What was done to your JK this week?
06-24-2009, 09:09 AM
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I installed my Father's Day gift........check it out
Ain't it SWEET? ..........My wife thinks it is "awful, the most disgusting thing I've ever seen".............oh well............at least it is until the next mod
Ive always said..........if you can't please 'em.........F#%K 'em
Ain't it SWEET? ..........My wife thinks it is "awful, the most disgusting thing I've ever seen".............oh well............at least it is until the next mod
Ive always said..........if you can't please 'em.........F#%K 'em
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06-24-2009, 02:46 PM
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So I'm in the Army. I'm training to be an aviator. If you ever see the back of a military aviator helmet, chances are there's a big velcro square. The functional purpose of this is for a battery that powers the night vision goggles we use. When not being occupied by one, a guy might throw on the company patch or something a little more comical, like: I picked a hell of a day to quit drinking. I thought my backseat passengers, especially first timers, should have something to chuckle at when not having the honor of riding right seat. So I did the same to the back of my headrests. The patches can be bought online at
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06-24-2009, 08:30 PM
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06-25-2009, 06:08 AM
#5919
Currie RockJock Lift, 37"x12.50"x17 Goodyear MT/R Kevlars
This is a before picture of my 08 Unlimited X taken about 2 months ago with Rubi wheels, tires
and no lift. The Rubi tires measured about 31" on the ground. This was also before I installed
the Warn M8000 winch.
Here is the picture just after taking the final test drive at NorthRidge 4x4 who sold me
everything but the tires and TeraFlex diff covers and did a most excellent installation over four
working days during my vacation last week. The 37" Goodyear MT/R Kevlars actually measue
36-1/4" in my case. The Currie RockJock lift I purchased from Northridge 4x4 was very
complete and included things like extended brake lines. I also purchased OME shocks and
Coast 1310 CV drive shafts from David as part of the installation.
Many of you could do an installation like this yourself and many of you have. While I felt OK
doing things like installing my winch on a cut, stock Sahara bumper, I think anything beyond a
basic budget boost would be way beyond my abilities. I do not regret having a professional
install a more complex lift for a moment. For me, NorthRidge 4x4 was the right decision.
I saved up for just over a year to do this and still came in slightly over budget when it was
all said and done with a few things left to do like cutting the fenders, making a stubby out of the
bumper and perhaps adding a 1" body lift that I will do myself. Here are a few pictures of the
build with some comments:
TerraFlex Diff Covers
Rather than buy these covers from David at NorthRidge 4x4, I took advantage of a special
offer on the TerraFlex web site for slightly cosmetically blemished covers. I couldn't find any
blemish on the rear D44 cover and only a slight paint smudge on the front D30. After quoting
me a price for the installation, David agreed to install the TerraFlex covers as he was also
regearing from my stock 3.73 to a 5.13 ratio and had to remove and reinstall the covers
anyway.
Note the position of the fill plugs. The D44 has two, the open one is for high pinion, something
the D30 didn't have. They couldn't get enough fluid in the front D30, so it took an extra hour
and a half to loosen everything up and rotate the axle in order to fill it properly. David did not
charge me extra for this and gave me a workaround for changing fluid in the future. The gears
work perfectly, by the way, and are as quiet as stock.
Here are some pictures of the lift going on, which show the spacers required to fit the big
Goodyear meats on my JK using Rubi Wheels (I did not have enough budget left for the AEV
argent beadlocks I really wanted) and the beefy Currie adjustable upper and lower control arms.
With the tires mounted, the JK on the ground and the steering centered (AEV Procal works
great for this), the axles were off center by 1/4" in the front and 1/2" in the back. I decided to
have David install JKS adjustable track bars front and rear in addition to the JKS discos I had
already purchased from him, to center everything properly. The trackbars were too long and
had to be cut and rethreaded to allow sufficient adjustment. finally, the rear wheels and tires
had to be removed so the pinch seam and my Mopar Enhanced Rock Rails could be trimmed.
It drives better than I expected. Blustery side winds are more noticeable and the ESP kicks in
when I take freeway on/off ramps at my usual pace, but it tracks straight with no wobbles or
rattles that I didn't have before. With the 5.13 gears, low end performance is improved, but it
seems to run out of breath at speeds approaching 60 MPH. Keeping speed up, even on steep
grades is no problem. The Goodyear MT/R Kevlar tires are amazingly quiet -- the Rubi tires
seem noisy by comparison.
-meljr
and no lift. The Rubi tires measured about 31" on the ground. This was also before I installed
the Warn M8000 winch.
Here is the picture just after taking the final test drive at NorthRidge 4x4 who sold me
everything but the tires and TeraFlex diff covers and did a most excellent installation over four
working days during my vacation last week. The 37" Goodyear MT/R Kevlars actually measue
36-1/4" in my case. The Currie RockJock lift I purchased from Northridge 4x4 was very
complete and included things like extended brake lines. I also purchased OME shocks and
Coast 1310 CV drive shafts from David as part of the installation.
Many of you could do an installation like this yourself and many of you have. While I felt OK
doing things like installing my winch on a cut, stock Sahara bumper, I think anything beyond a
basic budget boost would be way beyond my abilities. I do not regret having a professional
install a more complex lift for a moment. For me, NorthRidge 4x4 was the right decision.
I saved up for just over a year to do this and still came in slightly over budget when it was
all said and done with a few things left to do like cutting the fenders, making a stubby out of the
bumper and perhaps adding a 1" body lift that I will do myself. Here are a few pictures of the
build with some comments:
TerraFlex Diff Covers
Rather than buy these covers from David at NorthRidge 4x4, I took advantage of a special
offer on the TerraFlex web site for slightly cosmetically blemished covers. I couldn't find any
blemish on the rear D44 cover and only a slight paint smudge on the front D30. After quoting
me a price for the installation, David agreed to install the TerraFlex covers as he was also
regearing from my stock 3.73 to a 5.13 ratio and had to remove and reinstall the covers
anyway.
Note the position of the fill plugs. The D44 has two, the open one is for high pinion, something
the D30 didn't have. They couldn't get enough fluid in the front D30, so it took an extra hour
and a half to loosen everything up and rotate the axle in order to fill it properly. David did not
charge me extra for this and gave me a workaround for changing fluid in the future. The gears
work perfectly, by the way, and are as quiet as stock.
Here are some pictures of the lift going on, which show the spacers required to fit the big
Goodyear meats on my JK using Rubi Wheels (I did not have enough budget left for the AEV
argent beadlocks I really wanted) and the beefy Currie adjustable upper and lower control arms.
With the tires mounted, the JK on the ground and the steering centered (AEV Procal works
great for this), the axles were off center by 1/4" in the front and 1/2" in the back. I decided to
have David install JKS adjustable track bars front and rear in addition to the JKS discos I had
already purchased from him, to center everything properly. The trackbars were too long and
had to be cut and rethreaded to allow sufficient adjustment. finally, the rear wheels and tires
had to be removed so the pinch seam and my Mopar Enhanced Rock Rails could be trimmed.
It drives better than I expected. Blustery side winds are more noticeable and the ESP kicks in
when I take freeway on/off ramps at my usual pace, but it tracks straight with no wobbles or
rattles that I didn't have before. With the 5.13 gears, low end performance is improved, but it
seems to run out of breath at speeds approaching 60 MPH. Keeping speed up, even on steep
grades is no problem. The Goodyear MT/R Kevlar tires are amazingly quiet -- the Rubi tires
seem noisy by comparison.
-meljr
06-25-2009, 06:37 AM
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