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Big News! ..... May 2006 marked the release of my book titled "High-Performance Jeep Cherokee XJ Builder's Guide". click here to read more! <--- new content updates! So what is this website about? Its my way of sharing with you my favorite hobbies: Jeeps and off-roading. My 2000 Jeep Cherokee, dubbed "PROJECT RUBICON", started out as just a dream when I bought it new in late 1999... Modifications were slow in coming at first, but it saw its share of trails when it was stock. In 2002 I lifted it and ran 31's, and things really got out of hand from there! Then came more lift and 33's and now it sits on 35's with all the goodies you see listed below. I hope you enjoy the site and don't forget to order the book, as it has exclusive new photos, trail reports, and tech info that can only be found there!

Specs / Mods Engine / Driveline - 4.0L I6, AW4, NP231 - Rubicon Express "hack-n-tap" SYE - Rubicon Express CV driveshaft - oversized oil filter (Mobil1 M1-301) - Hayden 405 tranny cooler photo - custom intake write-up - Jeepers and Creepers bored-out throttle body - Optima BlueTop Battery photo - Works In Progress HD battery cables write-up - Ramco Perf. FloMax 300 Fuel Filter write-up - Magnaflow muffler #10416 - DynoMax Super Converter (#15038) - 2.5" exhaust pipes Suspension / Wheels / Tires - Rubicon Express 5.5" front coils - Rubicon Express 4.5" rear leaf packs - TeraFlex lift shackles photo - T&T Customs Y-Link long arms - Rubicon MFG monotube shocks (front) - OME Long Travel (36L) shocks (rear) - JKS raised rear shock mounts photo - JKS front Bar Pin Eliminators - JKS quick disconnects - 15x8 Cragar D-window wheels with 4" backspacing - 1" wheel spacers for rear wheels - 35x12.50 Goodyear MT/R tires - swaybar holder photo Front Axle - HP30 from '98 XJ - 4.56 gears + ARB air locker - Warn 5x4.5 manual hubs - Warn inner and outer alloy shafts - Spicer 760x u-joints - ORGS 2" extended swaybar mounts - ORGS LCA miniskids Rear Axle - stock 29 spline Chrysler 8.25 - 4.56 Yukon gears + ARB air locker - Yukon shafts - shaved housing - TeraFlex rear disc brake conversion Steering - Currie HD steering - GoFerIt tie rod flip insert - C-Rok outer steering box plate - Rusty's steering box brace Armor / Recovery - T&T Customs frame stiffeners - Temper-Mental Racing front frame plates - customized front winch bumper write-up - Warn 9.0Rc winch photo - AEV Conversions rear bumper / tire carrier - T&T Customs belly pan - Tomken gas tank skid plate - 48" Hi-Lift jack - Younger-Bros D30 / 8.25 diff guards Other modifications - 12voltguy in-cab winch control photo - custom corner protection write-up - rock lights #1 #2 #3 - custom On Board Air write-up - lockable gas cap - Viper alarm - dark tint on rear windows - AEV license plate relocator - homemade bug screen photo - Cobra CB photo - Husky front floor liners - IPF 868 lights - hood vents write-up - homemade splash shield photo1 photo2 - utility trailer photo1 photo2 Parts I have run in the past - removed rear swaybar photo1 photo2 - Rusty's tow hooks and brackets - Rubicon Express 4.5" kit review - Tomken transmission skid write-up - 31" Goodyear MT/R's - 33" Goodyear MT/R's - 35" TrXus MT's - storage platform write-up - Rock Lizard Fab quarter panel guards - Rocky Road step rails #1 #2 #3 - Rusty's t-case skid plate - Rubicon Express drop brackets and short-arm suspension - DynoMax Super Turbo cat back - ARB Safari Snorkel Upcoming Projects - cage - Stak4x4 3-speed t-case? ...and so is this webpage Where I hang out online: Jeep Forums NAXJA send me an email

most recent updates New! Write-up: Desert Tan Paint Job + bodywork Write-up: Cowl Air Intake Moab Trip Report See my most recent modifications in this current build thread on Jeepforum. (Link below) FloMax 300 Product Review Other Miscellaneous Photos when it was mostly stock RE 4.5" lift and 31's RE 5.5" lift and 33's RE 5.5" lift and 35's Trail Ride Photos (these are only a portion of the trail rides I've been on!) 25th Anniv. Event in Moab (10/6/08 - 10/11/08) High Rock Canyon (June '07) Schoolbus Canyon (10/21/06) Rubicon Trail (9/7/06 - 9/9/06) Barrett Lake (8/17/06 - 8/18/06) Strawberry Creek & Pardoes (8/5/06 - 8/6/06) Bronco Canyon (4/15/06) Steve's Loop (3/18/06) Rubicon Trail '05 - It's in the book! Bronco Canyon (4/23/05) Rubicon Trail (8/16/04 - 8/20/04) Deer Valley (7/17/04) Strawberry Creek (7/16/03) Moon Rocks (5/7/03) Hunter Lake (11/08/02 & 2/17/03)

Where I bought the stuff for the jeep 12VoltGuy - In-cab winch control 1st Optima Battery Sales - Optima BlueTop Battery 4wd.com- Husky floor liners, some small parts 4wheelparts.com- Tech 1 rockcrawler wheels, TrXus MT tires AEV Conversions- rear bumper / tire carrier, license plate relocation bracket (note- they do not make this bumper any longer and will not in the future. They only sold 25 total!) ARB USA- front air locker, snorkel BPI Fab- front bumper C-Rok Engineering and Fabrication- C-Rok steering box plate central4wd.com- Hi-Lift jack, Daystar coil spacers, Viair 400C compressor DC4WD - TeraFlex rear disc kit DPG Offroad- DPG bumpstop plates, ORGS swaybar brackets, miniskids, shock mounts, OME rear shocks GoFerIt Offroad- tie rod flip insert Jeepers and Creepers- bored-out throttle body JEGS - Cragar D-Window wheels Kelley's Works In Progress - HD battery cables Kilby Enterprises- various parts for my on-board-air MasterPull- recovery shackles Offroad Overstock - Warn 9.0Rc winch Offroad Toy Store- TeraFlex lift shackles, Warn hub kit, front alloy shafts Peak Empire Extreme Offroad- 4.56 Yukon gears (8.25), master install kit (8.25) P.O.R.C.- JKS Bar Pin Eliminators Quadratec- XJ towing harness Red Rock 4x4- RE 5.5" kit, RE track bar brace Rock Lizard Fabrications- diamond plate quarter panel guards Rocky Road Outfitters- RRO rock rails ("step rails") Rubicon Express- RE 4.5" kit, SYE, CV driveshaft Rusty's Offroad- tow hooks and brackets, transfer case skid plate, steering box brace, IPF 868 lights, ARB locker (8.25) Summit Racing- Magnaflow muffler and DynoMax Cat T&T Customs- frame stiffeners, Y-Ling suspension upgrade Tellico 4x4- on board air install kits Temper-Mental Racing- front frame plates Tirerack- 33x12.50 Goodyear MT/R's Tomken- gas tank skidplate, transmission skidplate Valco Electronics- Cobra CB, SWR meter, Firestick antenna (note - company sold, link removed) Wierd Harold's Cool Parts- wheel spacers Younger Bros.- front and rear diff guards (note- they stopped selling these diff guards) Just looking at this list makes me sick! If this page doesn't appear properly on your computer, please let me know : ) This site is in no way affiliated with Diamler Chrysler