2013 Overland JKU

[Paul Denning]

Basically the plan for my build is overland/daily driver. So it needs to be fully outfitted with gear and still be able to drive 30 miles everyday "comfortably."

My Jeep:

2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Oscar Mike
3.21 Gears
Soft top & Hard top
Black Leather

Planned parts as of right now:

AEV roof rack
AEV premium front bumper
AEV front bumper winch mount
AEV front skid plate
AEV rear bumper
AEV splash guards
AEV rear tire carrier
AEV 3.5 SC suspension
AEV Salta wheels
BFGoodrich 35" KO2 tires
AEV CHMSL
AEV rear bumper water tank kit
AEV Heat reduction hood
Warn zeon 10s
SPOD source
RockHard full under carriage skid plates
Yukon 4.56 gears
MaxTrax traction board
ARB fridge freezer 50 qt capacity
Outback adventure tailgater
James Baroud Awning

I just had the AEV heat reduction hood installed and just picked up a pair of J.W. Speaker 8700 Evo 2 headlights

Will be uploading some pictures of the build later.

Thanks for reading!

 

[tarditi]

Sounds like a solid build. Hard to go wrong with AEV.

Any recovery (not including the winch) tools?
Lights? (You mention the SPOD)
Going to use a procal or other device to accommodate gearing change and tire difference?

 

[Paul Denning]

Sounds like a solid build. Hard to go wrong with AEV.

Any recovery (not including the winch) tools?
Lights? (You mention the SPOD)
Going to use a procal or other device to accommodate gearing change and tire difference?

I was thinking about getting an ARB recovery kit.

As for lighting, I was looking at a pair of rigid industries d2 driving light in place of the stock fog lamps when I eventually buy and install the AEV front bumper. All other lighting I'm still kind of debating on whats the best.
As for when I have the gears changed, I will use the AEV procal to calibrate the computer for the gear change and tire size change. The procal is included with the liftkit so that a plus.

 

[tarditi]

Cool. As I said, it's a good setup. While it is becoming a bit common in some parts, it's hard to beat the well-thought engineering & production behind AEV components.

 

[Comanche Scott]

Cool. As I said, it's a good setup. While it is becoming a bit common in some parts, it's hard to beat the well-thought engineering & production behind AEV components.

I think that is why it's becoming common. It just flat out works great.

Agree with Dustin, looks like a solid list.

Welcome to the forums. :beer:
Will look forward to following along with your build and adventures.

 

[Paul Denning]

Just finished installing my new J.W. Speaker 8700 Evolution 2 headlights. Ridiculously increase in light output that the stock headlights.

 

[Paul Denning]

I think that is why it's becoming common. It just flat out works great.

Agree with Dustin, looks like a solid list.

Welcome to the forums. :beer:
Will look forward to following along with your build and adventures.

Thanks for the warm welcome to the forums Scott!

 

[HRPINDC]

Looks like a solid build plan that should make for a great Jeep. Honestly though, if it were me, I would go with the 2-1/2" lift over the 3-1/2". I would prefer the lower COG and staying closer to stock height for less stress on the components. If needed, you could get flat fenders to increase wheel travel. I don't think those skids cover the pumpkins, so you might consider diff covers.

I ordered the JW Speaker Evo Js a couple of weeks ago, they've been back ordered. I can't wait to get them. Good luck with your build.

 

[Paul Denning]

Looks like a solid build plan that should make for a great Jeep. Honestly though, if it were me, I would go with the 2-1/2" lift over the 3-1/2". I would prefer the lower COG and staying closer to stock height for less stress on the components. If needed, you could get flat fenders to increase wheel travel. I don't think those skids cover the pumpkins, so you might consider diff covers.

I ordered the JW Speaker Evo Js a couple of weeks ago, they've been back ordered. I can't wait to get them. Good luck with your build.

I chose the 3.5in lift because I'm going to have a lot of gear in the Jeep and both front and rear bumpers so I'm thinking it'll lower it down a little bit cause of all the extra weight.