The italian JKU

Guascone

Member

• Feb 23, 2015

• #1

Ciao!
I have bought two months ago my first JKU.
Now is time to start to make an upgrade...
I have ordered an ORTECHSUSPENSION kit 2.5" with extreme shock asbsorber and slickrock bumpers, 33 inch tire .

Please, help me with suggestions!!!

Now some pictures about my stock JKU





And here my old Defender, sold some months ago



There will follow my update

Regads!

 

Warebear

New member

• Feb 23, 2015

• #2

Nice jeep! Welcome to the forum.

 

BlackHawk08jk

New member

• Feb 23, 2015

• #3

Welcome to WAL

 

curtiso504

Member

• Feb 23, 2015

• #4

Very nice! Good luck with the mods! The 33" tires might be a bit small. After the lift you will probably want 35's.

 

RUBINOT

Caught the Bug

• Feb 23, 2015

• #5

Welcome aboard and congrats on your JKU.

 

Guascone

Member

• Feb 24, 2015

• #6

curtiso504 said:

Very nice! Good luck with the mods! The 33" tires might be a bit small. After the lift you will probably want 35's.

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You are right!
Unfortunatelly, in italy there are very restrictely law in terms of tyre installation.
Now I have asked the technical specs directly to jeep usa useful to make all the paper for the italian omologation.
Mabe later if all the omologation procedure will be fine I'll tet To make the same for 35" tyre...

Speakin about the lift kit chosen, wich is your opinion?

Thanks for the welcome!!!

 

Guascone

Member

• Mar 25, 2015

• #7

Yesterday I have retired the JKU!

First step:
2.5" lift Ortechsuspension
Front/rear bumpers Ortechsuspension
33" Tires Cooper discoverer STT
Wheels spacers

The first pictures in my box...

 

Guascone

Member

• Mar 26, 2015

• #8

Other pictures...

 

Elmer

New member

• Mar 26, 2015

• #9

Good looking rig!

 

Guascone

Member

• Mar 26, 2015

• #10

Thanks!
Next step, winch...

 

RUBINOT

Caught the Bug

• Mar 26, 2015

• #11

Your build is looking fantastic

 

hhunter050

New member

• Mar 26, 2015

• #12

Glad you got Coopers! The STT is about to be the best big off-road tire cause people are finally seeing that these things are freakin incredible!

 

Guascone

Member

• Mar 26, 2015

• #13

Thanx a lot!
I know Coopers since I started to build my Defender. I love them...I used them on the field, in the desert and on the rocks!

 

CrazyTrainJK

Caught the Bug

• Mar 26, 2015

• #14

Nice build keep up the good work:thumb:

 

Guascone

Member

• Mar 27, 2015

• #15

Tonight I'll test the JK...after a week of rain there will be a bit of mud...

 

BlackHawk08jk

New member

• Mar 27, 2015

• #16

Welcome to WAL!

 

Guascone

Member

• Mar 27, 2015

• #17

Thank you, I'm glad to become a member of WAL family!

 

hbkid22

Member

• Mar 27, 2015

• #18

Nice jeep and welcome!

 

Guascone

Member

• Mar 28, 2015

• #19

Yesterday I did a night trail to taste the lift...I like it! I have no pictures but testing the max flexibility, I heard the front wheel touch the stock wings...I was surprised because I thought that with the spacers (1.2")and 33" I would have avoided that risk...

I'll check it...

 

Rccrwlr

New member

• Mar 28, 2015

• #20

Guascone said:

Yesterday I have retired the JKU!

First step:
2.5" lift Ortechsuspension
Front/rear bumpers Ortechsuspension
33" Tires Cooper discoverer STT
Wheels spacers

The first pictures in my box...


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Why does it seem to me that your front shocks are upside down?