Mods, What have you done???

[igofshn]

A small list of things that I have done since I bought my Jeep 3 years ago.

Modifications:

Rubicon Express 4 1/2 front and rear
1" Body lift with Goferit 1" motor mount lift
Advance Adapters SYE/CV drive shaft
NP231 with Tera Low 4-1 and Tera 2 Low
4.10's
Yukon Awesome 35 with Detroit locker
Rear disc brakes
Detroit locker in front Dana 30
Rubicon Express front adjustable lower control arms
Rough Country rear lower control arms
Currie adjustable rear upper control arms.
Rubicon Express front and rear adjustable track bar
35X12.50/15 Procomp mud terrain mounted on black U.S. Wheel Daytona's
A/C converted to OBA with 2.5 gal. tank
K&N
Flowmaster
Skyjacker tie rod
Currie Antirock
Tomken gas tank skid plate
Procomp rear rock crawler bumper with receiver
Olympic brush/grill guard mounted on 37" custom cut bumper
Custom rocker guards with step.
4 Procomp 6" lights mounted on grill guard
4 1/2 round rear tail lights recessed in tub
Bestop two piece soft doors
Bestop bikini top
Rock Crusher cab top
Custom made rear tire carrier mounted inside tub, with cargo rack.
CB
Lower control arm skids (welded)
Inside tub Herculined
4XDoctor front Dana 30 Diff. guard
Turbo City rear diff slider
Tri County Gear rear track bar support
Toys by Troy sport cage
Three core radiator
External transmission cooler
Custom tailgate Jerry can holder.

Coming this week

Metal Fusion tube fenders

[JeepGal]

nice essay Al!

[qwiksilver]

No joke Tam.

Hmmmm...my Jeep is 5 months old:

31" BFG ATs
Warn Oil Pan Skid
4XDoctor Rocker Guards
Viair (Portable)
Bestop Bikini Combo
Bestop Soft Doors (you will get them too when you bend one of your expensive metal ones)
Quick Mirror II (necessary if you do the soft door thing)

On the drawing board over the next few months:

Diff Skids
Steering Box Skid (after watching Chris rest his Jeep on his...I want what he has)
Tie Rod Skid (if they get around to making it for 03)
Tire Carrier with Gerry Can capabilities
Small lift (for now)

[goodtimes]

In just over a year.....not much.

Custom LCA skids
steering box skid
Custom rear bumper
Custom cargo rack (where back seat used to be)
CB & VHF radios
Sun Performance rocker guards
cheap front diff skid (but it's better than nothing)
"trail clearanced" belly pan ( )

Lots of "stuff" on the list for this year ( :crossing fingers: )

[cc2]

After 400 miles the stock Goodyear's were swapped out with 31" MT/Rs.

Could have bought a Rubicon but that would have been about $5,000 more.

[sarah]

ok, i'll bite.

hmm...

the first thing i did was have my brother install a stereo system, then i got 31's.

after moving to cali, she grew up!
1" springs, 1" spacers
100w daylighters
safari top
JC Fab front bumper
33's
new gears on the way
rear bumper on the way
and i think that's all folks!

[paulhead]

Re: Mods, What have you done???

Originally posted by igofshn
A small list of things that I have done since I bought my Jeep 3 years ago.
Modifications:
Yukon Awesome 35 with Detroit locker
35X12.50/15 Procomp mud terrain mounted on black U.S. Wheel

So with the heavy duty axle upgrade (locked) is it safe to run 35's or would I still want to get a dana 44 or ford axle?

[blkTJ]

did i hear someone say essay?

"To date upgrades include... A Dynatrac Pro 44 rear axle w/ARB air locker driven by a Tom Woods drive shaft and JB conversions short shaft kit. Front 30 ARB air locked. Gearing is 4.56. Suspension is mostly Rubicon Express 4.5" superflex with a Currie steering, front track bar, antirock and OME long travel shocks. This leaves plenty of room for 285/75r16 MTRs (33x11.5) on 16x8 Mickey Thompson Classic IIs, spare tire mounted on a Bestop carrier. Tire and ARB air pressure are handled by a Viair 400 compressor with kilby tank. Rocker and gas tank skid protection come from 4xDoctor. The oil pan is protected by teraflex. Diff skids from JCfab and Warn. The 4.0L six is still stock with a Banks header and exhaust system."

there's also a Currie belly skid, BL and MML sitting next to my couch.

an appointment is pending for a full cage...

did I hear someone say 35s?:yay:

Thanks Al for the blatant ego stroking thread.

Oh yeah... I also have a CB.

[blkTJ]

Re: Re: Mods, What have you done???

Originally posted by paulhead
So with the heavy duty axle upgrade (locked) is it safe to run 35's or would I still want to get a dana 44 or ford axle?

many will say a super 35 is fine for 35s. not many have proof otherwise.

[igofshn]

Re: Re: Mods, What have you done???

Originally posted by paulhead
So with the heavy duty axle upgrade (locked) is it safe to run 35's or would I still want to get a dana 44 or ford axle?

Anything is breakable. I run 35's and am not worried. I also don't bounch my jeep when crawling. I personally do not know or have I heard a reliable story of someone breaking one.

[RatherBeJeeping]

I don't do mods, I prefer the stock Jeep performance

[NAILER341]

ok... lets see if i can remember most of mine.
damn memory... i wish i had one.
ok...
4" suspension lift
2" body lift
currie shackles
energy bushings
advanced adapters s.y.e.
tom woods rear driveshaft
remove both of those for an atlas II
4.88 gears [precision]
ford 8.8 with trac lock
swap track lock for "no slip"
lock right in front
warn hub conversion 5 on 4.5
warn aloy inner axles [front]
AGR steering box
AGR high volume steering pump
rancho shocks
custom shock mod on rear w/ rancho long travel shocks.
35" mt/r's
black steel rock crawler rims
warn rock sliders
jc fab bumper, and tire carrier
stubby front bumper [dorango?]
warn hs9500i winch
kilby gas tank skid
nth degree tummy tucker skid
atlas II 5.0
hi lift jack
snatch block
dual optima batteries [red, and blue] custom wired, isolated, and paralell
165 amp alternator
#2 wiring for high amp electrical
york OBA with 3 gallon tank
custom full 6 point roll cage
cobra 29 cb radio w/ 300 watt amp
garman gps 5
custom u bolt flip [rear]
rear diff protection [younger bros.]
front diff protection [dont remember]
k&n air filter
first aid kit
recovery gear, and straps
fire extinguishers
misc. spare parts, and trail tools
more motor mount lift
bored throttle body 60mm
2 gerry cans mounted to bumper
led tail lights
a few off road lights
light & boltz for the license plate
i'm probably forgetting something..

[qwiksilver]

Erik....uh...there is a Jeep in there somewhere...right?

[NAILER341]

Originally posted by qwiksilver
Erik....uh...there is a Jeep in there somewhere...right?

it is a long list, but a lot of those are smll things you would never know was there unless i told you
it is still a work in progress.. that is the scary part. hmmm more flex? spring overs?

[qwiksilver]

Originally posted by NAILER341
it is a long list, but a lot of those are smll things you would never know was there unless i told you
it is still a work in progress.. that is the scary part. hmmm more flex? spring overs?

I have a long way to go, by the looks of your list, just to be a baby version of your Jeep.

Although I am adding doodads too...

122 piece Craftsman Mechanic's Set (got it on Sale)
18 volt Craftsman Cordless Drill (got it on Sale)
My Recovery Bag (tow strap, first aid kit, entrenching tool, sil nylon tarp, air down thingies)
Assorted stuff sacks for my Bestops stuff

I put shelves in my closet to hold my Jeep stuff last weekend...I can even get my soft top frame in there now... But the backseat will have to go in the coat closet....I hope.

Anyway...I can keep the lists you guys have...check out what breaks easy and what don't...useful info for those of us who are starting with baby Jeeps.