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This is how I bought It a couple weeks ago. I'll update as I lift and add bumpers & armor!!!

2000 Tj Auto trans, 4.0 Dana 44 in the rear.
IRO ultimate 4" short arm lift, mega short SYE, Bilstein 5125 shocks, and 1" lift motor mount was shipped out Friday!!!

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Nice Jeep!

Thanks!! Lift will be here thursday!!! I'll post more pics then.

it is a nice jeep,, but you'll like it much better if you invest in a locker (or 2) and sliders before cosmetics

I'll build my own bumpers and sliders Very soon!!! It'll def have armor before it hits the trail!!! Think I wanna wheel without a locker a lil but before I install one. But it's def in the future plans along with a winch. I just wanna get the basics for now so I can start playing!!!

very cool,,, lookin forward to wheelin with you

Bought some of the steel for the rear bumper and sliders today. This should get me started. Bought the 1/8" plate to extend the sliders to the frame or the body mounts. If I decide to go that route. Did 1/4" thick 3"x5" tubing for the rear bumper. And 1/4" thick 3"x5" angle for the sliders. still need to buy either square or round tubing to come off the sliders 4" for a guard/step.

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If I don't use the plate for the sliders then I'll use it to make flat fenders.

It's lifted!!! My lil Bro Mikey and I did it this weekend. Every thing went pretty smooth and it wasn't hard at all to do. Didn't do the sye 1" lift motor mounts, pitman or SS brake lines yet. But will here soon!! Here's a couple pics.

Still on 31's

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Our options were limited for flexing but here u go.

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The IRO ultimate kit came with an adjustable front track bar, and upper and lower, front and rear adjustable control arms. They are very nice!!

The kit I got.

http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merchant ... y_Code=PFT

Parts pics

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Action photo. Ha

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Bilstein 5125's

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Looks good. 33's or 35's? Have we decided?

Thanks

Really leaning toward the KM2 35's.

the KM2 35's


are a nice choice

I disagree. I've got them on the jk and they cup very quickly

I've had my km2s for two years now and have no problems

maybe cause those tires you have on jk were Matt's beat up ones ....Matt ran those for 3 to 4 years ..

Even the new one shows it's starting to cup. They work fine, but any tire with big tread blocks like that and large voids are going to be prone to cupping.

I like em on my Chevy. I think the key to the KM2's is rotating them often. I rotate every oil change.

If you can do that, you probably won't have any issues. I have 35" pro comp xtreme at's on my truck and get 10k before they need rotated, but that's an a/t too. I'm just spoiled.
I had iroks on an old truck and got 10 blocks before they needed rotated.

Started on the Sliders today!! I can't weld very good and dad has done it all his life so i leave that part to him. They were actually pretty simple to build. I believe it's 3"x5" 1/4" thick angle iron. Then I used 1" pipe. Thanks to AJ for letting me use his pipe bender. It worked great!!! Ok on with the pics.

Everything is cut drilled and bent.

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He use the wire feed first.


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But wasn't happy so he broke out the stick.

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Welded up. And u can see the notch we had to make in the front to get around part of the body.

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Well there they are. Not complete but close. Just gotta add a 30" piece of 1/8" diamond plate across it and a couple braces in the there. Then paint and mount!!

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Nice

Added 3" wide by 5/8" thick braces

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2 braces

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Put some diamond plate on top, Painted and mounted!!

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Did you put a backing plate inside the tub?


Keep your head low and your powder dry.

Everything I did is what's in the pics. No hidden braces. The tube is schedule 40, 1" pipe.

I didn't cut a 3" x 5/8 slit in the pipe and weld the plate inside if that's what ur asking. I just cut the plate and slide it between the angle iron and tube. Then welded it up.

I was wondering if you put a plate on the inside of the jeep tub to help distribute forces from rocks and the like. With no plate I would think the nuts would have an easier time of pulling through the sheet metal.
Just my thoughts. I'm no expert and am by no means a professional fabricator.


Keep your head low and your powder dry.