Project:GRIZZLY

[4x4Dalton]

Here it is finally. RIght now all I have are pics of the finished project. Tural and Jeremy have pics of build that they will load soon. Tried takin pics with my camera but it only took 1 pic so that aint gonna work...lol. Yeah I know no pics or it didnt happen but trust me once ya see pics I took today and the ones they took during the weekend it did.
Plus I need to give a BIG shout out to a few members here......
1)Tural for all the help on the lift :cool0010::thumbsup:
2)Jeremy for his help as well :yourock:
3)Rene for the coil springs
4)Matt for the LCA's
5)Mark (Payless4x4) for the front shocks
6)Wayne and Jim for raggin on me constantly til it got done :D Yall didnt think I would leave yall out did ya?:mock:
7) And last but not by any means least XJtalk members for all their tech tips and tricks

And now for the pics I have....
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_BalGd56uEqU/TaNtgWFRX-I/AAAAAAAAAow/Au8xDaQWly8/0411111649.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_BalGd56uEqU/TaNtNAktSbI/AAAAAAAAAok/kOIX1OuBbm8/0411111650.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_BalGd56uEqU/TaNs3O5dKGI/AAAAAAAAAog/YBcPGWXcVSo/0411111650a.jpg
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/211590_1697040798_8127919_n.jpg
Now just wait til yall see the other pics......

[BrianXJ]

That is one sexy XJ. I dont care who you are!!!!!!!

[jccatt]

Looks good. Ya have to be happy with that

[rugidone]

Its awfully short... :D

[4x4Dalton]

Its awfully short... :D
The XJ or the thread? lol Tural and Jeremy will post all the build pics later on :D

[rugidone]

^ the xj, we some progress pics already lol

[4x4Dalton]

LOL man its the same height as yers. Its sittin 4.5 taller now.

[rugidone]

HA!, my jeeps only 3.5" now lol

[steph74]

cool...... I want to see a picture of your happy face though, because I am sure that nothing would be able to fade that huge grin off your face today ;)

So you confirm that S10 leafs = 4.5" ? You need to tell us how is the ride too compared to stock

[4x4Dalton]

HA!, my jeeps only 3.5" now lol
And yer callin mine short? :mock: lol

[jccatt]

Now you need a SYE. Just did mine, hack and tap with front shaft, $100 plus cost of drive shaft

[Mudderoy]

You're on your way now. I would paint it RED next just to :pee: off Wayne and Jim... :mock:

[4.3LXJ]

Just look what you got yourself into when you joined this site. Now you will never quit

[Tural]

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7731.jpg?t=1302564740
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7732.jpg?t=1302564757
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7733.jpg?t=1302564866
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7734.jpg?t=1302564883
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7735.jpg?t=1302564898
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7736.jpg?t=1302564919
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7738.jpg?t=1302564934
2 jackstands, 3.5ton jack and a high lift under the rear bumper and still skeptical
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7739.jpg?t=1302564951
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7740.jpg?t=1302565011
bear said, - oh man, you can't take my rear sway bar off! it's holding up my muffler :D
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7741.jpg?t=1302565025
and the rear was done
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/IMAG0017-1.jpg?t=1302565083
u wanna call it a day and start tomorrow??? naah, i said... we'll get it done today. pull it back up into the yard...
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/IMAG0018-1.jpg?t=1302565112
and then all hell broke loose
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7742.jpg?t=1302565178
thanks to my duck, you can see everything that we got done in the front before someone poked holes in the sky...
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7743.jpg?t=1302565193
did manage to get the coils in by dropping the whole front axle
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7745.jpg?t=1302565297
so, i woke up around 6 something, made some tea, went outside and pulled some tarps out of the back yard, and got started on the control arms...
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7748.jpg?t=1302565358
went back in to get a cup of tea, come back out, and there's a fat dude outside, (my bad... big boned, no, huge boned) messing with bear's xj... oh, wait a minute, that's bear...
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7746.jpg?t=1302565505
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7749.jpg?t=1302565526
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7750.jpg?t=1302565545
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7747.jpg?t=1302565559
not one second after we get both front tires on the ground, the sun comes out and the grass that we don't need to lay on any more, starts drying...
the boy sounds like he's talking through a straw, but can't put the devil's wiener down... lol...
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7751.jpg?t=1302565634
the glamor...
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7752.jpg?t=1302565679
look how nice that rear is tucking... but jeremy says, that's not flex... :D
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/DSCN7753.jpg?t=1302565701
what did your gutt tell ya bear? lol
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/IMAG0019.jpg?t=1302565753
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/IMAG0020.jpg?t=1302565782
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/IMAG0021.jpg?t=1302565796
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb378/XJTural/IMAG0022.jpg?t=1302565811
THE END... of my pictures... stay tuned for upcoming lockers, sye and breaking axleshafts...

[oderdene]

looks very nice, congrats bear and thanks forum members for hand :)

[OverEasy]

OK, so I guess it's time for my pics now?

http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/watjeep/IMAG0008.jpg

http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/watjeep/IMAG0015-1.jpg

http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/watjeep/IMAG0012.jpg

http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/watjeep/IMAG0009.jpg

http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/watjeep/IMAG0014-2.jpg

Those crazy Russians!
http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/watjeep/IMAG0016-1.jpg

Ya can't really tell in this pic but he looks less Bear like and more of a opossum eating shit with that grin on his face!

http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/watjeep/IMAG0021.jpg

http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/watjeep/IMAG0023.jpg

http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/watjeep/IMAG0022.jpg

I would have kept it like this for a while! ;)
http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/watjeep/IMAG0024.jpg

By the time I had to leave, the front was being taken apart, I got the passenger shock off and ran out of time to play. I left and about 45 mins later the sky opened up and let loose a storm. :(. Fun was had, stories were told and somehow a Cherokee got lifted!

BTW, Tural. That is POSING, not flex. :D :ass:

[Tural]

lol, i left yall for 5 minutes, and somehow the rear tire ended up too far back...
http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/watjeep/IMAG0024.jpg
you!!!! effin...
http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv311/watjeep/IMAG0016-1.jpg

[OverEasy]

LMAO! That's for Russian me to post pics!!!! :D (Pun intended! lol!)

It only took us, what 4 times to get it right? :rolleyes: :rotfl2:

[Tural]

and Mark!!! that's my wife's duck flag... and we russians prefer tea over coffee... :thumbsup:

[Mudderoy]

This is exactly what this site is about. People helping each other and having fun in the process. Great pictures guys!

[cantab27]

shot guys for helping the big fella out....shes looking good bear,bit of green here and there be sweet as.........y'all learn abit bear, not that hard ....NOW GO WHEEL THE ASS OFFA IT................

[jccatt]

Thats what jeeping is about, mates. Great thread guys.

[bigjim350]

Damn I should have watched the weather. I didn't see anything about Hell freezing over, hmmm. Looks good Bro, next on the agenda is more agressive tires, and most of all some GREEN paint.

[jccatt]

You can then join the geen jeep section

[msmoorenburg]

:mad0029: where is the white :) it comes before green :rolleye0012:

[steph74]

Awesome Story guys ...

[4x4Dalton]

Thanks all of yall. Whether yall know it or not each member has helped with this build in one way or another. And I thank all of you......:thanx::congrats::cool0010::cheerleader: :thumbsup:

[LizardRunner]

Alrighty Bear, Tural and Jeremy.:thumbsup: Nice job and love the lift bro. Can't wait to get to mine now. :D

[Tural]

Alrighty Bear, Tural and Jeremy.:thumbsup: Nice job and love the lift bro. Can't wait to get to mine now. :D

bring it on over... i should have another free weekend sometime soon. :thumbsup:

[bluedragon436]

Congrats Bear!! Looks good for sure... and I know you are over joyed with it... Now you just need to get you some beefier looking tires, to finish off the look....

[rguignard]

^^^^ what he said looks good bear now have fun with it

[Weldmen]

You should get better gas mileage now with it going down hill all the time to now. :smiley-laughing021:
Looks good. Looks higher than mine. Did you put shims in to correct drive angle right away?

[LizardRunner]

bring it on over... i should have another free weekend sometime soon. :thumbsup:

Careful there, I would take you up on that offer if I wasn't over 1100 miles away. I'm looking at which rail beef to add now, want to get all the support stuff beefed before I go hanging on the cool stuff. I do thank you for that offer Tural, lots of simply great folks here at XJTalk.

[hookedonxjs]

Dalton you look as happy as a kid going to his first cat house. I really like your use of jacks. Jeep owners are resourceful! Love the euro bush gaurd! Keep the pictures coming!
Thanks Hooked

[Tural]

Careful there, I would take you up on that offer if I wasn't over 1100 miles away. I'm looking at which rail beef to add now, want to get all the support stuff beefed before I go hanging on the cool stuff. I do thank you for that offer Tural, lots of simply great folks here at XJTalk.

if i don't mean it, i don't say it dude... the doors are open over here... yall call it southern hospitality, we call it saturday... lol...
oh, and my new welder arrives this friday, so i can start taking on bigger projects lol...

[Tural]

You should get better gas mileage now with it going down hill all the time to now. :smiley-laughing021:
Looks good. Looks higher than mine. Did you put shims in to correct drive angle right away?

no pinion shims, no tc drop, 4.5" up and zero vibes... bear won that lottery... but the next time he comes down, we'll probably put some shims under those leafs.

[OverEasy]

if i don't mean it, i don't say it dude... the doors are open over here... yall call it southern hospitality, we call it saturday... lol...
oh, and my new welder arrives this friday, so i can start taking on bigger projects lol...

Truth! lol! :patriot:

[4x4Dalton]

Here are some new pics 33's on the rig.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/bigjim350/PART_1323537769833.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/bigjim350/PART_1323537769241.jpg

[cantab27]

coolies for mr hardcore...... when did he do his snorkel ,

[imehtoh]

Looks good bear , give me a call .....:drinking:

[bluedragon436]

Good to see you on again Bear... The XJ looks good with those 33's on there.. And he did the snorkel a little bit back, I just don't remember when exactly..

[bigjim350]

Bear is starting a new paint job on his jeep. He sent me a teaser pic. That UGLY red stripe on his hood is now the superior color.....GREEN :D
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/bigjim350/1230111414.jpg

[LizardRunner]

I knew we could wear him down and make him do right:D

[bluedragon436]

Looking good.. so that's his big plan, he disappears and then he comes back with 33's, and a new paint job... Can't wait to see it as it comes along some more..

[bigjim350]

More pics from Bear
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/bigjim350/downsized_1231111259.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/bigjim350/downsized_1231111350.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/bigjim350/downsized_1231111522.jpg

[4.3LXJ]

Tell Bear Hello and it is looking good. Nice and original

[steph74]

liking the "camo swirly pattern" he made on the side... looks really good

[xj4life2]

Looks like he's getting ready to run some shine with that paint job :D Give me a buzz at work if ya can Bear !!!