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Hello from Montgomery County, PA
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Author:  ArcsandSparks [ Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Hello from Montgomery County, PA
Thought I should introduce myself,

I had an '02 Kj before it was wrecked, had 165,000 miles and never replaced anything except for the brakes. (along with the regular maintenance).

I bought an '07 Limited in October, it got a 1.5" lift from OME with OME shocks, Cragar Soft 8's and Liberator 245's. I replaced both headlights with Silverstar bulbs when the left side blew out. Replaced the stock muffler with a Flowmaster Super 44 after it was too rotted out to save.

Now I'm looking for more to do, I'm planning to go higher but would like to know the HIGHEST I can go with NO problems.
I've seen people say 2" on http://www.jeepkjcountry.com, and other people say 4". I know the Cv's will bind if I go too high, I'm just trying to avoid that.

Also, can anyone give me a crash course on wiring some lights? I have everything I need, just need to find the appropriate source to "tap" into.

My plans for this Kj are:

- Skids (top priority)
- Lockers
- Hooks (top priority)
- Hitch
- More Lighting
- Rear facing lights
- Roof Rack
- Fog Lights
- Window Tint

I'm also considering making some steel tubing "flat fenders".
I've already made replacement rails for the stock plastic ones, and I'm working on a rack right now.

For the hitch, I've read on jeepkjcountry IIRC that you can use a KK hitch, and just trim your rear bumper to fit, and it'll sit higher than the factory KJ one. Is this true?

Thanks,

Nate.
Author:  tommudd [ Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Montgomery County, PA
Welcome ]
If you already have OME 927s just add a 3/8 inch clevis and a 1/4 inch top plate that will give you 1.25 more lift, I would also plan on JBA UCAs also at that time
Highest you can go without getting into a lot of other mods
for the rear two extra upper isolators will level it out
At least thats the way we do them here and its worked on a bunch of them so far :wink:

Yes you can run a KK hitch have to chop about 4 inches off the bottom of the bumper, I have pics if you want to see what it looks like
here's after I cut the rear bumper off with stock KJ hitch
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heres the bumper already cut and the KJ hitch ( bumper used to come down to top pf the hitch
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Now here it is with the KK hitch on
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of course this looks much better :wink:
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Author:  ArcsandSparks [ Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Montgomery County, PA
tommudd wrote:
Welcome ]
If you already have OME 927s just add a 3/8 inch clevis and a 1/4 inch top plate that will give you 1.25 more lift, I would also plan on JBA UCAs also at that time
Highest you can go without getting into a lot of other mods
for the rear two extra upper isolators will level it out


What are JBA UCA's?

Also, where can I get the upper isolators, and the top plate?
Author:  tommudd [ Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Montgomery County, PA
Sorry
jeepinbyal Upper Control Arms made for lifted KJs

Upper Isolators either dealer or jeepinbyal has them along with 1/4 inch top plates
have to look through his list of things but he has them
Or just call him and tell him what you need Marlin, the owner is a great guy to deal with
Author:  ArcsandSparks [ Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Montgomery County, PA
tommudd wrote:
Sorry
jeepinbyal Upper Control Arms made for lifted KJs

Upper Isolators either dealer or jeepinbyal has them along with 1/4 inch top plates
have to look through his list of things but he has them
Or just call him and tell him what you need Marlin, the owner is a great guy to deal with


Thanks a ton. I'm looking into tow hooks now. Any specific place to look?
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