What did you do TO your Jeep JL today?

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Ah not to worry. I guess if they're holding up to daily use they might be worth considering.
We have about 10,000 miles on them now and following advice I found on this forum I started running them at 25lbs on road rather than the 35lbs that the dealer had in them. It did make a noticeable difference in ride quality. Like you stated, I looked at the prices as well and as of now plan on buying again when it's time.
 

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They ride much smoother on the road at 3, little bit of nose tail diving under hard braking/accel, trying 4 today.

Offroad they are awesome at speed, only turns and lack of tied down cargo urged me to slow down. 40-50 mph on multiple ruts and whoops was no issue. Previously it would bottom out out at lower speeds fairly quickly on this trail. Trail was too tight to try anything faster.

I will add the 4.5-6 in” shocks give some extra travel on the 3.5 lift, bit more than the spring travel maybe an inch. I would reconfirm with RK what length to get. I wheeled it very hard with wheels of the ground enough to scare bystanders, the springs stayed in place. I do need to see if my GoPro was recording...

Those look great. Are you going to run limiting straps?

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We have about 10,000 miles on them now and following advice I found on this forum I started running them at 25lbs on road rather than the 35lbs that the dealer had in them. It did make a noticeable difference in ride quality. Like you stated, I looked at the prices as well and as of now plan on buying again when it's time.
Awesome, thanks!
 

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Installed the Rough Country relocation bracket. Gonna drop her off at the shop to get lifted with new shoes while I’m off to NYC to eat a bunch of food. Still need to figure out what to do for the spare tire bump stop extension. Any recommendations?

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Plasti Dipd the badges. doing the wheels this weekend. Also added the Mopar roof rack.

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MetalCloak 2”5” dual rate lift with Rocksport Shocks installed. AEV inner fenders installed and synergy 1 5/8” wheel spacers installed.

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Any feedback on the lift would be awesome. I am thinking about doing the metalcloak game changer lift and considering installing it myself.
 

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I parked it. Actually, day before yesterday. A week into a high-country camping/wheeling/escaping from Texas heat trip.

Done Engineer, Imogene, Cinnamon, and Last Dollar so far.

Got a nice little secluded camp above Telluride, and
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chillin’ with my pups for a couple of days, before going wheeling again.

The Jeep IS the camp.

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Installed the Rough Country relocation bracket. Gonna drop her off at the shop to get lifted with new shoes while I’m off to NYC to eat a bunch of food. Still need to figure out what to do for the spare tire bump stop extension. Any recommendations?

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I'm running the same bracket. Take some 1 1/4" garbage disposal hose, cut it to the desired length, and stuff it inside the bump stop innie. It'll fit perfectly.
 

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There's a noticeable difference over the stock shocks, but the largest bump I rolled over was a large neighborhood speed bump on a test drive. They're a little more bouncy at the slower speed, but still smooth. I'm waiting to get the rear shocks on next weekend to get a better feel for them altogether. So far, I like the way the fronts feel.

The stabilizer is making a difference. The ATS gives you the flexibility of adjusting the firmness of the steering. The factory setting was pretty reasonable, but I like it just a little bit softer for now.
What setting u have the stabilizer on? I set it to 12( half way).. it drives like a dream on the highway now!
 

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What setting u have the stabilizer on? I set it to 12( half way).. it drives like a dream on the highway now!
I left it at the factory setting & took it around the block. I won't get a chance to take it on a real test drive until this weekend when I can get the rear shocks on & experiment with it to get a feel for the right setting. I'll certainly try half-way. Thank you for sharing that.
 

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Installed the Rough Country relocation bracket. Gonna drop her off at the shop to get lifted with new shoes while I’m off to NYC to eat a bunch of food. Still need to figure out what to do for the spare tire bump stop extension. Any recommendations?

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I saw a YouTube video that used these rubber leg tips from Home Depot. I'm going to try these out in 2 weeks when I get my install done.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-in-Black-Rubber-Leg-Tips-4-per-Pack-49128/203661031
 
 
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