Any progress on the chop and cage been watching but haven't seen anything

 

No I've put off the cage & chop for a while cause I had to start driving the xj the last few months, so the wife could drive the wj... that and I'd prefer the performance upgrades over visual appearance!

 

Update: gears are set in the rear, & after a lot of prep work it was ready for paint (pics taken after about 3 coats of black primer) "if something is worth doing, its worth over doing!" donkeypunch

 

Looks awesome! I'm almost ready to paint, just waiting on more parts, what kind of primer is that?

 

Nylon indoor/outdoor from checker! Goes on great. I figure 2 cans primer, 3-4 coats of gloss blk, & I might lay down a clear coat. That should hold up for a few years! Lol

 

Good plan, i think ill do the same! how did you clean up around the housing? thats been a PIA for me...

 

I used a wire wheel on my drill. Couldn't get it down to bare metal, but thank god its out of a 2000, cause my '89 WON'T clean up!

 

I like the built. I bet your getting the itch to get the axle under it. nice XJ

 

THANKS It's killing meto say the least, I missed out on like 3 trail runs, & a Moab trip!!! Can't wheel a D35 sitting on 35"s

 

Haha, yeah i bet the 89s got some deep rust haha...alright ill give that a try..thanks

 

2 coats of gloss, & replaced the pinion seal!





I plan on getting both riddler diff covers before the post install oil change. USA standard says to replace the oil after 500 miles, but i'll only let it run maybe 300 miles before I wanna peek inside!

 

^^^^^^^^^Now thats just pure sexiness right there!

 

I know kristie's getting worried with how much time I've been spending in the garage.

 

Gloss looks good. I am the same way. I have to peak in and its always sooner then they say you need to lol

you went with USA standard gears? have you had any experience with them? how were they to setup? just curious as i have been thinking of going with them but read some so so comments about them but never first hand...

 

X2! Haha