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#1 ·
I purchased my 02 tj In August, and have so far:
Installed a 2" Tera bb, New Cragar wheels, New 31" general grabber tires, Coverking seat covers,Skyjacker steering stabilizer, skyjacker hydro shocks Kc 100w driving lights, front recovery hooks (rear coming this week). Well that has me caught up to the present, and here are the pics:
 

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I absolutely love the jeep's new stance. It is riding very nicely with the tires set at 25 psi. I took some measurements this morning, and I am 25" at the tub, 19 inches at the frame, and 16 inches at the transfer case skid. Not bad for a jeep on 33's. ;D


So while right now it's time to sit back, let my wallet recover, and wheel this thing, here is what I am looking at next.


Either
Regear to 4.11 (I have 3.73 right now and its not awful)
Rear ARB
Front Auto Locker

Or
SYE
Metalcloak Arms all around
UCF ultra high clearance tc skid and oil pan skid, or a custom flat skid with a crossmember.
 
#44 ·
I put about 200 miles on the new setup today, and I LOVE it. I replaced the sway bars when I got home from work, and it really tightened up the suspension, so I have negligible body roll right now :D
Also, I seem to be getting BETTER gas mileage on 33's than I was on 31's. I didn't go off of mileage, because the speedo and odometer are off for the time being, but my normal commute to and from work burns about a half a tank of gas, and I only went through say a third of a tank. I am using less throttle to maintain speed, except uphill. Somehow, the more agressive, larger, MTR's on alloy wheels have less rolling resistance than the smaller AT's I was running on steelies beforehand. I don't really understand how, but I won't look a gift horse in the mouth. I can't get over how smoothly my jeep is driving, wobble and vibration free. Feels good to have the money you put into something finally pay off. :cool:
 
#46 ·
Dang, it's been a while since I was on here.

I'm a lot more active on Jeep-Owner.com, but I'll try and throw a brief summary of what's happened in the interim.

Metalcloak Rear UCA
Metalcloak Front UCA
Currie Front Antirock
Swapped BDS 2" springs for RC 2.5" springs
Marked Designs Front Stubby Bumper
MCE Gen II 3" Fenders
Auxbeam LED Bar
Superwinch 8500lb Winch
Aussie Front Locker
D44 Disc Conversion
V8 ZJ Tie Rod Swap
Black Magic Brake Front Pads

Some wheeling Pics:




















And... The finished Product:

 
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