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My 1993 4.0 v6 4x4 auto

Ok well i currently drive a 1993 4.0 v6 4x4 auto! it is completly stock (not for long) and im looking to beef it up a lil in the name of fun and boredom.

I purchased my x from my uncle, it used to be my aunts but she passed away a few years ago and it was then sold to my younger brother. He didnt want to deal w the upkeep of it so the three of us (my uncle, my bro, and me) decided to sign the title over into my name for $800 bc i jus so happened to need a cheap ride. After really getting to know the ins and outs of the vehicle I decided there were two options, sell it after i had saved some money or drive it into the ground!

As it turns out i actually have a good number of buddies from when i went to high school that run Jeeps and yotas on the weekends and they are still at it today. So i decided that why not turn my x into a badass mean 4 wheeln machine!

Now i was raised in a Chevy household, worked 2 years with a bunch of street racing techies at a Honda dealership, and have a personal attachment for jeeps and jus bout anything mopar!!! so Having no clue what i I'm bout to get into i found this site and now it seems to be all i do!

To start with i need to do a couple straight foward repairs including replacing tranny seals, replace cracked radiator (this is actually wierd because its cracked but holds fluid most of the time and never overheats even when its low), new exhaust, and some random other stuff!

After that I think i'm going to start with some basic beginner mods (thanx to the helpful recommendations from baddecision93). The first is to lift my rig with custom shackles,F150 coil seats and new shocks. then im going to add tow points to the front end scrap the bumpers and rip off the side skirts! they are only on there bout half way anyway due to rust and i like my ladies skirtless anyway! After that idk yet well see how it goes and take it from there!!

Ill try to add pics as much as possible but to start here are my stock pics enjoy!
 



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MY 1993 x all stock
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RUST UGH!!! :banghead:
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Lmao :bsnicker: My ghetto rear hatch door!!
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steps to opening my rear hatch!!!
step 1 open window
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Step 2 Very delicately align flat tip screwdriver w linkage
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Step 3 pry screw driver and pull on door lol
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SERIOUS POWER FACTORY LOL
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Not the best shot but small radiator leak never overheats though :dunno:
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Tranny leak (more frustrating than my girlfriend) :splat:
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Suspension
Front
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Rear
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Leaf springs and shackles
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measurements stock shackles
7 1/2 end to end
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5 1/2" bolt to bolt
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Uh oh!! might have a clearance issue when i go to mount ne shackles the drop down hitch is right behind :censored:
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$10 dolla exhaust repair
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Front ride height
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Rear ride height
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This is my lady friend!
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And rear cargo area
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Ok thats all i got for stock photos hope that gives you a good idea w what i got:feedback:
 






Thanks for the mention, kornfed.

Looks like you have a good plan of attack, keep on it :).

And I happen to like my ladies skirtless as well ;)
 












welcome & good luck with the x
 






Had a lil fun working on my truck yesterday! decided to pick up some seafoam gas treatment and add bout half of it to my oil to take care of a sticky lifter. I was more than surprised how well it worked not only did it almost completely take care of the noise the lifter was causing but i could feel a lil more something in the gas pedal too!! my truck jus seemed to run smoother overall i would highly recommend this stuff to any1 with the same problem or jus to anyone with an old high mileage vehicle that probly has some dirt and god knows what else floating around in the engine!
After treating my oil I decided no matter what lies under the side skirts, they had to go! so i delicately removed (ripped them off quick and carelessly) them from the sides of my truck and then decided to goof off a lil in the parking garage behind my apt! lol before the night ended i ghetto rigged a temporary fix to my rear hatch handle, silicone sealed the weather strip round the rear window removed the rusty ol spare tire from the undercarriage, fixed a breathing tube that had weathered and broke off from the rear axle, aired up the tires, and fixed my windshield sprayers! all n all it was small stuff but felt productive! now that i'm all tuned up and done w winter maybe ill get a chance here soon to take her out n put her through her paces a few times before i start bigger projects that i have planned!
here are some pics i took through the day!
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lol this is screaming amateur! :wtf:
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Lol, nice flex!

Consider yourself lucky, too, you have more rocker left than I do. Maybe those skirts did something after all lol.
 






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