What was done to your JK this week?
11-11-2014, 04:44 PM
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The two setups I saw get crushed and ripped out of the jeep were straight pipes that came out by the trailer hitch. I would think you would be safer with the tips coming out at each corner like you have. Safest bet is a turndown IMO. I just hate to see you spend that money and it's gone the first time you go wheeling and then back to square one. Just sharing what I have seen. I run dynomax Rock krawler system with a turn down before the rear axle, but mine is strictly a toy and sees trails and my trailer only.
11-11-2014, 04:59 PM
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Had some cosmetic work done...
So needless to say I'm looking for a front bumper.
My needs are a stinger, use stock fog lights, full width, recessed winch mount, & d-ring points. The one I'm seriously considering is the Olympic 3 hoop boa bumper. Specs on that are 2" round tubing that is 11 gauge. Any other ideas?
So needless to say I'm looking for a front bumper.
My needs are a stinger, use stock fog lights, full width, recessed winch mount, & d-ring points. The one I'm seriously considering is the Olympic 3 hoop boa bumper. Specs on that are 2" round tubing that is 11 gauge. Any other ideas?
11-11-2014, 05:34 PM
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Not really on the JK - but rather to compliment the JK.
I placed the trailer axel below the leaf springs with an adaptor kit, put Rugged Ridge 15" rims on it with 31" BFG's.
Overall, it lifted the trailer about 6-7 inches and it now the frame is inline with the jeeps.
I placed the trailer axel below the leaf springs with an adaptor kit, put Rugged Ridge 15" rims on it with 31" BFG's.
Overall, it lifted the trailer about 6-7 inches and it now the frame is inline with the jeeps.
11-11-2014, 05:38 PM
Hahah It gets easier with practice. I'm on my third set (stock, alloys, and warranty replacement alloys), and I have to replace a passenger lower again because I didn't fix my alignment after the last set 
. Takes me about 3.5 hours now with full tear down and reassembly at this point
. Takes me about 3.5 hours now with full tear down and reassembly at this point2nd side went way faster, until I went to wrench on the upper joint castle nut and somehow cross-threaded it. Took me a good hour to fix the threads and get it going correctly. Took forever to get the castle nut back off at first because it was cinched on there and the post just kept spinning in the joint along with the nut. Horrible experience. Luckily the Jeep only has 30k miles and the joints came out relatively easily using the rented kit from Autozone, although I did bust the first kit I rented on the driver's side lower joint that didn't seem to want to break loose. Yep... ball joints suck. I normally enjoy wrenching on the Jeep, but this was one of those jobs I'd prefer to avoid.
11-11-2014, 05:51 PM
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11-11-2014, 06:04 PM
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Just returned from deployment and installed all the goodies I ordered while away... - Body Armor tube doors - Tuffy Rear Security Deck - Rancho 9000xl shocks - Synergy ball joints Replacing the ball joints royally SUCKED! Thought it was going to be a 4 hour job and it ended up taking me twice that, and three runs to autozone as well. The tube doors, shocks, and the security deck rock!
Thanks for your service! And sweet rig!
11-11-2014, 06:06 PM
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