Allen Olsen's 1991 Jeep Cherokee XJ	Short Cuts
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Owner : Allen Olsen

Equipment and Modifications:

Vehicle: 1991 Jeep Cherokee XJ Vehicle name: HDCORXJ Location: Provo, Utah Favorite Trails: In Utah - Onion Creek, Pritchett Canyon, Poison Spider Mesa, Canyonlands, Salt Creek, Horse Canyon, Confluence Overlook via Elephant Hill, Hole in the Rock, Cedar City Playing in the hills above Provo, Utah Showing off the extremely clean engine bay More flex from the rear Playing in the foot hills

Motor--4.0L H.O Exhaust--Doug Thorley headers, Flowmaster muffler Tranny--AW-4 Automatic T-case--NP231 with JB 241 short shaft kit Front Axle--Dana 30, 4.56 gears, alloy shafts, ARB locker, Warn hubs, 297X u-joints, custom lower control arm mounts Rear Axle--Currie 44, 4.56 gears, ARB locker, disc brakes Drivelines--GRS CV drivelines front & rear Tires--33x12.50x15 Goodyear MTRs Wheels--Centerline wheels Suspension--About 6" ---Front--TeraFlex coils (no spacers), Custom Tera control arms ---Rear--Tomken spring packs with Rancho add-a-leaf, Tera greasable shackles Shocks--Rancho 9000s, JKS bar pin eliminators Front Bumper--Home built with receiver, and receiver winch mount Rear Bumper--Home built with receiver, spare tire carrier, and Highlift jack mount Rocker Protection--Tomken sliders with home built side protection Other Accessories Safari snorkel K&N air filter Turbo City throttle body MORE bomb proof motor mounts Confer roof rack w/ wire mesh floor Modified JKS Quicker Disconnects JKS Heavy Duty Tie Rod Modified Rubicon Express HD trackbar Custom tie rod 1 1/4" w/ 3/4" rod ends Full skid plating Extended brake lines Flow Kooler water pump Optima battery ARB compressor with air up kit Bushwhacker fender flairs Smitty Built tail light guards Ramsey Pro Plus 9000 on multi mount Dick Cepek driving lights IPF headlights 80-120w bulbs Centerforce II Clutch Pioneer CD with amp Midland CB Future plans Reverse cut 44 front axle More undercarrage skid plating Maybe 35" tires Trailer to haul camping gear

    Allen is a member of the Red Rock Four Wheelers and can show up almost anywhere in Utah with the XJ packed with gear, his wife Janene and their 4 kids. Actually his oldest son, Nate, is usually following them these days in his own 1987 Jeep Comanche. Allen purchased the XJ after tiring of his trusty old Ramcharger being not so trustworthy. He wanted a rig that could haul his family and camping gear, and still tackle extreme trails. Even built like it is, Janene uses the XJ for her daily driver.

   I first met Allen in 1997, just after installing the first lift (3") on my Cherokee. It was back in the days when aftermarket parts were scarce for XJs with 3" lifts and 31" tires were on the cutting edge of available XJ mods. Slip yoke eliminator kits weren't even on the market yet. Allen was already sporting over 5 inches of lift and 33" tires and driving the most hard core XJ I imagined would ever be made. I learned a lot back in those days, both about building XJs and driving trails.