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Discussion in 'Wrangler JK Builds (2007-2017)' started by Blue Baby Sound, Nov 24, 2017.

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Dec 9, 2017 at 5:24 PM

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Dec 9, 2017 at 5:58 PM

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That orange and tan is a cool combination. What brand wheels are those?

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Dec 9, 2017 at 6:08 PM

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Yeah....I like that combo too. Add some orange highlights / accents and they'll really pop. Nice work BBS.

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Dec 9, 2017 at 6:22 PM

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That orange and tan is a cool combination. What brand wheels are those?
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Thanks! They're US Wheel Rat Rod series- https://www.uswheel.com/collections/hot-rod-street-rod/products/rat-rod-raw-series-69

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Yeah....I like that combo too. Add some orange highlights / accents and they'll really pop. Nice work BBS.
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Thanks, we'll do some d rings in orange but not much else. Going for the retro look with this one

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Dec 9, 2017 at 6:28 PM

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My thoughts too. D rings, door handle inserts, decals. Small suttle things. But I see your point. I like that retro look too.

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Dec 12, 2017 at 6:36 AM

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Here's a few pics from the 2nd day where we finished the Rear and front axles and brake kits. Had to trim part of the CRD60 to fit the falcon shocks, fortunately the shop had a plasma cutter that made short work of it
So now the Jeep is on the ground, final torques are done. Still putting on the Poison Spyder fenders, man what a pain they are!!

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Dec 12, 2017 at 6:19 PM

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Man....that is one bad Mamama jamma.

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Nothing really going on this week except waiting on drive shafts.

US Wheel did post the Jeep on their Facebook page

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Got some build time in today. The STEERSMARTS goodies came in and got installed. The trackbar relo bracket won't work with my larger diameter axles so I think I'll forgo the high steer and order a regular end for the drag link. Pictures don't do these parts justice, they are MASSIVE 1 1/2 ton pieces.
Rear axle shaft came tonight, front should be here Monday and hopefully we'll drive it out of the shop Monday night.
Anywho, few pics from today....

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WOW. I'm just like. Umm. WOW. Awesome Jeep BBS. And it's your Wife's rig? Yeah....I'd figure out a way to borrow it every now and then. Moab coming up in a couple months. Loll.

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WOW. I'm just like. Umm. WOW. Awesome Jeep BBS. And it's your Wife's rig? Yeah....I'd figure out a way to borrow it every now and then. Moab coming up in a couple months. Loll.
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Thank you for the kind words!

She's got surgery coming up on her hip and she'll be down for 6-8 weeks. SO, for 6-8 weeks it's my Jeep
I'm content with her getting a new Jeep every few years and giving me her hand-me-downs. Jeep parts come easier when she's the one buying LOL

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The Yeti track bar is new to me! Looks good, what advantages over the others?

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The Yeti track bar is new to me! Looks good, what advantages over the others?
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I'll check my pics later today and see if I have one compared to the factory and TF bar. IT's HUGE! So much that I'm a little worried it may not clear the diff cover under flex. Guess we'll find out.

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Jeep hand me downs. Gotta love it BBS. Hope the wife recovers well from her surgery. In the mean time. Have fun with her rig. Lol. Oh....yeah. that track bar looks huge. Lookin to replace mine with TF HD forged bar. Curious how you make out with the Yeti bar.

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Dec 17, 2017 at 8:21 PM

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Jeep hand me downs. Gotta love it BBS. Hope the wife recovers well from her surgery. In the mean time. Have fun with her rig. Lol. Oh....yeah. that track bar looks huge. Lookin to replace mine with TF HD forged bar. Curious how you make out with the Yeti bar.
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Thanks!

Another day in the shop, I'm ready to be done and wheel this thing

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Really nice BBS. But come on. What's up with that big pink elefant in the room. Can't just ignore it . Lolll. Auto correct sucks. Lol..

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Dec 17, 2017 at 8:32 PM

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Really nice BBS. But come on. What's up with that big pink elefant in the room. Auto correct sucks. Lol..
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LOL That's the guy whose shop I'm using. My Jeep looks beefy until he pulls in
He wheels that rig HARD!

5.5" RK coilover lift
42" MTRs
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Shaved 14 bolt rear
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LS3 with supercharger
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Dec 18, 2017 at 7:10 AM

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On your draglink what is under the Boot. It is almost looks like it has a built in Steering stabilizer, but I would expect to see that on the center link.

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Dec 18, 2017 at 8:05 AM

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On your draglink what is under the Boot. It is almost looks like it has a built in Steering stabilizer, but I would expect to see that on the center link.
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A couple of years ago Steersmarts came out with an "attenuator" for stock drag links. I tried one out on my Jeep and liked what it did for my steering. Link Here: https://steersmarts.com/products/griffin-jeep-jk-wrangler-steering-attenuator Basically its about 1mm of shock resistance.

Recently they came out with a version for their larger drag link, so we'll be trying it out on this Jeep. Link: https://steersmarts.com/collections...eti-xd-draglink-with-griffin-xd-attenuator-jk

On my Jeep I ran just the attenuator without a steering stabilzer. So on this Jeep I'm starting with just the attenuator then I'll add the Falcon SS to get a good feel for the difference. (I'm trying the Falcon SS on my Jeep right now)

IMO you'll be hearing a lot from this company as they continue to grow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=qItFMTVmpt0

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Dec 18, 2017 at 9:21 AM

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I like it. If I ever have a JK as a daily driver I would consider it. I just can't give up my truck.

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