big dr

I look forward to watching this develop,,, What is the build plan?

mattgt5

I'm not doing anything crazy. Just turning this one into a solid dd/crawler combo. As best as I can anyway. It will be a third vehicle soon but I will probably drive it more often than not so I want it to handle the streets as well.

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mattgt5

So swapped the front coils and shocks last night. Those synergy coils are very tall. They were 2" longer than the 4" rough country I took out. I also added a 1" TF spacer on top to level the rake. It was quite an ordeal to get those coils in by myself. I also had to spread all 4 lower shock mounts to get the OME shocks in. Also an ordeal given my tool selection after everything is closed. Put on some pintlers and 35" trail graps that I'm holding for a buddy, so this is what it looks like this morning.





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mattgt5

Next up will be all 8 MC arms and the rear driveshaft. Doing a dual stabilize tonight that I picked up here on the forum. After that, will be addressing the pinch seam for the 37" that are coming. Probably order bumpers on Black Friday (need a sale LOD!!!).

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JohnnyQuik

So I had to stop by and see the latest one. Is this #7 or #8? Let me know if you need any help turning a wrench.

mattgt5

I could have used you last night! Those synergy front coils with no spring compressors nearly killed me. The axle was nearly on the ground. I will let you know when I go to put the bump stops in. It has stock right now. Won't turn down the help with the arms either. You need to get another so I can work on somebody else's!

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xp1ik05

those wheels look good!! digging the new build so far

mattgt5

Thanks, wish I could claim those wheels and tires. They are a buddy of mines, I'm just borrowing them till I have it prepared for the 37".

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red2010rubi

Another Matt G build can't believe it. Subscribed

JKBud

It might be too soon to ask but I'm curious to see how the synergy coils compare to metalcloaks. Any feedback would be great, thanks.