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Old Jun 13, 2017 | 03:11 PM
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Old Jeeper here but just got back into it, as you know no one ever really escapes the "JEEP ZONE". Here are the pics of 2011 Sahara JK the day I bought it. I have some serious orders just rolling in after countless hours of surfing and quite a few Bourbons thanks a lot guys I'll post some pics as I progress. So here we go.

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Old Jun 13, 2017 | 03:30 PM
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I went with KC Day lighters (Old School) but the LED version and the side KC mounts so they didn't stick up in front of the windshield and block vision. I added the Rugged Trail bug shield to cut back on the windshield splatter.

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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 08:07 AM
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Well its time, I have amassed enough parts to do the large mod and here is some before pictures. Good thing the wife has no knowledge of the amount of deliveries!!!

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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 09:11 AM
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Holy Shit! Can't wait to see this!
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 03:03 PM
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Its coming along, there is a lot more than I figured on when purchasing stuff. In my head I alloted for the 4 hrs lift and a fudge factor but didn't really think about all the extra one and two hour options I added to the mod list. So its a straight THRASH session to get it done for the Weekend!!


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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by CtSeaRay
Its coming along, there is a lot more than I figured on when purchasing stuff. In my head I alloted for the 4 hrs lift and a fudge factor but didn't really think about all the extra one and two hour options I added to the mod list. So its a straight THRASH session to get it done for the Weekend!!
It ALWAYS takes longer than planned, LOL, especially with a lot of extra little junk that adds up. Build is looking good so far!
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Old Jun 26, 2017 | 04:07 PM
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Ok I can tell you I love the Teraflex 2.5 and the 34" DC Funcountry it goes down the road great and drives better than stock. BUT I'm back and forth if I should have gone higher.

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Old Jun 26, 2017 | 04:11 PM
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I spoke with Teraflex and they are telling me I can simply go with 3" springs and swap them but the "outback version" and it will give me 3" over all but in the rear it will be like 3.5. I'm questioning if that's enough.
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Old Jun 30, 2017 | 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by CtSeaRay
I spoke with Teraflex and they are telling me I can simply go with 3" springs and swap them but the "outback version" and it will give me 3" over all but in the rear it will be like 3.5. I'm questioning if that's enough.
Ok so after all the back and forth I'm going with 4" springs. I have all the rest of the needed components already installed so why not ?

Hopefully in a week or so I'll have the 4"'s installed in her, a small delay due to the holiday.

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Old Jun 30, 2017 | 05:37 AM
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You replace driveshafts yet?
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