Panoptic is defined as considering all parts or elements. The purpose of this build is to be an all-around rig for my family. We love to overland, rock crawl, snow wheel, camp, soccer mom, and daily drive our jeeps. We sold our 2007 JKU and built a set up with a TJ. We love the TJ but have been missing the room the JKU offered.
As we thought about the things that mattered to us in a rig we came up with a few things that it needed to be able to do for our family. We need to rig to be reliable, road worthy, be awesome in the rocks, and be able to travel long distances with little support. We will keep the things we liked about our last JKU and change the things we did not like.
Road worthy
Experience has taught what works for us on the road with a JKU.
Quality suspension, quality tires, better brakes(if needed), proper gearing for tire size.
Rock crawling
This jeep will be wheeled on some pretty hard trails like Pritchett canyon Moab, all over St. George, The Rubicon, and maybe even some competitions. I have a buggy for the really extreme stuff but this jeep needs to be able to handle serious trails.
LCG, 37” tire minimum, skid plates, body protection, beefy tie rod and drag link, hydro-assist steering, high clearance bumpers, stronger axles, low gearing, roll cage, stronger diff covers, lockers front and rear.
Overland
We spend a lot of time out and about, often far from civilization and help. An overlanding rig needs to be reliable and serviceable just about anywhere. It needs to be set up to hold gear for 4 people without reliance on hotels or fast food. Overlanding is car camping…plus.
Reliability, extra fuel capacity (5-10 gal), fridge, extra storage, rack, upgraded lighting, winch, water storage, dual batteries, tools, welder (ready welder), on board air, recovery gear (strap, snatch block, tree strap, winch anchor, winch extension, D-rings), jack, spare tire, shower/hot water, spares, fluids, drawer system, quality tires, good shocks, maintenance free bushings, comfortable interior,
We picked up a stock 2013 JKU Rubicon. It is commando green and doesn’t have a single scratch on the undercarriage. The build will be less built than my last JKU build which had CRD 60s front and rear and a 6” long arm. It will be difficult for me, but should end up being a better platform for our needs.
As we thought about the things that mattered to us in a rig we came up with a few things that it needed to be able to do for our family. We need to rig to be reliable, road worthy, be awesome in the rocks, and be able to travel long distances with little support. We will keep the things we liked about our last JKU and change the things we did not like.
Road worthy
Experience has taught what works for us on the road with a JKU.
Quality suspension, quality tires, better brakes(if needed), proper gearing for tire size.
Rock crawling
This jeep will be wheeled on some pretty hard trails like Pritchett canyon Moab, all over St. George, The Rubicon, and maybe even some competitions. I have a buggy for the really extreme stuff but this jeep needs to be able to handle serious trails.
LCG, 37” tire minimum, skid plates, body protection, beefy tie rod and drag link, hydro-assist steering, high clearance bumpers, stronger axles, low gearing, roll cage, stronger diff covers, lockers front and rear.
Overland
We spend a lot of time out and about, often far from civilization and help. An overlanding rig needs to be reliable and serviceable just about anywhere. It needs to be set up to hold gear for 4 people without reliance on hotels or fast food. Overlanding is car camping…plus.
Reliability, extra fuel capacity (5-10 gal), fridge, extra storage, rack, upgraded lighting, winch, water storage, dual batteries, tools, welder (ready welder), on board air, recovery gear (strap, snatch block, tree strap, winch anchor, winch extension, D-rings), jack, spare tire, shower/hot water, spares, fluids, drawer system, quality tires, good shocks, maintenance free bushings, comfortable interior,
We picked up a stock 2013 JKU Rubicon. It is commando green and doesn’t have a single scratch on the undercarriage. The build will be less built than my last JKU build which had CRD 60s front and rear and a 6” long arm. It will be difficult for me, but should end up being a better platform for our needs.
