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Old May 25, 2012 | 07:08 AM
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Heres my bumpstops. There from daystar.Project aussie-img_20120409_140655.jpg

And no, the long arms dont hit the frame rails with those bumpstops.

And no, no issues with the front driveshaft. By the way, the Jeep looks great! Good job!
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Old May 25, 2012 | 09:32 AM
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cool. thanks man so is yours.. my next step is getting all 4 brake redone and brake lines..but im thinking RC longarms but im not to sure if they are going limit my uptravel since they are bent arms....whats next for you!!!?
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Old May 25, 2012 | 10:02 AM
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Most of the time you cant fit the bent arms. Im not sure on that brand specifically but I know with Rustys and others they will hit the frame.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 10:10 AM
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I was thinking the same thing about the bent arms. If i were you, i would save up the money and get the claytons. There pricey, but there amazing.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 10:14 AM
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And im not sure whats next. I think i might focus on upgrading my steering and such. Maybe dodge durango box, steering box spacer and stiffener, and some sort of crossover or heavy duty steering. Not much is gona be happening for a little while. Im going through the hiring process with Tampa Fire Rescue right now so im putting my time towards that.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 03:59 PM
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So i got the hood vents done. It was scary cutting into the hood but they turned out great. Gota give credit to MrJCRod for the idea and writeup. https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/hood-vent-28184/ Sorry bout the sun in the pic.

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Old May 28, 2012 | 04:03 PM
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Heres a better pic.

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Old May 28, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Nice! I like it. I will probably do the same
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Old May 28, 2012 | 09:14 PM
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It was pretty simple. The only change i made from his plans was using a 1" drill bit on the corners. Just to give the trim molding a smoother turn.

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Old May 30, 2012 | 08:02 PM
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Me and my dad took the jeeps wheelin today. It was alot of fun! It had just rained so all the clay was slippery. My jeep did great. It got heat soak 3 or 4 times but deffently wasent as bad as it has been before. So theres still some work to do. But all in all, Fun day!


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Old May 30, 2012 | 09:59 PM
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Time for a locker!
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Old May 31, 2012 | 05:14 AM
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Your tellin me! It just needs a little momentum sometimes! It made it up everything my dads fancy rubi went up. haha I have a hard time buying a locker because i wana go full width axles eventually. I think within the next year its gona become a tralier queen and ill just weld the rear.
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Old May 31, 2012 | 06:54 AM
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SOB! I didn't realize you have a thread. Subd
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 08:20 PM
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Today i finally made the switch panel ive wanted to do for a while. I think it turned out pretty good. The switch on there now is wired up to my electric fan so i can turn it on while my ac is off. I mounted the switch a little to high but i plan on making another plate thats a little bigger. Im happy with it though.

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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 08:57 PM
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Nice offroad pics and man! What in the world kind of exhaust do you have haha? sounds kinda straight piped to me.

I finally got 33's by the way, and some guy in a wrangler offered to trade me haha
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