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Few pictures of the body working process: And the finished product: Functionally they're no different than the old comp flares, but I've always wanted to do it, and I think they look much better with the small turn down behind the arch.

Something else I wanted to change was the rear flares. I got a deal on these comp cut flares back in the day, and they served their purpose well, but I never really liked how they look. It bothers me that they don't turn down behind the wheel arch, so I decided to fix that. Before picture...

Another goal with this round of mods is to remove some excess weight. I did most of the modifications to this Jeep when I was still in school and working part time, so I did most things as cheaply as possible. That means heavy steel armor everywhere. First step was to replace the steel corner...

I've had this JK44 sitting in my basement for a few years now. Got a really good deal on it (free!). Finally decided to just swap it in my Jeep. The swap isn't 100% finished yet. The housing is at the gear shop right now. Hopefully get it back soon so I can finish it up. I don't like any of the...

I've been away from the Jeep community for a while. Still have my jeeps, just haven't touched them in years. Decided a couple months ago that I'd try to get back into it, but Patches needs some work done to it. First and foremost, I was never happy with the low pinion 44 I swapped into the front...

Here's a few random pictures. Didn't really get many, we took way more videos than pics, need to go through them at some point and edit together a montage. I even managed to get photographic evidence of something rarely seen by humans! Perhaps even more rare than a Sasquatch...

So back in August (I think) I took Patches to Black Mountain OHV in Harlan Kentucky. Other than a quick test run at my local off-road park, this was the first serious wheeling trip since changing the front suspension. Had a blast and beat the piss outta my Jeep, but had issues from the start...

Yes. I wheeled it, broke it, and then fixed it. Will give a more in depth update when I get a chance. The same Barnes 4wd stubby I've had on it for years. I removed it to swap the old China winch for a Warn winch.

The bumps were set properly. Looks close but the tire did clear the fender.

Got the axle prettied up. Will go in with it tomorrow night or the next.

Better shots of the new shock mount location

Shock mounts are moved down to the control arm mount. I can now use a 12.2" travel Bilstein without needing do modify the frame side mount. And yes, the shock clears thought it's travel. I'll get better pictures later.

The track bar clears the diff cover nicely, but interferes with the driver's side coil bucket, so I had to trim the bucket to clear. I just trimmed the corner off along that black line and now it clears nicely. Then I plated it so the bucket wouldn't lose any strength.

Long time, no update. A lot of stuff happened, had some issues with the 3 link bracket not clearing the driveshaft, so had to remake the brackets. Then found out one of my motor mounts was busted. Not the lift block, the part that's welded to the frame. Yeah, that really sucked. Had to fix that...

Go to a pull apart, grab a rear center seatbelt from a 97-01 XJ. It's just a lap belt, and uses the same latch as the TJ belts. Take the left rear seat mount bolt out, and bolt the lap belt between the seat and the floorboard. Now you have an emergency lap belt. Edit: I've done this myself...

That's FRP, not fiberglass.

Any TJ that isn't rusty.

A bit of duct tape will fix that right up. Almost like it never happened.

Couldn't agree more with this. While I love my 4.0s and would never personally buy a 4cyl TJ, the 2.5s and 2.4s should never be underestimated on the trail. Engine size often makes very little difference when everything around it is built properly.