Dezert's 06 LJ Rubicon

[green50gt]

I hope to be able to tell you how 5.13's feel with an auto...  I feel like bease has 5.13's in his green LJ and wants to go down to 4.88's with the 6 speed?  Or its the other way around I forget.

 

[Dezerttj]

Highlines incoming. Finally got a set of PSC highlines with a 3" flare. Need to figure out a rear flare to match and some time to start cutting.

 

[G Beasley]

I hope to be able to tell you how 5.13's feel with an auto... I feel like bease has 5.13's in his green LJ and wants to go down to 4.88's with the 6 speed? Or its the other way around I forget.

5.13's with a six speed and 35's are too low , I suspect 37's might fix it but the plan is to regear to 4.56's .

 

[green50gt]

Yay!!! I would have gone PSC with my LJ but I couldn’t find them. 🙁. Can’t wait Craig!

Oh and my 37’s and auto and 5.13’s are great so far!

 

[Florpro]

5.13's with a six speed and 35's are too low , I suspect 37's might fix it but the plan is to regear to 4.56's .

4.56 seems great for 35’s. But I have the 5-speed.

 

[Dezerttj]

Highline install day. Threw some MCEs on the rear to match the 3" flare. Getting there, but a long way to go.

 

[Dezerttj]

Good enough for today. Need to finish the final details on the hood, paint match the fenders, and give everything under the hood a home. Tomorrow should hopefully check off a lot of those.

 

[green50gt]

Looks amazing!

 

[Florpro]

Wish they still made those in aluminum!
How are the Kenda’s treating you? Any trail time on them?

 

[Dezerttj]

Wish they still made those in aluminum!
How are the Kenda’s treating you? Any trail time on them?

They're working out great so far. I haven't taken them on anything difficult, just Sedona and Flagstaff trails, so I can't say yet how durable they are in the rocks. They're grippy though. I've taken them down to 14psi and got a nice contact patch on the slickrock. They roll smooth down the highway as well. They're by no means a quiet tire, but that's alright. I'm hoping to get more trail time on the tires in the next few months to see how they do when wheeling outside of slickrock conditions.

 

[Dezerttj]

Just about wrapped up. Plenty of room now. Just need to finish securing a couple of things and set up some turn signals. Rear wheel arches need trimmed next, then it should be set to stuff the 37s.

 

[G Beasley]

Looks awesome!

 

[green50gt]

It does look great! Those do not look like 37's! All that room makes them look like 35's. I will tell you though, I am loving the 5.13's with the auto.

 

[Dezerttj]

It does look great! Those do not look like 37's! All that room makes them look like 35's. I will tell you though, I am loving the 5.13's with the auto.

It definitely sits pretty tall with the 5.25" total lift. I've got some JKS Jspec 3" coils coming in this week to drop it an inch. Glad to hear that 5.13s are working well!

 

[Dezerttj]

JKS J-Spec 3" coils installed with the existing 1.25" bl for 4.25" lift. Rides better than it did before and sits pretty nice. Still need to trim the rear and adjust for the height difference, but it's getting there.

 

[janesy]

Rig looks so goo. Man I love LJ’s. Never should have sold Ruffy.

 

[G Beasley]

Rig looks so goo. Man I love LJ’s. Never should have sold Ruffy.

Might be selling it ...

 

[green50gt]

Might be selling it ...

EYE ROLL 🙂

 

[G Beasley]

EYE ROLL 🙂

JK 2 doors are my new love...But seriously Billy really likes how Hannah's JK rides and drives.

 

[green50gt]

JK 2 doors are my new love...But seriously Billy really likes how Hannah's JK rides and drives.

That's blasphemous in an LJ thread. How dare you.