Tell us more... and more pictures !!!! Cmon Man !!! Details !!!!!!
Example: Lift/No lift.. Tire size.. Tire type... Interior? Carc respray ??? Before after pics???
Ocho, just inquiring and drooling !!!!
Antennae whips would really set that Bit%# off........just saying
Thanks! I'm really excited to finally have it home.
I've updated the original post with some more pictures. Work has been pretty crazy so other than a few minutes when it arrived I haven't gotten to spend much time with it. And I can't really drive it yet because I'm still waiting on the *bleeping* SF97.
To answer some of your questions:
Wheels: 17x8.5 GT Cepek. These have the stock offset I have been told.
Tires: 40x13.5 R17 Milestar Patagonia. There are not many options for 40" tires on 17" wheels that are D or E load rated. I had never even heard of these tires before, but after doing some research the Jeep crowd apparently loves them. They are somewhat of a hybrid MT, in that the center part of the tire looks more like an AT, which is supposed to make them a little quieter.
Lift: None, other than the body lift that is installed at the factory. I think I have heard that is 1.5" but I could be wrong (4/27/2021 edit: I was wrong; the body lift they put on at the factory is 0.5", not 1.5"). I have also heard that when the armor is removed these trucks lift up a good bit. In any event, there appears to be plenty of room for the 40" tires. I will post a picture below that Steve sent me with the stock wheel/tire in back and the new wheel/tire in front. That really shows you the difference.
Age: It's a 2009, with around 16k miles and 2000 hours on the tachometer, but as noted below, Steve had to replace the motor.
Steve focused on the mechanical aspects of the truck and it is now in good working order. It needed a new generator and a new motor and a few other things, but otherwise it was not a bad truck. Steve is of course welcome to weigh in here with his views.
My first focus is going to be the interior. Planning to sound deaden it and have marine carpet installed. Also plan to add new seats. It will need paint eventually, but I will worry about that after the interior is done.