Tim's stretched 2004 LJ

Owners Name & City-
Tim Saunders - Herriman, UT

Make, Model & Year of Vehicle-
2004 Jeep LJ

Engine-
Stock 4.0

Transmission-
Stock 42RLE (auto)

T-Case-
Stock NP231 with Savvy cable shifter and Slip Yoke Eliminator

Axles-
FRONT: JK Rubicon Dana 44 with truss, sleeves, gussets, RCV's, Cryo treated 5.38's and Ox air locker, JK steering, home made track bar & Teraflex flipped drag link.
REAR: Teraflex semi float CRD60, 5.38's and ARB.

Suspension-
FRONT: Core 4x4 short arms with Johnny Joints all around, 3.5" front RK coils, Billstien 5100 shocks, Antirock and custom track bar.
REAR: Custom 4-ling, triangulated uppers with Artec frame brackets, and Metalcloak joints, 2.5" rear RK coils, outboarded rears with 12" Billstien 5125 shocks.

Wheels and Tires-
17" Pro Comp Series 85 bead lock wheels with 40" Pro Comp MT2's

Winch-
Warn VR 8000 synthetic with the solenoid stashed under the hood & wireless remote.

Favorite Trails-
- The Maze
- John's Trail
- Hell's Revenge
- Milt's Mile
- Fawlty Towers
- Cliffhanger
- Golden Spike

Other-
- 110" wheelbase with frame stretch
- Poison Spyder "Daddy Longlegs" rear corner armor
- JCR highline fenders
- Poison Spyder Rock Brawler front bumper
- Swag Off Road Big Hit rear bumper
- Home made flat t-case skid with DIY trans crossmember
- Teraflex engine oil pan skid that ties into trans skid
- Rokmen gas tank skid
- Warrior sliders
- 1.25" JKS body lift, 1" M.O.R.E. motor mounts
- Adam's rear driveshaft
- Crown extended brake lines
- Magnaflow muffler
- 1993 Ford Explorer 9-blade fan & clutch
- LED headlights
- LUX MAX magnetic rock lights (8)
- 20w LED spot lights mounted to front coil buckets
- 13" low profile LED bar mounted under winch bar
- Savvy low profile LED tail lights
- Stock hard top, Bestop OEM style soft top, Spiderweb shade
- Savvy aluminum half doors
- Savvy aluminum tailgate skin
- Kentrol tailgate hinges
- Cobra CB 75WXST
- 3' Firestik antenna w/ low profile coaxial cable
- BaoFeng BF-F8HP
- 10lb co2 tank for tires
- OX Locker Duty Compressor for lockers
- 1.25" alloy seat risers
- Black Widow Roof Rack extension modified to fit LJ cargo area
- Pioneer MVH-S600BS
- Metra double din Dash Kit
- Polk Audio DB 522 5.25 speakers with Select Increments Dash-Pods
- Roswell 6510 In-Boat Speakers in roof bar

See later posts for current photos. She's constantly evolving.

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LJTim

Active Member
Location
Herriman, UT
Trail Hero was bigger and better than ever, in every sense. This year I went with the intent to wheel non-stop. I did just that, with only a few short breaks for some minimal buggy comp spectating, even less sleeping, and even less eating. Here are just a few clips of some of my triumphant moments.





 

SSR

Active Member
Location
Santaquin, UT
Man, looks like it’s performing great. Sorry I missed you at TH, Friday night was the only availability I had. Looking forward to Vernal, hopefully the weather holds out.
 

Bart

Registered User
Location
Arm Utah
I love those wheeling trips where you just run one trail after another. Well done and the Jeep looks like it's working amazing.
 

LJTim

Active Member
Location
Herriman, UT
Man, that new suspension really seems to be working well!

No, visable hop at all.

I need to take a closer look at it. :D
Nik, The triangulated mid arm is working great. The top upper arm mounting hole on the frame bracket seems to provide perfect antisquat for my set up. I'm excited to link the front, but it will be a while before I can afford to. I hold too much value on actually using the jeep, so if that means putting off some upgrades, so be it. That has always been my motto. I love building up the jeep and all, but I love using it first and foremost.
 
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LJTim

Active Member
Location
Herriman, UT
Thanks for all the kind words. It's funny how people double take it out in public - especially the Jeep crowd. I don't think they expect to see this modern color on an old beater. It got a lot of attention in Price this past weekend. It's going to be tough to keep it purty. I started to not care too much about it with the old paint.
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