2 door Ocean Blue Rubicon build.

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Going to start a build thread to track the build like I wanted to when I picked it up in late 2018. I've had several jeeps 2 and 4 door this is number 6 or 7. I've got a lot of great friends with a lot of knowledge and with their help we've installed everything on this jeep. Honestly without the help of good friends this would be a lot less fun.

Ordered late September arrived mid December.

2 door jl with most of the options but leather as I didn't want it.

One of these days I'll get around to more updates. This jeep to an unexpected turn and this the current state.

Still left to go is driveshafts, maybe fenders, tube fenders, other various things and probably a 60 in the rear in the future.

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Just over 1k miles and before and mods took it out to see how the stock rubi jl would be before mods started.

 

[Dan M.]

Love that color. If I had time to order my Jeep that is what I would have gone with. Unfortuneatly, my previous ride had an engine failure so I had to buy one off the lot so I couldn't really pick my color. At least where I live their isn't a huge selection of 2 doors and it was even worse during COVID when I bought mine.

 

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Put together a homemade power tank and took a day trip down a section of the trans American trail in northwest Arkansas.

 

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Added a set of borah wheels and had pixel decals make a decal for the dash.

 

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Little day trip with some friends on forest roads to some cool spots.

 

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Gateway to the Cumberland Jamboree in Tennessee.

Fun trip and jeep is still mostly stock aside from wheels and I added the Mopar lower control arms for more caster. Little stuff like stubby antenna molle storage inside etc.

Lost a fender and had to go fish it out of the mud.

Good timing to see the leaves change at our lunch spot.

 

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Leg day. Jeep got 2.5" teraflex lift. All 8 control arms and teraflex 3.3 shocks. Good day with friends working on the jeep is always a plus.

 

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Next was to get tires mounted up and add beadlock rings to the Borah wheels and a little shake down. Tires are 37x12.50 Yokohama Geolander MT. These have been great tires.

Mopar rear bumper fail. Bumper flexed into the body on this drop off.

 

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Local off-road club run with big brothers and big sisters.

 

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After a few trips with the stock gears 4.88 gears were next on the list. Went with Yukon gears as I have in the past and even with a proper setup the gears are just noisy. They were slightly out of spec on the pinion which requires "massaging". I wish I'd taking more pics but it was a looong day deal with Yukon issues. Not sure how I feel about the ball bearings yet either.

 

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Upgrading armor on the jeep. Most of the armor is Motobilt with the exception of tnt customs rock sliders. I painted all of it with steel it black. Big fan of this paint so far.

 

[JLUR Farout]

Nice.

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