Jeep Cherokee XJ Modified Stock Bumper For Cut And Fold
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- Its time to remount the modified stock XJ bumper now that the rear tube fenders and corrosion protection are finished. I removed the rear bumper to while cleaning back the old undercoat to reapply the new stuff. While it was off I decided to strip it back and weld up some of the damage that its taken over the past three years. It also got a fresh coat of raptor liner paint.
In this video I mount the bumper but whilst doing that I show how the rear Tie In Brackets work in the back of the frame rail alongside the rear frame stiffeners, tire carrier tow bar and bumper mounts.
This main purpose of the tie in brackets are to replace the factory nut strip with something far more capable of taking the weight of a heavier bumper/tire carrier along with a larger aftermarket spare tire. Adding in a rear frame stiffener will also drastically help with this but you must stiffen the whole frame and not only the back.
Thanks again for watching.
Mike
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Jeep Spec:
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ 2.5TD RHD.
35x12.50r15 BFG KM3's with 15x8 3.75" backspacing (-19 offset).
Lift Front - RC 4.5" Coils and N2 Shocks (2" Coil Spacer).
Front Shock Bar Pin Eliminator.
Dana 30 High Pinion with Artec Industries Lower Control Arm Mounts with modified upper mount and modified Track Bar mount.
Front RC Control Arm Drop Bracket.
Ruff Stuff Short Arm Single Himes.
RC Extended Sway Bar Links.
Dana 30 Rock Crusher Diff Cover.
Ruff Stuff One Ton OTK Steering.
6" Lift Drop Pitman Arm.
Ruff Stuff Front and Center Frame Stiffeners.
Rear DIY Frame Stiffener and Rear Frame Tie in Kit.
6" x 2" Box Rocker replacement with Tube Slider.
Modified Factory Bumper with Side Sliders.
Rear Tow Hitch Tire Carrier that bolts into Rear Frame Tie in Kit.
Modified upper Shock Crossmember for Rear Shocks
Rear Axle Chrysler 8.25 29 Spline with modified High Clearance Shock Mounts.
Rear Shocks 6.5" Trailmasters.
Rear Leaf Springs 4.5" Trailmasters with two RC Leaf Springs from a 4.5" kit.
Rear RC Shackle Relocation Bracket.
Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines front and back.
Warrior 9500lb Winch.
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Its time to remount the modified stock XJ bumper now that the rear tube fenders and corrosion protection are finished. I removed the rear bumper to while cleaning back the old undercoat to reapply the new stuff. While it was off I decided to strip it back and weld up some of the damage that its taken over the past three years. It also got a fresh coat of raptor liner paint.
In this video I mount the bumper but whilst doing that I show how the rear Tie In Brackets work in the back of the frame rail alongside the rear frame stiffeners, tire carrier tow bar and bumper mounts.
This main purpose of the tie in brackets are to replace the factory nut strip with something far more capable of taking the weight of a heavier bumper/tire carrier along with a larger aftermarket spare tire. Adding in a rear frame stiffener will also drastically help with this but you must stiffen the whole frame and not only the back.
Thanks again for watching.
Mike
Unsponsored links below -
If you have not got access to a welder check below.
For those of you in the UK I found a prefabbed kit - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jeep-xj-re...
If your in the USA - www.ebay.com/itm/Fits-1986-20...
7:26 "Soak it up!" been there one-to-many times :)
I can listen to this man the whole day talking about modifying a xj. So much care in making every piece to fit. Good job man. This kind of build is perfect.
Thanks for watching!
7:22 I felt that from here in the States. 😣
dude same lol
The length of the extension on the drill @10:55 😂 great work and I’m looking forward to seeing the rest!
It was the only way to start those dam bumper bolts in. Super flex 😅 thanks for watching
I have been watching your videos for a few weeks now and that 'the pain' section of this one was priceless. Had me in stitches. Alan Partridge would be proud of that moment... Great honest channel. Really enjoying it.
Haha yeah was instant regret. Thanks for checking out the videos and for commenting.
This is almost exactly what I want to do to my XJ, amazing work!
I've deemed of having a xj since I was a kid and I Finally just started my first build and your xj inspires me most kids stay up playing video games I stay up and watch this channel I think to this date your xj is the nicest I've ever seen keep up the great work!
Thanks for watching and congratulations on starting the build! Thanks for the comments on the XJ, I've tried my best but there is still a lot more to do. I think that's a good thing though because I really enjoy working on it. I've taken it off the road now for some major work so hopefully you enjoy whats to come!
I enjoy the videos and I appreciate the DIY fabrication. I feel like in order to truly own an XJ, I need to learn to weld. I love how you have taken weak points of the vehicle and make them 100% better. I was just looking at a friends drip rails where he mounted his Smitty roof rack and they are very bent and bowed.
Thanks for watching and appreciate the comment. I think it really helps to weld or own a cheap welder to get jobs done. It costs so much to get things fabricated. It certainly takes a bit of time to get them toughened up but the are great vehicles to build on.
beautiful... thank you for sharing
Nice work!
maybe you could make one of those DIY 270 degree roof awnings before your next season too. most builds i've seen are around 200$. i just watched all your videos on this channel and subscribed. i follow you on your bushcraft channel but never found this one before and i was watching an overlandunderbudget video about his roof awning and tire carrier and one of your videos was suggested for me. he has a good roof awning that i'm gonna try to make once i can afford to get a welder :) anyway, glad i found this channel. i'm loving your jeep and learning a lot. thanks for sharing with us!
Awesome mod
Just found your videos and 🤙🏻
Of and I felt that pain, good job manning ( I am not PC ) up. 👍🏻
Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas.
"""THE ppaiiiiinnnn""" THE PAIN!!!!
Can you do a video on doing a coolant flush on this engine would be very much appreciated I’m mainly after a way to flush the heater core my engine is running upto temp but not getting any heat through the blowers 👎🏼 lovely jeep mate been watching you for a few years now keep it up 👌🏼
Now get a couple of Recaro's, a maasive stereo playing WuTang at 11, fit some bouncing air-ride bags, some boss neon underlighting and you are READY Sir....
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Do you have a video on how you built the bumper and brackets etc
There is a video on building the brackets and some parts of the bumper. It's way back in the play list. I'm on my mobile so i can't copy and paste a link unfortunately. I can do it on the computer when I'm home.
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Real nice work! A bit off topic.. How do you like the KM3's vs the K02 you had earlier?
Thanks! I think traction wise in mud, clay and deep snow wether its wet or dry the performance is far better than the K02.
I guess they just don't slick up in these conditions like the k02 did at times.
On gravel and dry dirt roads they are also very good but they wear faster than the k02. I think that's the only negative I've noticed. Thanks for watching
@@WorkshoptoWilderness Thanks Mike. I think i'll be going with the KM3, 33x10.5. Hope to keep some decent road manners with skinnier tires.
So you ditched your RTT? Did you do an episode of what your plan is?
There is an episode two videos back on the camping setup, the tent and why I'm not using it anymore. If you head to the channel page and click the videos tab you can the videos 📹 thanks for watching
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I feel like at one point you were scared of failing DOT(department of transportation) weight specs. There is a lot of added weight since then, are you still worried?
Weight is always in the back of my mind and there is room for improvement on this thing. When I first imported it to Sweden it got weighed and it was 100kg off of gvm. When weighed it had the roof rack on, front and rear bumper as seen today (no winch), front bumper bull bar, 32x11.50r15s on steels, drawer system in the back with battery, tire carrier with 32" spare, Full frame stifferners front to back and obviously the suspension and steering you see on it today.
They said i could only carry one passenger because it was too heavy.
So I set about lightening it up for the inspection, I dropped the drawer system and all its associated gear, took off the bull bar as it did nothing, took off the tire carrier and spare, swapped the 32x11.50r15s with stock tires and wheels that I have spare. I got it down to 1790kg and they allowed 4 passengers more. They said they don't weigh cars after this stage again and i could put everything back on it. But saying that if they 'suspect' its too heavy they will weigh it again at the annual inspection which is why I take the tire carrier off and put the stock tires back on every year.