first jeep: the beginning of a JK build

[Serg5000]

Lookin good man. Keep up the great work.

 

[mountainsoul]

Coming along very nicely.

 

[skaggs9573]

installed rustys jk bumper. hopefully gettting an m8000 in it this weekend.

Looks good! The Rustys Offroad bumper looks exactly like the Mopar one, except there's no jeep logo cut out on the passenger side.

 

[XXXpedition]

looking good...

(i can't understand why JKs come with little car tires stock - at least that what it looks like - it needs at least 33"s to look proportionally right...)

 

[leman]

well i missed out on the deal on the m8000 but got a smitty xrc8 at a great price.

 

[Jeepthreat]

Good looking jeep with great tires.
Why did you go with the hi lift on the hood

 

[leman]

mainly because it was the cheapest and most secure way to mount it for me. made the mounts for less than $20. and have enough supplies left over i could make 3 or 4 more pair. :coffeedrink:

and i have always liked to look of a hood mounted hilift on a jeep. :ylsmoke:

 

[inked33]

your jeep is really comming along, love how its turning out. how do you like the hankook mt so far? are they a true 35" or do they run really small like the bfg?

 

[BEVAN]

I like it, thats how I would build a JK...

 

[leman]

your jeep is really comming along, love how its turning out. how do you like the hankook mt so far? are they a true 35" or do they run really small like the bfg?

measured about 34.5"

 

[inked33]

measured about 34.5"

Cool thanks I'm going to have to look at them closer they seem to have a pretty aggressive tread pattern without being extreme

 

[leman]

i love them. with regular rotation most people are getting around 60,000 miles out of them. and some even more. im running mine at 28 psi

 

[Mr. D]

Your Jeep is looking very good especially for your type of activities.

 

[leman]

here some pics of the winch installed. and i also trimmed up the bumper and fenders because i was rubbing when flexing.

 

[inked33]

wow the fenders are looking good, great job on the trimming. any plans to trim the back fenders as well? like how the bumper turned out as well. keep up the good work