My 1:1 Jeep JKU over time build.

[SMaxxin]

Nice flex bro! It would have looked a lot better on the hood of an import but the forklift did the job.

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I know. It's sad.......

It's all good man I went Mopar in 2010, no regrets here!

 

[HPIguy]

Looking good man!

 

[alpinehyperlite]

From the last ride (taken from the other thread and before the new suspension upgrades)

So I finally am calming down with all the upgrades. I recently upgraded the lift from a teraflex 2.5 budget boost (2.5 inch block lift) to the 3 inch Rock Krawler Coil Lift. It made a difference of over 2 inches over the block lift, and has made the ride so much smoother. Imma post from the stock suspension, to bb, to coil lift to show the difference, then a pic of the full jeep stock, then bb, then coil lift. I've done (climbed) things that I've never thought possible in a 4 wheeled vehicle. I'm frickin HOOKED!

No lift.

2.5 inch Block Lift

3 inch Coil Lift

Stock

2.5 inch block lift

3 inch coil lift

 

[Rolex]

That thing is sweet, but I think you added too many pre load rings to the front left shock.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Wow..... can't believe i havent updated this thread since July.......

On my last run to the Offroad Park, I somehow managed to mangle my drivers side rear shock on a rock.

So I took this as an opportunity to upgrade (finally) my shocks to the bilsteins I've been wanting for almost a year.

Also ordered a rear shock relocation and lower control arm/rear shock skid from Off Road Evolution (EVO). Chopped the factory rear lower shock mounts off and about 2 - 3 inches of metal off the rear axle thus giving me less to hang up on on the rocks. This has been my rigs Achilles heel out there on the rocks, being i run smaller tires than the rest of my crew.

December came and I got a big box from Poison Spyder Customs from my girlfriend for Christmas.

and decided to be a testing dummy for my buddy's new company blackboxlogistics.com with some new LED Light bars. Hooray for products at cost!

Installing the louver:

and finally got the lights and louver's all installed.

 

[Rolex]

That looks badazz.

 

[slowngreen]

Lets see some night time pics with those new lights too.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

I've tried, but i gotta dig out my camera. The iphone pictures just dont do them justice. When i turn them on, you can't even see the 130w KC spot lights on a fence 30 ft away.

 

[SMaxxin]

Very nice, I like those lights!

 

[hamz9561]

The new lights look killer. Now you need a set for your 1/10th scale...

 

[HPIguy]

Nice work alpine, she's come a long ways.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Finally got some pics. They are still with the iPhone, but they are better than none.

This one is LEDs only.

 

[Rolex]

Some serious lightage.

 

[andydrew39219]

I'm not much of a jeep person myself but that is one sexy jeep. I bet it is plenty of fun.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

After much thought, and the weather down here increasing the difficulty of every trail at the local offroad park, I decided to upgrade my tires from the 32in BF Goodrich KM1's up to a set of 35in BF Goodrich KM2's.

Comparison of the two. The difference of 3 looks HUGE!

 

[slowngreen]

Looks great bro. Perfect.

 

[SchrodeMode]

That thing looks AWfully nice!! (see what I did there Rolex?)

 

[h8z2luze]

Looks good man! I mean for a Jeep... lol

 

[Rolex]

That thing looks AWfully nice!! (see what I did there Rolex?)

I can't thank you enough.
I owe you one.

One mean looking ride, Alpine.

 

[SMaxxin]

The new shoes look great! The only down side is the mpg drop.