Wow, you did a great job man. Sweet, sweet build.
Wish I was a DIYer. When I get a real job and house maybe one day I'll learn to weld.
Wish I was a DIYer. When I get a real job and house maybe one day I'll learn to weld.
Robb's 08' JKU Rubi Build
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Robb's 08' JKU Rubi Build(AKA Sarge)
New to the form but not new to the Jeep world. Owned a TJ for 8 years and built that up. Had to break down and buy a JKU. Have 2 kids that I want to take wheelin. So found a 08 JKU Rubi that is extremely clean and only 23,500 miles on it. Did a ton of research on lifts and long arm kits. Came down to Poly and Teraflex. Ended up going with the Teraflex do to cost of Poly. Did the 6" elite long arm from teraflex. Also did the matching Fox racing resi shocks. Front inner axle tubes and inner c braces. Also installed the spin tech locking hub conversion and up graded to all new chromoly axle shafts front and rear. Added 37 13.50 17 Toyos with race line monster bead locks.
Jeep rides better than and handles like a car. Very pleased with it do far.
Future add ons will be custom built sliders w/ PSC rocker armor, customer bumpers, on board air, gears, and 1 tons.
Enjoy!
Before any mods. The way I bought it
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The start of the Madness
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New to the form but not new to the Jeep world. Owned a TJ for 8 years and built that up. Had to break down and buy a JKU. Have 2 kids that I want to take wheelin. So found a 08 JKU Rubi that is extremely clean and only 23,500 miles on it. Did a ton of research on lifts and long arm kits. Came down to Poly and Teraflex. Ended up going with the Teraflex do to cost of Poly. Did the 6" elite long arm from teraflex. Also did the matching Fox racing resi shocks. Front inner axle tubes and inner c braces. Also installed the spin tech locking hub conversion and up graded to all new chromoly axle shafts front and rear. Added 37 13.50 17 Toyos with race line monster bead locks.
Jeep rides better than and handles like a car. Very pleased with it do far.
Future add ons will be custom built sliders w/ PSC rocker armor, customer bumpers, on board air, gears, and 1 tons.
Enjoy!
Before any mods. The way I bought it
The start of the Madness
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Thanks.
Give you guys a little update. Took her whellin on the Rubicon back in August. Had a great time but had so failures. The right front ujoint failed. It was made by Persion "thier super streght line". Less than 8 miles an it. Obly used the front locker maybe 6-7 times. I was pissed almost made to Buck. So wheeled it back to Eli's in 2wd low. I have to tell you guys I and very impressed with Teraflex's products. Very strong, side hill was very stable, excellent traction, and drove like a dream home. When getting out if the spot the ujoint broke I was backing up and high centered on the rear driveshaft and belly. Bent to rear aftermarket driveshaft " it had .083 wall what the driveshaft shops recommend". So upgraded it to .120 wall". Then one the way almost to the slabs I had to go down a little hill with a giant rock on the DS the size of a Jeep and since to didn't have traction in the front to help hold my line the rear slid right into the LR corner. Now that really Pissed me off. But now gives me a reason to build some tube fenders.
Here are some pics. Enjoy!
Starting to work the suspension
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The carnage
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The body damage
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And the rock!
It's behind the silver tj on the right of your screen
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Give you guys a little update. Took her whellin on the Rubicon back in August. Had a great time but had so failures. The right front ujoint failed. It was made by Persion "thier super streght line". Less than 8 miles an it. Obly used the front locker maybe 6-7 times. I was pissed almost made to Buck. So wheeled it back to Eli's in 2wd low. I have to tell you guys I and very impressed with Teraflex's products. Very strong, side hill was very stable, excellent traction, and drove like a dream home. When getting out if the spot the ujoint broke I was backing up and high centered on the rear driveshaft and belly. Bent to rear aftermarket driveshaft " it had .083 wall what the driveshaft shops recommend". So upgraded it to .120 wall". Then one the way almost to the slabs I had to go down a little hill with a giant rock on the DS the size of a Jeep and since to didn't have traction in the front to help hold my line the rear slid right into the LR corner. Now that really Pissed me off. But now gives me a reason to build some tube fenders.
Here are some pics. Enjoy!
Starting to work the suspension
The carnage
The body damage
And the rock!
It's behind the silver tj on the right of your screen
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Took a little break building the beast. Back at it again. Was going to build tube fenders but decided it was going to add too much weight. So bought some Bushwacker Flat Fenders. Once I installed the fenders the 37's looked way too small. Put some 40's on it and niw it looks much better. Also bought RCV 300m front axle shafts for the front. In the next couple weeks I am going to build some different rock sliders, rear bumper/tire carrier and front stinger and grill hoop.
Enjoy
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This pic is when the 37's were on it.
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This pic is when the 37's were on it.
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So started some more fabing on the JK. Bought a Artec Front axle truss and armor kit. Kit os extermly clean and very simple will take lots of pics over the next few days. Also picked up the rest of my steel to build my rear bumper, tire carrier, and different sliders. So here a few pics to start off the front trussing and axle replacement
Enjoy!
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Enjoy!
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Last night got the front housing all tore down and front axle truss all mocked up.. Then started to burn some metal. Also cut off the oe track bar mount and put on the raised mount by Artec.
Enjoy!
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