Dezerttj
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Figured it was time to start a thread on this. I'll try and make it somewhat organized. A lot of this is copied from other forums until recent
Bought this 2006 LJ Rubicon in January 2014. Flew out to Pueblo CO to pick it up. The trip there consisted of blizzards and other harsh weather, but it was worth it!
What was installed when I bought it:
255/85R16 KM2
2" Spacer front/ Unknown coil lift rear (sat high in the rear)
CB Antenna and aluminum mount
Rubicon Express Monotube shocks
Once I got it home (Flagstaff at the time) I swapped the stubby front bumper and winch from my other TJ to the LJ. Also swapped in an adjustable front track bar
The 2" spacer up front made it sit high in the rear, so I ordered up some 4" Currie coils and Goodrich extended brake lines
Soon after that, I took it to Moab with the F12 guys on JF (YJ section). Had a blast! can't wait to go back
Control arms had to be replaced because of the 4" lift, so I settled on RC adjustables in anticipation to replace the flex joints with Johnny joints once the RC joints wear out
Then came the CB. Uniden 520
The 255/85r16 KM2s were great, but I felt they were too narrow for the rocks I run even with 1.50" spacers. So next came 315/75r16 Falken Wildpeaks
Then 1.25" BL taken from my TJ to make room for the 35s
In anticipation for moving to Tucson, I purchased a PSC Hood louver
I needed better rocker protection. PSC did the job just fine
Then moved to Tucson. I had no room for the LJ hardtop and not enough overhead room in the garage to make a hoist. So I ended up selling it and purchased a Bestop Trektop NX
Wanted some diff protection. Ballistic Fab is only a few miles from my house, so I stopped by and picked up their rubicon d44 diff cover. I decided to run it on the rear
That brings us to the most recent event for the LJ. I purchased PSC full aluminum corners about a month ago and still waiting on them to arrive
Bought this 2006 LJ Rubicon in January 2014. Flew out to Pueblo CO to pick it up. The trip there consisted of blizzards and other harsh weather, but it was worth it!
What was installed when I bought it:
255/85R16 KM2
2" Spacer front/ Unknown coil lift rear (sat high in the rear)
CB Antenna and aluminum mount
Rubicon Express Monotube shocks
Once I got it home (Flagstaff at the time) I swapped the stubby front bumper and winch from my other TJ to the LJ. Also swapped in an adjustable front track bar
The 2" spacer up front made it sit high in the rear, so I ordered up some 4" Currie coils and Goodrich extended brake lines
Soon after that, I took it to Moab with the F12 guys on JF (YJ section). Had a blast! can't wait to go back
Control arms had to be replaced because of the 4" lift, so I settled on RC adjustables in anticipation to replace the flex joints with Johnny joints once the RC joints wear out
Then came the CB. Uniden 520
The 255/85r16 KM2s were great, but I felt they were too narrow for the rocks I run even with 1.50" spacers. So next came 315/75r16 Falken Wildpeaks
Then 1.25" BL taken from my TJ to make room for the 35s
In anticipation for moving to Tucson, I purchased a PSC Hood louver
I needed better rocker protection. PSC did the job just fine
Then moved to Tucson. I had no room for the LJ hardtop and not enough overhead room in the garage to make a hoist. So I ended up selling it and purchased a Bestop Trektop NX
Wanted some diff protection. Ballistic Fab is only a few miles from my house, so I stopped by and picked up their rubicon d44 diff cover. I decided to run it on the rear
That brings us to the most recent event for the LJ. I purchased PSC full aluminum corners about a month ago and still waiting on them to arrive
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