What did you do TO your Jeep JL today?

[Sgtrooster]

And now I can't wait to take it back off to install the winch...

 

[wibornz]

Can these only be installed on beadlocks? What exactly are they? I can't read the brand

No they can be installed on non deadlock wheels. They are Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT tires. I have only put about 3 miles on them so far. I know that I have sacrificed some off road capabilities, but there are always trade offs when you make compromises.

 

[RubiGrey]

Very nice looking jeep. What side steps are those?

Thanks! They are the LOD Destroyers.

 

[GunnerK19]

Finished installing the ARS rack system on my wife’s Jeep over the weekend. Turned out quite nice.

Nice!

That rack system kinda puts the kibosh on the sunrider top or on a soft top JL, yeah?

 

[Lapis]

I meant the valve stems

DOH!

Those are Apex brand valves, they will work on Non-beadlock

https://www.apexdesignsusa.com/products/rapid-precision-valve

 

[Deathmatrix]

Nice!

That rack system kinda puts the kibosh on the sunrider top or on a soft top JL, yeah?

Not sure on that. I know the way it is designed we can still remove the freedom panels and the back piece as well while leaving the rack in place.

 

[LooselyHeldPlans]

Swapped the house battery for one I built from cells. 3x the current /power and only 1.6x the weight.

 

[johndan]

Yeah, I take the back seat out of two-doors as soon as I buy them. You do double your trunk space. Also, have you ever tried to climb into the back seat of a two-door? I think you need to be a gymnast or a couple of desperate teenagers.

I've been tempted to do this but I feel kind of like I won't be adding much room except for vertically which I don't really need. My seats are folded down 24/7 for camping equpiment.

edit: I just realized this is a 2door so you probably doubled your trunk space

 

[Jaeth]

I use balancing beads. will not ever use weights on the outside of the wheel again. I have ripped hunks of rubber off the tires while wheeling and hated always having to get the tires rebalanced. The balancing beads in my opinion are far superior for bigger tires.

At what point /size do you consider beads over weights?

 

[Catiajockey]

Swapped the house battery for one I built from cells. 3x the current /power and only 1.6x the weight.

I'm a bit lost here. You built a battery and installed that in your Jeep? If so I can only think of bad things that will happen.

 

[Catiajockey]

I just finished my Genesis Dual Battery install and to be completely honest with you I'm scared of starting the Jeep lol

Well I'm at the last mile of it at least and I'm scared to plug anything in tbh. I really dislike electrical stuff.

edit: No issues at all so far

I am the only one that thinks that all dual battery kits all look like no one took any time to even try and design them to look clean? There is no reason to not use buss bar, or a bundle the wires from the controller better, or even a nice cover?

 

[swozey]

I am the only one that thinks that all dual battery kits all look like no one took any time to even try and design them to look clean? There is no reason to not use buss bar, or a bundle the wires from the controller better, or even a nice cover?

Oh man you're not wrong, it looks like I wired up a bomb. I *THINK* they have a cover planned. There's a thread somewhere in Electrical where a customer made a cover over the solenoid that looks fantastic. I'll be ordering that ASAP. FWIW My wiring wasn't done in this picture, nothing was connected. It's much cleaner now.

In the meantime I'm just happy my jeep cranked right up and made it out of my garage with two batteries.

Here's the cover: https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/genesis-dual-battery-tray-cover.76224/#post-2027984

 

[r.stevens]

Retired the soft top for the year and put the hard top back on. Been contemplating doing it for a while now. Not a big fan of the soft top and considering selling it to buy a sunrider top.

Let me know when you are ready to sell. I might be interested and am up in Michigan all the time.

 

[TylerV76]

Let me know when you are ready to sell. I might be interested and am up in Michigan all the time.

Will do. I probably wont decide until spring time though. I love it when its down but not a fan when its closed.

 

[Heimkehr]

I love it when its down but not a fan when its closed.

What don't you like about the factory soft top? Just curious.

The one on my JLU is an order of magnitude improved over the factory top on my YJ.