Hello All. Just a quick introduction and start of my build thread to keep things documented as I change them. Been in a Jeep off and on since about 1990, two CJ's and daily driven XJ. My last was a '76 CJ 5 that while I had the drive train pretty set, the body succumbed to rust so bad that recovery was not a real option for me. So I parted it out thinking that was going to be it for Jeeps for a long while. As most of you know the Jeep itch does not just "go away" and eventually I am perusing Craigslist and Marketplace "just to see" what was out there. Sure enough one day I was out on a road trip to western WA and this 2001 TJ followed me home. It wasn't my fault, it just attached its tow bar to my truck and followed me of its own volition.
Nothing I could do other than to give it a parking space in the garage, it's the proper thing to do.
So now I have a pretty stock 2001 TJ that was used as a commuter since it rolled off the lot to a total of 325K miles and counting. It's been really well taken care of. Came with a hard/soft top, 2 bikini tops, a net top kind of thing that keeps unwanted hands out when the bikini top is on, a wind breaker behind the front seats, luggage rack, Tbar to lift the hard top and a tow bar for flat towing. It has a 4.0 / 5 speed and 31s. Build sheet says it has the Dana 30/HD44 w/ 3.73 gears and a trac-lock LSD.
It drives smooth and straight, but it still needs a little love. This weekend I am hoping to give it a good scrubbing, replace the ujoints in the Dana 30, flush and fill both axles, tranny and transfer case. Do some inspecting and build a list of what other minor stuff needs fixing. bulbs, clock spring etc.
Current plan is to keep it nimble, drivable and as capable as can reasonably be done on 33 inch tires. Due to not being exceedingly wealthy, this will all be done in stages and with lots of research and overthinking. First things first, clean it up, fix what is currently broken and then start the mods.
First mods ordered should give a little room to the 31" tires.
Nothing I could do other than to give it a parking space in the garage, it's the proper thing to do.
So now I have a pretty stock 2001 TJ that was used as a commuter since it rolled off the lot to a total of 325K miles and counting. It's been really well taken care of. Came with a hard/soft top, 2 bikini tops, a net top kind of thing that keeps unwanted hands out when the bikini top is on, a wind breaker behind the front seats, luggage rack, Tbar to lift the hard top and a tow bar for flat towing. It has a 4.0 / 5 speed and 31s. Build sheet says it has the Dana 30/HD44 w/ 3.73 gears and a trac-lock LSD.
It drives smooth and straight, but it still needs a little love. This weekend I am hoping to give it a good scrubbing, replace the ujoints in the Dana 30, flush and fill both axles, tranny and transfer case. Do some inspecting and build a list of what other minor stuff needs fixing. bulbs, clock spring etc.
Current plan is to keep it nimble, drivable and as capable as can reasonably be done on 33 inch tires. Due to not being exceedingly wealthy, this will all be done in stages and with lots of research and overthinking. First things first, clean it up, fix what is currently broken and then start the mods.
First mods ordered should give a little room to the 31" tires.
- JKS 1" MML spacers
- Zone 1.25" BL
- Savvy transfer case shifter cable assembly
