any 1st gen's with a 3" BL??


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Well, I decided agains the 85 with 2.3 just because a underpowered 4x4 sounds like no fun. Found a guy with a 88 that has the 2.9, 4x4 and a auto tranny, I think once I get over doing a full tune up on it I'm going to save up and get me a 3" BL and then sometime soon after get me some 31's.

31's wouldn't strain the tiny D28 just doing very very mild trails would it?


Plans for it are as follows:
-3" bl, 31's dd it and have fun with it
-save up and do a 4" suspention lift and swap in a D35 TTB and run 33's or something similar
-than one day many years down the road swap in a XJ D35 and expo 8.8 out back.


Then one day do full width axels and a V8 swap.


I'd like to see pics of a 1st gen with a 3" BL please :D
Thanks guys!
 
any 1st gen's with a 3" BL??
 
any 1st gen's with a 3" BL??


2.5 inch custom BL and some washers under the coils. on 30's
 
Wow.. Both of those look great! I'm a big fan of the 1st gen's.
A 2" lift would be sufficient, just looking for ideas and I want to keep it mild for now since it'll be my DD..
Thanks!
 
mike123 said:
Wow.. Both of those look great! I'm a big fan of the 1st gen's.
A 2" lift would be sufficient, just looking for ideas and I want to keep it mild for now since it'll be my DD..
Thanks!
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look in my build thread for 4" suspension lift and 30" tire pics... lol.

rather than a 3 inch BL i think i'd do a 2" budget boost and small fender trim.
some coil spacers or washers and add a leafs or shackles or blocks in the rear..
 
any 1st gen's with a 3" BL??


No body lift on mine, just can't resist posting pictures of my junk.:icon_twisted:

-Jester
 
The Jester Race said:
We did:icon_confused:
Everyone else is posting pictures......I felt left out.:thefinger:

-Jester
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but you're b2 does NOT fit the description he gave at all...... might make him realize he's better off just sas'ing in the beginning.. i wish i did that first instead of bought the RC lift.
 
mike123 said:
31's wouldn't strain the tiny D28 just doing very very mild trails would it?
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The D28 is fine with 31's. Here is mine back when it had a budget lift and 31's.
any 1st gen's with a 3" BL??

I ran the Ribicon like this....now that I think about it, that picture is on the Rubicon.

-Jester
 
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i however broke 2 axle shafts on my d28 on hard packed clay just trying to ride some logger roads in pontotoc... just climbing a washout.. no lockers and only 30" at's.. i had spare shafts so- i didn't do the d35 swap.

wheel the 28 till it breaks.. then worry about the swap if needed
 
Older crappy pic of mine, 3" bl with 31's

any 1st gen's with a 3" BL??
 
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