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  1. RKTJeep

    My Willy is going Overlanding

    Alright! I got the Winch Cover! Wife got me one for my Birthday, and this is nice, it's a Bartact Cover. Also Brown Santa brought parts from California! Front Runner accessories are being put on in the spring time! Can't wait to get this stuff on.
  2. RKTJeep

    My Willy is going Overlanding

    Thanks! Yea, guys at work said the same thing. I still can't believe it. I had a M8000 Warn winch on my TJ, and I wish to this day I should have taken it off before I sold it. But this makes up for that! Hopefully around spring time I'll repaint the winch, the paint seems to be chipping off...
  3. RKTJeep

    My Willy is going Overlanding

    OK! Now the REAL reason I hopped back on my account! PLEASE DONT GET MAD! SOOOOOOOOOOO My local shop had a "Garage Sale" Which basically means, when they buy Jeeps they need to take off most of the aftermarket stuff on them because it's not State Legal, like stubby bumpers for example. Also...
  4. RKTJeep

    My Willy is going Overlanding

    Alrighty, I'm back! The wife and I drove a lot over the last few months. Mostly to Canada. Went to Nova Scotia, it was a lot of fun, and got to explore different Islands. Put the Jeep on a Ferry boat or two....or three... I had a Rotopax Jerry can mount on the back of the Jeep, which...
  5. RKTJeep

    My Willy is going Overlanding

    So it's been raining....a lot. Maryland is getting pounded by these storms and I haven't had any dry days to get on to my next upgrades. The wife was getting irritable with all the boxes everywhere so I had to act soon. But today, between the rain storms I installed my front Windshield Light...
  6. RKTJeep

    My Willy is going Overlanding

    Well I was blessed with some nice weather yesterday and I decided to add on a rear light to my back window above my tailgate. This light is the Brawlee Jeep Wrangler LED rear glass lift gate light bar. Found it on Amazon for about $60. It wires in to your dome light wiring and comes with a...
  7. RKTJeep

    My Willy is going Overlanding

    So I think I found what I'm looking for. I could use this: So instead of putting it on normally where it flips up, I can put it on where it flips down. Should give enough clearance to fold back the post and open up my tailgate area. If this actually is long enough to extend past the tire...
  8. RKTJeep

    My Willy is going Overlanding

    Alright guys went on my first little trip with the Willys. We went to Shenandoah National Park for the weekend and had a blast. Lots of Bears, they were roaming around like Squirrels it was insane. Next thing on the list is how I'm going to attach a canoe to the top of my...
  9. RKTJeep

    My Willy is going Overlanding

    Thats good to here! Hopefully I'll get it out soon on some trails/off the road.
  10. RKTJeep

    My Willy is going Overlanding

    NICE!! Where is that?! Wife and I are planning a cross country trip next summer if everything goes well.
  11. RKTJeep

    My Willy is going Overlanding

    So this is how it all really happen, or really the final straw. I had 3 Jeeps. Which means thats 3x the maintenance, 3x gas, 3x Insurance, 3x EVERYTHING. In Maryland we have to pay our registration every 2 years and get emissions done regardless of the age of the vehicle. So I had to pay 2...
  12. RKTJeep

    My Willy is going Overlanding

    Hey guys, Soooooooooo life right? LOL! I joined here in the hopes of outfitting my 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport for a great overloading experience. I had my list of mods, plenty of aftermarket support, Plenty of threads to grab ideas off of, Even started a thread here!!! Good to go right...
  13. RKTJeep

    Jeep XJ 2000 Build (Navajo)

    Your'e probably right. I checked the driveshafts and when I tried to move them they didn't budge, but I might as well put new ones in, can't hurt...What are some good brands for this these days...? Moog?
  14. RKTJeep

    Jeep XJ 2000 Build (Navajo)

    I would like to see how you did the rear storage area. I'm on the fence on building shelving in it. On one hand it comes in handy to organize and fit everything nicely in the back, but at the same time it takes away from the trunk area of the vehicle. That looks like a great rig you had, like...
  15. RKTJeep

    Jeep XJ 2000 Build (Navajo)

    Also I forgot to add. I cleaned up all the surface rust (well, the rust on the underside of the body). Took all morning/some afternoon. Paint is still drying, but it looks 100x's better under there. So much grinding.... :| Like anything else, the pictures don't do it justice...
  16. RKTJeep

    Jeep XJ 2000 Build (Navajo)

    So to break in the rear springs I added a sweet feature. 300lbs+ of water! I took it for a drive today and you can already tell it's helping with the driveline vibrations.
  17. RKTJeep

    Jeep XJ 2000 Build (Navajo)

    Alright well I got the Jeep back from the shop yesterday. They didn't get me too bad on the parts/labor but it is what it is and I just didn't have the time. So below are pictures of the Old Man Emu 2.5" Lift. I still have the stock tires on it, I believe they are 28" tires. It has a...
  18. RKTJeep

    Jeep XJ 2000 Build (Navajo)

    Thanks Greg! So here is an update. I was going to get the headliner fixed on the XJ before the weather gets cooler until I drove the XJ to my part time job the other day. It was making an odd sound when the XJ was in motion, almost like a stream engine train. The sound was coming from under...
  19. RKTJeep

    Jeep XJ 2000 Build (Navajo)

    Hey all, New here and I just paid off my 2000 Jeep XJ Sport I bought last March. I first bought it as a vehicle to cruise around town/county to keep the miles off my commuter car and my Wrangler I use to off-road in. Next Summer the Fiancee and I will be traveling across USA and we were...
  20. RKTJeep

    97 XJ Build

    Holy cow! This is going to be an awesome build!