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Omelet's Build Thread (aka The Bison)!
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04-04-2012, 01:52 AM
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Location: Altoona, PA
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Nice! Can't wait to see the pics. What kind of graphite paint do you use?
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06 WK Limited
5.7 Hemi
QDII
Ebay Catch can
RC 2" lift
265/70/17 Cooper STT
Expanded Sheet Grill
Magnaflow muffler
Ebay intake
1.5" Spidertrax
Monroe LLs
4x Guard Front Skid
Superchips Tuned
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04-04-2012, 11:21 AM
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#752
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Evil Overlord!
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: San Diego, CA.
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This:
I am uploading pics right now, so I will post them in a few mins!
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04-04-2012, 11:30 AM
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#753
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Keep On Jeepin On!!
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Blue Springs, MO
Posts: 3,651
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 Waiting with baited breath.
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~Mike~
My Build Thread WK
My Other Build Thread XJ
'01 XJ with some stuff '07 WK with some other stuff
~RED WK CLUB #7~
'11 KK with mostly stock stuff
'06WK our first Jeep with stock stuff - totalled and gone
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04-04-2012, 11:40 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Casper, WY
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the suspense is killing me!!
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2005 WK Limited HEMI , 2 Hella 4000 HID SPOT, Alpine Stereo
Magnaflow Exhaust
Future Mods: OME HD, 285/70/17 Goodyear duratracs, and CAI
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04-04-2012, 11:53 AM
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#755
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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CMOoooooooooooooN
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'05 WK Limited, QD-II, 5.7L HEMI, Volant Cold Air Intake, Aries Taillight Guards, Rola Roof Rack, Cobra CB, Firestik Antennas, Magnaflow Performance Exhaust, OME HD lift, 285/70-17 GY Duratracs, Spidertrax Spacers, Superchips Programmer, Steel Armadillo Super Sliders
~Jeep makes it HEMI shakes it~Ain't Nothing Humble about that HEMI Rumble~
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04-04-2012, 11:55 AM
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#756
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: west babylon, new york
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I've been checking my phone every half hour !!
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[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][/FONT]matt-
[CENTER][B]06' WK, 3.7l, 2 inch Rough Country lift, HyperTech Max Energy 52001, Expanded Metal Grille Mod, Smittybilt rear recovery point, S4XC front recovery shackles with smittybilt 3/4 d-rings, Red Daystar d-ring isolators, Custom shorty antenna, cb radio, S4XC antenna mount, Firestik antenna & coax, 17 inch Moabs w/ 265/70/17 Falken Wild Peaks, Hella 500ff driving lights, Monroe Load Levelers 58643, Rola Roof Rack, Custom painted headlights with Red LEDs, Red LED back lit grille, AirRam power wire, Fastman Throttle Body, Airaid CAI, Flowmaster 40 series
[I]see how it was all made [COLOR="Red"][URL="http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f67/mattydippss-build-thread-1336318/"]here[/URL][/COLOR] [/B][/CENTER]
[B][COLOR="Red"]RED WK CLUB #8[/COLOR][/B][/I]
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04-04-2012, 11:55 AM
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Evil Overlord!
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: San Diego, CA.
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So yesterday I finished up the front end by installing the break line extensions, the belly pan, and doing a quick alignment.
Driver side:
Passenger side:
Here is the belly pan:
A little heavier than the aluminum one I had before  I had a hard time with the tab nuts they include for the two center bolts. First they did not weld the nut in the middle of the hole in the tab, so I couldn't get the bolt in. I took a dremel to it and very carefully ground the hole bigger so the bolt would go in.
Then the tab nut is supposed to slide into a slot in the crossmember and line up with the bolt hole in the belly pan, but it wasn't lining up right. I had to grind down one of the welds on the nut so it would fit properly.
After that I lowered the Jeep to the ground and did a quick alignment. I will take it in later this week and get a real alignment. Once on the ground it measured in at just over 25" which is what I was shooting for
After that I moved onto the rear. I don't have very many pics because I did most of the instal work at night. I still need to go back out and torque all the control arm bolts down. Here is a comparison between the OME HD rear coil (right) and the new SL rear coil (left).
The OME measured 13.5" where as the SL measured 16". After lowering the rear down to the ground it measured in at 24". I might through another coil isolator in there or a thin spacer to bring it up level with the front. Not sure yet, I still need to let everything settle into place.
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04-04-2012, 12:10 PM
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Location: York, PA
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nice work!  definitely a much bigger job than i'd ever tackle myself 
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'05 GC 5.7L Hemi QDII...Rock Krawler lift, 4XGuard Matrix, rock sliders, front and rear skids, belly guard, rear diff guard, Bilstein HDs, Volant intake, 255/75-17 BFG MTs, Superchips, Rola roof rack, BORA wheel spacers, Rocky Road Leveling Spacers, Magnaflow muffler, KC Slimlights, BT catch can, tb cover, and underhood kit, Expanded Sheet Metal Grille
Build Thread
'09 G8 GT 6.0L...Rotofab intake, SLP exhaust, Superchips Cortex Tune
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04-04-2012, 12:17 PM
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My new user name should be crusty pants..
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04-04-2012, 12:28 PM
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Evil Overlord!
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: San Diego, CA.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sixfoot9psu
nice work! definitely a much bigger job than i'd ever tackle myself |
Thanks! It is definitely a big job. Almost finished!
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Originally Posted by CmmdrDan
My new user name should be crusty pants..
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I am officially freaked out now 
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04-04-2012, 12:34 PM
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#761
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Keep On Jeepin On!!
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Blue Springs, MO
Posts: 3,651
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Nice work Nathan - very nice! 
The WK looks great and your aptitude for tearing down and installing is top notch - very impressive. 
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~Mike~
My Build Thread WK
My Other Build Thread XJ
'01 XJ with some stuff '07 WK with some other stuff
~RED WK CLUB #7~
'11 KK with mostly stock stuff
'06WK our first Jeep with stock stuff - totalled and gone
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04-04-2012, 12:40 PM
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Evil Overlord!
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: San Diego, CA.
Posts: 4,793
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Thanks bud! Now to finish up am move on to my next mod 
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04-04-2012, 01:17 PM
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#763
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Piedmont, MO
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I like it! So that's a combination of OME and SL kits or would one expect a SL kit to sit similar to this once it was finished?
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04-04-2012, 01:37 PM
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Evil Overlord!
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: San Diego, CA.
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I have the OME coils up front, but they are cut shorter and I have extra weight from the winch. The rear is standard height at 24" using only the SL coils. Depending on what shocks and coils you use up front and what additional weight you have, you should see around 24-25". Could be more, could be less, just depends one the setup.
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04-04-2012, 01:56 PM
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#765
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Omelet
Thanks bud! Now to finish up am move on to my next mod
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What is that?
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