Princess the 97 XJ...

[JDGreens]

Frame stiffeners are on the list of things.

Yeah I have done my front frame stiffeners (out of neccesaty) and have the Hooligan mid stiffeners. I have yet to take the time to weld them in. I also have the heavy gauge 2x6 metal for the rocker panel rock rail up-grade. It's never ending, but at least it keeps me out of trouble.

 

[Greg Galbo]

Moving on with the build... now that I had a functioning Jeep with NO RUST (that was a big deal) and a complete fresh suspenion I wanted to tackle a few more areas of concern before my trip to North Carolina and Tennessee. Those areas were the cooling and braking systems. Due to my upcoming trip being completly in the mountains and the fact that my Jeep has certainly put on a few pounds with bumpers, winches and roof racks... I wanted to make sure it wouldnt overheat climbing mountains and could stop going down mountains! So to fix that issue I decided to go all out. That meant an all aluminum Mishimoto radiator, new hoses, water pump and thermostat for the cooling system and new Powerstop drilled/slotted rotors with their carbon ceramic pads as well as new Timken hubs and calipers for both sides (due to sandy water ruinung both of them from an outing to Rausch Creek Offroad Park a week before) I also went ahead and put in yet ANOTHER power steering pump.. this one is a Mopar unit and has been working great!

 

[Greg Galbo]

Great work on the Long Arm and SYE! How much of a difference have you noticed with the sound deadening material? Also, the head liner is awesome!

-TJ

Thanks man! And the main difference for the sound deadening is actually the temperature in the interior! The trans tunnel is a lot cooler and so is the roof. I also do not not need so much voolume on my radio now! I bought the thickest stuff I could fiind and I have been happy with it for sure. Worth the time to do it...especially if your interior is already ripped apart like mine haha