Modifications II
Lift and tires
Next set of improvements:
- Rubicon Express hand throttle (Jun 98)
- Custom tailpipe and new muffler (Jul 98)
- Rubicon Express 4.5" lift kit with CV slip yoke eliminator (Aug 98)
- BFG MT tires on 8" white spoke wheels (Sep 98)
- Hand Throttle - Rubicon Express
- You can buy one, or probably even make one. I had RE throw it in when I ordered the lift. It great when the trail gets bumpy, no more jambing the throttle over the rocks.
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CB Bracket behind
the shifter
- New muffler and tailpipe
- A minor incident with a whoop-de-do and attempting to get myself out resulted in crushing my muffler and bending the tailpipe. I took it to Garys muffler shop and had a new muffler and tailpipe put in. However, not the stock tailpipe. No need to go buggering up another one. Gary, TJ owner himself, rerouted it out of harms way.
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Not a stock tailpipe. Should
be pretty hard to mangle this one.
- Lift - Rubicon Express 4.5"
- After driving around our trails stock for over a year
(and banging my undersides), it was time to lift. I chose
the RE 4.5" lift mostly because they were the 'best-bang-for-the-buck'. Yes it is a bit more
expensive than some of the other lift kits, but in that
price it included all the basic pieces (including the
rear driveline option and shocks) to effectively lift the jeep.
While the RE CV slip yoke eliminator can be a bit
controversial, it is not THE BEST, however it is strong
enough for me for now and gets the job done, and did not
cost too much extra.
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Rear Spring
Front Spring - 33" tires - BFG MT TA
- Along with a lift comes bigger tires. Got a good deal on
these tires used. Only had to buy the rims and get them
mounted. Currently I have the wider tires, but when they
wear out I'm contemplating having a set of narrow ones
also (for normal driving) and leave the wide ones for
some trail driving where wider is better.
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After a lift and new meats.
