The build/re-build of Gruff

hinrichs · Mar 7, 2016

Cant wait to see them mounted up, you went 13.5 wide right?

Ddays · Mar 7, 2016

Yup - the 13.5's were actually $20 cheaper than the 12.5's. I'm really liking these tires as well!
Was hoping to have gotten all 4 done yesterday but the first one I tried to mount was my first go around with beadlocks.
Probably being overly cautious but better safe than sorry I guess...

Ddays · Mar 12, 2016

Got er done

Got the last wheel mounted up last night!

Terrible photos. Love the LED shop lights but they are not condusive to photos!

Supposed to be nice tomorrow. Maybe I'll take a couple poser photos.

swampdog · Mar 12, 2016

Ddays said:
Got the last wheel mounted up last night!

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Terrible photos. Love the LED shop lights but they are not condusive to photos!

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Supposed to be nice tomorrow. Maybe I'll take a couple poser photos.

They look so good man. Great setup. Beefy.

Ddays · Mar 12, 2016

Thanks! I am soooo glad I got these tires. I can't believe how quiet these are. Granted, they are brand new, but they are half as loud as my Pro Comps were.
Gonna try to get them dirty this weekend...

BamBamDeer · Mar 12, 2016

Ddays said:
Got the last wheel mounted up last night!

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Terrible photos. Love the LED shop lights but they are not condusive to photos!

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Supposed to be nice tomorrow. Maybe I'll take a couple poser photos.

Those really look good! Tell us how they do in the dirt#

Ddays · Mar 15, 2016

Weekend projects

Didn't get out as planned this weekend but did get some things accomplished. The red inner fenders really showed up after I trimmed my fenders - especially the rears, so I sprayed some bedliner to blend it in.
Not much of a change on the fronts but since I was doing the rears, figured what the hell. Also got two of my 3 skids on. Ran out of time with the trans skid so I'll do that this week.

Ddays · Mar 15, 2016

Gruff V1, 2 & 3

Looking through some old photos. Hard to believe how far it's come along...

V1

V2

V3

Not all the way done but getting close!

WJCO · Mar 15, 2016

Lookin good.

notnalc68 · Mar 15, 2016

I'm digging the polished wheels

Ddays · Mar 15, 2016

WJCO said:
Lookin good.

Thanks bud!

notnalc68 said:
I'm digging the polished wheels

Thanks! I've been leaning to the polished wheels for a while. Glad I ran the black, which I still think looks good. What pushed me to the polished
Was the fact that I grew up in the 70's when Centerline wheels really were popular and pretty much everyone ran them in the drag racing scene back then.
The guy I helped in the pits ran them and I always loved that look.

Clifford33 · Mar 15, 2016

Nice ride man! Love the new wheels!

Ddays · Mar 15, 2016

Clifford33 said:
Nice ride man! Love the new wheels!

Appreciate it Big Red Dog!

CarolinaJK · Mar 29, 2016

Just read through the whole thread! 2 awesome builds out of one Jeep! Consider me a new subscriber.

Ddays · Mar 29, 2016

Thanks! I have thoroughly enjoyed the whole build(s). Everything good I've learned has come through this community.

Ddays · Apr 2, 2016

New mascot sticker

My daughter finished up our Gruff mascot sticker last week. I scanned it in & sent off to get stickers made up and put them on today. Been waiting to put my other WAL stickers on with it since ordering those last October.