Black Betty's slow.. slow build
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MSJKU11
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Thanks to Charlie Mike's writeup I was able to replace my LED lights on my power window switches and went with blue. I tried to remove that stupid circuit board for 2 hours but was able to cut into the plastic and get the led lights on top of the old ones without damaging anything.
VeruGE*144
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Man, that’s a nice Jeep you have there, I am digging all the blue. What color is the body? It really flows well, a lot different than your avatar. Loving it man [emoji106]
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MSJKU11
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Thanks. It's px8, black. I really need to plan a good offroad adventure so I can get better pictures. So far I've only been able to play in mud which is my avatar.
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MSJKU11
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AZ Explorer
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No doubt quite a difference already!
MSJKU11
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Its only the front coils but man the ride is so much better. Can't wait to finish it up.
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Got some deals this week with the help of Exodus Jeeps and decided to install them today. Installed my rear plush 3inch coils from Evo. I had a tough time with these until I took off my trackbar but glad it's finally done. Should be getting my new Rancho 5000x shocks on Tuesday to finish up and hopefully have a much smoother ride. Slowly but surely upgrading out of this 3.5 RC lift.
Also installed a set of Evo's rear sway bar links. Finally got my sway bar leveled out.
Speedy_RCW sent me his Posion Spyder delete plug for the license plate and I repainted it to match my color scheme.
Lastly, I bought a set of WAL decals to place behind the front fenders.
Also installed a set of Evo's rear sway bar links. Finally got my sway bar leveled out.
Speedy_RCW sent me his Posion Spyder delete plug for the license plate and I repainted it to match my color scheme.
Lastly, I bought a set of WAL decals to place behind the front fenders.
MSJKU11
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Got around to installing my Rancho 5000x shocks today. These shocks are beefy compared to the RC ones.
First time to install shocks and gotta say it was more than I bargained for haha. Front ones were really easy and I didn't even have to lift the jeep, thanks to Rancho for compressing the shocks. I had a little problem with the rear shock mounts on the bottom for whatever reason. First of all it wasn't wide enough but that was a relatively easy fix with a handy screwdriver. I couldn't push the eye in far enough on the bottom to insert the bolt though. I hammered and lubed it up but it seems due to the size of the eye it was hitting the slanted metal piece at the back of the mount. Maybe I didn't do something right but I ended up boring out the hole just a size or two and it fit after that. All in all it was a fun experience and I am loving the way the jeep handles now. Thanks to everyone here with their great suggestions. Going from a 3.5 RC lift to Evo Plush springs and Rancho 5000x is like night and day. I just float over bumps now and I don't notice as much body roll (if that's even the correct term, on some dips it feels like I'm at sea). Even budget builds have hope to get a decent riding jeep! Saving up for the next mods.
First time to install shocks and gotta say it was more than I bargained for haha. Front ones were really easy and I didn't even have to lift the jeep, thanks to Rancho for compressing the shocks. I had a little problem with the rear shock mounts on the bottom for whatever reason. First of all it wasn't wide enough but that was a relatively easy fix with a handy screwdriver. I couldn't push the eye in far enough on the bottom to insert the bolt though. I hammered and lubed it up but it seems due to the size of the eye it was hitting the slanted metal piece at the back of the mount. Maybe I didn't do something right but I ended up boring out the hole just a size or two and it fit after that. All in all it was a fun experience and I am loving the way the jeep handles now. Thanks to everyone here with their great suggestions. Going from a 3.5 RC lift to Evo Plush springs and Rancho 5000x is like night and day. I just float over bumps now and I don't notice as much body roll (if that's even the correct term, on some dips it feels like I'm at sea). Even budget builds have hope to get a decent riding jeep! Saving up for the next mods.
MSJKU11
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I've always wondered if I had bumpstops installed since the dealership that sold me the jeep said they installed a RC 3.5 lift. Since bumpstops were included in that kit after looking it up I assumed I had the bumpstops installed. After looking at some builds here and doing some measuring I finally came to conclusion that the front actually did not have any bumpstops. A buddy of mine just upgraded his TF 2.5 to a AEV 2.5 and didn't bother replacing the front bumpstops so he gave me his AEV 3 inch bumpstops. Finally got a chance to install them
Also decided to color match my rancho shocks and sway bar links.
Also decided to color match my rancho shocks and sway bar links.
Dale72
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MSJKU11
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Thanks Dale 72!
VeruGE*144
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Sounds like a lot o work. How long does it take?
Looks great!
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MSJKU11
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It is but as odd as it sounds I love doing it. Took about 6 hours total, all by hand. Maybe I'll get some tools one day to make it easier.
MSJKU11
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Thanks WJCO
