Freshly Lifted and Shod

foosed · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:49 am

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Troysterr · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:05 am

Wow, that's a whole lot of black! Looks great, nice job.

omGoddard · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:31 am

Looks sharp!

SoDakJeep · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:49 am

need to tint the front then its tits

DryBones · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:23 am

you need to update your signature with all the parts and wheels/tires info

What wheels/tires you using?

modular · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:25 am

That looks nice with a clean, uncluttered design. Good job!

riptricket · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:44 pm

Quote:

need to tint the front then its tits

not sure what that means?
it looks great though! nice lookin JEEP!

501 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:18 pm

riptricket wrote:

Quote:

need to tint the front then its tits

not sure what that means?
it looks great though! nice lookin JEEP!

I think he's saying, tint the front driver side & passenger side windows to match and then it will look GREAT!

scarletbegonias · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:55 pm

nice! now update your siggy

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:29 pm

Looks great. Now go and cut up your front bumper.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:44 pm

Wow! Too much Bling!!!!!

Paint that shiny stuff. Tooo........much....for.........me......to........handle........Can't.....see......any.....thing

:lol:

By the way, it looks great, but how much more awesome would it look if that shiny stuff was painted black also?

Landy · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:28 pm

I love black on black and the outer rim color sets it off quite nice. Well done.

dloc_jeep_KJ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:26 am

Nice! are those real bead locks? or are they just for looks? not sure why you would really need them with an AT tire but they look good. i like the all black for sure. like others have said tint the front windows that will complete it. good looking KJ!

foosed · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:52 am

Just updated my sig. I rushed to put the pics on Friday night and did not have time to update, then forgot about it.

They are not beadlocks. The rims of the wheel have recessed circles that are painted black inside. Maybe they are supposed to look like beadlocks. I never really thought about it, just really liked the wheels when I saw them.

Front window tint will be happening in the next couple of weeks. I have already talked to a local shop and now I just have to find the time to have it done.

Thanks for all of the comments. I was very happy with the way it turned out. It ended up looking even better than I thought it would.

sandracer · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:30 am

Lookin' real good foosed ~ What kind of backspace do the wheels have and are you having any rubbing issues?

foosed · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:25 pm

5" backspacing. Same as the Moab wheels. I get slight rubbing in reverse at full lock. No problems when moving forward. I forgot to measure my pre-lift heights before I took it in, but the front fender flares now sit at 34.75" from the ground measured through the center line of the wheels. Rears sit at 35". That was three days after the install, so I assume it will settle some. Springs are OME 790 on front and 948 on back, so I hope they do not settle much.

dieseldave · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:15 am

What lift kit did you use? I see that you have OME listed...as in CRD Frankenlift I or II ? I'll need tires by summer and will probably do a lift at the same time. Also, how's the ride? As most us, it's my daily driver and (sometimes) family wagon, so I don't want to kill the ride.

Thanks,
Dave

foosed · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:12 am

My lift is all OME. Just shocks, struts, springs and bumpstops. No spacers or anything, so the lift is not as high as a Frankenlift would be. Despite that, I was surprised at how much lift I actually gained. I used the 500# springs (790's) on front, so the sag and settling should be minimal as I have a stock bumper. As I posted earlier, I spaced out and did not measure my pre-lift heights, but the final effect was quite noticeable. I am sure that it ended up gaining at least 2" of height (the tires only added 0.2" at best).

The ride is great. Much less harsh than the stock setup. Even though the springs are firmer, the struts must be tons better than stock because they soak up bumps much better. The only thing I have had a hard time getting used to is that the front seems to "float" more on the highway. Especially on the bumpy, uneven pavement that we tend to have here in Missouri. Nothing dangerous or bad, just different than it was before.

The new tires help the ride as well. My old ones were getting pretty noisy because I did not rotate them like I should have. My new tires came with free lifetime rotations, so I will be doing a better job of it this time.

dieseldave · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:23 am

Thanks for the info. I've been doing lots of reading and gathering of information to help me decide on which lift to go with. Your feedback was a big help. From what I have read, I don't think the Franken Lift uses any spacers either.

Thanks again,
Dave

WoodysKJ · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:01 am

WOW!

Gotta love those all black KJ's....

Looking great. I almost went with those wheels. now that i see them on a black KJ, i am wishing i had looked closer at them.

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