James Harmon’s XJ

Owner:
James Harmon of Austin, TX.

Vehicle:
1990 Cherokee Laredo

Suspension:

  • Clayton Long Arms
  • Trail Master 4″ coils, sagged to 3″ with 2″ spacer & 1 factory isolator
  • Tomken 4″ rear spring pack, sagged to 2.5″ with 1.5″ lift blocks
  • Load leaf flipped upside down in spring pack
  • Greaseable bolts in shackles and spring pack
  • Revolver shacklesmodified hangers for shackles to clear
  • Front shocks: Rancho RS9017 front wih 2″ extensions bottom, 1″ on top
  • Rear shocks: Rancho RXS9012 mounted on Cross Enterprises shock hoop
  • Sway bars removed front & rear
  • Daystar extended urethane bump stops mounted on Tomken extenders

Drivetrain:

  • Dana 30 in the front converted to non-disconnect, 4:10 gears, ARB, Superior chrome-moly axles, Drivetrain Direct axle tube seals
  • Dana 44 high pinion in the rear, 4:10 gears, ARB, & angled spring perches, cutom built for me, by Tri_County Gear
  • Custom drive shafts front & rear

Wheels & Tires:

  • GoodYear MTR’s 315 75 16″ (35X12.50)
  • MT OutLaws II 16X8″ 4.5″ backspacing
  • Matching spare mounted on the rear

Heavy Metal:

  • Ramsey Bumper, reinforced to frame with 3/16″ 1.5″ square tubing
  • Smitty Built brush guard modified to fit Ramsey bumper
  • Warn XD9000 winch
  • Custom 4X4 rear bumper with spare tire & Hi-Lift jack mount
  • Rocky Road Outfitters Rock Rails
  • HomeBoy X-fer case skid plate
  • HomeBoy gas tank skid plate
  • FourXDoctor diff guards

Engine & Tranny:

  • Borla header
  • 2.25″ cat back with Flow Master
  • 6″ X 9″ K&N air filter
  • Tornado air management system
  • Accurate Power throttle body 5mm larger than stock
  • Directhits Ignition system
  • Excel 8mm wires
  • Compu Shift Plus transmission computer
  • Cooling system converted to “open”
  • Air conditioner converted to R-134a

Brakes & Steering:

  • WJ front knuckles, rotors, calipers, tie rods & linkage
  • ZJ rear disk brakes
  • Wilwood adjustable proportional valve
  • Extended stainless steel brake lines all the way around
  • Rancho steering stablizer
  • Rusty’s steering box brace
  • Rusty’s extended & adjustable track bar
  • Reinforced track bar frame bracket with 1/4″ plate

Electrical:

  • Dual batteries: Optima Red top & Hawker Genesis XE
  • 2 and 4 gauge cables for batterys, fuse block and alternator
  • IPF head light inserts and H4 Magic J-bulbs
  • Hella 500 Fog lamps
  • Hella 500 Fog lamp for back-up
  • Hella 500 running lights
  • Euro carbon fiber tail lights
  • Front clear corner lights
  • FIAMM horns
  • Kenwood deck & amps. Bazooka sub, 2 sets of Infinity 5.25″ tweeter seperates
  • Megellan Meridian GPS
  • Midland CB & Little Wheel antenna

Mics.:

  • Bushwacker cut-out fender flares
  • Class III reciever
  • ARB compressor rigged for tire inflation
  • Tinted windows
  • Lido wheel well storge
  • Husky floor liners
  • HomeBoy raised console and storage
  • Aluminum petals
  • Aluminum dash overlay
  • Short rubberized antenna
  • 12V outlet in the rear

Gear I carry:

  • 48″ Hi-Lift jack
  • Rechargeable Mag-Light
  • Oasis Offroad Quick Air Deflators
  • PT-10 CO-2 compressed air tank
  • Warn Winch accessary kit
  • MAX multi-tool
  • Factory electriical & mechanical service manuals
  • 30′ snatch strap
  • 100′ climbing rope
  • Fire extinguisher
  • First Aid kit
  • Tool kit
  • Spare U-joints, ECU, ICU, Coil
2 comments

2 Comments so far

  1. James Harmon November 27th, 2009 1:37 am

    Jason

    Thanks for keepin’ my rig on your site.

    James

  2. scott May 6th, 2010 7:52 pm

    I would like to run 35’s on my jeep, need some information on gears.thank you