What did you do TO your Jeep JL today?

[pichenet]

Was in a great mood this morning on my way to a rent-a-bay to install Rubi take off springs and shocks and this happened:

Must of had a nail in there that popped out cause I could hear the air coming out of the tire. Also learned a valuable lesson about jack placement on the axle instead of the frame. Doesnt matter much on cars but with the Jeep it matters. I had it jacked up as high as it could go and it wasn't even close. Couldn't get the spare or the flat tire back on without another jack.

With my jack mishap it took almost as long to change the tire as it did to change the springs and shocks.

Good news is I did the job with a real pro. Was expecting it to be more complicated. All 4 done in about 1.5 hrs or less!! Even got my leak plugged.

So I guess all's well that ends well.

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[Roky]

I want to thank @Moto_21 and @WhiteGold for your information, I’ll research this more, I’ve used rk in the past, they were always regarded as one of the top tier companies. Maybe that’s changed. I do like their control arms, I don’t mind a little maintenance, I’m working almost 24/7 anyway, keeps me sober. Believe it or not my Mopar springs are holding up pretty good so far despite the horror stories. I would like a tad more travel though, that’s why I’m looking into replacing shocks and springs.

 

[Jordvroom]

Wheels and tires!
285/70/17 Goodyear duratracs on pro comp 7069s 17x9 -6.
Everything works perfect and no rub at full lock. Next step is to move up!

 

[NGAJLRUBI]

New light bar and made my own cargo cover!

 

[mikej]

I really wanted the Magnaflow or Borla system, but after reading a few comments like yours lately, makes me wonder if just keeping it stock is the way to go.

It depends on what you’re after. I was looking to increase ground clearance without it getting too loud. If the stock muffler wasn’t so damn big, I would have just kept it. The nice thing about the Dynomax option is you can test it yourself with just a bit of time spent. Just remove the stock muffler and drive it around a bit. That’s what this sounds like. If it works for you, buy the Dynomax to move the exhaust gasses to the rear. If it doesn’t work, just put the stock right back.

This video has the best removal instructions I’ve seen for the stock muffler (ignore all the stuff about the Pypes, that’s not the reason to watch the video). Once you take it off once, you can easily see how to put it back:
(jump to 3:40)

 

[Mr.Smith]

Well it was yesterday technically but I installed 2.5" lift, 37" Nitto Ridge Grapplers, and ACE engineering slider/steps.

 

[Renegade Wrangler]

^ nice! Is the antenna naturally that angled towards the back of the vehicle?

I had mine on for about 4 months

 

[Dadams20]

Just installed a Warn, VR10-S.

 

[pichenet]

Just installed a Warn, VR10-S.

Beast!

 

[sost1sg]

Washed and coat of wax for summer

 

[Moto_21]

What springs do you have now?

I have the full mc 2.5 game changer with rocksport shocks. Switching shocks to 2.5 fox factory though once the fronts come in. I gained an inch from rk to mc both 2.5. And it sits way better i have 35s too and measuring from ground to bottom of front rock rail is 21 7/8”

 

[UKCATS]

Tightened the castle nuts on the lower ball joins. No more clicking when turning at low speed.

Also noticed I didn’t do a good job centering the front axle after installing my lift a couple weeks ago, so I adjusted the front track, and recentered the steering wheel. Everything’s perfect now. Well, expect for the clunk in my starter. ESS related?

 

[johnparjr]

Had to add a hitch extension since my bike rack won't clear with my tire

 

[From0toJ]

Wheels and tires!
285/70/17 Goodyear duratracs on pro comp 7069s 17x9 -6.
Everything works perfect and no rub at full lock. Next step is to move up!

So, stock Sahara suspension, then you added 285’s, on a -6 offset wheel, and no rub/issues? What diameter size tire is that? 35?

 

[lightsout]

Was in a great mood this morning on my way to a rent-a-bay to install Rubi take off springs and shocks and this happened:

Must of had a nail in there that popped out cause I could hear the air coming out of the tire. Also learned a valuable lesson about jack placement on the axle instead of the frame. Doesnt matter much on cars but with the Jeep it matters. I had it jacked up as high as it could go and it wasn't even close. Couldn't get the spare or the flat tire back on without another jack.

With my jack mishap it took almost as long to change the tire as it did to change the springs and shocks.

Good news is I did the job with a real pro. Was expecting it to be more complicated. All 4 done in about 1.5 hrs or less!! Even got my leak plugged.

So I guess all's well that ends well.

This was one of the 1st things I purchased, It is a Mopar Jack Base a bit expensive at $60 for plastic.

https://www.amazon.com/Jeep-Wrangle...ar+jack+stand&qid=1560634515&s=gateway&sr=8-2

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