We've decided to dub the next stage of this jeep build the "Golden Goat" because, why the hell not. Specifics are still being ironed out but here is a basic outline of my goals:
1) Moderately build - It's not gona be huge, but it won't be run of the mill.
2) Light - I don't want to overbuild and lose clearance. I don't want a heavy rig. I want to build smart.
3) Low, stable, and nimble - That about sums it up.
4) Budget - I build smart. I don't over spend, I look for deals for months, and I build everything I can, and do things the hard way most of the time to save a buck.
5) Daily Driver - It needs to be reliable, practical and comfortable.
6) Different - I don't need a rig that has never been done before, but I have a few things in mind that aren't so common.
This is what I'm starting with. A moderately build TJ on 33s:
2000 TJ sahara, Aussie locked d30 w/ PSC cover and Black Magic brakes, Ford 8.8 LSD w/ artec truss and a few custom things I built in, small rear stretch, rokmen GTS, PSC steering box skid, custom tummy tuck w/ separate cross member and frame height flat skid, Adams offroad rear CV DS, MC rear uppers, Rugged Ridge SYE, custom front and rear bumpers and sliders I fabbed up, 33 MTRs rear and 33 Duratracs front, raptor lined interior, no back seat, Engo winch, lots of other little mods. You can read about them all here, along with the rest of my build (including the 8.8): http://www.wranglerforum.com/f118/project-golden-sahara00-74622.html
I want: A reliable front axle for 36s. To go a little lower in suspension, a little wider WMS-WMS, a little front stretch (3" or so) with highlines - tube front, stock moved up in the rear. Outboard the shocks and run quality springs if mine won't do the job, and finish armoring up the engine, along with a few other things that will come as well along the way. This will get me through grad school to wheel without worrying, and then do a real build with tons after I graduate. I will have 0 time to work on anything major starting the summer of 2015.
Right now I am cashing checks, finishing this semester of school as an undergrad physical therapy major, and sifting through the classifieds like a madman. Trying to settle on a front axle, because that basically dictates the rest of my build. I don't want to run a setup that will break every other trip.
Things will be slow for a while but I wanted some place to put my thoughts and any updates as things come along.
1) Moderately build - It's not gona be huge, but it won't be run of the mill.
2) Light - I don't want to overbuild and lose clearance. I don't want a heavy rig. I want to build smart.
3) Low, stable, and nimble - That about sums it up.
4) Budget - I build smart. I don't over spend, I look for deals for months, and I build everything I can, and do things the hard way most of the time to save a buck.
5) Daily Driver - It needs to be reliable, practical and comfortable.
6) Different - I don't need a rig that has never been done before, but I have a few things in mind that aren't so common.
This is what I'm starting with. A moderately build TJ on 33s:
2000 TJ sahara, Aussie locked d30 w/ PSC cover and Black Magic brakes, Ford 8.8 LSD w/ artec truss and a few custom things I built in, small rear stretch, rokmen GTS, PSC steering box skid, custom tummy tuck w/ separate cross member and frame height flat skid, Adams offroad rear CV DS, MC rear uppers, Rugged Ridge SYE, custom front and rear bumpers and sliders I fabbed up, 33 MTRs rear and 33 Duratracs front, raptor lined interior, no back seat, Engo winch, lots of other little mods. You can read about them all here, along with the rest of my build (including the 8.8): http://www.wranglerforum.com/f118/project-golden-sahara00-74622.html
I want: A reliable front axle for 36s. To go a little lower in suspension, a little wider WMS-WMS, a little front stretch (3" or so) with highlines - tube front, stock moved up in the rear. Outboard the shocks and run quality springs if mine won't do the job, and finish armoring up the engine, along with a few other things that will come as well along the way. This will get me through grad school to wheel without worrying, and then do a real build with tons after I graduate. I will have 0 time to work on anything major starting the summer of 2015.
Right now I am cashing checks, finishing this semester of school as an undergrad physical therapy major, and sifting through the classifieds like a madman. Trying to settle on a front axle, because that basically dictates the rest of my build. I don't want to run a setup that will break every other trip.
Things will be slow for a while but I wanted some place to put my thoughts and any updates as things come along.