Sahara Beach rig

[Rubisohoe]

First time starting with a completely stock tj. My goal is to keep it looking as stock as possible with the build focused on beach cruising and light sand/mud trails.

No rocks here on the beach and I don’t plain on driving to find them.

Here’s a pic of the jeep when I picked it up three weeks ago.

 

[Rubisohoe]

I started buying and putting together a piece mill fully adjustable lift since I enjoy doing my own thing and tinkering with the driveline as I add to it.

Parts list,
- Core tier 1 upper and lower control arms
- Core tier 3 front and rear track bars
- Jks 4” duel rate springs
- Ranchero shocks (ordered from link recommended by forum thread)
- Jks quick disconnect
- RE rear sway bar end links
- advanced adapters SYE
- Tom woods CV drive shaft
- Daystar bump stops
- ZJ steering upgrade (parts ordered from the forum build thread by Chris)
- 1.5” wheel spacers
- 33x12.50 cooper MTs on stock wheels
- Teraflex rear shock extension
- Jks rear upper sway bar extension


I may be missing something, but that’s pretty much everything I installed this weekend for the lift.

 

[Rubisohoe]

Here’s pics of the installed components..

 

[Rubisohoe]

Along with the lift, I did a DIY exhaust with cherry bomb glass pack and a turn down.

Parts for that are,

- Cherry bomb 23” glass pack
- 2 1/4” ID turn down with the end cut off to make it fit inside the glass pack
- 2 1/2 ID x 2 1/4” OD coupler
- 2 1/2” exhaust clamp

I welded most of it, but left on spot that can be removed easily. I also used the factory tailpipe hanger, along with cutting off the factory bracket from the old exhaust to weld on the new pipe. Drilled and tapped rear hanger to frame so it can be removed easily.

Overall the sound is good, though on the loud side, which is fine around here. 1/4 of the trucks in the south have exhaust work, so I’m not standing out or anything.