What did you do to your JK today?

[WestCoastDan]

Got a screaming good deal on a new, uninstalled roof rack today.
It’s already installed.

There’s at least another 1/2” left for taller tires…

 

[Speartip]

Well I wrapped up installing the lift about 10:00 last night. Overall went smooth, but hones I am not sure how anyone gets done in 8 hours doing it by yourself. Anyways turned out well and the short drive she is happy with the ride.
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Did you do control arms as well or Just shocks & springs ?

 

[Snowbird Tom]

Haven’t owned a vehicle that’s fit in the garage for a decade. Transit Connect set up as camper van and now the lifted JKU.

 

[Danarch]

Did you do control arms as well or Just shocks & springs ?

I used the stock control arms. They provide front sway bar brackets in order to keep the stock links, the rear they provide a new track bar and track bar tower to raise the side at the axle. Have the lift in three Jeeps and very happy with it. My daughter right off the bat said the Jeep had a better ride.

 

[Snowbird Tom]

Washed mine after an oil change. Mother nature pays attention. It rained shortly after and most of the night. Was raining on wake up too.

 

[WestCoastDan]

Couldn’t allow the roof rack to go unused due to access, so these went on today…

 

[Snowbird Tom]

Scrapped my 2002 KJ Liberty today. Frame rails went super soft and weak. Sent it off on a flatbed to the crusher. G’bye l’il buddy. We had fun for a few years.

 

[jmdwifi]

I replaced my pillar lights today. They have an amber strip for daytime running lights. I took the harness apart and wired each to the turn signal on each side. I think it's better.

 

[Dirty Dog]

It was yesterday, but oh well...

We took a drive out by Leadville and ran Halfmoon Gulch. It's mostly an easy to moderate trail, with one real obstacle if you take the spur to the Iron Mike Mine. Stunning views, nice wildlife.

One of our kids has climbed all the 14'ers in Colorado. Now he's finishing the "Highest 100", which are all 13,809 or more. Halfmoon Gulch runs between Mounts Massive and Elbert, both of which are 14'ers. So we dropped him off at the trailhead for Mt Oklahoma, and he climbed that while we ran the trail.

There is a memorial at the trailhead to a group of soldiers from Ft Carson whose helicopter crashed into Massive.

 

[WestCoastDan]

Finally made the wire harness for the roof rack lights.
Soldered and sealed w/ marine-grade heatshrink.
For convenience, I added a plug inside the top.
Ran the wires inside the roll bar padding to the front corner.
I just need to decide which switch I want to control them with.
I already have an open relay (fused) so I just need to splice in and hide the wires behind the trim.

 

[Dlcain]

I have the same roof rack. I ran my wires to the rear and followed the rear wiper harness. That way I can still remove the hardtop if wanted.

 

[WestCoastDan]

I have the same roof rack. I ran my wires to the rear and followed the rear wiper harness. That way I can still remove the hardtop if wanted.

Hence the connector at the roll bar...
I saved almost 12' of wire this way.

 

[Dlcain]

dropped my jeep off to my local mechanic last night. as I suspected he called me this morning and told me the trans oil cooler is leaking underneath the intake manifold. supposed to call me later this afternoon and let me know what the damage is going to be. uggg.

 

[WestCoastDan]

Today I finally upgraded from the 255/75R17's to 285/70R17 BFG K02's!
I found a set of takeoffs (all 5!) on 2022 Rubicon wheels for only $500.
They only had about 15K miles on them, and the spare had never touched the ground.

All that was required was to remove the rotor clips so the new wheels could sit flat against the hub.

From these:

To these:

Now I have a set of old wheels in my way.