The '90 by 1990JEEPXJ

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bought a used set of wheels today. one step closer to looking like this

12-27-2009

for Christmas i got the HD offroad engineering shackle relocation boxes so i went ahead and installed them today

heres the box. notice the bolt at the end isnt designated a hole

went ahead and cut that corner off

you have to cut some slits in the shackle box so you can fold in the factory lip

after some pounding and grinding and cursing the drivers side went in. i had to elongate the hole closest to the back to get it to all line up

and the passenger side went on very smoothly

i also completely took apart my leafs and used every other leaf from each pack on the other, sanded the rust off, repainted them, and put new friction pads between every leaf.

and heres how it sits now, a little higher in the rear

and on the initial test drive i immediately noticed a significantly smoother ride. i highly recommend these for XJ owners. but be prepared to do some extra grinding and trial and error fitting the new shackle box to get it all to fit right. but thats to be expected with anything like this.

next on the list is installing the ACOS i have sitting in my room