[DMadole]

So last month I was living in Chicago I now live in San Diego, when I was in Chicago I had installed the Ace stubby, and the day I installed it Ace came out with the pro series front bumper. I called AJ at Ace and asked if it was possible to do a swap, since I was moving I didnt have much time to do it and it would be cheaper to drive the 10 hours round trip than to ship my stubby from California and get the pro series shipped out there so I went to the shop and paid for the install and rigid 20'' light bar. They didnt have the light bar in stock so they shipped it to me here in SD. I also have the rear bumper and tire carrier on order and AJ said they would not charge me the extra shipping to SD either. I recieved the light bar on 10/31/12 and install took me about 45 min. I would like to give a big thanks to Ace, I know they didnt need to do the swap or wave the extra shipping cost, AJ was awesome to work with!

After I got settled in here, I called Marcus at River City and ordered the Rk 2.5 Max Travel, 17'' Hutchinson Rock Monsters (Black), 35'' Mud Grapplers, and 5100 shocks. I have recieved the tires and shocks, the lift has shipped, and its about a 1 month wait on the wheels. Marcus was great to work with as well.

 

[DMadole]

Alright so I've done a few things, here are some pictures, I'm just waiting for the tire carrier to come in to mount the spare.

 

[XXXXXXXXXX4LCKD10RUBIUNLTD]

Nice build... Totally off subject, But does the RK windshield decal come with the lift?

 

[DMadole]

Thanks, and yes it does

 

[RiverCityOffroad]

Daaaang those wheels are so sweet!

Jeep looks great brother! I don't know that I've seen that bumper on anything yet, it looks great too!

Thanks for your support my friend!

Marcus

 

[DMadole]

Thanks Marcus, I'm very pleased with how it turned out

 

[rdlynch2]

Good I love those Hutchinson beadlocks. THe racelines monster's use to be my favorite, but those take the cake fo sho!

 

[tiltz]

Looking good!... I want your wheels

 

[jeepchic55]

I agree about the wheels... those are NICE! Are you planning to do a spare tire delete or are you going to get a matching spare later?

 

[DMadole]

I agree about the wheels... those are NICE! Are you planning to do a spare tire delete or are you going to get a matching spare later?

Thanks, I have the wheel and tire in the garage, just waiting for the bumper and tire carrier to come in, I dont want the weight on the gate, so it will have to look weird for now.

 

[Tanimal]

Looks great! If that's the 2.5 max travel start looking into front driveshafts, mine is on it's way out.

 

[Espo78]

Wow you guys have identical Jeeps. Crazy.

 

[DMadole]

Looks great! If that's the 2.5 max travel start looking into front driveshafts, mine is on it's way out.

I like your style, how long before you started noticing problems?

 

[DMadole]

So I took a trip to Hothead headliners today and let Mark test fit his seat covers and he hooked it up (as advertised) with a free set of headliners. I just got done installing them.

 

[Tanimal]

I like your style, how long before you started noticing problems?

Thanks! About 4 months with some light wheeling I started to notice some vibration and grease coming from the boot, it's still holding up but I've already got one coming for Christmas I've heard of guys having to replace it within a couple weeks with heavy wheeling. Damn suspension system flexes so much that the stock front drive shaft doesn't stand a chance.

 

[TEXASKEV]

Nice rig.

 

[DMadole]

Thanks! About 4 months with some light wheeling I started to notice some vibration and grease coming from the boot, it's still holding up but I've already got one coming for Christmas I've heard of guys having to replace it within a couple weeks with heavy wheeling. Damn suspension system flexes so much that the stock front drive shaft doesn't stand a chance.

Thanks for the heads up, I will keep an eye on it. What shaft did you go with?

 

[redneck ron]

Nice looking Jeep!

 

[DMadole]

I got my rear bumper/tire carrier in today, I was able to install the D2's into the bumper, wiring them will be something I will need to look into. ACE changed up the design of the swing arm, I will take more pictures tomorrow when I'm doing the install.

 

[bhoch]

Nice build! Jeep looks GREAT! Thanks for the ACE pics! I am anxiously waiting for my rear bumper with Tire carrier and plan on the front bumper early next year. Bumpers look GREAT!

Looking forward to more pics of your build!