4x4Review Off Road Magazine
The Ultimate Jeep TJ buildup, how can that be? TJ’s are only a few years old and there can’t be much more than suspension and accessories that can be bolted on right? Think again. Kevin Hurt has set out to create a TJ that will rival any other ever built. Kevin started the dream by buying a black 2001 4.0 liter Jeep TJ Sport with an automatic transmission and a factory soft top. The new Jeep was delivered to Stage West Four Wheel Drive Center in Glenwood Springs, Co. with 66 miles on the odometer, in anticipation of having the absolute baddest, wickedest, meanest, rock-crawling 4-wheel drive on the planet. A tall order but Stage West was up to the challenge and wasted no time in tearing it apart to begin the buildup. Stage West Four Wheel Drive Center specializes in building everything from the mild trail Jeep to the extreme, one off, custom Jeep you will see here. How extreme is this buildup going to be? Almost every part of this brand new Jeep will be replaced or improved. Here’s a list of most of the buildup items:
- Grey Bestop Super top, Bestop Super seats
- Tuffy storage boxes
- Currie rear bumper
- Currie shorty front bumper
- Mile marker winch mount Warn XD9500i winch
- Custom stainless steel rocker guards
- Custom roll cage
- Currie stainless steel gas tank
- K&N fuel injection performance kit, Throttle body
- Hesco 4.7L, 265 horsepower motor
- Currie motor mounts
- Atlas 3.8:1 transfer case
- Tom woods polished stainless driveshafts
- Rubicon Express long arm suspension
- Currie high pinion 9″ rear diff, 4.86gears, Detroit locker, rear disc brakes w/drilled rotors
- Sunray front high pinion 9″ diff, w/ Dana 60 outers, 4.56 gears, Detroit locker
- Weld Aluminum wheels w/ Champion bead locks
- Flush rear taillights
- 37-inch Super Swamper SSR tires
- Deep transmission pan and shift kit
- Warn flares
- Rear sway bar
- JKS sway bar disconnects
- Currie tie rod and drag link
- Custom cat-back exhaust
Stay tuned for part one of the buildup, as Stage West Four Wheel Drive Center installs the once stock Jeep 4.0 liter motor when it returns from Hesco as a 4.7 liter 265 h.p. screamer!
