Rubi6mt
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Hi JL universe,
Thought I would share the build journey of my 2021 JLUR 6-speed.
Back in 2020 I finally realized my dream of owning a Wrangler and at the time I thought I got a smoking deal and would be happy with a JLUS Altitude 8-speed. 5 months in I realized I made a huge mistake and went with what I should have gotten in the first place. A JLUR with the manual.
At first I was super happy driving it bone stuck with the occasional dirt road here and there. Then I joined NORA the offroad club and worse, found this site. So my build research journey began on how I could optimize the Jeep for exploration, offroading and keep it 100% daily drivable for the school runs and for my wife when she wants to borrow it.
I also wanted as close to factory quality as possible, which led me to AEV and OK4WD.
After numerous discussions and wearing the AEV website out, I settled on the following:
Dropped the Jeep off at OK4WD for the first round of mods which included the lift, wheels, tires and rear bumper setup.
Pic of the Yeti track bar. this thing is major beefy and rock solid when I took it to AOAA greens and blues during August's Trailfest, plus centered the axle perfectly under the body
Pic of the steering stabilizer. Not sure how effective but rig is rock steady on the highway
Pic of the geometry correcting brackets where you can see how relatively flat the LCA is given the lift that netted well over 2.5 inches. The lift handles, rides and carries weight so much better then stuck. Even though jeep is so much taller, I have way more confidence in the twisties. In the green and blue trails the suspension flexes great and handles impacts super well.
Speaking of height gain. Before settling, way more then 2.5inches lol:
Rear bumper/tire carrier and fuel caddy: can't see out of the back very well but camera compensates. The rear tire carrier is an awesome piece of engineering, tailgate as easy to swing out as below and feels like it can readily carry an extra couple hundred pounds. Offroad clearance has improved and no worries about bumper pushing into the body. This thing is a tank
With this done, it was time for round two which included the regearing and the front bumper stuff. Here its on the hoist getting the work done.
The regearing to 4.88's was transformative. Even bone stuck with 4.10's the jeep felt a tad undergeared with me having to slip the clutch on steep inclines. Now it feels like it has an extra liter of displacement. I no longer slip the clutch and have plenty of pep in 6th gear with the 315's ko2's
Finally got the Jeep back a couple of days ago
The flood lights are insane. Super bright and clear. The front bumper quality is dare I say it as good if not better then factory with very good tire clearance (well for anything I will be doing anyway.
It feels a bit heavier and lost a bit of height in the front with the added weight of the lights, bumper and winch but settled with just under an inch of rake front vs rear. Note I'm parked on an angle for these so difference is slightly exaggerated. Here's the front:
And the rear:
Overall super happy with the outcome. Feels like factory just better. Can't wait to get the CFII installed and share the feedback. Also in 4 weeks head up to NORA's offroad center to test everything out including complete training on the properly using the winch i.e. securing anchor points, practicing single and double line pulls etc.
Thanks for reading!
Thought I would share the build journey of my 2021 JLUR 6-speed.
Back in 2020 I finally realized my dream of owning a Wrangler and at the time I thought I got a smoking deal and would be happy with a JLUS Altitude 8-speed. 5 months in I realized I made a huge mistake and went with what I should have gotten in the first place. A JLUR with the manual.
At first I was super happy driving it bone stuck with the occasional dirt road here and there. Then I joined NORA the offroad club and worse, found this site. So my build research journey began on how I could optimize the Jeep for exploration, offroading and keep it 100% daily drivable for the school runs and for my wife when she wants to borrow it.
I also wanted as close to factory quality as possible, which led me to AEV and OK4WD.
After numerous discussions and wearing the AEV website out, I settled on the following:
- AEV EX Front bumper
- AEV 7000 flood lights
- Warn Zeon 10s winch
- Factor 55 Ultrahook
- AEV differential covers
- AEV Salta XR Wheels
- 315/70/17 BFG KO2's
- Yukon 4.88 gears
- AEV 2.5 RT dual sport lift kit
- AEV rear bumper and tire carrier
- Rear bumper Rigid flood light
- AEV fuel caddy
- Yeti Steer smarts track bar
- AEV steering stabilizer
- Coming in 4 weeks: Centerforce II clutch kit
Dropped the Jeep off at OK4WD for the first round of mods which included the lift, wheels, tires and rear bumper setup.
Pic of the Yeti track bar. this thing is major beefy and rock solid when I took it to AOAA greens and blues during August's Trailfest, plus centered the axle perfectly under the body
Pic of the steering stabilizer. Not sure how effective but rig is rock steady on the highway
Pic of the geometry correcting brackets where you can see how relatively flat the LCA is given the lift that netted well over 2.5 inches. The lift handles, rides and carries weight so much better then stuck. Even though jeep is so much taller, I have way more confidence in the twisties. In the green and blue trails the suspension flexes great and handles impacts super well.
Speaking of height gain. Before settling, way more then 2.5inches lol:
Rear bumper/tire carrier and fuel caddy: can't see out of the back very well but camera compensates. The rear tire carrier is an awesome piece of engineering, tailgate as easy to swing out as below and feels like it can readily carry an extra couple hundred pounds. Offroad clearance has improved and no worries about bumper pushing into the body. This thing is a tank
With this done, it was time for round two which included the regearing and the front bumper stuff. Here its on the hoist getting the work done.
The regearing to 4.88's was transformative. Even bone stuck with 4.10's the jeep felt a tad undergeared with me having to slip the clutch on steep inclines. Now it feels like it has an extra liter of displacement. I no longer slip the clutch and have plenty of pep in 6th gear with the 315's ko2's
Finally got the Jeep back a couple of days ago
The flood lights are insane. Super bright and clear. The front bumper quality is dare I say it as good if not better then factory with very good tire clearance (well for anything I will be doing anyway.
It feels a bit heavier and lost a bit of height in the front with the added weight of the lights, bumper and winch but settled with just under an inch of rake front vs rear. Note I'm parked on an angle for these so difference is slightly exaggerated. Here's the front:
And the rear:
Overall super happy with the outcome. Feels like factory just better. Can't wait to get the CFII installed and share the feedback. Also in 4 weeks head up to NORA's offroad center to test everything out including complete training on the properly using the winch i.e. securing anchor points, practicing single and double line pulls etc.
Thanks for reading!
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