Those look good! Been lookin at them for mine. Got the rear on yet? I'd like to see it.

 

Hopefully this wednesday

 

Nice Jeep man, it looks really good.

 

thinking of doin a 3 inch lift on my green machine (build will follow) have you had any issues other then the bolts during instalation? this is my first xj(and first car still), so im pretty pumped to do it so i just want to make sure i cover my bases.

 

Nope no real problems. The leaf spring bolts are usually awful. Both xj builds I've done, wrangler builds I've been apart of, even a build I was reading on here.

Use some blaster on all ur bolts before hand, might help, probably not. There is a metal bushing in the leaf spring u might be able to saws all the side where the sleeve is not covering the bolt. Ull be able to cut through the other side, but prepare for a battle.

Check all the builds...these guys on here are good and have done it a lot. Be prepared for a battle regardless. Bring your breaker bar. Get your spring compressors. Couple heavy duty jacks. Jack stands

My previous build thread is pretty extensive, the link is below...

Good luck

 

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alright thanks a lot man.

 

Just a quick couple pics to upload and share for anyone who wanted to seethe rear bumper as I won't be able to update for a few days.



The pic below is a side pic, not a great pic be cause the bumper blends in with the car in the background. I kind of with the pieces that wrapped around we're a little more substantial, but I think every aftermarket looks similar.

Straight on pic

As I'm sure most of you have seen, this is what's under the plastic

Other side
Surprise!

So until that rust is addressed I'm using the plastic pieces


Jcroffroad has some nice pieces that cover those rear quarters up...might check them out

 

Cut and fold. It would look good with the bumper.

 

My lift is 3 inches ...lil more until it settles in....and I'm on 31s...i had some driveline vibrations. Not totally noticeable until 50 mph, but what I did notice was a feeling of something tightening up and loosening upon acceleration and deacceleration. A one inch drop helped eliminate virtually all vibrations. A lot of guys say you won't need one, some say you do, I agree with the portion that states each jeep is different.

 

I'm really liking those wheels, even without the caps. It's nice to see the round holes as apposed to the super generic triangles. Gives it a "second look" factor. Thinking of throwing the pro comp flat black steelies on mine, backspaced a bit to provide a bit of stability. Thoughts??

 

I've got some centers you can have if you pay the shipping, they are chrome and came with my wheels and tires. There is no logo or anything on them, just plain chrome.

 

Yea, I love those wheels. A good jeep standard! Don't push your wheels out too far...the stability shouldn't be an issue. I had (I think) 4.25 on my last lift that was 4.5 inches.

If you are going higher on your lift ask some of the other guys....

Also check your definition of backspacing, you may have it , but it IS odd. I think the more backspacing the closer your wheels will be together and the less backspace will push em out further. I hope I didn't embarrass myself, but I think I'm right

Love to see pics whenever u get em on

 

I think all that rattle can bedliner is crap.

 

Totally agree, however it's cheap and easy to touch up...so no big deal. Zombies don't care what Bedliner you have on your bumper while getting their heads rolled over tho