Here is my Jeep, owned if for about 3 months, and couldn't wait any longer to start changing it.
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Here is my Jeep, owned if for about 3 months, and couldn't wait any longer to start changing it.
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Ok I can't figure out how to post my pictures, made an album on my page though. Hope to meet some Jeepers here in Missouri that like to wheel and have a good time
Click this link to see how to post pictures hope it helps http://www.xk-forum.com/showthread.p...post-a-Picture
Thats a nice looking XK bro I like the color
Very nice, I too like that color.
Hey St Louis, What are your mod plans?
And welcome to the Wild Wild West.
I've said it before and I'll say it again... if Jeep rolled the Commanders off the lots looking like this, they would have sold 10x as many! Awesome XK man... also love the color!
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Hey thanks guys, I really liked the color too, don't see too many of them like that around here.
The 5% tint on the back was great for road trips with the kid, but it's tough backing out of tight places at night now.
Future mods are sliders and skid plates, to make sure I don't trash the body too fast, and a T.V./DVD for the kid. Wish list though is much longer, but since this is the old ladys Jeep it is a little more difficult to convince her.
What do you drive? My XK used to be my wifes too... and I drove the GMC Sierra. Recently traded in the Sierra to eliminate the payment so I took over the XK!! hahaha
Your sig says "OEM Skid Plates", do you already have the upgraded metal skids? If so, the 4xGuard is really the last "major" skid for the underbody and isn't very expensive :)
I drive a Nissan Altima, there is no way I could afford my 1000 miles a week of driving for my job with the Jeep, I get about 29.4 mpg with the car compaired to 14.6 with the Jeep. All the skip plates are plastic, but at least they are there. The plan is to switch them all out to the metal ones, as time and money allow it.
Someday the Jeep will be mine, when the last payment is done, and she wants a new car. I still can't believe she let me do the mud tires.
Ah, i hear that man!
The OEM skids aren't horribly priced either. I actually just priced up the complete set, came to $330 shipped (gas tank + tcase + front susp). I'm itching to do some real offroading and thinking about getting the skids, even if i just have to pay them off over 3 moths to fit my budget (it's cheaper than damaging something offroad... and my wife agrees)
sounds like something I could Habdle. Most of the trails here are woods and mud, so I'm not horribly worried about the sliders though until Moab and Teluride. I want the heavier skid plates just because she takes the Jeep to work every day, and it sucks to be down to one car. I like yours a lot, it looks great
Thanks. Part of me wishes I got some more aggressive tires at first... but my wife was DD'ing it at that time and she has a much further commute than I. I've got my eyes set on a 4 inch'er though in the future, so i'll get the more aggressive tires then :)
Ordered the 4x Guard front skid plate this morning. Hopefully the shipping does not take too long, I want to get it on before the trip on June 4th!
Nice Jeep! I also like the color............
Put the front 4x Guard on last night, took me about 45 minutes and a few cold ones, but it looks great, and everything lined up perfectly. Pics up tonight, I forgot my camera
No pic's, it doesn't exist......
I forgot about that rule, well then it will oficially be on tonight, and scratched up by the weekend.
Quick update. Getting a set of Bilstein 5150 rear shocks from Kevin on the other forum. Really nice guy, and since my current ones are the original rear shocks with 96,000 miles on them I hope they will improve the floating feeling on the highway. Looking forward to getting them this week. Also, finished painting the underside of the Commander with Satin black, nice and slick to help clean off dirt. Hopefully will keep it from rusting in these sh*t Missouri winters too. I'll post pics after I get the shocks.
Got the shocks on today. I totally pussed out on the front strut spacer. I am no mechanic, and just changing out the rear shocks was something I would not normally try. Afther getting the top 4 strut bolts out, I couldnt get it to drop. Finally said f it and did the rear shocks.
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Told you those rear shocks wouldn't be that bad. The front strut removal is much more painful.
I had to have 4wheel parts do my front.
Yeah I knocked them out in about an hour, really much better than I had predicted. I wish I could do the strut spacer, but I am getting a quote to see what it costs to have them installed. I just dont know what I would have to do to get them to drop, dissconect the sway bar? or do i take appart the whole damn thing?
Disconnect the sway bar and loosen (or take off) axle nut. I also disconnected the upper balljoint. Things will move much more freely at that point.
^ ditto.
The sway bars are an easy bit to disconnect. You just need two wrenches, one for the inside bolt and one for the outside of the bolt. eight millimeter for the inside. dont remember the outside size. You just hold the eight mill and turn the outside bolt. If they aren't too rusty it may take ten minutes. make sure the wheel is off the ground so no weight is on the spring. Take the top bolts out and it may take some whacks with a rubber hammer.
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Also waxed and buffed almost all of the trail scratches out. XK looks almost too clean!
There is no dirt on that Jeep...........................BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!! LOL, looking good bro.
looking great
Thanks! I really am liking that way it looks.
Picked up some 4x guard side guards from Carlos today. They are going to need some TLC, everything is a tad rusty, but for the price I could not pass up this deal. I am shocked how much these weigh. Hopefully get them on next weekend. Post pics later this week.
lookin good and the same colour as mine! I keep trying to buff the scratches out but they seem to be a bit far gone
Nice, I never see my color Jeep. I will go through your pics now
Spent about an hour today with the angle grinder and got one of the side guards down to bare metal. Lots of freaking work, but the result is making me very happy. I have not decided what I am going to paint them with, so if you have any suggestions, speak up please. (Fiance asked if they had chrome paint...)
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Progress so far. I am doing 4 coats of Primer with Rust stop, and bed liner for the inside. For any of the guys that are running these, do you have the specs for the hardware needed for install. I have sent Marvin a handfull of Emails trying to get what I need, but I will just buy my own and use Grade 8 Hardware.
Thanks
You can download the installation instructions from the 4xg website.... it has a parts list on the first page.
Just curious. Did you use an actual angle grinder wheel or the steel wool pads? If you had the steel wool pads i think there wouldn't be any rust left on these whatsoever after about 20 mins.
you have to get all the rust off. Any rust left on will bleed threw and continue to rust the steel. I don't particularly trust the claims some companies make that you can spray there product on rust and it will seal and stop it. I know your considering the money you purchased these for but remember what a new set costs so as long as you come in cheaper your in good shape.
Used the Angle Grinder, **** was brutal to get off,the rust was thick. The pics are taken in my basement with my Blackberry, so they are not great. Almost all of it is off, and I am still going to get the Steel wool pads to get any left overs. They are starting to come through though. Matt, it shows part number and size, but not lengths of the bolts or Screws, I guess I will just wing it.
Sal, I agree. I want them bare metal before they are painted, I will try and get better pics, but they are darn close.