RLN OVR - 2008 JKUR Build

Hello Wayalife Jeepers!

I have been lurking this forum since long before acquiring my first Jeep. I thought it was time to create this after about the first 16 months with my Jeep.

It has been a long trip, but lots of fun, and learned many of things. So here we go...

Pending Decision Parts List:
AntiRock front
EVO Bolt on Coilovers
Monster valves


On Order Parts List:

EVO Sport Cage
PRP Enduro Elite suspension seats


Currently Install Parts List:
Drive train and Suspension:
Dynatrac ProRock 44 front axle
Yukon Chromoly Shafts
OE 5.13 gears
Rubicon E-Lockers
Dynatrac rear diff cover
Dynatrac Progrip brakes
Synergy Drag link
Synergy Tie Rod
Redneck Ram 1.5" Hydro Assist
Rock Krawler Track bar
Rock Krawler X-Factor 3.5" springs and control arms (7/8" rear stretch)
Bilstein 5100 shocks
Rock Krawler quick disconnects with sport sway bar
Pats Driveline double carden drive shaft
Trailready 17" Beadlocks with 3.25" backspace
BFGoodrich 37x12.5 KM2

Armor:
EVO Pro front bumper with hoop and skid
EVO Pro Boatside bombers
EVO Fenders
EVO mini liners
EVO Proteck skid system- oil, trans, crossmember, evap.
Poison Spyder Body Mount Tire Carrier
Evo fairlead
EVO Hood Breach
Warn Epic Hook
Warn Epic Shackles


Accessories:
Warn Platinum 10s
KC Hilites Gravity Pro headlights
KC Hilites 10" Flex LED Bar
KC Hilites Flex Dual A Pillar lights
KC Hilites Flex Dual Spread beams - tinted yellow
KC Hilites Cyclone Rock lights
KC Hilites C-Series 10" Bar
KC Hilites Cyclone LED Turn front turn signals
EVO A pillar mounts
Rotopax 4G fuel tank
EVO spare tire Rotopax mount
EVO tailgate antenna mounts
EVO Mud flaps
Trail Dash 2 with accessory control and backup cam
Poison Spyder Tramp Stamp
Offroad Heros fastback soft top
Kenwood 10" Shallow mount enclosure and 1000w amp
Viair dual 480c compressors and 5 Gallon tank
ARB Digital tire inflator
Dometic CFX50 Fridge
Rugged Radios RM--25 VHF/UHF
Gorilla Whips Silver Back LED Flag
Samsung 10" Tablet with mount


Feb 2016



Oct 2017




The Build:

February 2016
Here is how she started. Bone stock 2008 Rubicon. Leaked a bit of oil, but ran smooth. Perfect build platform.


And the mods began.. I have always been a fan of the clean tailgate and planned to carry my spare on board. Cargo space wasn't a concern for me.


Popped a sunshade in that someone gave me.


April 2016
I came across a really good deal on some Trail ready beadlocks, but I wanted the bolts black.


Insert obligatory grill guard mod.


Rock rings back from powdercoating. Love the color match.


My first bumper back from powder coat, and winch ready to go on.


Picking up delivery of my Rock Krawler Xfactor 3.5" lift


Installed with some Bilstein 5100s and looking good.


Lift was in, but tires were not so looking a bit awkward on factory tires and lifted.


Tires and wheels assembled and ready to bolt on. Came out great.


Bumper mounted up.


The 'Finished' look haha - didn't last long.


Knocked out the rear cross memeber to fit Crawler Conceptz rear bumper


High and tight. Haven't hit it on anything yet. That muffler though....


A little fender trimming was in order.


Came out looking pretty clean.



May 2016
After one run with lots of flexing, a new front drive shaft was in order as the OEM one was bashing into the oil pan pretty good.



More posts to follow

Continued:

May 2016
Double carden drive shaft installed.


Was able to test out the flex on a local event that had an RTI ramp.



June 2016
Offroad heroes fast back top. I love this thing.


After a mirror removal incident, I swapped to quick disconnect mirrors. I like the look but vision is horrible.



September 2016
I wanted a backup cam so I was able to mount on cleanly to the plate.


Came out nice, and clean.


Hooked it up to my new Trail Dash 2. Comes on automatically in reverse, or if I toggle it on the screen.


Pulled the trigger on some of the new KC Hilites Gracity Pro headlights. I really like them.


The prancing moose



November 2016
My garage was turning to a disaster of tools everywhere need to fix the Jeep, so had to get some tool storage.


A trip down to the Oregon Sand Dunes resulted into some big injurys. Didn't see a ledge and went over way to fast.
Broken axle shaft and....


A really really bent front axle. Guess it is ProRock time.


But hey, whats a road trip to the USA with out a few extra parts to lug home with a broken Jeep


While waiting for a new front axle, I bolted on the AFE Exhaust system. I ened up not liking the last section and took it off and dump the exhaust infront of the axle.


Finally was able to get my onboard tire carrier from Excessive Industries.


Looks really sharp in the back.


Fits a 37" spare nicely.



December 2016
Can't belive I didn't own a Highlift lol!


Found a wicked sale price on a pair of these.. the start of a project that turned out to take way more time then I thought... more later on.



January 2017
Look what arrived! ProRock 44 - yay! back on the road and wheelin!

Grabbed a Dynatrac cover for the rear diff.



February 2017
Hmm, the 5 gallon tank fits.. after some cutting :0


Some rear lighting. It really helps on the very dusty back roads we have, turning it on during the day so the person behind me can see me.


Holy wiring.... ughhhhh


These KC Hilites Cyclones are very bringht. I installed 8 of them around the vehicle.


Another shot of the cyclones underneath.


Pretty good lighting.



April 2017
Some of the EVO skid plates arrived.


I decided to bed liner the rear of the tub before I installed the air system.


More goodies from EVO - boatsides. The peanuts though... still cleaning them from the garage.


I threw a couple cubes in my front bumper fog light location.


Hey look, I finished the air install. It is mounted ontop of a 10" Kenwood sub enclosure.


I mounted the relays in a water right container on the back side.


I decided to try out the Redneck Ram setup, so far it has worked really well for the cost.


Evo mini liners installed.


Decided to mount some red logos on all the skids.. why not ?


Bumper reinstalled, with a new fairlead and Prolink.. bumper wasn't on long before I took it off again.


After installing the boatsides the Cyclones had to be moved. So they are magnetically attached inside the holes.



May 2017
The finished shot.


So my winch sparked, cracked, and seized. Warn really stepped up and helped me out getting a replacement. Love this winch!

Wow, this is like reading two years of work in 2 minutes. Great job on the mods!

New winch installed, and KC Hilites 10" Flex bar. Really like bar.


Skids installed too... they don't look like this anymore lol.


I managed to fit a ton of gear in here. These Rightline gear bags are handy for a little extra cargo space.


Trimmed the front fenders up a little higher, but I keep ripping them off so need to get some steel ones if Evo ever releases them.



June 2017
I threw on some Evo mudflaps to try to reduce my chances of being pulled over for too much tire being exposed.


So I got tired of the Poison Spyder bumper. It was really heavy, and I lost a foot of garage space with it. I am trying out this Evo pro bumper. Love it so far. I am thinking of keeping it raw steel and powder coating it in clear.


And here we are June 2017

Follow you on IG, really like how you've done everything man. Keep enjoying that thing in good health!

tgoss said:

Follow you on IG, really like how you've done everything man. Keep enjoying that thing in good health!

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Thanks! It has been a lot of fun so far - although it got a little out of hand hahaha.

Nice build. I have the same tire carrier, I still really like it. In fact, we have quite a few of the same parts.

Beautiful Jeep so far. You've done a lot. I hope you don't mind, but I removed the Instagram links as it's a violation of the forum rules. If you have any questions about it, please contact admin.

WJCO said:

Beautiful Jeep so far. You've done a lot. I hope you don't mind, but I removed the Instagram links as it's a violation of the forum rules. If you have any questions about it, please contact admin.

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oops my bad - thanks for the edit.

AZ Explorer said:

Nice build. I have the same tire carrier, I still really like it. In fact, we have quite a few of the same parts.

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Ya your jeep is looking nice man. I got to get me some of those Mastercraft Seats I think

Nice build, everything looks great.

Awesome Rig man.
I think I've driven by you a couple of times near Harrison.
I'm out there all the time.
That new EVO bumper looks sick, I've been eyeing that up for awhile now.

What a great looking rig! Do you have any close ups of those EVO boatside sliders by chance?


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Love the Jeep, what size (Length) is your double row LED Light Bar above the license plate? Also, how did you install it? Could you post a pic of the mount? I'm thinking of doing something similar for mine rather than mounting it to the bumper. I already have the PSC Tramp Stamp License Plate holder on mine w/ a small red led brake light above.


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JKDream said:

Awesome Rig man.
I think I've driven by you a couple of times near Harrison.
I'm out there all the time.
That new EVO bumper looks sick, I've been eyeing that up for awhile now.

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It is significantly lighter and closer to the body then the PS Brawler. I am just waiting on the skid plate for it and the EVO fairlead then I will powder coat it. Really thinking about going with clear over bare steel, but then I will want to redo all my other parts

AllAmericanInfidel said:

What a great looking rig! Do you have any close ups of those EVO boatside sliders by chance?


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Destroyer said:

Love the Jeep, what size (Length) is your double row LED Light Bar above the license plate? Also, how did you install it? Could you post a pic of the mount? I'm thinking of doing something similar for mine rather than mounting it to the bumper. I already have the PSC Tramp Stamp License Plate holder on mine w/ a small red led brake light above.


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I am using a 10" bar on the back. To be quite honest, I am thinking about taking it off and replacing it with a pair of KC Hilites Flex Dual lights so that I can angle them off to the sides more.



The bar, even though it is a combo bar, just is too focused straight back. The light off my 2 cyclones is more then sufficient for reversing for what the low light camera needs to see, and I think having more sideways light will be useful.



The bar is attached to a mount that is being the plate, but I had to modify with an additional bracket to hold a light bar.

Ups dropped of a few bits and pieces last night.

I am really struggling with what color to powdercoat this bumper.

1) Clear on raw steal looks great but worried how it will hold up. Then have to redo other pieces to ma match.

2) Match it to the body wuth red.

3) The semi gloss black texture I have been using.

4) a grey/ silver to sort of look like raw. Also means powdercoating other stuff to match.

Skid plate for the front bumper


Rotopax and mounts


Evo black fairlead


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Those sliders looks awesome!


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