1995ZJ's Crawler

Fastback ZJ - FOR SALE / Part Out

So, with the upcoming projects I have for this, I feel that it's finally worthy of having a build thread. Some of you know me, some don't, anyways my name is Tyler and I'm kind of a big deal

So here is what I started out with, a completely stock 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Orvis edition.

Here is a list of it current mods:

Rock Krawler 6.5" rear springs up front
UpCountry front springs in rear
Crawler Ready 2" Coil Spring Spacers all around
Ballistic Fab coil spring perches add another 2.5"
Total lift right now is about 6.5"
39" Krawler Reds
Trail-Gear Creeper Locks (17x9 wheels)
Trail-Gear full hydraulic steering

D60 front w/ 35-spline outers
Detroit
5.38 Yukon gears
Warn Premium Locking hubs

Ford 9" rear w/ Moser 35-spline alloy shafts
Moser Spool
Yukon Nodular Case
5.33 Yukon gears
NP231 T-Case
Six States CV Driveshafts



Video of Suicide Hill
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[N-Smooth]

easily my favorite grand of all time. not that my opinion is worth anything but i seriously love it.

you've probably seen this thread on pirate but he did an awesome job of tubing it out. yes it's an xj but they're comparable enough for it to be relevant IMO.

pushing the limits xj

 

[1995zj]

Thanks for the compliment!

I have seen that thread but forgot about it so thank you for sharing. That will come in handy for sure.

 

[N-Smooth]

do you still have all of the stock dash, heater/aircon etc? i know that stuff is pretty heavy and i've debated tearing mine out

 

[1995zj]

I've decided to start a tube chassis build because the ZJ platform will just take too much work and I'll have to sacrifice quite a bit to get this build where I want it. I just designed a new 4-seater chassis in Bend Tech and will start building this shortly. Current weight of this chassis is sitting at 634 lbs using 2" .120 wall DOM for the entire chassis, at 2" .250 wall DOM for the belly. Should be sitting about 114" wheelbase and plan to run 42" Krawler Reds.

*this is not all the tubing to be used, more gussets will come once the main part of the chassis is built.

 

[Lifelong Jeeper]

Awesome. And what is to become of the ZJ?


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[bryson]

You should build a couple of those chassis while you're at it...

 

[1995zj]

Awesome. And what is to become of the ZJ?

I'll use the ZJ as the donor rig. I'll be stealing the drive train and other odds/ends. Haven't determined what power train to run yet though. The ZJ platform will either be scrapped or sold.

You should build a couple of those chassis while you're at it...

Haha I gotta see how this one turns out in the first place

 

[1995zj]

After much thought, I've decided to part out this rig in order to fund the new buggy build.

Axles, power train, tires/wheels, seats, body, etc. All of it is going to go (steering is pretty much all I will be keeping). Or I would let the entire thing go as-is whole for $8000. I'm going to start parting it out after Memorial Weekend (my final trip to Moab in this).

As it gets closer to that time I will post up details of everything in the for sale section. Post up if you are interested in anything and we can start working out details.