A lesson learned—keep it light and nimble!

Pulled the doors off and headed out for a 150 mile journey in the TJ. This is the first long drive, and a test of the RMS redo (no leak this time!). All I can say is I'm extremely happy I stuck with my original plan, a 31" tire build. For the first time, I can honestly say I wouldn't change a thing. All the parts worked well together and the ride was comfortable. Suffice it to say I'm now a big fan of the BlackMax shocks. They work extremely well with my particular build.

The only negative things I can say, so far, is that the front developed a loud brake squeak, likely from the EBC Greenstuff pads, and a re-gear would be helpful on acceleration. The 4.10 gearing isn't quite enough, which is evident by the 2000 rpms at 60 MPH. It's not bad enough that I'd call it a must do, but it would be on the list of future modifications.

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One of my favorite builds to date! Well done. Good to hear on the BM shocks. As soon as I sort out my rear diff noise, I will re-address my shock choice.
 
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Received the knuckle @mrblaine installed the insert on for my tie rod flip. It's going to be a little while before I can get to it, but it's here, and I won't ever have to worry about the quality of the work. He also provided me two fittings for my power steering coolers. One -6AN and one -8AN.

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Received the knuckle @mrblaine installed the insert on for my tie rod flip. It's going to be a little while before I can get to it, but it's here, and I won't ever have to worry about the quality of the work. He also provided me two fittings for my power steering coolers. One -6AN and one -8AN.

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Glad you mentioned it as I would like to know what primer that is on the knuckle if I may.
 
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Under the watchful eye of, and support from, our forum expert, I'm embarking on a SKIM install. Step one, the module has been ordered!
 
The Jeep looks great, I've heard springs are coming back in stock in the next month or two so maybe the rest of us can start stealing your ideas :ROFLMAO: The only question I have left is when are you going to get that thing in some dirt? Also you mentioned gearing, I'm sure it's probably because I have the 6 speed but I'm on 31's with no issues on the factory 3.73. I can start in 1st without touching the gas pedal at all if I slip the clutch a little bit. Once I start throwing in lockers I was considering a jump to 4.10 for a little bit of extra low and slow
 
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The Jeep looks great, I've heard springs are coming back in stock in the next month or two so maybe the rest of us can start stealing your ideas :ROFLMAO: The only question I have left is when are you going to get that thing in some dirt? Also you mentioned gearing, I'm sure it's probably because I have the 6 speed but I'm on 31's with no issues on the factory 3.73. I can start in 1st without touching the gas pedal at all if I slip the clutch a little bit. Once I start throwing in lockers I was considering a jump to 4.10 for a little bit of extra low and slow
There's a big difference between the 6 speeds .84 final drive ratio and the 42RLE .69 ratio. With a 31" tire I'm a little under 2000 RPM at 60 MPH. Ideally, I'd like to be in the 2400 RPM range. Even if I were to go to a 5.13 gear, I'd only be at 2700 RPMs at 70 MPH.
 
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This one is a small modification that has been on my "to-do" list. What's the problem I'm solving here? Simple, the rear view mirrors on our Jeeps have very limited rear visibility, and restrict visibility on the narrow windshield.

What's the solution? Kemimoto makes a wide-view side-by-side mirror that happens to be a perfect fit for the plastic trim that the visors snap into. The installation is simple, eliminates the factory mirror, and increases visibility dramatically.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MBB9XP2/?tag=wranglerorg-20
To install it, remove the plastic trim, mark a hole in the center, then drill a 3/8" hole. Because the plastic is this thin, I added an extra 10mm flat washer, placing one flat washer on the outside and one on the inside. The inside also received the supplied lock washer and nut. An 11mm wrench is used on the outside, along with a 17mm socket on the inside, to tighten the mirror to the plastic.

Once the mirror is installed, tighten the philips head screws, to secure the mirror from flopping around. Then, re-install the plastic trim, with the new mirror attached. If you've centered it up properly, the visors will just clear the mirror. From start to finish, the project took less than 30 minutes, which included looking for an extra 10mm flat washer.

Suffice it to say, the difference is dramatic. You now have complete visibility of the back seat and window, as well as visibility of part of the back side windows. The only con I can see, is that you loose the lever for night driving, but that just means you need to manually flip the mirror up. Obviously, for those with a temperature indicator in the mirror, that is lost as well. That said, if you don't have a temperature/compass mirror, this is a no brainer!

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Looks great! My mirror is a bad fitting replacement the flops around. If I do this, I'd use much larger fender washers to protect the plastic. Man I hate cutting stock plastic parts, but I want to do this one!
 
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Looks great! My mirror is a bad fitting replacement the flops around. If I do this, I'd use much larger fender washers to protect the plastic. Man I hate cutting stock plastic parts, but I want to do this one!
Do this:
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This is a GPS mount, which is why its biased towards the driver's side, but it could be centered for this mirror as well...
 
So you could have the auto dim AND wide angle mirrors!

You dawg! I heard you like mirrors, so we got you a mirror for your mirror so you can mirror while you mirror!

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Is there any way to dim the wide angle mirror?
 
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