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The front end has always been terrible on this thing. I bought the jeep with a Metalcloak 4.5" front lift, the spring rate must have been 80 lbs/inch because it would bottom on everything. It was also super sketchy to drive on the street without a swaybar. Lucked out and found a set of...

Testing the new modz.

Rear stretch, was able to get the wheelbase to 112.5". Had to cut way more fender after this picture

Figured if I was going to make the antiwrap bar I may as well flip the leaf springs and get more wheelbase out of the thing. This required moving the gas tank to the trunk, so I took the time to make some easy to access storage. Being able to get to your tools and recovery easy makes such a huge...

We didn't have any trips planned the last three months so the XJ went under the knife for some much needed upgrades. After bending three leaf packs and having to combat unintentional rear steer, the first thing I did was add an anti-wrap bar. Notched out the floor and allowed the shackle to...

Still up for grabs Eric? shoot me a text if so 803-979-1344

Taking in the sun after being locked in the garage for two weeks

After the last trip to Good Evening Ranch it was apparent how badly I needed to gear the superdookies. They came with 3.73s and the transmission was giving up the ghost anytime I got bound up in the rocks. This was my first time doing gears and it honestly wasn't that big of a deal. $250 in...

The Runsprimeracing crew also races a lot of the awesome local Enduro MTB races we have here in the South East. So heres a pic of my new stumpy evo. This little bruiser is replacing an onyx blue specialized enduro.

Next stop for the gang was Good Evening Ranch in WV with the blue collar offroad podcast and Walts Crawlers. Absolute blast of a trip. Only broke a rear driveshaft, trans mount, and had brake failure (runsprimeracing IG for brake failure video)

The first shakedown of the new thickness was at Gulches annual barbie jeep race. I don't know why this event isn't televised, as it was probably the most entertaining thing I have ever seen. Basically, they take one of the steep green trails, build a huge kicker into a pond at the bottom, and...

After a few trips and three broken d44 waggy axles in the XJ and two broken axles in my buddies yota, we decided the gang needed tonz. So I picked up a set of 2009 Superdookies and got to work. Superdookie setup: 2009 F250 axles: HP d60, sterling 10.5 (Welded/Welded) TMR High Steer Arms...

It was good foresight on my part.... The next weekend we were at an event in TN (AOP) with another local crew call TrailTrash. During the swamp drags I forgot I was in a swamp donkey and tried to bust a drifto... laid her over instantly

After the windrock trip I decided I needed to rip out the sketchy ass cage that the XJ came with. The prior owner had built the cage in four vertical parts without any sleeving and with the windshield bar about half an inch from my forehead, I'll try and dig up pictures. I ordered a cage kit...

First shake down run was at a local spot called the Gulches, Ultimate adventure has been there a few times and it's a perfect little spot for testing and doing a half day type trip. This trip went really well and once I got used to the feeling of the jeep trying to do a kickflip every time I...