SmokeyTheJLU Build Journal

[Maverick909]

Installed the ATP winch plate when it came in. Today for Black Friday I picked up the Badlands Apex 12k winch and installed it. Fit pretty well. Was a little tight with the wiring but I got it to work pretty well. The Apex winch comes with everything needed for install except the winch plate. Even came with a power disconnect.

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[Maverick909]

4.88 gears and new ball joints installed today. Added to the completed list

 

[Maverick909]

Smokey is now in summer mode. Picked up a premium soft top from another forum member. Basically brand new. Didn’t realize I was losing about and inch of lift with the hardtop, RTT, and rack system. It weighs in at over 200lbs. After removing those. Soft top was and easy install for sure. Can’t wait for some better weather to run safari mode

 

[Maverick909]

Updated first post. Got out and wheeled for Fourth of July weekend. Added two new BOH trails to the list. Holcomb was no joke! Thankfully I have a great spotter and crew to ride with. We finished both John Bull Holcomb in a single day. Had a blast. You can see a couple pictures on the original post.&

 

[Maverick909]

Cabfab tire carrier has been delivered and I have started the removal of the EAG tire carrier. Need to remove the bumper so I can trim off the carrier hinge, latch striker, and both bump stops. Hopefully in the next week or two I’ll get those off. For now I went ahead with priming and painting the new carrier. Just need to clear coat it and start the install process . Dang carrier is heavy duty! Here’s a few pictures of the process

 

[Maverick909]

Managed to get the paint completed and clear coat on couple nights ago. Installed the tire carrier lastnight. Managed to get everything lined up pretty well with my 2 year old helping me lol. She’s a great helper when you need a third hand to run the electric ratchet to tighten the hinges in place.. really happy with the outcome. Just wish cavfab provided a couple shims for the hinges and maybe some instructions to browse through to help. All in all I’m happy with it so far.

 

[Maverick909]

Ended up getting a few mins after ups showed up with the Oracle tail lights. Man what a great system they have designed! Highly recommend them. I was impressed that they had the resistor as part in the kit so you don’t have to do anything if you didn’t have the LED package. The bonus is they look great too

 

[jcruse64]

Sharp!!!

 

[Maverick909]

Thank you!

Sharp!!!

Thank you!

 

[Jeep Wick]

Impressive build! I've seen bits and pieces in other threads but first time visiting your link.
I'm glad you were able to sort out the software and get it back from the dealer!

 

[Maverick909]

Impressive build! I've seen bits and pieces in other threads but first time visiting your link.
I'm glad you were able to sort out the software and get it back from the dealer!

Thank you. Hoping to add a few new things this year. Armor lite flooring new rear bumper and better rock sliders are in the works. !

 

[Maverick909]

Added pictures of new rock sliders from LOD. New DS due to dealer damaging rear drive shaft during recall

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