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Old Nov 23, 2012 | 06:41 PM
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Picked the jeep up today. Still have a lot of minor things to do. New rear shocks, rear bumps, steering stabilizer, flex it, and dial it in. Got a little bit of tire rub on the bypass shock at full lock. After we flex it out we'll put some steering stops in.

Left the shop and went straight to discount tire to get the tires balanced. I'm very impressed with how the ride was. No steering stabilizer, couldn't really tell. Tires had a slight vibration only at 65 mph. Got the tires balanced and that was taken care of. The front is riding a little stiff, but I'm pretty sure that's because Off Road Evolution calculates the added weight of a steel bumper and a winch when they valve their double throwdown. I'll wait until I add a bumper and winch before I change anything up.

I was really pressed for time today and didn't get very good pics, but here's a few.

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Old Nov 23, 2012 | 08:05 PM
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Here's a few pics Dave took.


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Old Nov 23, 2012 | 08:06 PM
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Here's my modified AEV y-pipe w/ loop delete.


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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 11:32 AM
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Looks awesome,glad you can finally roll it out of there! What PSI are you running in your tires and what load rated are they?
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 04:07 PM
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Beast!!!!!!!!!
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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Wow looks great
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 01:34 AM
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I need a cigerette after viewing this thread! ( and I don't smoke!)
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by inspect-a-home
Looks awesome,glad you can finally roll it out of there! What PSI are you running in your tires and what load rated are they?
They are load range D and I have them at 30 psi for now.
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Old Dec 17, 2012 | 07:47 PM
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Finally got to cycle the suspension and trim the fenders wells. Looks like I'll be ordering up some 4" bump stops for the rear. I also changed out the rear fox shocks for some kings. I started a for sale thread for the fox shocks if anyone is interested. They only have 800 miles on them.

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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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Very nice! Hopefully we could see that rig in action at Hidden Falls.
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