Tony P's 1987 Jeep Wrangler YJ "Not much left that is '87" Hi, if you have happened on to my website you must be a 4 wheeler! I am a member of the On The Rocks Jeep Club in Thousand Oaks, CA. I thoroughly enjoy 4 wheeling "responsibly" and as you can tell I enjoy working on my Jeep too. At this point, there is not much left that is from 1987... keep scrolling down and you can see all the modifications it took to make this a "Trail Ready" rig. NEW: Site updated July of 2006! July 15, 206 I installed a front Pro Rock 60 with a custom 3 link suspension on Fox 2.5" air shox. May 30, 2005 the Jeep scored a 1305 on a 20 degree RTI ramp.   Driveline: Engine: Jeep 4.2 Liter (258ci) 6 cyl, with Mopar Multi Port EFI Trans: 5 speed manual (3.83 1st gear) T-Case: NP231 with TeraFlex 4:1 kit (& 2 Low) & Tera HD SYE (# 231SS-TY) Rear Axle: Dynatrac Pro Rock, Hi Pinion Dana 60 35 spline Dynatrac axles w/Detroit locker, 5.38 gears & disc brakes Front Axle: Dynatrac Pro Rock, Hi Pinion Dana 60 35 spline Dynatrac axles w/Detroit locker, 5.38 gears, Competition high steer arms Steering:  3/4" Heat treated high misalignment heims, 1-1/2" diameter CrMo tubing Driveshaft Front: Coast Driveline Heavy Duty 2-1/2" diameter .120" wall with 12" slip joint and 1310 Spicer CV joint, 1310 U-joint at the diff, u-bolt yokes Driveshaft Rear: Coast Driveline 2-1/2" with Spicer CV joint and 1350 U-joints Suspension: FRONT: Custom 3 link suspension (with a trac bar) on two 2.5" Fox Air Shox, limit straps, axle is pushed 2" forward (no more rubbing in the fender wells) for maximum approach clearance and add more camber. REAR: Custom 4 link suspension (eliminates the need for a trac bar) on two Air Bags with in cab controls, limit straps & a anti rock sway bar. SHOCKS: Fox Oil emulsion Front & Rear both have high angle heim rod ends EXTRAS: Currie forged Johnny joints AGR Steering box & Rock ram Tires: Wheels: Goodyear MT/R 37" x 12.50 x 15 OMF Bead Lock Wheels 15" x 8" (5 on 5.5") Wheels with scalloped rings to keep the rocks out of the wheels Frame: Body: Modified for flat belly, cut & sectioned rear half for 1.25" more gas tank clearance and moved front axle forward 2" (100" WB). Daystar 1" Body Lift Posion Spyder Tube Front Fenders & Tub trimmed to fit TJ Flares 1/8" thick smooth Steel corner guards protect the rear corners of the body Armor: Custom 2" x .120" wall, 6 point Roll Cage that is tied into the frame! Custom 3/16" thick Rocker Guards with 3/8" dia flat head Stainless Steel bolts Gen-Right EXO side bars to protect the main portion of the tub Pro Rock Nodular iron Diff Covers Custom 5/16" thick 7075 Aluminum Completely FLAT Transfer Case Skid plate Gen-Right Off Road Crawler EXT gas tank to allow rear axle to be moved back 4.5" Hanson Front Bumper with integrated winch mount Cross Rear Bumper & tire carrier Currie Steering Box Brace 1/8" thick smooth Steel rear corner guards Recovery: Warn M-8000 Winch 48" Hi-Lift Jack 30' x 2" tow strap 6' Tree Strap 19,000 lb snatch block Electronics: Blaupunkt CD/MP3/AM/FM Car Stereo & speakers Cobra CB Garmin GPS Storage: Custom Jeep Storage Box behind rear seat Tuffy Arm Rest Stereo Center Console Misc: Custom 2-1/4" Hi Clearance Exhaust system with Spintec muffler & hi flow CAT Odyssey 1200ah Sealed Gel type Battery Rubicon Express Hand Throttle (a must have) Braided Steel Brake lines Front & Rear (longer than stock too) Flush mounted ORO Tail Lights Exhaust & starter Hi-Temp heat shielding Hella 6" Driving Lights, on the front bumper All bolts switched to Grade 8 bolts Under hood tool box Power Steering Cooler, 4 pass, in front of the radiator AMSOIL Synthetic Fluids in everything! K&N air filter Wet Okole Seat Covers BestTop Safari & Soft Tops Tilt gages Gorilla Locking lugs all around First Aid kit Fire Extinguisher 4 Wheel Disc Brakes with Performance Friction brake pads Engine Driven Onboard Air compressor to air up tires, run power tools and suspension. Kilby Enterprises 2.5 Gallon Air Tank What is Next? Premier Power Welder 170amp Under hood Welder 3550 Transmission Atlas T-Case 40" MT/R tires GREAT Links: Cross Enterprises - Bumpers and other cool fab'd stuff CTM - The last Front axle U-Joints you will ever buy WARN - Heavy Duty full floater & one piece axle kits Goodyear MT/R - The BEST Tires on the market! Champion Bead Lock - Wheels, worth every penny! Dynatrac - Real Axles for Off Road M.O.R.E. - Cool stuff for YJ's: Steering, shock mounts, bushings, etc. Four x Doctor - Skid plates, rocker guards and more! Rubicon Express - Get the hand throttle if you have a manual trans. It is the only thing I will run in my Jeep!!! Call me directly if you'd like to buy some 805-402-4574. Conejo Off Road, Thousand Oaks, CA - Jon really knows Jeeps! Call him @ 805-494-7223 Coast Driveline, Ventura CA. - If you need a good drive shaft Mark is your man! 805-656-8709 Jeepaholics - for info and to talk Jeeps online Jeeps Unlimited - for info and to talk Jeeps online FunRCBoats.com - If you are looking for something else to spend your money on... Special thanks to Garry Hall for his help and tons of hours on all the frame mods and my wonderful wife for letting me follow my passion (& spend all the time and $$$ on my Jeep)!

Show me pictures of this Jeep in ACTION

Here are a few more detailed pictures with a few notes. You would never guess there is hundreds of hours in all these mods. My Jeep was on Jack stands for 4 months!
I do almost all the work myself so if you have a specific question drop me an email at: tony@genright.com
 
 

Lots of clearance with a Pro Rock 60 (1/4" more than a Dana 44)! Notice nothing hangs down (like shock mounts or traction bar mounts).

Tera 4:1 low T-Case, includes a new front half.

 
 I made a transmission mount to keep everything tucked up nicely. Make sure you install a CV joint on both drive shafts to handle the big angle with a "belly up" kit. Also look closely and you might notice the rear spring mounts french'd up into the frame right where the traction bar cross member meets the frame. Yes, it all gets covered by a super trick 5/16" 7075 aluminum skid plate from the oil pan to the rear spring mounts. I had to relocate the rear shock upper mounts, it turned out to be a multi position mount.

Nothing hangs down to get hung up! Same in the rear, the bumper was modified for the most clearance too.

 
The MORE Stage 2 steering kit is the way to go! Note the custom fabricated reverse shackle mounts are tucked up tightly under the front bumper and act as a ramp from the front bumper. I also stretched the wheelbase 2" by moving the front axle forward.
 
Front Reverse Shackle mounts -  were moved up and fit snug to the frame. The front spring shackle mount, is welded into the middle of the frame. Above right is the new forward mount fab'd from scratch moves the axle 2" forward and 2" up.

   
Rear Axle - BEFORE (below) you can see how the rear of the frame was shifted up and the stock mount cut off for 4" more clearance & AFTER (above)

                                                                                                                    3/16" thick reinforcement is welded to the frame where it was cut and moved.
Setting up the front differential & installing the Warn Axles:

Install a new seal on the passenger side, and pressed into place                                   Pressing the bearings on with the hydraulic press

Check the gear backlash                            Check the pattern                                    Relocate the shock mounts as part of the spring over

Trail PICS:

Stoddard Valley "V" notch, May 2003

Pumpkin Eater dry waterfall climb, Stoddard Valley, CA, May 2003

700 on the 30 degree ramp, HDR 2003 (that is over 1000 on a standard 20 degree ramp!) 5/04

You never have enough ground clearance! But with the smooth bottom you
can drag yourself over rocks like this!

Climbing the rock was the best line and the most fun! Gorman CA, March 2003

Rubicon, June 2002 climbing out of the Little Sluice, before all the really
cool mods were made.

Dusy Trail, Central CA, July 2002 at 10,000ft summit.

As you can see it all works really good!

My RigRater Score: 946RRv1.0 with a BOA of 29.99