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Why am I not building my own Jeep? Since my beadlock accident, I have trouble bending my left leg and holding on to things, making wrenching a difficult proposition. My friends have a good time handing me a wrench, then watching as it falls out of my hand because I can't grip it tightly. I'm lucky to have a shop the caliber of Mount Logan Off-Road a few miles from home/office. They've done a lot of other work for me that has appeared both in Off-Road and 4 Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Magazine.
Oh - there have been three changes to this. We're going to be running 40x14.50R17LT BFGoodrich KM2 Mud Terrains on this, not the 37's originally planned, and Xenon flat panel flares. The major change is that we're going to a Currie 1-ton Rock Jock frontend with 5x5 5 1/2 bolt pattern and 5.38 gears front and rear. We'll be keeping the Detroit Lockers. The Currie Rock Jock with factory Rubicon knuckles, 5x5 bolt pattern and hardened axles would have worked well with the 37" tires originally planned, but the change to 40" tires upped the ante and the extra strength of the 1-ton frontend is necessary.
Photos are coming soon.
Of course, these projects will also be appearing in 4 Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Magazine (shameless plug).
Oh - there have been three changes to this. We're going to be running 40x14.50R17LT BFGoodrich KM2 Mud Terrains on this, not the 37's originally planned, and Xenon flat panel flares. The major change is that we're going to a Currie 1-ton Rock Jock frontend with 5x5 5 1/2 bolt pattern and 5.38 gears front and rear. We'll be keeping the Detroit Lockers. The Currie Rock Jock with factory Rubicon knuckles, 5x5 bolt pattern and hardened axles would have worked well with the 37" tires originally planned, but the change to 40" tires upped the ante and the extra strength of the 1-ton frontend is necessary.
Photos are coming soon.
Of course, these projects will also be appearing in 4 Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Magazine (shameless plug).