Today I sold my YJ. Here's one last shot of it....
I decided to close my build thread for the YJ, because it would just make me sad to keep looking back at it everytime someone posted something there, now it can slowly fade away...:laugh:
I always wanted a Rubicon, and was able to aquire this one:
It's first dirt....lol.
It's a 2006, Automatic, air, cruise, 6-disc CD, Canadian model. Being from Canada it has daytime running lights, that you can't just turn off. It had the instrument panel swapped out when it crossed the border as well. It had around 27,800 miles on it when I picked it up, and the MTR's were wore pretty good, so new shoes will be coming soon.
I decided he milk jugs needed to go asap....
Now you see them....
Now you don't.
They don't even look good laying in the grass.
My customary night shot.
I didn't waste anytime taking it wheeling, this was @ The Badlands.
The only "mod" I've done so far is getting a set of Husky Liner's for the interior. I had them in the YJ and loved them.
Now that the YJ is gone, and I have a few bucks to spend, I'll be making some more changes in the very near future. This build will be more towards how I actually wheel, based on what I learned over the last 3 1/2 years with the YJ. I probably won't go as tall as I had before. This will be my daily driver and see trails on occassion...maybe 6 times a year on average.
I installed the Speedohealer today, and no that's not a pill you take to keep you from wearing a banana hammock in public.
The install was pretty easy, just like Blue Monkey Motorsports' video shows. The hardest part was disconnecting the factory connector and running the Speedohealer wire over the transfer case to the engine bay.
I ended up taping the wire end to a piece of doll rod and fed it through.
It took me 15 minutes to install and program the Speedohealer. Programming it actually took about one minute.
There's a chart that allows you to figure out what perentage you have to set. I set mine at 9.1%. I took it out for a quick spin and found it was spot on at 20, 30, 40 and 50 mph....I couldn't head out on the hwy yet, but will later, but I'm sure it's dead on there too.
I installed the Speedohealer today, and no that's not a pill you take to keep you from wearing a banana hammock in public.
The install was pretty easy, just like Blue Monkey Motorsports' video shows. The hardest part was disconnecting the factory connector and running the Speedohealer wire over the transfer case to the engine bay.
I ended up taping the wire end to a piece of doll rod and fed it through.
It took me 15 minutes to install and program the Speedohealer. Programming it actually took about one minute.
There's a chart that allows you to figure out what perentage you have to set. I set mine at 9.1%. I took it out for a quick spin and found it was spot on at 20, 30, 40 and 50 mph....I couldn't head out on the hwy yet, but will later, but I'm sure it's dead on there too.
It appears my speedo is almost dead on, it looks dead on up to 65, then it appears to be off by 1mph (speedo reads 65, gps 66), at 70 mph it's off by 2mph (speedo reads 70, gps read 72). I'm sure I cound fine tune it, but really it's good just like that.
Oh, it appears the shift points of the 42rle are back to where they are supposed to be. I'm running right around 2300 rpm's at 65 mph and the jeep didn't down shift while going up a hill on the interstate that it down shifted on yesterday. All in all I'd say it's money well spent.
I just subscribed to this thread. You're taking the same path I want to (as soon as my checkbook recovers): 2" Emu, etc. My tires came first (265's) along with a 1" BL. I want to do a tummy tuck this spring; that shovel is driving me crazy.
Looking good, for sure. :laugh: I'm not real happy with the shovel either, especially tranny part. I want a tummy tuck too, someday, but until then I'm going to go with the Skidrow engine skid, as soon as I get a chance to pick it up.
I just subscribed to this thread. You're taking the same path I want to (as soon as my checkbook recovers): 2" Emu, etc. My tires came first (265's) along with a 1" BL. I want to do a tummy tuck this spring; that shovel is driving me crazy.
I didn't roll a YJ before the rubi... It was a Jimmy, sporting 6.2 turbo diesel on one tons, rolling 38x15x15's. Thought I'd take the mild route with the Rubi
I called Q-tec today and cancelled the OR-Fab rock sliders. They said they "probably" won't ship until mid January. Thinking probably could turn into February I decided they didn't need my money anymore. I told them showing an item "in stock" when it really isn't, isn't the best way to keep a customer. I've usually had good luck with Q-tec, but I'm not too sure I'll be going back to them anytime soon.
+1 for Rokmen
Jeff, you'll love their sliders. It's what I've got and I'm sure you've seen them. If not, I know you have pictures of my Jeep with them installed. I also have the reinforcement brackets which make them absolutely rock solid.
I like how they are wheel well to wheel well....I think the OR-Fabs were flare to flare. Did you just rattle can yours? For $428 you'd think they could put a coat of paint on them. :laugh:
Yeah i have to paint my tire carrier but its just TOOO cold out to paint, Gonna try a paint booth at a buddys body shop... But im not using anything high dollar.. haha RATTLE CAN Rustoleum Satin! I did all of my armor with that and love it
The Rokmen are very very nice. I have them on my Jeep, They have nice tub reinforcements and nice hardware. Also you can get the gaskets to keep that water and salt from rusting out that pretty yellow tub. They come bare steel and can be painted with a etch primer and paint or just a metal safe paint. Or opt for a body shop to spray them if you want to shell out some extra cash.
The tig welds on them are truely :drool::drool::drool:
With rock sliders you gotta ask yourself do you really need to spend the extra money to have the "step" Where I wheel its not really needed plus I have grab handles on my rollbar from mastercraft for the short people. Im almost 6'2 and have no problem getting in and out on 33's. Rokmens are what im gonna go with. Did you cancel your whole order including the bumper?
The wife and I are 5'8" or less, so getting in isn't all that easy.:laugh: It's even worse for the kids.
I didn't cancel the bumper, 4WD Hardware said it was in production and should be shipping this week, which means it could be another week once it actually ships. At least 4WD is giving me more direct answers and is actually communicating with OR-Fab.
I ain't gonna lie, I'm getting a bit impatient, but I guess I'll wait.
I forgot all about that, and I don't remember if I had my name put on it or not. Odds are I won't be ordering anything from them for awhile anyway, since I'll be out of Jeep money once I order some sliders.
Thinking out loud here, but with my new spare only being a few pounds heavier than the stock spare I don't really see the need for a new rear bumper / tire carrier. Once I figure in weight and price I'm not sure it's worth it. I'm now considering a LoD rear bumper w/out the carrier. A couple hundred bucks is a whole lot easier to swallow than 6-hundred. Odds are I won't be upgrading my tire size for at least 3 years, maybe more.
Appreciate the thoughts / opinoins. $500 more for the tire carrier is a lot of cash for something I may not need.....that's a set of sliders right there.
I couldn't agree more with you. A bumper/tire carrier is both a lot of weight, price and bulk. You already have a place to carry your spare and I agree that $500.00 could better spent than on a heavy chunk of steel hanging off the back of your Jeep.
Jeff, While I agree with you about weight savings and cash savings, the thing that drew me to LOD and Jeeperman carriers, which I went with, is the fact that you can add to them as you progress. I see myself going for extended outings in the future so a system that is already set up to expand with Jerry can holders and a sturdy rack are a big plus. The other issue is that if you know you're going to go up in tire size eventually, why not set up your rig to get to that point. I'd much rather spend money once and have it look a little odd for a while than eventually spend 100+ for a tire carrier that I'll have to replace with another 600+ system to handle a 33-35. Just my take on things.
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