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2012 JKUR build -tons and stuff

Awesome forum folks ,figured I’d share my build so far.Started with a used 2012 street Jeep owned by two professional college students,family worked for Jeep and they bought under family plan,they thought the “Rubicon” was just a sticker on the hood and freaked out when I hit the locker and sway bar buttons and th slights on the dash started flashing .
the Jeep had 33’s on it and all stock.Now 7 months later we are on tons and 40’s
I decided on the UD60’s with the e-lockers and 5.38’s,beefed up all the weak spots everyone talked about and installed a ram assist also.Suspension consists of 3.25”lift and a long arm setup front and rear.Quite a bit of armor underneath and a lot of clearancing to clear theses
tires.Going LCG is not easy but has been rewarding so far.Street manners are incredible and offroad it’s been awesome as well .No white knuckles so far.

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Typically you run the misalignment joint on the axle end and the bushing on the frame side. Is this a kit or a custom long arm?

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clearanced frame for full steering with the 4.5 bs DirtyLife Beadlocks and Cooper 40’s
added AntiRock
WTO Redneck ram with stock pump for now until PSC stuff comes in
Long arms dialed in and tracking straight .Undercover fab engine skid installed,had to clearance for diff ribs ,very low setup,around 2.75-3” of lift ,no spacers

How do you like that Lock N' Load radius arm setup? I just installed that same front setup on my JK, still waiting on a driveshaft before I can drive it to test it out. I was really hesitant on it, but i've not heard a bad thing from anyone who had one on a TJ.

So far so good ,no complaints yet

Repositioned the ram on the tie rod,it was trying to roll the tie rod and bend the tie rod ,mounted too high and forwardhttps://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jk-...c73fd60a2.jpeg

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Noticed when bouncing or dropping off ledges the pitman arm bolt would hit the Tie rod npbadly,so I notched the frame and flipped the Draglink,now I’m free and clear and not contact when coming down hard
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Well shortly after mounting the Kargomaster rack on it got a test for sure,a layover that took the top out but Jeep did not roll over partly due to the rear rack support bar attached to the cage ,it supported the crushed hardtop and kept the Jeep from rolling completely onto its side .I found another hardtop and fixed it the next day,The Kargomaster rack system held up and was still straight but the hardtop and side window didn’t survive .The smoking picture was after I reversed it back onto all 4wheels,it was balancing on the passenger rear tire for a few second and I barely backed it out ,all along the motor was clatter8ng and smoking like it was on fire,had to add about a quart of oil once back to camp
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Bashed the Rockhard engine skid plate in pretty hard,after inquiring about a replacement and gett8ng the runaround I just figured I’d straighten it and weld it in this time
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Had a bent control arm after the last Windrock ride,Rusty’s off-road went out a replacement right away.Great company if you ask me
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The DV8 tire carrier did not like the small tree I backed into,it folded to the drivers side and flattened the thin tube it’s made out of ,nice rack if you want to hold a big tire for the mall but not something I’d buy again for wheeling .Good design but thin walled tubing. I might cut it apart and use better main tubing that can take a hit .
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Nice project. Don't like HEIMs though as they chew out quick up north here with crappy sandy salty shitty roads in the winter but awesome build. I really like the rack support attachment in the rear to the roll bar. Was that part of the rack kit?