Starting over: A lightweight Rock Crawling Daily Driver

[Blake Stamper]

This is my now 3rd TJ, I had a 1999 4 banger that I thought I knew it all when I was building and ended up selling after ruining the drive ability of it.

The goal for this Jeep is incredibly simple, leave it on 32s, keep it as light as possible, and do it right the first time so I don’t have to redo things later.

This is what the Jeep looked like when I took it home.

 

[Blake Stamper]

Well today I took off the side steps and swapped over the wheels to some Moab rims.

 

[starkey480]

Love me some rock crawling daily drivers!

 

[Blake Stamper]

Love me some rock crawling daily drivers!

Aha the real rock crawling daily driver found me, I hope to have even half the rig you’ve built garret!

 

[Blake Stamper]

Got some more goodies today, including factory bumpers, a factory tire carrier, license plate mount and a few other odds and ends!

 

[Blake Stamper]

Another update, yesterday a swapped over the bumpers to the factory ones I picked up the other day, although this is just temporary until my @Fluxor is finished, I gotta say I’m a sucker for that stock-ish feeling.

 

[AzJeff]

I gotta say I’m a sucker for that stock-ish feeling.

So the housefly eye headlights will be replaced? You should find someone who bought a stock TJ and sell them all the cool kid parts you're taking off!

Agree with your direction, what's next?

 

[CMBD]

I too am familiar with ruining things that started out streetable

My goal this time is the same as yours. Keep it light and simple. Not ruin it

 

[tnjeepguy]

https://barnes4wd.com/products/tj-lj-rear-tail-plate-bumper

Can keep your front bumper or cut down some. Easy add for winch mount plate.

https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/1997-Jeep-Wrangler-(TJ)-SmittybiltSmittybilt-Winch-Plate-(Black)-2802/_/R-DSBP-2802?ppcfon=1&gp=1&&ecmp=s:google_18703735379___&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SC Shopping - House & Brands - Performance Max&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIt-Htxt6rhgMVJlJ_AB2PmwLPEAQYAiABEgJ2FPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Minimal and low weight. D

 

[starkey480]

If armor is not something that is needed, the stock look on some rubicon Moab wheels is just hard to beat

 

[Blake Stamper]

So the housefly eye headlights will be replaced? You should find someone who bought a stock TJ and sell them all the cool kid parts you're taking off!

Agree with your direction, what's next?

Yea those things are hideous, planning on switching them out for some Amazon knock off truck-lites or the Toyota headlight mod.

The next item is a flux off-road front bumper

 

[Blake Stamper]

https://barnes4wd.com/products/tj-lj-rear-tail-plate-bumper

Can keep your front bumper or cut down some. Easy add for winch mount plate.

https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/1997-Jeep-Wrangler-(TJ)-SmittybiltSmittybilt-Winch-Plate-(Black)-2802/_/R-DSBP-2802?ppcfon=1&gp=1&&ecmp=s:google_18703735379___&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SC Shopping - House & Brands - Performance Max&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIt-Htxt6rhgMVJlJ_AB2PmwLPEAQYAiABEgJ2FPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I even have a winch plate for the factory bumper but in all honesty the stock bumper is there just as a place holder until I can get flux’s

 

[Blake Stamper]

If armor is not something that is needed, the stock look on some rubicon Moab wheels is just hard to beat

Ya I’ll run them until they no longer are a viable wheel, I figure if they worked for @jjvw then they should work for my little 32s

 

[tnjeepguy]

The next item is a flux off-road front bumper

picture ??

 

[Blake Stamper]

 

[starkey480]

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I like that bumper a lot. I’d run that in a heart beat

 

[Blake Stamper]

I like that bumper a lot. I’d run that in a heart beat

With savvy not doing as much for the tj platform I think it’s a good alternative! and weighing in at 20 pounds it’s a no brainer for what I’m doing.

 

[The4bangertj]

As far as I know savvy was the only 6061 bumper made for tjs as well as having an extended deck so when the stock sway bar is remove you can push the winch back. Flux now making both of those material and design choices is amazing. I also really like the lines he chose for the bumper a lot too. I’m more than excited to swap my 60lb motobilt for flux’s 20lb bumper.

 

[inkedrose]

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That’s a super good looking bumper. Tried to Google them and nothing comes up. You have a link?

 

[Blake Stamper]

That’s a super good looking bumper. Tried to Google them and nothing comes up. You have a link?

He’s a member on the forum, @Fluxor he has an Instagram but all the communication I’ve done with him has been through the tj forum, check out his build thread.

https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/2004-lj-in-flux.57641/