new member to the family

95 Orvis Edition V8
105,000 miles
all options except sunroof

Clayton's long arm kit (front only)
Teraflex 4" springs
Bilstein 5100 series in the front, Edelbrock IAS XL in rear

Lo-lock 249 (from 98 5.9 liter)
Slip-yoke eliminator
Tom Woods shafts front/rear

Stock gears, Detroit True-Trac in the Dana 30
755 U-joints, spare shafts

Extra D44a (from 5.9L), 2 spare shafts for it (with bearings pressed on)

5 32x10.50 TSL Radials on black steelies
4 31 x 10.50 Michelin MTX/LS +1 31 x 10.50 BFG AT (On stock aluminum wheels)

ARB with Warn XD9000i
PIAA Pro 90 XT's
PIAA Bulbs

Mopar ECU
K&N FIPK

Stillen cross-drilled/vented discs with Performance friction pads in the front

Rubicon Express Front Trac-bar
Rusty's Tie Rod

Stealth Box with small Alpine Amp

Infinity Components in the front doors, new Coax's in the rear doors

12 Disc changer



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I got the whole deal for $2000 I figured this would make a cool toy to mess around town with and give the f350 some much need rest. Also it gives Mandy a jeep to wheel with me on the trails with. I guess for Augs run well have his and hers jeeps on the trail.

Hey Joe, that's my twin! Although my Grand Orvis is a 96 with a striaght 6.

Looks like one hell of a deal!

Where did you run across something like that?

Thats sweet. It looks good.

I found it online on the unlimited zj board. The guy lives out side of NY and was keeping it at his dads house. His dad said he had to get rid of it by the end of the week after it had sat for almost a year. he was asking for $4000 but then said the first $2000 takes it. I figured I could part it out and make well over that if it had some major problem but the guy says all it needs is a battery to run and pass inspection. He says he just doesn't have the time to get what its worth.

Great fine joe have you picked it up yet long run to NY

Yea Joe, if you need a driver to bring her back let me know I am available.

thanks for the offer Tico but i'm just going to throw it up on the trailer and bring it back this Sat. Though if you had any other reasons to head up that way your more than welcome to come along. I have to pick it up right outside of Manhattan.

Send me a PM and let me know the details.

picked her up to, she looks and sounds good. i'm going to have it inspected this week and try to get some tags on her for a DD. Doesn't look like my Zj is going to be back together in time for aug run so were just going to run this one and see how it does.

Joe you should buy Pauls Aussie locker. Then steal the spair shafts from the other jeep and I bet it will kick ass.

OK guys Joe and Nester you guys have a comporable GZ, here is what I am looking for; above the front passanger seat on the door area there is a Jesus handle, I am looking for onein Tan preferly, As you know my wife is short and need this handle to get in the vehicle, I though about making her a roll out stair, but she would hear of it, Hehehe. Anyway, if you hear where I could get one cheap let me know, Thanks. Joe swing by the house let me check that baby out when you get her tagged.

Hey Tico thats a new one to me. I know that the 2003-2003 and the new ones have a handle on the A-pillar. Yours should come with the stock handles above the doors but they have backing plates that will not work for the driver side unless it came with it stock. but i could be wrong, none the less I will keep a eye out next time I run to the junk yard.

its already got a detroit up front. most likley since its only going to see 32's i'm going to just buy bobbi's old axels and swap the gears and upgraded 35 axels. This way i'm locked front and back with 4.56's. This set up should make a hell of a DD/trail jeep. Also tico i'll keep a eye out for you.

whats the stock gearing in the V8 ZJ's ? I know that the stock 4.0 has 3:73's which is still slow. Let me know if you don't buy Bobbi's axles I never thought of using the gears for the WJ damn why didn't I think of that. Back on track you might be gearing it way to high for 32's unless your going for more lift and larger tires.

never mind she just sold them today. go figure after they had been sitting for months I guess i'll just go ahead and throw the d44a I have under it. But the good news is the new zj is now street legal

Cool, let see that baby run, run Jeep run...

So did you find out what the stock gears are?

all stock v8s came with 3.73. v6s came with 3.55 without the tow package and 3.73 with it.

Thanks for the info Joe. I guess they changed that with the new ones cause my I6 4.0 WJ has 3:73's with no tow package.

driving the new jeep today and a funny sound started comming from the front end once the jeep got to 25-30mph or faster. After messing around with it I figured the sound was comming from the front diff. i guess its time for a rebuild on those bearings.

Hey Joe how long did the new jeep sit with out being driven? It could be they have rusted up, if there was any water in the front end while it sat.

from what I can tell it sat with little to no use from dec of 04 till I picked it up.

Yeah but the internals are a different story. the outside has rain then dry air and sun to dry it. But i have seen internals that have water in them rust in months cause there is no way to dry them up. Thats the only way I can figure how I got little rust spots on my front locker. cause the seal went bad and water go in a sat for a month.

looks like I dodged a bullet. Turns out it was a bad hub bearing. Luckly I had two at the shop off a donor zj that I bought so I was able to advoid the $121 price tag for a new one. Once I got her put back together I ran her up to PA and back. No major problems and she even did real good on the highway. Though I think i'm still going to trailer it to R.C. next weekened. Knock on wood I may of lucked out and got a good jeep out of this deal.