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Lets try and keep this Mod happy and kid friendly.:punk: A place to hang out and talk jeeps, family, work, whatever. Watch the language and topics so we don't get shut down.:nonono: If you decide to do a run then post a new run thread so this doesn't get cluttered. And above all keep it fun.
 
#21,601 ·
Dude your Jeep is becoming a total Bad Ass.:worthy:
Thanks Gunner!



Merry Christmas Jeepers! Hope everyone has a great holiday and stays safe wheelin!
 
#21,603 · (Edited)
OK all the HO HO HO stuff is over.. I bought this bumper for my jeep.

https://www.purejeep.com/proddetail.php?prod=PJ1005

Now I need to buy my winch, then my new lift. I am fighting myself over the Long, short arguments. I am leaning towards the RK pro long arm 3 link kit.

http://www.rockkrawler.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=RKJK35ORP

But i am just not certain I will ever use it hard enough to warrant it. Maybe I could just get by with the normal 8 short arms to replace my 4 used RK short arms with stock uppers. New springs either way to go with the new 12 inch shocks. Anyone got some feed back. You all know I have to buy it so building my own is out of the question. I can have Stan build me a killer one but it is a lot of work to do what kenny did which costs big bucks. i'm also going to 37's with headlocks. Looking at the Rock Monsters right now.
 
#21,604 ·
OK all the HO HO HO stuff is over.. I bought this bumper for my jeep. https://www.purejeep.com/proddetail.php?prod=PJ1005 Now I need to buy my winch, then my new lift. I am fighting myself over the Long, short arguments. I am leaning towards the RK pro long arm 3 link kit. http://www.rockkrawler.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=RKJK35ORP But i am just not certain I will ever use it hard enough to warrant it. Maybe I could just get by with the normal 8 short arms to replace my 4 used RK short arms with stock uppers. New springs either way to go with the new 12 inch shocks. Anyone got some feed back. You all know I have to buy it so building my own is out of the question. I can have Stan build me a killer one but it is a lot of work to do what kenny did which costs big bucks. i'm also going to 37's with headlocks. Looking at the Rock Monsters right now.
Nice!... Regarding suspension just take a look at Gerald's (Savvy Offroad) JKU he has it on Savvy's 4in. mid arm lift with King adjustable shocks. And those Rock Monsters have got to be the sexiest looking bead locks on earth but do weight a ton though.
 
#21,606 ·
Nice!... Regarding suspension just take a look at Gerald's (Savvy Offroad) JKU he has it on Savvy's 4in. mid arm lift with King adjustable shocks. And those Rock Monsters have got to be the sexiest looking bead locks on earth but do weight a ton though.
I personally don't like the rock monster bead locks, my only reason is those bolts stick out and one more thing to get hung up on and if you end up breaking one off etc. That's just my .02 though. My dad loves his ATX slabs, I love my Trail Readys. I've heard a lot of good things about Racelines also.
 
#21,607 · (Edited)
OK all the HO HO HO stuff is over.. I bought this bumper for my jeep. https://www.purejeep.com/proddetail.php?prod=PJ1005 Now I need to buy my winch, then my new lift. I am fighting myself over the Long, short arguments. I am leaning towards the RK pro long arm 3 link kit. http://www.rockkrawler.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=RKJK35ORP But i am just not certain I will ever use it hard enough to warrant it. Maybe I could just get by with the normal 8 short arms to replace my 4 used RK short arms with stock uppers. New springs either way to go with the new 12 inch shocks. Anyone got some feed back. You all know I have to buy it so building my own is out of the question. I can have Stan build me a killer one but it is a lot of work to do what kenny did which costs big bucks. i'm also going to 37's with headlocks. Looking at the Rock Monsters right now.
Personally I fancy how Savvy has refined the Currie kit. They do offer the parts to run the 3 link front, all though I'm pretty sure Stan can get you a killer deal on a RK long arm kit. 12" of shock travel doesn't warrant long arms in my book, since the 24" lower front arms and 20" long lower rear arms. A rear 3 link on a RK kit does flex well, but needs a heavy rate anti rock bar to keep things stable. They lean like a nobodies business, Stan can attest to that. Look at any pictures of the big yellow 4 door on an RTI ramp, rear is working a lot more than the front which just aint my thing. Not taking away from Stan's setup, I just the front doing its thing first.


Biggest word of advice I feel that I can offer, maximizing travel within the spring parameters and using added bumpstops only for tire clearance. Bumpstops to fix a shock from bottoming out is the wrong answer. I don't care who you are, using a 12" travel shock you will unseat a RK spring on a JK, I'll even put money on it. Curries are considerably longer free length and I believe the fronts can handle 15" of travel and 13" out back without unseating. MetalCloak makes good stuff too. I personally like the ride of their springs but haven't rode in a Savvy/Currie setup yet. Personally, Cloak/Currie springs, Savvy arms(front 3 link), and Get someone to properly valve some good 12" travel shocks and you'll me more than happy.

But I really am on the verge of stretching the front, ORI struts, and sucking up all the mounts to be even with the bottom of the frame or axle tube. Smooth like butter is what I like lol
 
#21,609 ·
I've got these front and back. GenRight offers the best prices and customer service for KING 2.5" Shocks, w/Clicker RES, JK Front 3"-5" Lift to be purchased online 24/7. I am going to do the poly shock lift with will move them up almost 3 inches in the back.

I'm familiar with that kit for the rear, made something sorta like it. That should keep your uptravel out back, up front is where it gets tricky. Are you planning on keeping completely stock fenders?

I am a true believer in a 50/50 shock travel bias. Droop is cool looking, but droop aint keeping your jeep more level in a rock garden nor is it letting you hit bumps at speed with no damn worry.

One thing that will have to happen you need to move the lower mount up front out towards the wheel more. Them pretty 2.5 shock bodies are going to be hitting the frame. Now the lower control arm mount is lower than the shock mount by a few inches. My guess is you'll need atleast 2 1/2"-3" of clearance to run a factory length bumpstop up front, but I'm looking for the extended and collapsed length of those shocks. If you moved the lower mount out 1 1/2" and down 2 1/2-3" you should be fine. With the control arm mount there it'll take the hits more since it hangs lower. You will use every bit of those shocks doing it and keep a really good travel bias. I feel like you don't want to cut into that purdy new jeep so this way you shouldn't have to get new towers fabricated up front. Plus you can only raise the upper mount 2" because of the inner fenders, you'll have to cut holes in those to run them. Another reason to out board the lower mount is to reduce binding because the bolt needs to go parallel to the frame instead of perpendicular. So it can swing in an arch instead of bind like hell. I need to make some new front lower mounts myself. Used to run some Nemesis ones but wanted something different.
 
#21,610 · (Edited)
I've got these front and back. GenRight offers the best prices and customer service for KING 2.5" Shocks, w/Clicker RES, JK Front 3"-5" Lift to be purchased online 24/7. I am going to do the poly shock lift with will move them up almost 3 inches in the back.
Those listed are only 10" travel the "6+" ones are 12" travel now I will say travel don't mean jack squat if its not well thought out. That means constant spring tension and what not. Here are your collapsed and extended lengths for the 12" travel ones: front 18.65/31.028, rear 19.563/32.28. Factory rubicon rears are 16" give or take a half inch compressed length and fronts are around the same based on my 12" floor tiles, they are 24" with 8"-9" of travel.
 
#21,615 ·
I'd pay for materials if you can make me one too.

Funny thing about that, I've got my first one I made for my jeep. No drilling, no crazy mods besides you will have to trim the lip off of the tcase skid. Granted mine is a 3.8 instead of a 3.6 so it could work we would have to see.


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Only thing it might not clear is the exhaust, but ill have to look at it to see.
 
#21,616 ·
Funny thing about that, I've got my first one I made for my jeep. No drilling, no crazy mods besides you will have to trim the lip off of the tcase skid. Granted mine is a 3.8 instead of a 3.6 so it could work we would have to see.

Only thing it might not clear is the exhaust, but ill have to look at it to see.
How much do you want for it?
 
#21,618 ·
I'd say $200 installed. And if you can wait till a week or two after leave I can make sure you've got all the mounting hardware you'll need for the frame side. I used it for my new space ship lol
I'll get with the wife and see if that can happen. Im still in Idaho, but I'll be back a week from tomorrow
 
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