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Re: 09 wrangler one ton build

Sweet! My '99 TJ had the same diff cover color and, well, it's a Jeep too. Swapping in a D44 rear, with lockers and 4.88s, but mainly fixing rust issues now. Not sure what color I'll paint the diff cover, but your build is inspiring, nonetheless.

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Whoopsie.
Snow just compacted to ice, but was strong enough to hold me up with the belly pan.
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Ya free time can be hard to get

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Haha. I know. I'm replacing the tierod with a 7075 solid one.
It was a late in the day, trying to get it done situation.
Should have stopped way earlier in the day

Re: 09 wrangler one ton build

Originally Posted by motolife313

That weld tho lol yikes

LOL

I saw that this morning... but kept my mouth shut. (surprisingly)

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That weld tho lol yikes

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Got my offset heims installed on my tierod.
At full lock the tierod hit the diff cover and messed with steering (during u-turns the driver side tire would bind up a little)
So much better now
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Finally got my plates. Ordered them back in January.
Our lovely governor has been releasing all the plate makers from prison, so it took way too long (8 months vs 6-8 weeks)
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Originally Posted by John T

I'm sure the extra wheelbase helps a lot.


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not my cup of tea, but I can appreciate the work you put into it.

Yeah it's not for everyone. I wasn't planning on it being that long, but things ended up where they ended up. Lol

Re: 09 wrangler one ton build

Originally Posted by Fnord5

Also did amazing at the park.

I'm sure the extra wheelbase helps a lot.


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not my cup of tea, but I can appreciate the work you put into it.

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Next to my friends jeep with a 5" lift on 37's.
Makes mine look extra ridiculous.
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Averaging 12mpg
Definitely better than I was expecting.
Also did amazing at the park.
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Finally passed smog.
Will be 100% "legal" tomorrow

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Mocked up fender flares, would love to have left them clear, but would look like poo very quickly.
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Tried using 1/4" alum but that stuff is HARD to bend.
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So I got some 1/8 and it's way better.
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LED taillights installed and wired up.
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Once I do a hemi swap(in a few years at least) I'll probably be back to my normal shifting.
Waiting on a new ECU, the one I ordered shipped blank and is useless.

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Oh got it. Sounds like it would wanna slam in gear little then. Going uphill would probably work out to your benefit then since takes a while to drop in gear on a hill. Sometimes the hill is to big and it will slow down the truck to fast before it drops in so you kinda gota run the piss out of it on a hill especially with a load. My knee isn’t built to pump the clutch every shift so that’s why I only use it once if that.

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Well the axles and the tires added a huge amount of rotating mass speed drops off rather quickly as soon as I let off the gas.
I can do it, but it's just easier with the clutch.

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Take too long for the gear to drop in? What does the big tires effect?

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With the 40" tires it's a bit trickier, so I've been shifting like a normal human lately.
It's almost street legal again, I got shipped a bad computer/unprogrammed computer that I need to replace so I can smog it.

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6 speed nice! I got one in my powerstroke. Love the low gear. If u remember right you just use the clutch first 5 feet taking off and not again until taking back off?

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Yep. 6speed. 3.8l v6, a rowdy 208 HP.

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You gota takes pics with your phone horizontally. That looks like a nice toy. Is it stick shift?

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Could someone rotate my pics for me?

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Armor mounted with success.
Problem with custom one off parts is they don't always fit like production, off the shelf parts with tons of R&D behind them.
No complaints though, 1/4" plate will do quite well.

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