Well its finally complete (almost). Tires took a while and they forgot to order the spare.. ol' well, get that tomorrow.. Also, I'm rubbing the plastic guard on the front, so taht will probably come off tomorrow.. I'll do a write up tomorrow hopefully..
Here's a teaser as it got to dark/late tonight.. give me your comments..

 

Your Jeep sits perfect!!!

 

Thanks for the finished pic. The combo you put together is almost exactly what I want to go with on mine. I like the look of the stock rims, and your choice of size with the Nitto's and the 2.5 lift is a great look.

Waiting on some more pictures

 

Send a pic if you can. Not sure what I want to do yet. Just took it off for now.

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More to come, but will give initial thoughts..

Install.. went more or less by the books. the thread on here https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...5”-Spring-Lift is a must. you almost don't need teh instructions. (almost). Instruction say inside for the swaybar links, I installed like stock, which was outside. the shocks interfere if you do them inside. Front Passenger side was the hardest. put the spring in then installed teh bumpstop.. not too difficult. Had a little wobble, but then got teh new tires and alignment and everything rides great. Nitto has done one heck of a job on the tires. I don't really notice a change in noise except when you go between 0-5 mph, you hear the nubs. and over 65 you get some wind, but this is being picky. the ride quality is smoother on the road, but bumps are pretty stiff. oh and the jeep seems quieter for whatever reason. Install took about 7 hrs with the help of fawkes. I did have to pull off the plastic piece under teh bumper as I hit it at full turn. can't decide if I want to trim or just leave off..? Gonna take it up near Vail this weekend and see what I think, nothing too extreme though with the 6 mo old in the back so i will post more pics than this. let me know what you think....

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I took a lot of before shots and can compare images if needed. let me know if you have any questions..

 

Kind of confused by your statement..? I spent $300 on tools borrowed the rest. Shop wanted $750, so right now I'm a plus $400. Not to mention the knowledge I gained. I've already looked in to installing my own quick disconnects, trackbars, and changing fluids. Best decision I made was to do this myself....
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I see where you can be confused by this.. parts alone were $2200 including tires, tools $300 for a total of $2500, if a shop were to have done this my total would have been $2900. Either way, I had to pay for the parts, just saved money doing it myself.

I'd be curious to see if others have done this for anything less? I actually came out ahead $900 as I won the kit and saved an additional $500.

Make sense?

 

Trail Grapplers so far are pretty amazing. I"ve only got about 50 miles on them, but I would say they are pretty darn quiet. I get the standard growl from 0-5 mph, but at standard speeds they are no different than the stock Duellers that were on it. at 65 mph and over I get some wind noise, but nothing, i mean nothing, like some other tires I've heard. Will be taking it up to Vail, Co this weekend and will hopefully get the tires dirty. (its an anniversary, so I have to be careful). but I'll post more after the weekend on the tires. oh, and they look sick.

 

Thanks for the offer I already got it installed though. Had another forum member help. I'm really just missing a couple of tools jacks and torque wrench. Trying to find a sale or something.

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bumping an old thread, because this rig was inspiring. Doing the exact same setup on the east coast. Thanks rdubb for all your help.