So it's been long overdue for a build on my rig. I bought it slightly modified back in 2016. It's a 2014 JK Rubicon 2 door manual. Currently running a Skyjacker 2.5" lift installed by a shop by the original owner. Also 33" mud claw mud terrains on stock hard rock rims. Running a Smittybilt SRC front and rear bumpers. I believe I'm running mopar non adjustable control arms best I can tell. They're definitely not Skyjacker arms, and the part numbers from what I can find online are mopar #'s. So, here's what I've got on the list.
Rock Krawler 2.5" Flex Kit with Bilstein 5100's
Yukon 4.88 gears
Front and Rear axle seals (mine are seeping)
Rugged Ridge XHD Wheels with Rim Protectors
35" Nitto Ridge Grapplers
Rigid pod lights to replace my old LED cree pods that are pretty awful for lighting the roadway (I plan on adding more lights in the future)
Replacing old stock cable on my Smittybilt winch to synthetic. Also adding some underlighting (likely the Wal Mart lights for rock lights).
We primarily use the Jeep for forest service roads to gain access to backpacking trails, occasionally we'll go to an off road park, but mostly back roads and overlanding. I want something that travels well on the road, and can handle the moderate trails we rarely throw at it (may do more when I actually learn how to drive a manual off road).
Tips or suggestions for this build? All of this is going on at once, and I'll be adding things little by litter as I go afterwards.
Rock Krawler 2.5" Flex Kit with Bilstein 5100's
Yukon 4.88 gears
Front and Rear axle seals (mine are seeping)
Rugged Ridge XHD Wheels with Rim Protectors
35" Nitto Ridge Grapplers
Rigid pod lights to replace my old LED cree pods that are pretty awful for lighting the roadway (I plan on adding more lights in the future)
Replacing old stock cable on my Smittybilt winch to synthetic. Also adding some underlighting (likely the Wal Mart lights for rock lights).
We primarily use the Jeep for forest service roads to gain access to backpacking trails, occasionally we'll go to an off road park, but mostly back roads and overlanding. I want something that travels well on the road, and can handle the moderate trails we rarely throw at it (may do more when I actually learn how to drive a manual off road).
Tips or suggestions for this build? All of this is going on at once, and I'll be adding things little by litter as I go afterwards.