What was done to your JK this week?
03-29-2016, 05:09 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Fairview Heights, IL
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We threw in a 1.75" spacer lift to tuck our 35s in while we wait on our rear fox shocks that are on back-order. As soon as they show up, we'll be upgrading to the full 4.5" Synergy lift with Tom Woods driveshafts.
https://youtu.be/I3GIBZoxX40
https://youtu.be/I3GIBZoxX40
03-29-2016, 05:30 AM
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Location: Milford, MI
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The second pic is with the TF kit and new springs. I can't tell you if there was lift from the springs alone because the springs went on the same time as the leveling kit. I didn't expect much lift, maybe 1/4-1/2, because I already had 17/58 springs that were stock on the Jeep. I just figured that I may as well replace those with ones that had less than 1K miles on them since I was pulling them off anyway.
03-29-2016, 07:19 AM
JK Freak
Drove 16 hours on Saturday to pick up an unknown roof rack for a JKU for $100.
It was a gamble, it could have been a $350 Smittybilt, or anything above. The fellow got it on a JKU and removed it, posted it for $100, and I jumped.
It turns out that it is a Rugged Ridge Sherpa roof rack with the 4 Yakima brackets and 2 Yakima cross bars. Around $900 new replacement value. My total cost was around $300 for fuel, toll roads and the $100 for the part.
The plastic knob bolts that lock down the front had 1 missing, so I went to Amazon and ordered 10 for $18 shipped! I went to Fastenal and replaced all of the cross bolts and picked up longer frame/bumper bolts. The only thing I am missing at this point is the self tapping machine screws for the third frame bolt on each side.
Overall, I am extremely please since my buddy and my 10 year old boy are planning to do a Ouray Colorado run this July in the JK, and I don't want to haul a trailer. Now I can pack tents, back-packs and other items up in a cheap Amazon roof-rack basket and leave the seat in for my son. This makes the trip much more feasible as I run closer and closer Jeep induced welfare!~
It was a gamble, it could have been a $350 Smittybilt, or anything above. The fellow got it on a JKU and removed it, posted it for $100, and I jumped.
It turns out that it is a Rugged Ridge Sherpa roof rack with the 4 Yakima brackets and 2 Yakima cross bars. Around $900 new replacement value. My total cost was around $300 for fuel, toll roads and the $100 for the part.
The plastic knob bolts that lock down the front had 1 missing, so I went to Amazon and ordered 10 for $18 shipped! I went to Fastenal and replaced all of the cross bolts and picked up longer frame/bumper bolts. The only thing I am missing at this point is the self tapping machine screws for the third frame bolt on each side.
Overall, I am extremely please since my buddy and my 10 year old boy are planning to do a Ouray Colorado run this July in the JK, and I don't want to haul a trailer. Now I can pack tents, back-packs and other items up in a cheap Amazon roof-rack basket and leave the seat in for my son. This makes the trip much more feasible as I run closer and closer Jeep induced welfare!~
03-29-2016, 02:42 PM
JK Junkie
Mounted a Fire Extinguisher
Mounted a small fire Extinguisher to the spare tire carrier. I had it banging around in the back... got tired of hearing it back there. I'll see if it will fall off this weekend During some rock crawling and rock gardens at UWharrie.
03-31-2016, 03:41 AM
JK Freak
Pulled the fron D30, removed all steering crap including the gear box, had my ProRock 44 Unlimited delivered. I need to get my steering gear box down to West Texas Offroad to be drilled and sent back with the Redneck Ram Assist kit. Dropped off new TPMS sensors at the local tire shop where my wheels are resting, the 37x13.5-18 Cooper STT Pro tires are supposed to arrive Friday.
