Napalm's Billet Steel! The 2016 JKU Sport Build Thread and Picture Diary

GraniteCrystal said:
Can you measure 2" down from the top windshield seam at left, center, and right, then line up the sticker with those points? And definitely need a second person to watch you do it (grab a buddy at the station?)

Never done one before but can't see you fail a 3rd time.

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Build thread: http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?t=32769
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I will DEFINITELY have help on the next one, makes for a good fail safe.


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Napalm said:
FINALLY knocked out a few projects today and I must say I am happy with the results. :)
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Merry Christmas Nate! The winch looks terrific and I love the new look with your custom graphics! Just a tip to help with the windshield banner - I cut mine in half which seemed to make it easier to handle.
 
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So, let me be the first to eat my words and say I jumped into 35s probably sooner than I should have. Ever since I installed the 35s I've had issues with Steel. I haven't been posting many photos because I've been spending my time trying to figure out what's going on, or if it was all in my mind and just the way things were. I knew that one thing was for sure, I HATED the way Steel drove. It wasn't just the sluggishness from the bigger tires, it was shaky, roadwalked, vibrated, just didn't feel right. I spent a lot of time trying to troubleshoot, and just eventually threw my hands up and was done with it. I just decided it was time to start from scratch. So, I met an eager family with a 2016 Wrangler Rubicon looking for a set of 35s. We met today and made an even swap.

A few reasons why I went back to Rubi 32s:
- Going back to a Rubi 32 will give me my everyday practicality and driveability back.

-I wanted to get back to a 17inch wheel and couldn't do that with my other tires. The Rubi wheel is my favorite 17.

-going back to my original plan of staying on Rubi wheels and tires while still being capable off road.

-they were almost new at just 2500k miles and the wheels are flawless.

Now, this doesn't mean I'll never run a larger tire, I will but this experience has shown me that I don't need to run 35s and I may run something more like a 295. This just means I am taking a step back. If my Jeep doesn't drive the way I need it to, then there is no sense in driving it at all. This will allow me somewhat of a clean slate to restart.

With that being said, Stage 1 is complete.
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