Great content, man. I just binge watched all 22 episodes this week. I'm getting ready to swap a d44 rear axle into my 98' se. It's funny to hear someone surprised about how decent a 2.5L with 33" tires is. I've been running mine that way for a few years anticipating a new rear axle, didn't want to put any money into the d35. Thanks again for the series.
Turns out not everything you read on the internet is true...who knew LOL. I'm getting ready to throw a Ford 8.8 under rear of this Jeep (for the record I like the TJ d44 option better, just got a good deal on the 8.8). Thanks for watching!
I missed this so much. I didn’t even realize you uploaded another video. I’ve been patiently waiting. Glad to see you back! I absolutely love these videos!!!!
You're doing great. I wish I could say that is what I have in mine but wouldn't we all. Happy Holidays to you and your family. I don't know where you are of course but I don't think too far. We're getting our first snow tonight through Tues. they say 12-18. Mine is an '87 never driven in winter so in the garage for the duration Take care Sir.
It's taken a few itterations of Jeep builds to get where I'm at on the current one; this budget build is a breath of fresh air after building my V8-swapped TJ...but with that being said, once the basic needs are met for building a "budget rock crawler" I'll likely sink some good money into axles and body armor to make the Jeep a little more bulletproof. Sounds like we're in the same part of the country indeed. I'm hoping accumulation will stick to the lower end of that range! Glad to hear I'm not the only chump who parks their Jeep for winter LOL. Happy Holidays to you and yours as well.
Those rock rails look like Detour's Dropkick Slyders. I bought a set years ago for my TJ. The shape looks identical and the mounting to the frame is the same as well.
I agree Wow, I paid $600 for my 99 Hardtop in RI about 5 years ago. Has dip in the middle which forms a puddle when it rains. Maybe I will look for another
So I know this is an older video, I'm not even a jeep guy. But I gotta ask why not make the rock sliders, or rock rails mount to both the frame, and the body? Wouldnt that ultimately be best of both options?
For the same reason the roll cage doesn’t bolt to both the body and frame. There are rubber body mount bushings between frame and body that help isolate vibrations from the drivetrain/suspension and allow the body to move slightly less than the frame when the frame twists while driving. By mounting the sliders to both you would be solidly mounting the body to the frame, thereby negating the benefits of the rubber body mounts. You could, however, install rubber bushings where the slider mounts to the frame and have the best of both worlds. Thanks for watching!
Still have it. Til death do us part... It's my daily driver in the summer, gets garaged for winter as soon as salt hits the roads. Came across what I think is your build thread on jeepforum the other day...looking good man!
I wasn't comfortable mounting that much weight on the stock tailgate hinges and stock tire mount. I've seen photos of major tub failures from mounting excessive weight on the tailgate without a tailgate reinforcement kit
Where I live you can regularly find them in that price range in the spring/summer. Come winter the prices usually climb to somewhere in the 600-800 range. The steel Jeeps rusty in half up here and the fiberglass hard tops don’t, so we essentially end up with a surplus of hard tops that lowers the prices beyond what you can find in many other parts of the country. Trust me, I’d rather pay through the nose for a hard top and have a rust free jeep than vise versa, but it’s not the case where I live.
