JK's JK Jeep

[jkjeep]

Ok, bought this thing brand new in May 2007. Auto transmission, Tow Package (D44 rear end + trac-lok), and air conditioning were the only options.

So we are going to start with a picture of my stock jeep on my first run (2009 New Guys Run) didn't even have the swaybar disconnected:

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/Jeep/jeeplol.jpg

[jkjeep]

Boxes and Boxes oh my!

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/Jeep/003.jpg

[jkjeep]

New wheels, finally will have a full-size spare lol

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/Jeep/001.jpg

[jkjeep]

Also got in today:

Teraflex 2.5" Coil Spring Lift Kit
Auburn ECTED Locker
JKS Quicker Disconnects
Staun Deflators

Waiting on:
Superior 5.13 Gears
Aussie Locker
Teraflex Monster HD Forged Adjustable Front Trackbar
Riddler Front and Rear Diff Covers
35x12.50xR16 TRXUS M/T Tires
and a couple of smaller things (spare tire relocator etc)

[Jeepnube]

Cool! Pics of the build please!:thumbsup:

[dangerousdavid]

keep the pics comin!

[Scuba Jeepster]

Ahhhhh that Jeep thing. Just Empty Every Pocket :thumbsup:

Looking good just think 5 years from now you'll be looking at it wondering what else you can spend money on to make it better !:2vrolijk_08:

Boxes and Boxes oh my!

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/Jeep/003.jpg

[jkjeep]

I'm going to start installing stuff this weekend. already looking at rocker guards, drive shafts, axle shafts, bumpers, winches, control arms, etc.

[alt_phil]

So wrenchin' party on Saturday, huh? Count me in.

[jkjeep]

The help would sure be appreciated. PM me and I'll get you directions to my house.

[SUPERD]

Awesome, wish I was closer & I'd lend a hand also.
Let the carnage begin!

[jkjeep]

Just talked to David@Northridge. Should get my diff covers and track bar tomorrow.

He said the Aussie still hasn't came in so he is going ahead and sending my gears and will send the Aussie later. Sending me free LubeLocker gaskets with the gears. I don't know much but from what I read about them Darrin will probably appreciate them.

[jeependude]

Just talked to David@Northridge. Should get my diff covers and track bar tomorrow.

He said the Aussie still hasn't came in so he is going ahead and sending my gears and will send the Aussie later. Sending me free LubeLocker gaskets with the gears. I don't know much but from what I read about them Darrin will probably appreciate them.

Any thing with "LUBE" has got to be good. :grin:

[jkjeep]

Any thing with "LUBE" has got to be good. :grin:

hah that's what she said...

[jkjeep]

Riddler covers and Teraflex front track bar came in today. No lubelockers in sight so I gotta call Dave Monday.

[jkjeep]

Found the gaskets, they were with the D30 cover. I'm considering whether I want to paint the cover or not... I was thinking maybe rescue green with a white R and black skull with red eyes?

Probably just leave it black though.

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/Jeep/001-1.jpg

[jkjeep]

Welp, fixing to head out to autozone to get a couple of last minute items (lost my grease gun in the move). Then time to get started.

[SUPERD]

Man what time do the parts stores open in Benton?
I'd paint em green to add a lil detail, easier now than later!

[jkjeep]

Man what time do the parts stores open in Benton?
I'd paint em green to add a lil detail, easier now than later!

The autozone opens at 7:30. I was pretty surprised by it.

[jkjeep]

well crap, now i can't find my center punch

[jkjeep]

Slow going since I want to make sure I don't screw up (too bad). Got a few pics. So far I've got the rear trackbar, rear shocks, and rear swaybar links removed. The swaybar links were a complete PITA omg.

First here is a pic of the lift kit unboxed:

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/Jeep/003-1.jpg

Next for size comparison my rear trackbar v. my new front trackbar:

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/Jeep/002.jpg

Finally what it looks like so far:

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/Jeep/001-2.jpg

[jkjeep]

Extra thanks to Phil for the help. I can't tell you how much that helped out. Anyways here are a couple of pics of the aftereffects. We got the lift, trackbar, and JKS discos installed. Monday I will go get my wheels/tires installed and at some point when I get my aussie I will be getting my gears/lockers installed.

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/005.jpg

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/004.jpg

[Scuba Jeepster]

Looking good, :thumbsup:

[alt_phil]

Can't wait to see it with the 35's on there! It'll look totally different with new wheels and meats!

[homsley]

That is looking good. Your going to feel like you got a new rig. Lift, gears, locker, a world of a difference on the trails.

[Lightnin]

Looks awesome. Its a completely differnt look with a lift and will look great with the new rims and tires.

[SUPERD]

Gonna have to saws all the bumpers like Phil did.
You are gonna enjoy that thing so much more now, lookin good!

[jkjeep]

Yeah I was talking to him about the bumpers lol. I definitely also have to get some air tools. I've never used em before saturday and it was just lol at how fast they were.

[jkjeep]

As a side note we did not have to use coil compressors to install the springs. The rear was super easy but installing the new springs into the front was a pain the rear. Would have been nice if I hadn't listened to the internet masterminds at project-jk and had just got the compressors.

[alt_phil]

As a side note we did not have to use coil compressors to install the springs. The rear was super easy but installing the new springs into the front was a pain the rear. Would have been nice if I hadn't listened to the internet masterminds at project-jk and had just got the compressors.

That reminds me (and should remind Dave)... those rear coil spring retainers that came with that lift are just a nifty idea! :lolk:
Seriously though, think I might go ahead and do that.

[Jeepnube]

Lookin' good!:thumbsup:

[jkjeep]

Went to get the tires put on today. There was a mixup with the appointments so I left the wheels there tonight. They are going to mount the tires tomorrow morning and I'll bring the jeep by after work for them to put them on.

Just finished checking all the bolts to make sure they were tight. Lift makes it so much easier to get under the jeep now.

[jkjeep]

Got the tires on. They ride good on the highway but it is a little flighty. Maybe some bumpsteer I don't know. Shop did a great job balancing the tires. When the road is smooth you can let go of the steering wheel and it goes perfectly straight. Got it home, unloaded my old tires (going to sell them and the wheels for 100 bucks just to get em out of here).

Thought the 35 might fit on my stock tire carrier... so I unloaded it from the spare extension bracket. Took the bracket off and put it back on. SWEET! It fit with about 1/4" to spare!

Also I hooked my procomp accu pro and changed the tire size/shift point programming. Made a pretty good difference but man I can't wait to get my gears in.

So pics, not good quality since it was after dark when I got home sorry.

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/007.jpg
http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/006.jpg
http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/003.jpg

[Lightnin]

Lookin good. :thumbup: :thumbup:

[murfysflaw]

Nice! Love the color and proportions are perfect!

[SUPERD]

That reminds me (and should remind Dave)... those rear coil spring retainers that came with that lift are just a nifty idea! :lolk:
Seriously though, think I might go ahead and do that.

Nah, those pesky coil thingys just limit how far you can stuff a tire, on four fingers I think I stuffed mine clear into the back seat! I love my tri coil suspension!
Thanks for yellin at me to stop & pick it up!
I was doin my dangerous Dave impression!
JK is lookin mighty fine!

[alt_phil]

Looks SHARP Jason! Can't wait to go tackle some trails with you again!

[Scuba Jeepster]

Great Job !

[Jeepnube]

Lookin' great man!

[dangerousdavid]

lookin good bro! i like those green jeeps with black wheels. it'll be a totally different monster on the trails too

[jkjeep]

Thanks for the compliments guys. I've got a call in at northridge about my gears/aussie locker. I really want to get my lockers/gears in before the jeep jamboree.

[jkjeep]

Northridge said my gears and front locker should be in today or tomorrow. woot!

[jkjeep]

ROFL, the D44 r&p has to weight almost twice as much as the D30 lol.

I really want to save up and maybe in a couple of years get a pair of dynatrac D60s, some more lift and some 38's or 40's lol.

[jkjeep]

Got alignment done. Shop said my camber is off due to a bent front axle housing. Still fine to drive just said rotate frequently to help offset tire wear. Also said for 600 bucks they can straighten it out.

Guess I have a front dana 44 in my future?

[jkjeep]

Think I got the wobble taken care of. Decided it had to be an out of balance tire so I swapped a spare in for the passenger tire (had a hunch it was that one).

Took it for a test run up to 60 and no wobble!

Now back to deciding what to do for the d30 lol

[jkjeep]

Started painting my covers. They come unpainted so I had to do something.
http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/001-1.jpg

[jkjeep]

Couple of updates. Last weekend went horrible and nothing got done. Mostly my fault I guess.

1) Three wheel studs were stripped and jacked up so that had to be taken care of pronto and wasted a day.

2) The jk D44 uses THICK gears and I needed the smaller carrier ECTED instead of the larger carrier ECTED I ordered.

I'm sending the large carrier ECTED back today and have ordered the smaller carrier ECTED. Jeependude should be able to look at it next weekend and hopefully everything will get installed then.

I've been really bummed out because I was really looking forward to having it ready for the Jamboree.

[TMXONR]

I wonder if Auburn would notice if I swaped you for my old style D44 ECTED and you sent it back for the swap LOL.

[SUPERD]

Couple of updates. Last weekend went horrible and nothing got done. Mostly my fault I guess.

1) Three wheel studs were stripped and jacked up so that had to be taken care of pronto and wasted a day.

2) The jk D44 uses THICK gears and I needed the smaller carrier ECTED instead of the larger carrier ECTED I ordered.

I'm sending the large carrier ECTED back today and have ordered the smaller carrier ECTED. Jeependude should be able to look at it next weekend and hopefully everything will get installed then.

I've been really bummed out because I was really looking forward to having it ready for the Jamboree.
welcome to the world of auto repair, I go thru this on a daily basis.
No sense in getting upset about it, plan on it in the future!
If I get a job that should take 2-3 days I schedule it for 5!
Never try to do anything right before an event you plan on attending either, seems to gurantee problems. Been doin this for over 20 years, gets worse every year with all the model changes, 20 years ago a part would fit a half dozen different vehicles, now there are 20 different parts that "could" fit one!
I love deadlines! I like the wooshing sound they make when they fly by!!!:evil:

[jkjeep]

The only thing that sucks is all the shipping charged I have to pay plus wasting Darin's time.

[SUPERD]

Darin's used to it, trust me.
For the shipping always ask the salesman to check to make sure you are ordering the correct stuff, if they send you the wrong part they should cover all shipping costs, if not shop elsewhere!

[jkjeep]

Darin's used to it, trust me.
For the shipping always ask the salesman to check to make sure you are ordering the correct stuff, if they send you the wrong part they should cover all shipping costs, if not shop elsewhere!

Man I can pretty much guarantee if I ordered from Northridge they would have called me up and told me. At least shipping wasn't bad to get this taken care of.

[dangerousdavid]

if you get darin a drop light he'll be ok

[jkjeep]

So everything is installed but the switch for the ECTED. It goes in Tuesday.

Man this sucker has a ton more pickup than before lol. Aussie was really loud at first when decelerating but has quieted down and I only hear it on loud turns now.

[alt_phil]

Now just wait until you see the amazing difference at the park. Excited for ya!

[jkjeep]

Now just wait until you see the amazing difference at the park. Excited for ya!

Yeah I'm pretty stoked. The difference with the gears is pretty crazy haha.

[redx08]

You will love the gears and lockers the first time you go offroad.

[jkjeep]

The aussie barely clicks. Had to make a u-turn today and the limited slip in the ected was working. Felt like I was going to chirp a tire. I could feel the clutch pack slipping lol.

[alt_phil]

The Ected takes a week or so before it is broken in. Mine was like driving a spool for the first week or so. Doing tight figure 8's was what Auburn recommended.

[jkjeep]

Ordered a set of Rugged Ridge Rocker Guards from 4ws this morning... would be nice if they got here by Friday and I guess it is possible. We'll see.

http://www.4wheelerssupply.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/73231

[boltthrower]

Excited 4 ya!! Those new parts should put a BIG fat smile on your face at the park. Haha.....

[jkjeep]

Yeah I'm ready, if the sliders come in in time then I will probably try one or two of the easier fours saturday. There aren't a whole lot of threes I haven't ran at least once (some a lot more than that!).

[redx08]

Let me know how those sliders hold up. I need to get some sliders.

[Jordan7118]

Yeah I'm ready, if the sliders come in in time then I will probably try one or two of the easier fours saturday. There aren't a whole lot of threes I haven't ran at least once (some a lot more than that!).

Gorge and Ravine would be good ones for ya. Maybe even Can Opener. Hope the sliders work out for ya!

[jkjeep]

Should be here Thursday. It was suggested I try the fours off The Loop so I will probably hit up some this weekend.

[alt_phil]

Ultimate Adventure for sure. That should be the first one you hit up.

Might need to have someone with a winch with you on Four Fingers, depending on the day. That first rock slab you could get stuck on. Probably pretty dry right now and could walk right up it, but you never know.

[jkjeep]

Yeah I'm not going to try any of the fours if I'm not in a group.

[TMXONR]

Ultimate Adventure for sure. That should be the first one you hit up.


When I first got my lockers in, the first trail we hit was Ultimate Adventure. That trail really tested my rock rails, so it should be great for you. I ended up slipping off a rock and my rock rails really saved me from damaging the rockers.

[Jordan7118]

I'd pass on Four Fingers this go around. It's more of a mild 5 now.

Ultimate Adventure is a good 4 to start on.

[jkjeep]

Yeah not too hot on the idea of four fingers right now. Will definitely be up for UA and the fours on the loop.

[jkjeep]

Rails are out for delivery!

[jkjeep]

Got the rails put on. Very easy job. Noticed my front driveshaft was slinging grease by the tc so I took a measurement (36") and tomorrow am going to order a Tom Woods shaft for the front.

[jkjeep]

Just ordered a front shaft from tom wood's. Should get here Wednesday and then I'll have more work to do (yay?).

[jkjeep]

Jeep did great on the trails saturday. Went under to inspect this morning and found the following. Just ordered a Rockcrawler 3/16" steel replacement. It's hard to tell but there is a good sized dent right behind the drain plug...

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/Jeep/2010-04-18_144131.jpg

[jkjeep]

New front driveshaft...
http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/Jeep/front-driveshaft.jpg

[CreepJeep]

Jeep did great on the trails saturday. Went under to inspect this morning and found the following. Just ordered a Rockcrawler 3/16" steel replacement. It's hard to tell but there is a good sized dent right behind the drain plug...

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/Jeep/2010-04-18_144131.jpg

HOLY CRAP!

I think I will be ordering the rancho cover for mine now.

[Jeepnube]

How does your rig sound now?

[jkjeep]

lol pretty good. deep sounding. maybe a little on the loud side.

fyi

Installed a tom woods front driveshaft
Installed a new cb (Cobra 25 LTD Classic)
Installed a 27" Cherry Bomb Glasspack

Need to go by today and get an exhaust hanger welded on.

[lil_red_wagon]

Installed a 27" Cherry Bomb Glasspack

Need to go by today and get an exhaust hanger welded on.

i was wonderin if you did that yet.

if you cant get it done before the run bring it to my house fri night and we will cut the stock one from the frame and move it. just ran out of light enough to cut it, move it, and weld it back. i dont have a auto darkening helmet yet.

[jkjeep]

i was wonderin if you did that yet.

if you cant get it done before the run bring it to my house fri night and we will cut the stock one from the frame and move it. just ran out of light enough to cut it, move it, and weld it back. i dont have a auto darkening helmet yet.

I should get it done this afternoon. They were busy yesterday but I got an appointment today. Was going to do a turndown to since it is throwing exhaust soot onto my axle right now.

[J. Dub]

Got the rails put on. Very easy job. Noticed my front driveshaft was slinging grease by the tc so I took a measurement (36") and tomorrow am going to order a Tom Woods shaft for the front.

Rails look good! Saw em this morning.:beer:

[jkjeep]

Thanks! They haven't been used yet. Don't know if they will perform well or not.

[jkjeep]

i was wonderin if you did that yet.

if you cant get it done before the run bring it to my house fri night and we will cut the stock one from the frame and move it. just ran out of light enough to cut it, move it, and weld it back. i dont have a auto darkening helmet yet.

hey man, got it done today, should be good to go.

[lil_red_wagon]

cool good thing

[jkjeep]

So I've heard of Aussie ratcheting during turns. Mine seems to be the opposite though. It makes no noise during turns and ratchets when I'm decelarating and in a straight line (sometimes not always).

Any ideas? Also something is binding up awful in turns. I think it is the ECTED but I'm not sure if it is that or the aussie. If it isn't ratcheting doesn't that mean it is trying to stay locked?

edit: evidently the binding on turns is because the front end is under load somehow? that doesn't make sense since I'm 2wd. I did notice that when my drive shaft was out the front end didn't have any problems.

[alt_phil]

Binding on tight turns with a mechanical locker is normal. It'll sound like your front end is all clunky.

I've never heard mine be noisy in a strait line, but I run royal purple up front for mine, and synthetic tends to quiet things down.

[jkjeep]

Binding on tight turns with a mechanical locker is normal. It'll sound like your front end is all clunky.

I've never heard mine be noisy in a strait line, but I run royal purple up front for mine, and synthetic tends to quiet things down.

I'm actually not sure if it is the front binding or rear.

God what a mess.

[jkjeep]

Hah, Darin walked me through some stuff to check it out. Evidently it is mostly a consequence of the short wheelbase and the tightass limited slip.

[alt_phil]

You do those figure 8's yet? That's what auburn recommends - that and of course making sure the gear oil and additive is right.

[jkjeep]

You do those figure 8's yet? That's what auburn recommends - that and of course making sure the gear oil and additive is right.

I had a chance to do about 4 or 5 of them. Not sure how many it will take though. I think it is ok. We thought due to the short wheel base it might be the aussie trying to lock.

It only happens when I make a tight turn like into a parking spot. The rest of the time it runs perfect.

[jkjeep]

Dyna Track Pro Rock 44 Front End with trackbar bracket and gussets:
2114.95
That is the model that can take conventional lockers

Chromoly Shafts
600

5.13 gears
190.99

Setup Kit
191.99

Locker+cable
959.00

Yukon Super Joint
300.00

$4,356.93

Am I missing anything?

[redx08]

Go with rcv performance shafts.

[alt_phil]

Am I missing anything?

Yes...

But just where will you put a kitchen sink in that thing?

[jkjeep]

I'm trying to budget some stuff and need it somewhere I can pull it up. Between work, desktop, laptop that becomes troublesome.

Yeah the RCVs would be a better choice and only about 150 bucks more.

[jkjeep]

Evidently I'm going to have to pull the front flange. Just enough of a leak to make it look 'wet'. Called Tom Woods and they asked me if I put silicone on the splines when we installed the new flange.

ooops

[jkjeep]

Evidently I'm going to have to pull the front flange. Just enough of a leak to make it look 'wet'. Called Tom Woods and they asked me if I put silicone on the splines when we installed the new flange.

ooops

Looked closer, it is wet on the top side of the pinion so don't think it is pinion leak. Maybe from all the assembly lube getting thrown off the driveshaft (my god there was a lot of that crap).

Cleaned the housing with brake cleaner last night to see if I can pinpoint where it is starting. As of this morning after my approx. 30 mile drive to work there was nothing on the pinion.

I think this might have just been junk from the drive shaft.

[jkjeep]

post whoring along...

Going to go to Justin's May 28th and we are going to make measurements for him to make me some bumpers. Gotta order a winch. Right now looking at the Warn M8000. Was going to get a powerplant but after talking to some folks think I'll keep the onboard air separate.

[jkjeep]

Ordered an oil pan on 4/18. Was charged immediately and ship time was supposed to be 1-3 days. E-mailed them a week later and was told they were having problems getting the metal from their supplier.

Finally got another update today by telling them if I didn't have a shipdate by Friday I was charging back/filing complaint with Paypal/filing complaint with State AG.

They told me that they had to send the pans back to get powdercoated again and should have a ship date soon.

That was the first response I've gotten, PMs on the boards they post on, e-mails, and phone calls were unanswered until I started threatening.

Hopefully I get shipping info by Friday.

Name of the company is Benchmark Designs btw.

[Jeepnube]

Ouch, I hope they get their heads out soon bro.

[jkjeep]

Just finished reading a thread on Portal Tek that sounds eerily similar.

Company starts out ok but sometimes behind on parts. Over time it is harder and harder to get responses. By the end of the tale the company is bankrupt and the owners have disappeared with everyone else's money.

[redx08]

Hope it comes out ok for you man.

[VAjeeper]

i was wonderin if you did that yet.

if you cant get it done before the run bring it to my house fri night and we will cut the stock one from the frame and move it. just ran out of light enough to cut it, move it, and weld it back. i dont have a auto darkening helmet yet.
ill bring my helmet down if you want to i have a auto darkaning one

[jkjeep]

So I've been staring at the d30 in my garage and got to thinking about the future. Everyone and their mama has told me I will regret sinking real money into a d30.

So right now I've sent out some requests for quotes from some places I've ordered from in the past. Depending on what comes back I will very likely be throwing some form of d44 under the front end.

I guess i can sell the D30s for scrap or to some unsuspecting guy with a heavy foot and big tires (PHIL I'M LOOKING AT YOU).

[jkjeep]

So... looks like I'm going to be ordered a d44 frontend tomorrow. Guess I need to schedule some vacation time to get everything swapped over.

[Scuba Jeepster]

Might as well do 60s and be done with it forever :)

[TURNEROFFROAD]

Might as well do 60s and be done with it forever :)

TRUE DAT....

[jkjeep]

Might as well do 60s and be done with it forever :)

Shoot I would really like to throw some 60's or rockwells or sumethin' under it. But I don't have that kind of money laying around. For the forseeable future (at least five more years) I'm going to be running 35" tires so I figure the 44 will stand up to that.

Now rear? heck yeah man I am going down that path eventually. I can get a built rear D60 for less than what I'm paying for the front 44.

Right now I'm being cut a pretty bangin' deal on a build brand new DynaTrac ProRock 44 so it is pretty hard to say no.

[Scuba Jeepster]

Thats a good axle I think it'll treat you well.

[jeependude]

look into the Currie 9" fronts. http://www.currieenterprises.com/cestore/categories4x4b.aspx?id=1361

[jkjeep]

look into the Currie 9" fronts. http://www.currieenterprises.com/cestore/categories4x4b.aspx?id=1361

Man a 9" would be nice. I noticed that doesn't include a third member (aren't those around 2 grand)? Can you get a HP third member for a 9" with 5.13 gears? I couldn't find one on Currie's site.

Right now (I'm not done talking to them so things can change)

I'm looking at the DynaTrac ProRock 44 with upgraded tubes/ujoints (3"x.5" and 1480)
Chromoly shafts
ARB Locker and compressor
5.13 Gears
DynaTrac ProSteer Balljoints

Assembled and at my door for $4,400. I have to talk to him some more since I'm not sold on the ProSteers (500 dollars for a set of freaking balljoints?!? I don't care if you can rebuild them without removing them). I also have to make sure they don't install a JK flange and instead install a Spicer yoke when they setup the front end.

[TURNEROFFROAD]

Pm sent.... Worthwhile btw

[jkjeep]

I'm thinking, don't know how much work it would take to make fit though.

[TURNEROFFROAD]

Several companies make brackets to hang 60's under your rig. Could gear and install lockers of ur choice and be rolling

[dangerousdavid]

have you checked out the G2 axles?

[jkjeep]

Yeah the least you can get a frontend from them for is 6700.

[jkjeep]

Sweet after two months waiting my new oilpan just shipped

3/16" steel construction

Hopefully I will avoid crushing the chit out of this one lol

[Lightnin]

You really want to go with a ARB? I figure they are good lockers but having to rely on air to have them engaged. I would be a little iffy on it. There was a guy in our trail group that had an arb and his wiring had a short. With no air no locker. Maybe if he had a on board tank to keep a constant supply to the locker it wouldn't be that bad. I guess he had is straight from the compressor to the locker? Just something to think about. They all have there ups and downs.

[jkjeep]

You really want to go with a ARB? I figure they are good lockers but having to rely on air to have them engaged. I would be a little iffy on it. There was a guy in our trail group that had an arb and his wiring had a short. With no air no locker. Maybe if he had a on board tank to keep a constant supply to the locker it wouldn't be that bad. I guess he had is straight from the compressor to the locker? Just something to think about. They all have there ups and downs.

Man, that same argument can be made for any of the selectable lockers just change some of the words.

ARB and OX are the top of the heap as far as I know for selectables and I can get a free compressor for the ARB still plus they have a d44 sitting in stock already setup with the gears I want and the ARB installed.

[Lightnin]

I agree with what your saying. Just wanted to make sure you did think on it. It's all good

[jkjeep]

I agree with what your saying. Just wanted to make sure you did think on it. It's all good

I appreciate it. Me typing stuff out usually lets me think of new ideas.

[redx08]

I have an arb in my front jk 44 that I love. HAving said that if a detroit would have fit and if it didn't cost 1200 to make lockable hubs work with jk electronic crap I would have one in there.

[jkjeep]

I have an arb in my front jk 44 that I love. HAving said that if a detroit would have fit and if it didn't cost 1200 to make lockable hubs work with jk electronic crap I would have one in there.

Man my dream would be a detroit and hubs but yeah OMG it is an expensive conversion.

[jkjeep]

Went over to Justin's to test fit the bumpers he is building for me. So far they look good. Can't wait to get them on the Jeep.

Trying to plan how I'm going to unload a pallet with the 44, winch and everything else I ordered lol. Supposed to come in at the end of the month.

[redx08]

Went over to Justin's to test fit the bumpers he is building for me. So far they look good. Can't wait to get them on the Jeep.

Trying to plan how I'm going to unload a pallet with the 44, winch and everything else I ordered lol. Supposed to come in at the end of the month.

With several friends. Did this about 2 months ago.

[jkjeep]

DROOL
http://advanceadapters.com/product/4341/RubiCrawler-for-Jeep-2003-2009-with-an-automatic-overdrive.html

I want one lol
Anyone want to donate one to me?

[Jordan7118]

DROOL
http://advanceadapters.com/product/4341/RubiCrawler-for-Jeep-2003-2009-with-an-automatic-overdrive.html

I want one lol
Anyone want to donate one to me?


Mike Frazier has one. He loves it!

If you don't have a Rubicon t-case, may as well just drop all the coin at once to get a 4-spd Atlas :shocked:

But, yea, really cool :vrolijk_26:

[alt_phil]

That would be awesome.

Ya... I'd love a 4:1 tcase with a 2low option... and that is one sweet 'doubler'.

[jkjeep]

new oil pan; 3/16s steel construction

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/oilpan.jpg

[Tweeder]

Trying to plan how I'm going to unload a pallet with the 44, winch and everything else I ordered lol. Supposed to come in at the end of the month.

heehee....i has forklift...:cheesy:

[Jeepnube]

new oil pan; 3/16s steel construction

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/oilpan.jpg

Holy Beefsteak Batman!:thumbsup: That's one hoss oil pan.

[jkjeep]

Got the oil pan off. omg the old one was a pain in the ***. I beat the HELL out of it with a 3lb hammer and only suceeded in denting the pan :(

Ended up hammering a gasket scraper under the edge and levering it off.

Got the new RTV on and put all 16 bolts back in. It is sitting out in the garage curing for awhile now.

[TURNEROFFROAD]

heehee....i has forklift...:cheesy:


Who needs a stinking forklift, ive loaded complete front 60's in a fellas truck by hand... BY MYSELF!!!

[jkjeep]

well shiite

Just went outside to get something out of the garage and noticed a small puddle of oil under my jeep (I haven't put new oil in it yet since the RTV has to cure).

Got under there with a light and there is evidently a small hole in the pan where the oil still dripping out of the engine is coming out.

Dried it off real good and put some RTV on it for now but I figure it will need to be pulled and a new oil pan put in.

[TURNEROFFROAD]

Might as well pull it and welit and test it. My .02

[jkjeep]

Might as well pull it and welit and test it. My .02

**** thing is brand new. I have clue how to weld so I can't reweld it myself.

I've contacted the company I bought it from and they better be sending me a new one soon. Waiting three months for this SOB.

[TURNEROFFROAD]

I'd make a call and ask the vendor how they wanted to handle it

[jkjeep]

I'd make a calld ask the vendor how they wanted to handle it

HAHAHAHAHA

You mean the vendor that never answers the phone or e-mail? I PM'ed him on the boards since that is the only place I can ever get in touch with the guy.

UGH

The only reason I ordered this thing was so many people on the JK Pirate board talked about how great it was and Benchmark was so wonderful.

Shoulda just got a new OEM Pan and a skid plate :(

[TURNEROFFROAD]

Well that stinks, maybe they will fix u up. One of us locals can weld it for ya

[jkjeep]

Well that stinks, maybe they will fix u up. One of us locals can weld it for ya

I think I'm going to get someone around here to weld it. The response times with Benchmark are so horrible it would probably be next year before I got anything back.

[jkjeep]

Well, Benchmark has generally be unresponsive but I guess when something really goes wrong they get on it. They are going to overnight me a new pan next week. I've went ahead and put my old pan on so I can ship it back to em.

[TURNEROFFROAD]

Great! Well good they are fixing you up...

[Tweeder]

Who needs a stinking forklift, ive loaded complete front 60's in a fellas truck by hand... BY MYSELF!!!

you obviously don't know any better...

[jkjeep]

Should ship out Friday. Gonna be time for a major wrenchin' party (hopefully somewhere with a lift lol)

DynaTrak ProRock Extreme D44 Housing
5.13 Gears
ARB Locker
RCV Axles
DynaTrack ProRock Balljoints (don't laugh I got a good deal)
IPF 968 Lights
Warn M8000
ARB Air Compressor
Engine bay mounting bracket
Snatch blocks etc and a bag to put them in.
New set of unit bearings
I think that is about it.

It will be wonderful to finally have a straight axle under the front end again.

[Jeepnube]

Woot!

[jkjeep]

bonus got a call from Dave that it shipped out today. Fedex freight. COME TO POPPA

[Lightnin]

Holler when it comes in if you need me to go with you with a truck to get it.

[jkjeep]

Dave said he paid extra for residential but we'll see lol. I will need a way to get it to a shop anyways. I think we might use the one at the AFB.

[jkjeep]

you obviously don't know any better...

The pallet weighs 800 pounds lol. I hope he has a pallet jack with him.

[VAjeeper]

ok heres the invite if you wanna come bull **** or help or hang out it will be this saterday on the air base in jacksonville if you want get with jason i will sighn a pass for the day for you to get on base if you dont have base access specialty tools are very welcome

[jkjeep]

excited to get this stuff. got a call from fedex to schedule delivery. i asked them if they could get it on a truck with a liftgate and pallet jack and I would take it from there. they might not be able to. if that is the case i will be needing to borrow a truck to pick up the pallet from north little rock. I'll give you a holler Shane when I find out the details.

[jkjeep]

Just got a call from FedEx. Northridge paid extra for residential delivery and now the dumbasses have put it on a full-size truck and expect me to have a forklift available.

Anyone want to come over this afternoon and help me unload this **** thing?

[redx08]

Is the axle in yet?

[jkjeep]

Took seven hours today but it is in. Steering feels uber tight. Got some details to finish up:

1) Get some 1310 dana yoke u-joint bolts so I can bolt my front driveshaft back up.

2) Need to mount my ARB compressor and run all my electrical and air lines.

Still need to put the winch and lights on also.

[jkjeep]

Oh and I checked clearance on the RCVs and they were good with no grinding lock to lock.

They surprised me how easy they were to put in after hearing a few horror stories. Put some assembly lube on the inner splines. Put the boot in place. Axle just slid right in and then I used a long handle screwdrive to push the boot into place.

There are a few pics I just have to get them off my phone.

[jkjeep]

One more thing: Thanks to Shayne (VAJeeper) and Chris (Grunizzle) for the crucial assistance.

[Grunizzle]

One more thing: Thanks to Shayne (VAJeeper) and Chris (Grunizzle) for the crucial assistance.
Yep no problem man it was fun for me and a learning expirience. Not to mention I can see the auto shop from my dorm lol

[SUPERD]

Get a pic of shaynes carnage?

[Grunizzle]

Get a pic of shaynes carnage?
he took a couple when we were in the ER im sure they will surface on here soon

[Jeepnube]

It's good to hear Shayne's ok.

[jkjeep]

Get a pic of shaynes carnage?

Yeah I need to get them off my phone. Will try to this afternoon.

[VAjeeper]

the pics dont do it any justice it looked worse in person but its bad when there trying to numb your hand with a needle and the numbing agent just poors out the cut and wont numb your hand but i did go back and make sure his axle got put in and it looks bad ***

[Tweeder]

quit playing with yourselves and get pix up!

[alt_phil]

All this whining and crying... if this gash isn't at least as big as a woman's you need to stop crying like one.
:evil:

[jkjeep]

I'll get them up promise. Got home from church yesterday and had to do yardwork then the electricity went out :(

[Scuba Jeepster]

OK it's now Tuesday no pics, no jeep pics, no cut open wounded body part pics no nothing. :undecided:


Dude your going to have to get on the stick, too many web wheelers getting impatient and ready to see some photos. Have to share some of that action my friend Now what about those photos. :evil:

[jkjeep]

Let's see if this works. Finally got them off my phone. Android was treating them as a slideshow and I had to download an app to fix it.

[TURNEROFFROAD]

OK it's now Tuesday no pics, no jeep pics, no cut open wounded body part pics no nothing. :undecided:


Dude your going to have to get on the stick, too many web wheelers getting impatient and ready to see some photos. Have to share some of that action my friend Now what about those photos. :evil:


x2

[jkjeep]

I'll take some pics of the finished product.

Those were from Shane we were busy as hell and barely got done in time.

[jkjeep]

x2

:2vrolijk_08:

[alt_phil]

Papercut...
:grin:

[SUPERD]

tell me he wasn't using a "chrome" universal on an impact gun

[VAjeeper]

yes theres my jackassery of the year i admit it

[jkjeep]

Papercut...
:grin:

lol yeah i thought the same thing until i opened his hand. it was a good inch deep.

The clip retaining the pin on the ujoint on the impact wrench broke.

Pin stuck out and the impact wrench ripped it though his hand.

[Scuba Jeepster]

Let's see if this works. Finally got them off my phone. Android was treating them as a slideshow and I had to download an app to fix it.

Man SuperGlue and you would have been good to go who needs an ER ?

[VAjeeper]

yeah we werent sure if i screwed up any of the nerves or tendents i diddnt wanna go i asked for a glove si could keep working and they wouldent let me

[TMXONR]

i diddnt wanna go i asked for a glove si could keep working and they wouldent let me

LOL, Some coworkers and I were out jumping RC cars after work one day, when one of the guys had a Lipo battery expload, that was sitting in the passenger seat of his car. He grabbed it and threw it on the ground so it wouldn't burn his car down. He burned the crap out of his arm and hand.

The ambulance got there and wrapped his hand up and told him that he needed to go to the hospital, we all told him the same thing. He said "no I'm ok", after the ambulance left, he went back to running his RC car with the rest of us, until we finally convinced him to go to the hospital. He ended up having to get a skin graph on his hand.

[jkjeep]

So I discovered a pretty good cut in the sidewall of a tire. Is all the way to the cord. I guess I will swap it out and stop the 5 tire rotation so it can be a permanent spare.

Also I'm still blowing oil out the front diff breather although not very much anymore (doesn't leave a spot when I park now lol). Evidently we REALLY overfilled it.

[Grunizzle]

So I discovered a pretty good cut in the sidewall of a tire. Is all the way to the cord. I guess I will swap it out and stop the 5 tire rotation so it can be a permanent spare.

Also I'm still blowing oil out the front diff breather although not very much anymore (doesn't leave a spot when I park now lol). Evidently we REALLY overfilled it.
Thats weird we only put a hair over 2 bottles in and we filled it right up to the fill port.

[jkjeep]

Thats weird we only put a hair over 2 bottles in and we filled it right up to the fill port.

Yeah but it should be fine. I have no idea what the fluid capacity is on it now. It has pretty much stopped puking it out so it should be good.

[SUPERD]

id pull the plug & check it to be safe, that arb takes up more room than the factory carrier did so it probably does hold a lil less now

[jkjeep]

id pull the plug & check it to be safe, that arb takes up more room than the factory carrier did so it probably does hold a lil less now

Yeah, it is about time for my 500 mile change on it so I'll check then. Plus I have no idea what the actual capacity is on the new axle.

I just noticed the fill plug on the new axle is above the axle tubes. So if we filled it to the fill plug it is probably WAY overfilled lol. I know on the stock axle you were supposed to fill it to just past the bottom of the tube.

[SUPERD]

i think they just flipped the casting over to make it a high pinion

[jkjeep]

So I bought some reversible ratcheting wrenches. Of course the yokes on my driveshaft are too close for that...

Got the front driveshaft in. Drove it around a bit and it is good to go.

Noticed my nice custom front axle doesn't have a diff drain plug. That sorta sucks... especially considering my stock axle had one.

Tomorrow I plan on getting my compressor installed and all the plumbing/wires ran.

[Tweeder]

So I bought some reversible ratcheting wrenches. Of course the yokes on my driveshaft are too close for that...

didn't believe me, didja?

[jkjeep]

didn't believe me, didja?

i figured it was worth a try damnit. i can use them for something else at least :/

[Tweeder]

:grin:

[jkjeep]

Got my compressor mounted and the air lines ran. Also got holes for the switches cut where I want them. Tomorrow I'll run the wiring harness which looks like a complete pain in the *** lol.

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/002-1.jpg

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/004-1.jpg

[jkjeep]

wiring hooked up. think I f'ed something up behind the center console part. my temp control will turn all the way clockwise and only about halfway counter-clockwise. blows cold air turned halfway to cool but is only lukewarm turned all the way to hot.

****.

[jkjeep]

Tested air leaks. Went for 15 minutes with the locker engaged and the compressor didn't come on again so that is ok I guess.

Went into some dirt by the house and threw it in four wheel drive/engaged the locker to make sure it was locking.

Anyway tonight I'm going to try to readjust the knob on my temp control and get that straightened out. This weekend I'll hopefully be able to install the winch and maybe my offroad lights.

[Tweeder]

dude, it's the middle of summer. what the hell do you want heat for anyway? :grin:

[Jeepnube]

Nude wheeling with dry ice?

[Jed]

I'm fairly certain I saw you this morning about 7:20 going through the light at the end of the Cantrell exit. Jeep looks good.

[jkjeep]

I'm fairly certain I saw you this morning about 7:20 going through the light at the end of the Cantrell exit. Jeep looks good.

Yep that would be me. People keep seeing me but I must not pay attention cause I never see them (You, Galen, David) lol.

[jkjeep]

Going to try to put my winch on and my lights. If anyone wants to stop by and drink some beer while laughing at my mechanical ineptitude they are welcome to.

Will probably only have Miller Lite in a can though.

[SUPERD]

Will probably only have Miller Lite in a can though.

well that ought to keep Phil away!:beer:

[jkjeep]

well that ought to keep Phil away!:beer:

Yeah he's a beer snob.

He's welcome to my Bacardi 151 but he might need a driver.

[alt_phil]

Nice try, but I drink Miller Light like a fish.

[SUPERD]

you ought too, its just a step above water:lolk:

[jkjeep]

makes it perfect for drinking in the heat. especially if you don't have a good summer ale around.

[Jeepnube]

you ought too, its just a step above water:lolk:

I know some #5's who might think thems fightin' words!:2vrolijk_08:

[jkjeep]

Went to install my winch last weekend. No mountpoints for the fairlead which sucks. Justin is going to weld me some on as soon as he gets the people to come out and build his shop so he can have a 220v outlet for his welder.

I guess I'll try to mount my lights this weekend and maybe just mount the winch for now with no fairlead? It should be ok as long as I'm not trying to pull anything at angles. Well, I don't expect to use it at all until the fairlead is on actually.

[jkjeep]

More aggrivation. I'm getting a click from the rear end that is very intermittent. Happens under very light acceleration and no acceleration. If I'm on the gas at all (even enough to maintain speed) then I get nothing. Click only happens every once in awhile.

I've got to change my diff fluid soon so instead of pulling the plug I'm going to pull the cover to make sure my gears are in good shape. If they are then that means it is my rear driveshaft binding. Evidently the rzeppas make a sound like a ratchet wrench when they start binding.

If that is the case I will be getting a Tom Woods for the rear and a set of rear uppers from Currie.

[SUPERD]

If it's intermintent it's probably not your gears, I'd check your control arms & sway bar first, my left rear upper arm bolt works it's self loose & causes a click on acceleration & braking perodically

[jkjeep]

If it's intermintent it's probably not your gears, I'd check your control arms & sway bar first, my left rear upper arm bolt works it's self loose & causes a click on acceleration & braking perodically

Hadn't even though of that! I think it started after we had the rearend to work on it anyway. I'll check em when I get home.

Thanks!

[Scuba Jeepster]

Its a Jeep, your supposed to have clicks and squeaks. It will let you know when it's time to replace something :laugh:

[jkjeep]

Its a Jeep, your supposed to have clicks and squeaks. It will let you know when it's time to replace something :laugh:

lol i hear that!

[ChipKoller]

I've got a brand new winch plate still in the box that has a place for the fairlead to mount if you interested. :laugh:

[jkjeep]

I've got a brand new winch plate still in the box that has a place for the fairlead to mount if you interested. :laugh:

There's a winchplate welded to my bumper I just need to get tabs welded on for the fairlead. It isn't anything hard it is just everyone being out of pocket.

Bought a small fire extinguisher and mounted it under my seat today.

Need to do some other minor things before Friday though.

[homsley]

Do you already have the tabs? I'm in Sherwood but I will weld them on for you if you want to run by either Wednesday or Thursday night.

[jkjeep]

Nope they are in russellville. Should have it all soon in the next week I think.

[jkjeep]

I was pleased with the performance this weekend. Still want better tires. The TRXUS are chunking really bad :/. I'm leaning towards some DC Mud Country's. Dave's have worn really well and stood up to the park.

The only negative after this run was the breather tube on my front axle got pulled off at some point. Gotta put together an extension for it I guess.

[jkjeep]

I should have pictures soon. After tonight my winch should be mounted up. Brad and Phil did some awesome work on the front bumper.

Cut the flat plate on top and built a box to hold the winch; cut out a hole for the fairlead etc.

I contributed by using an angle grinder for a little while. Jed was there as well helping out.

[homsley]

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w249/bhomsley/club%20projects/2be0fdaf.jpg


Jason now has a winch on the front of his Jeep. He just needs to finish running the wires and he will be ready to go.

[Jed]

Brad and Phil did some awesome work

......

Jed was there

I'm thinking I should feel bad about this, like maybe I should have actually helped.

[jkjeep]

Hey you did a great job providing moral support and giving me someone to chat with while Phil and Brad did 95% of the work.

[SuperMidget]

I'm thinking I should feel bad about this, like maybe I should have actually helped.

moral support plays a big role in any project... just because you didn't get your hands dirty doesn't mean you're not the sole reason the job got finished

[Jed]

Hey I said I "should" feel bad. Not that I did.

[Jeepnube]

Congrabulations! Now don't go looking for trouble!:happy:

[Scuba Jeepster]

I hear Ingrids calling your name !

[TURNEROFFROAD]

I hear Ingrids calling your name !




I heard it too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :evil:

[jkjeep]

I would love to try but I don't think I'm a good enough driver.

Hell I can't even get up bailey's.

[Tweeder]

Congrabulations!

that just sounds teh ghey......

[Jordan7118]

I would love to try but I don't think I'm a good enough driver.

Hell I can't even get up bailey's.

Bailey's isn't exactly a walk in the park, especially if you actually run the whole thing from entrance to exit. Don't let that deter ya, man!

Winch is lookin' good :beer:

[CreepJeep]

I would love to try but I don't think I'm a good enough driver.

Hell I can't even get up bailey's.

hell, even I got up the 2nd part of baileys!

it's that frst part I don't screw with:lolk:

[Jordan7118]

hell, even I got up the 2nd part of baileys!

it's that frst part I don't screw with:lolk:
Exactly :vrolijk_26:

[Jeepnube]

that just sounds teh ghey......

Yes, you're right, I should bow before your expertise, oh Keeper of the Richard Simmons Shrine.:evil:

[jkjeep]

Got my bracket in today. Wired up the solenoid. Noticed a ground wire goes from the solenoid to the bottom of the winch so I had to unmount it. Tested the winch out and nothing blew up so I guess it is good to go.

Bought a pair of the shackles Brad and Phil were showing me to replace my teeny weeny ones. Unfortunately my 3/4" bit is too large for the chuck on my drill so I guess I have an excuse to buy a new one lol.

[alt_phil]

Bah, Brad did all the work. I "supervised".
Brad was so happy, he was like a kid that finally got to play with all his favorite toys.

That was a lot of fun. I think the 4 of us should open a fab shop now. Brad does the work, Jason and Jed can take turns with the financial stuff, and I can drink the beer.

That turned out really nice. I'm just glad to see my measuring lined up. I was a little worried about that box, it was pretty tight.

[Jed]

No Phil you are in charge of layout and markup.

Phil is/is going to be one heck of a fab guy once he gets his hands on the right tools.

[jkjeep]

No Phil you are in charge of layout and markup.

Phil is/is going to be one heck of a fab guy once he gets his hands on the right tools.

I believe it. He sells himself short with that stuff.

So my passenger side disco is a complete PITA to remove. I mean several minutes of cursing to take it off and put it on. This is due to the reinforcement dynatrac added to the trackbar/stabilizer/UCA/LCA bracket. I need to remove maybe 1/16" of material and it should make it much easier.

It is too tight to get a grinder to. Man I really don't want to pull my draglink and tie rod just to grind some on the bracket so I guess it stays this way for awhile. Eventually I'm going to lift it higher and will probably move to an antirock by then.

[Tweeder]

Dremel?

[jkjeep]

Dremel?

Dremel! Yeah duhr moment for me.

[jkjeep]

Passenger Rear LCA:

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/passengerrearlca.jpg

Driver Rear LCA:

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/driverrearlca.jpg

Just ordered some flex arms for the rear....

[jkjeep]

Got a chance to do some work. Several items I want to get done this week while I'm unemployed:

OOPS WHATEVER SHALL I DO?

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/oops.jpg


I KNOW! MMMM BEEFY!

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/Beefy.jpg

MUCH BETTER

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx111/jgkavanaugh/installed.jpg

fyi since I'm a noob and had to figure it out on my own. easiest way to get the new ones to fit is to place a jack under the pinion and one under the pumpking and then rotate the axle that way. the last pic you can see what I was doing.

[Jeepnube]

:thumbsup: Looking good!

[Lightnin]

Much better

[Jeepnube]

If anyone ask's "Where's the beef?", now we can tell 'em!:grin:

[jkjeep]

Got my new tie rod in. Chromoly 1 3/8"

Probably won't get a change to install it until next weekend though.

[jkjeep]

Papa got some new shoes!!!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5527800776_508f4b220e_b.jpg

[Jed]

Cool.

Can I have your old ones?

[Tweeder]

YAY!!! No more asstastic Trxus!!!

[Tweeder]

ya better keep the super swampers . let ya for sure the new tires work . ahahahahhaha

They work alright. Sure better than that garbage he WAS running.

[jkjeep]

Yeah there is only so much you can get out of a radial. I've heard good things about this tire and got them buy 3 get one free.

[Jeepnube]

I've read good stuff about the Pro Comp Xterrains! I hope they work for ya!:vrolijk_26:

[Scuba Jeepster]

Papa got some new shoes!!!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5527800776_508f4b220e_b.jpg

Those are great tires for driving and wheeling !

Good Job I was very happy with mine.

[Lightnin]

Cool.

Can I have your old ones?


Can i have yours if you get jasons

[homsley]

I liked mine after Billy was done with them, and I think Shawn, and then Billy again :grin:

I would buy another set for a rig.

[jkjeep]

So I started on my bushwhacker flares tonight.

44 steps... for ONE corner.

They do look REALLY nice and for plastic flares are sturdy. Only unfortunate part is I dinged my driver side bad enough the sheetmetal doesn't meet with the flare in a couple of places. Oh well lol. Once I finish fri/sat I'll go ahead and post pictures.

[jkjeep]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5538727416_d82aab92c0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8522778@N05/5538727416/)
flares (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8522778@N05/5538727416/) by lrjeep (http://www.flickr.com/people/8522778@N05/), on Flickr

Got the rest of the flares on. Going to put the tires on tomorrow. I'm almost regretting not getting 37's except for the extra couple hundred up front and worse gas mileage I would have had to deal with.

[Scuba Jeepster]

Now you can come guide tomorrow !