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Before and After - LoD TF 2.5 Coil

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Old 02-21-2010, 12:56 PM
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Ok, I can finally post the before and after pics. This is going from pure stock to full LoD bumpers and rock sliders. The lift is TF 2.5 coil with shock adapters.

The jeep has been "stuck" in the garage behind my camper for over a month now. The snow we had here made it impossible for me to move the camper enough to get the jeep out. Took it out today and honestly I'm starting to agree with the people who say the TF coil lift rides better than stock. I was even looking for pot holes or bumps to hit just to see if I could feel them. Nothing!

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Oh yeah, I forgot. Spidertrax spacers too. You can tell the difference on the rear angle.
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very nice rig!
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Good lookin truck. How long did it take to put on the bumpers and winch?
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Originally Posted by MoridinTX
Good lookin truck. How long did it take to put on the bumpers and winch?
LOL how long did it take to do the work? Or how long has it taken ME to get it all done?

It's been a while, but I'm no stranger to the underside of a jeep. The front bumper and winch was a single evening. That was almost too easy. Each of the rock sliders was a short evening. Lots of drilling, tapping and cussing. The rear bumper I'm not really sure how long it took. Probably a total of two evenings at 3-4 hours each. All of the above work was by myself or with my 10 yr old who didn't do much more than hand me wrenches.

This isn't my daily driver so I was in no hurry. Honestly a couple of guys could do both bumpers on a saturday no problem.
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Originally Posted by sburggsx
LOL how long did it take to do the work? Or how long has it taken ME to get it all done?

It's been a while, but I'm no stranger to the underside of a jeep. The front bumper and winch was a single evening. That was almost too easy. Each of the rock sliders was a short evening. Lots of drilling, tapping and cussing. The rear bumper I'm not really sure how long it took. Probably a total of two evenings at 3-4 hours each. All of the above work was by myself or with my 10 yr old who didn't do much more than hand me wrenches.

This isn't my daily driver so I was in no hurry. Honestly a couple of guys could do both bumpers on a saturday no problem.
Heh I was wondering how long to do the work. I usually do all my own work as well. I don't have a little helper so it usually takes me longer... However I may have a friend help with the rear bumper.

I am eagerly awaiting the deliver of my rear LoD, I think I have 3-4 more weeks of waiting. I need to tool around on the Jeep so will have to focus on smaller mods, wiring mostly.
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Major improvement
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Are those the stock tires you are running? Curious because I am pulling the trigger on the 2.5" or 3" Teraflex lift very soon. Thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by cell4soul
Are those the stock tires you are running? Curious because I am pulling the trigger on the 2.5" or 3" Teraflex lift very soon. Thanks in advance.
Yes, those are the stock rubi tires and wheels. The jeep would look a lot more beefy with more rubber, but honestly looks fine with the stockers.
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Originally Posted by e-jeep
How much drilling for the rock rails?
If you follow the write-up on them it tells you. It was like 5 per side I think. I went into a lot more detail on the install thread.


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