New to Jeeps let alone anything not a truck. But, in the 2 months of ownership have embraced and enjoyed wrenching on mine with the goal of going mild to wild with the build.
2010 2 Door Sport that is mostly stock.
Purchased SLIM with the following aftermarket parts and accessories; SmittyBilt Soft Top, Rough Country 2.5″ Puck Lift, Flat Metal Fender Flares, 17″ Level 8 Wheels, 35×12.5R17 Goodyear Wrangler MT, EAG Front and Rear Bumpers, K&N Intake.
Also accompanied with; a Christmas themed dash, a bunch of plastic stickered all over the dash, 119K on the ticker, bald tires, sagging springs, a ratchet strap secured tire carrier... and other miscellaneous things which have since been remedied.
The wheels / tires were replaced almost immediately followed a week later by the JKS JSPEC lift. The front driver side had a 2" +/- sag that was so bad the front sway bar bolt was digging into the coil spring tower. Using simple hand tools, a few borrowed, I had the new JKS lift installed by myself in a weekend. It was also crazy how easy it was to realign the axle with the adjustable track bar.
Not sure what a new JK drives like, but it is night and day compared to the puck lift which felt like a rickety POS and was a white knuckler to drive.
Current Setup
Future Plans (No Order)
2010 2 Door Sport that is mostly stock.
Purchased SLIM with the following aftermarket parts and accessories; SmittyBilt Soft Top, Rough Country 2.5″ Puck Lift, Flat Metal Fender Flares, 17″ Level 8 Wheels, 35×12.5R17 Goodyear Wrangler MT, EAG Front and Rear Bumpers, K&N Intake.
Also accompanied with; a Christmas themed dash, a bunch of plastic stickered all over the dash, 119K on the ticker, bald tires, sagging springs, a ratchet strap secured tire carrier... and other miscellaneous things which have since been remedied.
The wheels / tires were replaced almost immediately followed a week later by the JKS JSPEC lift. The front driver side had a 2" +/- sag that was so bad the front sway bar bolt was digging into the coil spring tower. Using simple hand tools, a few borrowed, I had the new JKS lift installed by myself in a weekend. It was also crazy how easy it was to realign the axle with the adjustable track bar.
Not sure what a new JK drives like, but it is night and day compared to the puck lift which felt like a rickety POS and was a white knuckler to drive.
Current Setup
- Engine:3.8L V6
- K&N Cold Air Intake
- Transmission: 6 Speed Manual
- Transfer Case: NV241
- Front Axle: Dana 30
- Rear Axle: Dana 44
- MetalCloak Skid Plate
- Suspension: JKS 2.5" JSPEC
- Tires: Cooper STT Pro 35x12.5R15
- Wheels: 15" American Racing Baja
Future Plans (No Order)
- Winch
- Dana 30 Gussets, Truss, Skid Plate
- New Top
- Rear Locker
- Gears (Getting used to the slug)
- Eyeing VKS Frame chop bumpers
- Eyeing VKS Skids
- Belly Skids
- More to come
