2 DOOR JL build/order discussions master thread

[McBeeve]

Thanks! Yes, stock. No rubbing as of yet. I've only had them on for a few hours though.

Well it looks awesome! Thanks for the feedback.

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[keda69]

I get 21 in the country. 20+ at 70 mph on the thruway in a Rubicon with a 4.10 diff. The Sport has a 3.45 diff and 23 or so should be common. What are you driving?

The Rubicon with stock tires I do live in the mountains so it's alot of hills, but even my vacation to obx best I got was 18.7-.8

 

[Fred]

Just got my Flowmaster Outlaw axle-back exhaust installed today. Very aggressive sound but, hey, that’s why I got the Alpine! Lol

Just got my Flowmaster Outlaw axle-back exhaust installed today. Very aggressive sound but, hey, that’s why I got the Alpine! Lol

How about a sound clip? I was thinking of a similar setup from Borla but with the pipes exiting under the bumper it looks like it would be getting hit off road. Also considering the Borla Climber model.

 

[keda69]

Wow. Those pics are absolutely amazing. I love Punk’n on a 2-door, and the scenery is spectacular. Thank you for sharing!

 

[keda69]

Good morning everyone the last three days have been perfect topless weather and today looks great too.

 

[OldGuyNewJeep]

Good morning everyone the last three days have been perfect topless weather and today looks great too.

Doors have been off since Wednesday. Loving it!

 

[Rhinebeck01]

Freedom Panel - Custom padded carrying / holding envelope...

For those with 2 d. JL's that have your rear seats removed, I have to tell you about my custom padded Freedom Panel holders.

Yes, I know Jeep gives you that clunky Freedom Panel Bag, but I wanted a little something to protect that isn't so clunky, looking.. I wanted something that would blend into the back of the JL also.

In the Summer, I spend a lot of time driving my Wrangler with just the driver's side Freedom Panel off. I'm by myself, so just the one panel off suits me, and that one panel can be put back on in a second should it start to rain.

So, I lay the Freedom panel in the back of JL since I have the rear seat removed. I lay black side facing up. I then place a bunchie cord over the Freedom Panel from one rear, metal seat floor grab to the the other on the other side. This secures the Freedom Panel so it does not move around and so it cannot become a projectile in the event of an accident, etc..

ANYWAY... I wanted something, a padded pocket of sorts, to protect my Freedom Panel.. A padded pocket, that I could quickly, slip the panel in and out of, that was quite protective, light weight, soft and that was easy to deal with. I wanted this padded pocket to match the interior rug and interior plastic in the back so it would blend it decently and not look like friggin cargo back there.

I also wanted this protective pocket to lay flat in the back when not in use as a pocket for the Freedom Panel. I would also use it when no Freedom Panel was in it, to protect the rug, to protect and pad, if I was moving anything with the Wrangler. They had to look decent, also..

SO, I went to Harbor Freight and purchased, two, 40" x 72" black, moving blankets. They are padded blankets and very light weight. Thick enough to protect but also thin enough that the neighbor lady could tackle them with her home sewing machine.

These padded pockets are also thin enough to let sound flow through when they lie on my Alpine speaker, that resides in the rear floor cubby or my 2 dr.

Long story short, I folded each moving blanket length wise and had the neighbor lady sew up, both sides of each moving blanket. She actually double sewed each side. Took her about 15 minutes or less to do this. After she was done, I had two light weight black, padded envelopes to use with my 2 Freedom Panels.

Sure, I probably will use the Jeep panel bag if I have both panels off but for my day to day with one panel off the padded pocket is great!

Price of the 40" x 72" black, light weight, pad at Harbor Freight is $4.99 each.


My light weight pads / pockets have a medium grey lining.. They look great and will do the intended job well well for me...

 

[Rhinebeck01]

For those with the 2dr. or that will be getting a 2dr., you will want to get a storage bag to protect that pricey rear seat of yours when you take it out of the JL. Sure you will take it out and leave it out for extended periods, leave it out all together, or at the least take it out when you have to transport alot of crap.... 8-) You need to protect that seat when it is out of your JL.

Read here about a $15.99 storage bag that is terrific:
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/rear-seat-storage-bag-solution.11573/

 

[Rlc2009]

New wheels and tires today! 35" Micky Baja MTZs and 17" Black Rhino Armory wheels

I flexed my stock 33’s out Yesterday in Sedona, go hit some trails and let us know how they do, I was doing stuff that the 4 door 35” guys where doing no problem they where all over my 2 door haha
My girlfriend brought her Nikon D3400 I’ll have to get the pics up soon.. your set up looks good!

 

[Mlulm]

I had to grind off some of the socket to get more surface to remove the screws for the Ace Sliders.
It made a big difference. Sorry for the picture quality.

 

[Rlc2009]

I had to grind off some of the socket to get more surface to remove the screws for the Ace Sliders.
It made a big difference. Sorry for the picture quality.

How much clearance do you loose. after doing some crawling yesterday I’m curious I don’t want to loose my nice ride with my 33’s jumping to 35’s

 

[SteadyC]

For those with the 2dr. or that will be getting a 2dr., you will want to get a storage bag to protect that pricey rear seat of yours when you take it out of the JL. Sure you will take it out and leave it out for extended periods, leave it out all together, or at the least take it out when you have to transport alot of crap.... 8-) You need to protect that seat when it is out of your JL.

Read here about a $15.99 storage bag that is terrific:
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/rear-seat-storage-bag-solution.11573/

Thanks for sharing, I ordered it.

 

[Mlulm]

How much clearance do you loose. after doing some crawling yesterday I’m curious I don’t want to loose my nice ride with my 33’s jumping to 35’s

2 1/4" lower than my rubicon rock rails, but there are other things under there at about that clearance, so I don't think it hurts much.

 

[Krondor]

Decision made. Now to wait for my Hotheads Headliner with sound assassin and side strips.

Done and done.

It does make the interior look more finished. Will see how well it helps noise and heat/cold as time goes on.

Time for more work on the garden boxes. Hope everyone is doing well. ./wave

 

[Rlc2009]

2 1/4" lower than my rubicon rock rails, but there are other things under there at about that clearance, so I don't think it hurts much.

Ya c’mon sounds good Ill have to order some next week

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