I bought my Jeep in January of 2005. It had 90,000 miles on it, but it was in mint condition, except for the front speakers not working, and one non matching tire. The previous owner had his wife using it as the family vehicle, so it hadn't been off-road much. It had stock everything, except for an Alpine CD/MP3 player and a ski rack. I found it on the internet and loved it when I went and drove it. I didn't have any intention of modifying it at first, but just wanted it to be able to go camping in. But after having it for a couple of months, I got the bug and I wanted to make it look better and be worthy to go off-road. Now it seems all I want to do is make it an awesome performer for Moab. So these pages are to show you where all my time and money is spent. This is what it looks like with a 9.5" lift and 35" tires.

This is how it was with the 4.5" Rough Country lift and 32" tires.

This is what my Jeep looked like when I bought it bone stock. Check out the other pages to see some awesome Jeeping pics and videos.

I had never put a lift on a vehicle before I did it to mine, and now I have put 2 different lifts on it. This site will show you how I went about modifying my Jeep, the problems I encountered, and maybe it will help out someone that is considering doing the same. Please let me know what you think, what you do and don't like, and ask me any questions you might have.

Price list of all mods:

Original Lift:

4.5" Rough County lift $530.00
32x11.50 BFG tires $580.00
15x10 Unique 27 chrome wheels $520.00
Steering stabilizer $35.00
Extended bump stops $35.00
Kenwood 600 watt amp $100.00
12" Audiobahn subwoofers $200.00
Pioneer front speakers $80.00
Cobra CB radio $40.00
PA horn $20.00
4 ft mounted antenna $20.00
1.5 " Lift shackles $83.24

Upgraded lift:

8.5" lift Rustys coil springs $125.00
8" lift leaf springs $400.00
2" coil spacer $38.37
Rustys Long arm conversion kit $812.00
35x12.50 Mud Terrains $986.00
Dana 44 Axle $430.00
Dana 44 disc brake calipers $140.00
Dana 30 bearing kit $81.95
Dana 44 bearing kit $80.00
Dana 30 4:10 gearing $122.12
Dana 44 4:10 gearing $125.00
Dana 30 carrier $40.00
Dana 30 chrome cover $22.80
Dana 44 chrome cover $15.00
Dana 30 Lockright Locker $250.00
Dana 44 Aussie Locker $215.00
Dana 30 gearing labor $300.00
Dana 44 gearing labor $305.00
NP231 Transfer case $261.80
Transfer case skid plate $90.00
Slip-yoke eliminator kit $179.00
Aluminum Bump Stops $80.75
Rock Rails $37.00
Shift Bezel for 231 transfer case $20.00
K&N FIPK cold air Intake $218.95
Flowmaster exhaust $245.13
Extended brake lines $89.00
Rusty's track bar $189.00
Long travel shocks $60.00
Tom woods custom driveshaft $318.73
Quick disco Mud Flaps $65.00
Mud flaps $8.00
3" dropped pitman arm $167.00
Steering box brace $60.00
ORO Steering kit $638.00
Bushwacker fender flares $350.00

Running total: I don't care anymore...

Here's a list of my future mods (it's a lot smaller than it used to be):
Heavy duty bumpers
4.88 gears

Page 1: Jeep Info
Page 2: 4.5" Lift Installation
Page 3: Interior Mods
Page 4: Moab Trip #1
Page 5: Other Mods Pics
Page 6: Moab Trip #2 (Video Clips)
Page 7: Moab Trip #3
Page 8: 9.5" Lift Installation