So I finally decided to do a build thread. I've been posting updates in the "What have you done to your TJ today" thread. I figured I'd put them all in 1 place and document from here forward.
I won't bore you with the minutiae of every little last thing I've done, but I'll give a speed-read brief of what I've done up till now.
Here's the day I bought my 2005 LJ on Dec 7, 2012. It had 32,000 miles and was bone stock. I bought it as a third family vehicle for my 3 son's to drive back and forth to high school. It came with the understanding that they would get their own cars after graduation, and I would reclaim the Jeep and it would become my toy.
Fast forward to 2015. All 3 of my son's graduated High school, they got their own POS cars, and I reclaimed the Jeep as my own.
I used my tax refund to add my 1st round of mods. I didn't know much about quality parts back then. I just bought what was cheap on EBay. Some of it wasn't bad, but a lot was.
2.5" OME HD coils
Rancho 5000x shocks
RE front TB
OME rear TB relocation bracket
32's on Cragar steelies
Rampage frameless top
EAG sliders
EAG front tube bumper
painted the flares and grill black
At the time I thought it all looked great and was perfect.
I won't bore you with the minutiae of every little last thing I've done, but I'll give a speed-read brief of what I've done up till now.
Here's the day I bought my 2005 LJ on Dec 7, 2012. It had 32,000 miles and was bone stock. I bought it as a third family vehicle for my 3 son's to drive back and forth to high school. It came with the understanding that they would get their own cars after graduation, and I would reclaim the Jeep and it would become my toy.
Fast forward to 2015. All 3 of my son's graduated High school, they got their own POS cars, and I reclaimed the Jeep as my own.
I used my tax refund to add my 1st round of mods. I didn't know much about quality parts back then. I just bought what was cheap on EBay. Some of it wasn't bad, but a lot was.
2.5" OME HD coils
Rancho 5000x shocks
RE front TB
OME rear TB relocation bracket
32's on Cragar steelies
Rampage frameless top
EAG sliders
EAG front tube bumper
painted the flares and grill black
At the time I thought it all looked great and was perfect.
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