Phillips JKU Build
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Phillips JKU Build
This is my 2013 JKU that Ive been working on. Here are some pics from start to finish! Some of my pics are ones that I pulled from my Instagram page:
The day that I bought it:
6" KC Apollo windshiels lights were my first mod:
I knew the wheels and tires would be changed out, so I didn't want to pay any extra for the dealerships "big tire kit" that was double the cost of what I ended up spending on my wheel/tire combo form Discount Tire Direct. I went with 15" Level 8 Trackers with 33" Duratracs.
About an hour or two after installing the wheels:
I drove it like this for several months:
At the end of 2014 I had decided that I was determined to lift it in 2015. I did. I went with a 4" Rough Country lift kit. I know, many people hate RC, but honestly I live in a total flat land area. I mainly wanted the lifted look, so the price was right for this kit. I don't do a lot of flexing, mainly just crossing deep ditches and stuff while going to my hunting spots. When the time comes I will be upgrading shocks though.
4" lift on 33s. I know there are tons of people who hate the look, but I honestly like it. If these Duratracs seems to be lasting for ever, but once they wear down I may end up switching to 35s.
Also, at some point before the lift and tires and all that jazz, I swapped out my foot-well light bulbs to blue LED strips (my first post was asking how to do it lol). I also changed out my dome lights, and today my blue cargo light came in from superbrightleds.com.
Snow pics from earlier this year:
Last thing I have done (besides the done light that just came in) was install the Rough Country LED fog light kit for JKs. I bought it assuming that it would be plug n play, since the description on their site makes it seem that way, but it isnt. I had to buy a set of adapter harnesses from Quadratec. No big deal, they are all hooked up and I love them:
These are the only pics I have of the fog light kit, but more pics will come!
The day that I bought it:
6" KC Apollo windshiels lights were my first mod:
I knew the wheels and tires would be changed out, so I didn't want to pay any extra for the dealerships "big tire kit" that was double the cost of what I ended up spending on my wheel/tire combo form Discount Tire Direct. I went with 15" Level 8 Trackers with 33" Duratracs.
About an hour or two after installing the wheels:
I drove it like this for several months:
At the end of 2014 I had decided that I was determined to lift it in 2015. I did. I went with a 4" Rough Country lift kit. I know, many people hate RC, but honestly I live in a total flat land area. I mainly wanted the lifted look, so the price was right for this kit. I don't do a lot of flexing, mainly just crossing deep ditches and stuff while going to my hunting spots. When the time comes I will be upgrading shocks though.
4" lift on 33s. I know there are tons of people who hate the look, but I honestly like it. If these Duratracs seems to be lasting for ever, but once they wear down I may end up switching to 35s.
Also, at some point before the lift and tires and all that jazz, I swapped out my foot-well light bulbs to blue LED strips (my first post was asking how to do it lol). I also changed out my dome lights, and today my blue cargo light came in from superbrightleds.com.
Snow pics from earlier this year:
Last thing I have done (besides the done light that just came in) was install the Rough Country LED fog light kit for JKs. I bought it assuming that it would be plug n play, since the description on their site makes it seem that way, but it isnt. I had to buy a set of adapter harnesses from Quadratec. No big deal, they are all hooked up and I love them:
These are the only pics I have of the fog light kit, but more pics will come!
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Ive been happy with the kit that I bought. I don't flex too much or anything, but it does plenty for my liking, and so far I have been pretty pleased with the shocks (Ive got the 2.0s, not the new 2.2s) I don't know how long the shocks will last though, I've heard they are poor quality so I have already planned on switching brands once I get a little extra money.
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