Happy birthday to me!!!

ok, so its not ALL mine. a few things are for my cuz's YJ. but the big stuff is JK bound!

tires not mounted on the jeep ... just sittin there

 

Dang, what are those wheels? I haven't seen 'em and they look real nice... What was the deciding factor for your tires? I am about a year or so away till I upgrade and I still bounce from tire to tire.....

 

17x9 XD-Series Addict wheels with 4.5" back spacing, black with machined face. as soon as i found them, that's what i wanted. not too many ppl out there have em.

as for tires, i've used or have experience with just about all of em. the BFG's hold up the best and last the longest (70k miles or better). plus have, average or just better then, off road traction. for a mainly street ride there is nothing better. for a street truck, the AT over the MT.

for a mainly trail ride with some street however the IROK Radial is my #1 hands down pick.

i stand strongly behind those suggestions and i think you'll be hard pressed to find someone who'd argue

 

Good choice on the treads. I love my KM2s. I only hope I can get 70k out of them.

 

yeah, lockers and wheelin just MIGHT lower that number

but i've gotten over 70,000 miles out of my last 2 sets of BFG ATs, and am guna have to buy a new set sometime here soon ...

 

subscribed, i got see this baby finished, keep up the awesome job bud,

 

i'm keepin on ... too bad the parts were messed up ... check the fit of the XRC singout. my guess is old vs new, but i hope we can get this figured out.

also got the steering stabalizer and front bumper on after a LOT of work on my cuz's YJ. all this is up to dinner, more to come after.

 

new rear bumper with hitch, cargo rack, center console, drivers seat belt with an extension to get past the new console. painted the seat bracket and cleaned the thing some more. past work was painting the mirror bracket, new mechanical oil psi gauge, and the steering gear box. my cuz is coming to pick it up sunday night, more room for me!!

 

i just realized that those d-ring tabs are gloss while the bumper is flat ... i'll have to spray the whole thing with a new flat so it all matches and the bolts don't stick out.

 

ok, in from workin after dinner. here's the run down.

fitted all the hood and cowel together, a few tweaks and got it all pretty good.

put the 35's and the front flare on to see it ...

so being in a fire made the windshield frame less then mint. had to open it up a touch to make the glass fit. 2 pulls and it was perfect! pulled it open 1/2" and it sprung back to no movement ... pulled it 3/4", sprung back to 1/4" over. set the glass in and perfect!