto!!

I owned an 02 & 03 WJs, both 4x4s. I had problems w/ motor on the power windows (repalced 3 of them). Neutral safety swith , PCM and just annoying ass rattles.

Right now I am looking to get either a TJ or Cherokee

johnny--2k

Hey, I bought a Jeep too, except mine cant really go off road. It replaced my TL.....

spdy0001

^^^^^^^^^^^

Lord Helmet

Damn! Thats a sick Jeep, John! Congrats!

johnny--2k

haha....thanks! I love it. Took it to the track last wednesday, just a K&N Drop-in ran a 13.450 @ 101MPH. Not too shabby for a 4900lb truck!!!

Lord Helmet

13.50!!! Damn thing would have smoked my CL!

MarbleGT

ha....where you been? Thats def the hottest thing since the 5.9!



























also.....there may be a rubi on the horizon!!

joedokes28

This is from a month or so back.



LH, your jeep is looking great. Show us some more of that awesome CO. scenery!

joedokes28

You won't regret the switch

Lord Helmet

Looks like fun, joe!

Lord Helmet

If you get one, I will be jealous of your transfer case. :troutslap

MarbleGT

Im not sure if there will be a switch yet...insurance on it would be cheap and the CL is payed for!