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Old 02-02-2010, 02:36 PM   #1
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2009 Rubicon Unlimited build-up, 41" tires ~ 9.5" lift

I've been posting on other Jeep forums for a little over a year now but thought I would share this for those who haven't seen it yet.

Started life as a stock 2009 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited on 02/13/09. Sicne then I've gone through 2 sets of tires, 2 sets of wheels, 5 front bumpers, 3 brands of KC lights and a ton of other this and thats....

















TeraFlex 6” Elite Long Arm Suspension System
TeraFlex 2.5” coil spring spacers front and rear
TeraFlex 1.25" wheel spacers front and rear
TeraFlex steering stablaizer
TeraFlex heavy duty front drive shaft
TeraFlex heavy duty rear drive shaft
TeraFlex HD Dana 44 front and rear differential covers
TeraFlex Speed Bumps (bump stops)
Poison Spyder Rock Brawler front bumper with stinger
Poison Spyder Rocker Knocker rock rails with sliders
Poison Spyder Rock Crusher front fender flares
Poison Spyder billet Hawse fairlead
Poison Spyder Hawse auxiliary light mount
WARN 9.5ti Thermometric Winch
Katzkin leather interior 2-tone
Daystar 1” body lift
41x14.50R20 Interco Irok Radials
Rolling Big Power 20x10 RBP-93R wheels
Body Armor 4x4 trail doors front and rear
RCV Performance CV-style axle shafts
Yukon 5.13 gears front and rear
Superchips Flashpaq Programmer
PowerAid throttle body spacer
Airaid cold air intake
Gibson cat-back dual exhaust
Smittybilt XRC rear bumper with hitch and tire carrier
Rock Hard 4x4 front sport cage
Rock Hard 4x4 rear sport cage
Rock Hard 4x4 license plate relocation bracket
ORO LED license plate light
Rhino Lining spray-in-bed liner
PowerTank black 10lb CO2 air tank with XP300 regulator
ViAir X-Treme System on-board air system
VVE 10,000k High Intensity Discharge headlights
In.Pro Car Wear LED tail lights
Recon front LED turn indicators
Daystar 7.6” KC lights
HIDx 4" HID KC lights
Rugged Ridge rear grab handles
Rugged Ridge D-Ring shackles front/rear
Rugged Ridge windshield light mount
Rugged Ridge locking fuel door
Prosport Performance 80mm Tachometer
TeraFlex CB antenna mount
Firestik 3ft KW-series CB whip antenna
Firestik FireRing coax antenna mount
Rancho Rock Gear oil pan skid plate
Rancho Rock Gear front lower control arm skid plates
Hi-Lift X-Treme 48” jack with isolator & neoprene cover
Hi-Lift Neoprene protection boot
Hi-Lift 4xRac
JL Audio custom fiberglass rear-view monitor housing
Fahrenheit 7” rear-view monitor
Rear view back up camera
etc......

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Old 02-02-2010, 03:03 PM   #2
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That thing is absolutely sick I love it, but I bet it doesn't see any trail time Nice jeep though very nice! You should drop a Hemi 5.7 or 6.1 in there or supercharge that 3.7...
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Old 02-02-2010, 03:06 PM   #3
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Do you wheel it?
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Old 02-02-2010, 03:07 PM   #4
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That kicks ***! I love it. I have never imagined that a rubicon would look great in red
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Old 02-02-2010, 03:17 PM   #5
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Definitely a SICK Jeep.

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Do you? It looks a teencey bit too clean.
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Old 02-02-2010, 03:26 PM   #6
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Thats a great looking Rubicon . I especially liked it in the 5th picture with the all black wheels on . Great job .
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Old 02-02-2010, 03:33 PM   #7
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Do you? It looks a teencey bit too clean.
i wouldnt bet on it, no one in their right mind would use stock axles for that size of tire and not expect it to blow up the first time it saw a banana peal on the road.
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Old 02-02-2010, 03:34 PM   #8
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oh good gosh. thats massive. looks like you still have the stock 44s on it. thought about upgrading those? i bet they dont like the 41" nittos. haha
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Old 02-02-2010, 03:38 PM   #9
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i wouldnt bet on it, no one in their right mind would use stock axles for that size of tire and not expect it to blow up the first time it saw a banana peal on the road.
It looks like he wheels it to me...take a look at his pics thru that link he provided. Aren't the JK Dana 44's stronger than the TJ Dana 44's? Thats why Bennettj13 swapped JK axles into his TJ.

I personally think its awesome!
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Old 02-02-2010, 03:56 PM   #10
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Nice lookin Jeep.

looks wheeled to me
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Old 02-02-2010, 03:58 PM   #11
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Bennettj13 is on 35's......not 41's. You're comparing apples to oranges. Yes, the JK 44's are stronger than TJ 44's but that is a totally moot point on anything larger than 37" tires. IMO, that thing looks like a big show truck. Way too much height, way too underbuilt. To each his own.
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Old 02-02-2010, 04:13 PM   #12
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It looks like he wheels it to me...take a look at his pics thru that link he provided. Aren't the JK Dana 44's stronger than the TJ Dana 44's? Thats why Bennettj13 swapped JK axles into his TJ.

I personally think its awesome!
It's an awsome "street" Jeep, that can be very carefully offroaded. Yeah the JK 44's are stronger but they do have their weeknesses. Housings and knuckles for one. Look at the big JK's in any mag the few that haven't swapped axles have welded gussets on the knuckles. JP magazine bent their Jk front 44 on 35's. That's why Dynatrak started making just a housing for JK 44. You buy it and just swap in all your shafts, brakes etc. Less sho more go, but hey, I ain't bashing the guy, it's a cool looking Jeep, that's the way he wanted to build it and he's clearly enjoying and loving every minute of it.
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Old 02-02-2010, 04:31 PM   #13
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I dont know why people have to clutter his thread with whether he wheels/not, hard/not.

Either way, its a super nice looking jeep. I like it a lot.
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Old 02-02-2010, 05:07 PM   #14
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how the hell do you take your hard top off
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Old 02-02-2010, 05:48 PM   #15
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nice jk! saw alot of pics of it at sema!
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