not sure if im sold on the name yet "swindle" its a decepticon from transformers. in the show (original) the transformer in a wrangler although my jeep is a grand cherokee there both jeeps.

so anyway i bought my jeep last summer and had plans for it since the day i got it.


thats the day i got it.

as you see it has a broken turn signal and a broken bumper cover. also the back hatch wouldent open

i fixed those problems and ended up with this


shortly after that i purchased a rustys air tube with k&n airfilter and installed it.


a few weeks after this i put in new plugs wires and distributor cap

i had my eye on a shovel at work and it finally went clearance for 5 bucks. i slapped that on my crossbar and a decepticon decal on my back driver side window.
(dont think you can see the shovel)

for christmas i got a westin push bar and some foglights so i added them on

to bad my foglight already broke

anyway 3 days ago i just got in the mail my rough country 4.5 in lift kit. now im just waiting to install it and i will update pics asap

and heres my list of things to do in the future

get my 31x10.5s
get black grill
paint rims gun metal
skid plates
rockers
new fog lights
black taillights


let me know if you have any suggestions

 

heres 2 quick mods i put in this week

(mounted flashlight)



( 2 bike cup bottle holders mounted in my cargo area. im using them to hold motor oil but you can choose to put w/e you want in them)


and also my lift should be done friday night so pics will be posted friday night or saturday morning

 

thats a nice lookin jeep, cant wait to see pics of it lifted. I think that oil bottle thing is a great idea too.

 

thanks man i take a lot of pride in my truck. i have plenty more ideas not listed. gonna get a new exhaust system in about 2 months after the lift and tires are said and done. looking to do an engine and tranny swap later this year. also a few odds and ends like a trailer hitch for recovery also attempting to build a roof rack and maybe new bumpers next year.

 

cant wait to see pics of it lifted man.

 

yeah, i want to see it lifted too. Run into any difficulties putting it on? im about to do mine.

 

Itll look good with that lift on it. My old boss(good friend of mine now) did a Cherokee with 6" of lift with 33s. It was totally sick!!! Green 96 v8 gc. It had no problem with the plow in front of in the snow. Not to mention it looked sick!! Since it is a 4x4/ body shop he never keeps much of anything too long after finishing it comes and goes fast and he builds a new jeep. Can't wait to see this thing lifted though!! Good luck

 

heres some pics of the kit im installing


(front coils)


(rear coils)


(steering stabilizer)


(shock boots)


(hydro 8000 shocks)



(x-flex adjustable control arms)

 

nice!

 

now get it on!! lol

 

should be done tomorrow

 

PICS!!!!!

 

ill try to get some progress shots tomorrow

 

got it done tonight. sorry about the bad pics it was dark out and i lightend the 1 pic up.







next im going to do my brakes and get some new tires on there. as you can see from the pics i need em lol


will try to get better pics up tomorrow if the snows not too bad

 

well i found some pretty nice tires tonight and i think im sold on them


goodyear wranglers all terrains 31x10.5 at 130$ with a friends 10% off

anyway i have an updated list of parts coming in the near future(not in any special order)

roof tire carrier (gonna try and fab one up with a friend) http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/carrier/zj_roofrack/

gas tank skid
http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=rustys&Product _Code=RA-JS99-ZJ&Category_Code=zj_skid

engine tranny skid
http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...y_Code=zj_skid

dana 30 diff guard
http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...egory_Code=DIF

dana 35 diff guard
http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...egory_Code=DIF

jcr stage 2 rock sliders
http://www.jcroffroad.com/Merchant2/...egory_Code=XJS

black zj grill
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-BLACK-GRILL-1996-1997-1998-JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-PART_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem27adeae523QQitemZ1 70421576995QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAcc essories

smoked altezza taillights
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190370046299&category= 33716&_trksid=p4340.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSI%26its %3DI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D10%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D76 45433301208821832

im not gonna go hardcore off roading with my tuck or anything crazy so i dont think i will need to change my axels or get any better gears for what im gonna run. and like i also said im gonna swap my engine and tranny sometime next year. if you have a different opinion lets hear it because im still kinda new to this.

and again any suggestions for my truck just throw them out there