chadschoon
Well-Known Member
- Location
- lehi
nice greg, very nice 
Jeep Building the RockyMountainExtreme.com Jeep Wrangler
- Thread starter Greg
- Start date
BroncoMama
Rock Diva
- Location
- Just south of craziness
That looks wicked! Go Greg Go! :tara: So, when is your estimated drive date?
GOAT
Back from the beyond
- Location
- Roanoke, VA
Keep me posted on your fender build. I have been kicking around a few ideas lately, but may have settled on a Durham Motorsports hood/grille combo. I like how they are leaving the front bodymount out of the grille to give the hood a better rake. Chris said it makes a huge improvement in visability.
I would like to see someone fab a set of high clearence tubefenders while also lowering the grille
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
nice greg, very nice
Uhh... the day after it's done?!
Really not sure at this point, hopefully by the end of the month.
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Keep me posted on your fender build. I have been kicking around a few ideas lately, but may have settled on a Durham Motorsports hood/grille combo. I like how they are leaving the front bodymount out of the grille to give the hood a better rake. Chris said it makes a huge improvement in visability.
I would like to see someone fab a set of high clearence tubefenders while also lowering the grille
I'm kinda doing that, I installed a 1" body lift under the tub, but didn't install the puck under the grill for that exact reason. I may have to look into leaving out the bodymount too.
GOAT
Back from the beyond
- Location
- Roanoke, VA
Great minds think alike:greg:
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
Looks great Greg! Makes me excited to get to building!
yellowbronco
Cuts Through Grease !!!
- Location
- Moab
Building a 4 seater???
BTW, whats up with the farewell under your avatar? Goin' somewhere...?
yellowbronco
Cuts Through Grease !!!
- Location
- Moab
Hey Greg, I can't wait to get spanked by you....WAIT!! that didn't come out right. I meant: Wow, I'll bet that thing is going to kick butt out on the trail!!
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
Hey Greg, I can't wait to get spanked by you....WAIT!! that didn't come out right. I meant: Wow, I'll bet that thing is going to kick butt out on the trail!!
DOH!
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
Yes, I'm building a 4 seater, of sorts...
No, I'm not going anywhere, but my avatar did.
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Hey Greg, I can't wait to get spanked by you....WAIT!! that didn't come out right. I meant: Wow, I'll bet that thing is going to kick butt out on the trail!!
I'm going to leave your spankings up to Tara...
I'm just trying to keep up, apparently they're letting everyone have 40" tires these days.
Yes, I'm building a 4 seater, of sorts...
Don't be too ashamed.
yellowbronco
Cuts Through Grease !!!
- Location
- Moab
apparently they're letting everyone have 40" tires these days.
I KNOW!!!! It drives me crazy, you know they should only let pretty rigs run 40"s!!! Oh, btw I got one of the Iroks on last night....
waynehartwig
www.jeeperman.com
- Location
- Mead, WA
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outer tire to outer tire. Mine is 83" and so far hasn't been too wide like I thought it might be. The extra width sure makes it stable!!!
The one picture I was at about a 40-45* off camber with a nice ~100' cliff on the side of me
and the other picture is of the tight fit between the trees, but it was tight for everyone else, too.Attachments
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Thanks Bart! WMS/WMS is right about 63", sidewall/sidewall is 81" wide. Seems like the right width at this point.
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outer tire to outer tire. Mine is 83" and so far hasn't been too wide like I thought it might be. The extra width sure makes it stable!!!
The one picture I was at about a 40-45* off camber with a nice ~100' cliff on the side of me
Wayne... your Rubicon is HUGE!
Looks good!
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Made a lot of progress today, the Jeep is off jackstands & sitting on the suspension! It would be on all 4 tires, but there was a small problem with some parts. :-\ I kept the rear control arms short for now, adjusted all the way in... wheelbase looks to be @ 103".
I worked on moving the rear spring mounts back today, ended up bumping them back 11" from the factory rear spring location. Here's some pics from the process.-
I was leary of cutting that much material out of the frame, so I added a gusset to the side. There's a crossmember on the inside of the frame, horizontal to the cut. I think with that crossmember & the gusset, it'll be plenty strong.
And the other side-
And the new Blue Torch Fab upper coil spring mount. These things are very cool, well built, simple & inexpensive. They made moving the rear springs very easy.-
I worked on moving the rear spring mounts back today, ended up bumping them back 11" from the factory rear spring location. Here's some pics from the process.-
I was leary of cutting that much material out of the frame, so I added a gusset to the side. There's a crossmember on the inside of the frame, horizontal to the cut. I think with that crossmember & the gusset, it'll be plenty strong.
And the other side-
And the new Blue Torch Fab upper coil spring mount. These things are very cool, well built, simple & inexpensive. They made moving the rear springs very easy.-
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
Very nice work, Greg.