Thought with all the recent changes and adds to my JKU recently it was time to combine them all in one thread. this is my first Jeep. im a long time Toyota guy and so this was a big leap for me to purchase a jeep. my brother @deekum1627 is on his second jeep and pushed me toward making the move. so far i have to say im really enjoying it.
I purchased it used october 2015. it already had a 3.5"aev lift smitty sliders, LOD rear bumper and carrier. smitty gear bags. led windshield lights. i thought ill never have to do a thing to this jeep its all set already.. HA.. after driving it a few months the way i bought it i realized a few things. 1 the windshield lights were wired incorrectly and poorly. 2 the aev lift while it had street manners and i was happy with the ride sagged in the back and i grew more and more annoyed with the stance. 3. the lod rear carrier and bumper while a solid setup and nice quality was not my cup of tea. for 1 it weighed a wich contributed to the sag and 2 off rd the carrier rattled and squeaked and drove me crazy.
here a few pics of its first offroad adventure befor i made any changes to it.
so i set out to change the jeep and make it my own.
first thing i did was sell the rear Lod setup and ordered an Olympic Boa rear bumper and Rugged Ridge carrier. i love this setup not only did i shed about 80lbs from rear of my jeep it doesn't rattle!! and the tailgate opens much more smoothly. i highly recommend the RR carrier.
Lod setup
new setup
I purchased it used october 2015. it already had a 3.5"aev lift smitty sliders, LOD rear bumper and carrier. smitty gear bags. led windshield lights. i thought ill never have to do a thing to this jeep its all set already.. HA.. after driving it a few months the way i bought it i realized a few things. 1 the windshield lights were wired incorrectly and poorly. 2 the aev lift while it had street manners and i was happy with the ride sagged in the back and i grew more and more annoyed with the stance. 3. the lod rear carrier and bumper while a solid setup and nice quality was not my cup of tea. for 1 it weighed a wich contributed to the sag and 2 off rd the carrier rattled and squeaked and drove me crazy.
here a few pics of its first offroad adventure befor i made any changes to it.
so i set out to change the jeep and make it my own.
first thing i did was sell the rear Lod setup and ordered an Olympic Boa rear bumper and Rugged Ridge carrier. i love this setup not only did i shed about 80lbs from rear of my jeep it doesn't rattle!! and the tailgate opens much more smoothly. i highly recommend the RR carrier.
Lod setup
new setup