90XJkid

Yep! .....such a cool build! Now for your next task: take it wheeling and post some more pics. I will let you put your exo on first if you want.

porphyry

Great looking build, man. I love the exo. Nice to see that there are some real XJs on the Front Range, and not just on the Western Slope!

Hooligan Off Road

Finally got my C-Rok steering bracket in. The frame was soooooo cracked and it sounded horrible when steering. Now it's silent and strong as hell!!

dukie564

yea i put in the inner plate when I did my Durango box swap. Very happy.

Please tell me you welded the frame back up before installing that lol

ryan_kelly

What is the biggest reason to put in a durango box? Mine is stock and I can steer with my pinky.

dukie564

with oversized tires? on rocky trails?

the durango box has a much bigger power cylinder than the stock XJ one, so it is stronger and a good upgrade if you go to bigger tires (or blow your stock box seals like I did).

ryan_kelly

Ohh ok. Yeah im still rockin 225's on a 4" hillbilly lift from the parts garden. Waiting for a good deal on some wheel and tire package.

Hooligan Off Road

I'm goin PSC when I can afford it. New box and pump/heat sink runs about $700. Ouch. Oh and yes we wended up the major cracks and ground flat so the bracket fit flush. This is one of the best products I have installed on the XJ. Great instructions and pretty easy to install despite my dreading it for a while, it went smooth.

ryan_kelly

Couldn't you just make a template and cut out some 3/16-1/4" sheet metal and do the same thing or is the bracket cheaper?

dukie564

agreed. Although drilling out the holes for the sleeves was kind of a PITA with just my little dremel.

dukie564

the outside one...probably yes. The inner one has spacers welded on as well.

Both are VERY well made and fit perfectly - I was very impressed.

ryan_kelly

Guess the spacers would make that a pita. How far out could you go before needing the durango box and bracing. I mostly am going to be running wherever I can and might go to r.c. once or twice when im finished. Like I only plan on running 31x10.5

dukie564

you should be fine with the stock box. I only replaced mine because I blew the seals, so I upgraded at the same time.

XJ BoSS

Well i was catching up on the build and was about to say it'd look better all black and than saw recent pics, Looking good tho, whatd you use to paint the black?

Hooligan Off Road

Omni paint. It's made by PPG. The stuff is brilliant.