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Wookiee- Our '18 JK Gobi build

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Christian Crawlers 4X4 Club

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Here is our '18 JK Sport S in Gobi, ordered on August 9th, 2017 and delivered on October 20th, 2017 with the Power Convenience Group, Connectivity Group, Auto Trans, Hard Top and LEDs.

The day we picked him up
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My wife's inspiration for the new build:

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We wanted to keep the same spirit and feel of the old Willys, run 37s, make it strong and keep the COG low.


Here's a list of the first parts order to kick off the build:
Teraflex Rear CRD60 Axle- 4.88 w/ ARB locker
Teraflex Front Tera44 Axle 4.88 w/ ARB locker
Teraflex 3" Alpine CT3 lift
Falcon Shocks 3.3 adjustable
Falcon Nexus EF 2.2 Adjustable Stabilizer (1-5/8" Tie Rod)
Steer Smarts YETI XD JK BOTTOM MOUNT DRAGLINK
Steer Smarts YETI XD JK TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Steer Smarts YETI XD JK ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR
Teraflex JK Front Explorer Bumper Kit
Teraflex 2 door rock slider kit
Teraflex JK Alpha HD Hinged Carrier & Adjustable Tire Mounting Kit
Teraflex Big Rotor Front & Rear
US Wheel Rat Rod - Raw (Series 69) 17x9 5x5 5”BS (powder coated ORANGE)
Alien Sunshade Mesh Top Cover & RubiSack TailGate Storage Bag
Apollointech 6 switch pod
Cooper STT Pro 37x12.5x17
Poison Spyder Front/Rear Crusher Flares



As he sits now:

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Here's some pics of the parts as they started rolling in:

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Wheels were powder coated at Hamptons Kustomworks in Broken Arrow, OK


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Poison Spyder fenders came in tan, but the color clashed so we had them sprayed with Line-X

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Install Day 1


We scheduled the install with our Jeep club and they were a huge help, hopefully they learned some things too :) Our goal with these workshops was for newer Jeepers to get in and see what's going on under their Jeep, get their hands dirty & see what different mods do. We started at 6pm and went until about 10.


We tore down the front axle and removed it, tore down the rear and removed it. Built the rear Teraflex CRD60 and installed, built the front Tera44 but haven't installed it. So we'll continue on Friday and Saturday, order drive shafts on Monday and wrap it up next Wednesday (hopefully) :)


The wife was the first one to jump in and start tearing down. She decided she likes the impact driver and said she'll rotate her own tires now. We'll see :D

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Pulling the front axle out:
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Cutting the bump stop tubes and installing the Teraflex speedbumps:
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Pulling the rear axle shafts and installing the brakes:

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Getting the rear CRD60 put into place

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Install Day 2

We finished the Rear and front axles and brake kits. Had to trim part of the CRD60 to fit the falcon shocks, fortunately the shop had a plasma cutter that made short work of it :)

Put the Jeep on the ground to get final torques done.

Started install of the Poison Spyder fenders, man what a pain they are!! :)

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Install Day 3


Steersmarts steering components, drag link, tie rod and track bar. Pictures don't do things things justice, they are absolutely HUGE. 1 1/2 ton ends that are grease-able.

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Adam's drive shafts

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Ready to roll out
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And driving home (back end loaded down with tools) :)

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Post Build


US Wheel posted the Jeep on their Facebook page :thumb:

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And a few shots as it sits now:

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Still to complete:
  • Install ARB air and plumb lockers - COMPLETED
  • Choose an inner fender
  • Choose a rear bumper or delete
  • Install heated seats - COMPLETED
  • Install Bartact seat covers - COMPLETED
  • Install remote start
  • Install Stainless brake lines - COMPLETED
  • Install Apollointech switch pod - COMPLETED
  • Install rear license holder
  • Install tail lights
  • Dual batteries
  • Winch - - COMPLETED, Warn VR EVO 10s


Long first post(s) so if you made it this far, thank you for reading :D
 
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That is a seriously "SICK" Build! Looks really unique, and very well done. Do not think the colors could be any better. Not colors I could have even imagined would go together, but dang do they ever.


My only downer to this build is I realize what I'm missing by not having a really good Jeep Club near me that has an interest in these type of wrenching party's. All my wrenching is my wife and I on our backs in the driveway or on our backs at my shop when rain sets in.



Bravo!! Blue Baby Sound and great other half who has excellent taste in Jeeps!
 
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So we didn't get to take Wookiee to the Crawl4Christ event. My wife lost all brakes when the rear end link caught the hard brake line on the passenger rear side. Lost all it's fluid.

Earlier in the year I noticed there was antifreeze inside the passenger front wheel well, they ordered a new head to repair.






@sodaksooner snapped a pic at the dealer for me :)




We took Brutus to the event instead and had a good time. Over 100 Jeeps there.

 
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Got the Apollo Intech switch system installed. This Monday he goes in the shop for window tint, going to have them do stainless brake lines, ARB dual and plumb my lockers while it's there. Running out of time :)

Did a charity drive for our local school for the deaf tonight, 2 Jeeps with tons and 40s were stacked, had to join in that action :D

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Picked up the Jeep from the shop tonight. ARB twin was installed, air lockers plumbed and stainless brake lines done. Oh, and she finally got her windows tinted :)
Those of you that know me know that I don't hand out recommendations lightly, but Joel with Auto Definitions Claremore did an outstanding job on my installs and did it faster than expected. Local peeps need to check them out next time you need Jeep stuff, they're all Jeepers too.

I'll gets some pics of the Jeep tomorrow when it's light out.

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Just got back from the Ozarks, took both Jeeps and spent 3 days camping. These were the first real trails for the wife's Jeep and I could not be any happier with how it did.

The down side is that she drove most of the time :) while our kids drove my Jeep. Oh well, gives me time to take lots of pics :)

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