Since there seems to be more activity over here, I like the layout better and Ive copied my thread from another forum and bringing it over here.
I’m back after a few year hiatus. I sold my 05 LJR back in spring of 2016. I bought it with a huge RC lift, 38” TSLs and slowly, built it the way it should have been. 4” Currie springs, savvy fox shocks, metal cloak track bars and control arms. Revolution 5.38s and several other things.
Truth is, at the time, I built it to what you see there and after buying a house and having an upcoming wedding, I never used it. It was a pretty shitty feeling to go through the effort of building it to what I thought was a great set up Jeep, not the best, but great, and not even wheel it. So, I sold it to help fund my wedding, house projects and to get one of the many cars on my to own list, 06 M3 Competition.
Fast forward, we moved to South Florida for my job, had my daughter and I’ve been moving from car to car. Even most recently, ordered my own JLUR and owned it for 5 months before taking a slight loss and moving to another bucket list car, Rs7. The JLUR was great but I never felt I was in a Jeep. I stuffed 37s on and while the modern tech, awesome 8 speed transmission and other things were nice, it wasn’t for me
So now that my daughter is 10 months old, I daily an M6 Gran Coupe, I’ve had the itch to get back into an LJR. This time, I wanted a manual. Everyone who owns the 42rle knows how big of a turd it is and I wanted nothing to do with it. So the search was on! Given the current circumstances, it was difficult to find what I wanted. I wanted another yellow LJR and manual, but they’re hard to come by and pull a pretty penny. I almost bought an auto yellow LJR but it didn’t work out. This led me to find this higher mileage, manual Midnight Blue Pearlcoat LJR
I haven’t seen an LJR in this color and the 226k miles don’t bother me. It’s filthy underneath, slight oil pan leak and needs some TLC cosmetically but it’ll be a fun project for me during this confinement period. Having learned from the lesson on my first LJ, I’m going to be starting with a fresh slate that’s unmodified and I can start building it with quality parts from the onset. At first, I was planning on the OME Ultimate kit, but once I added everything up, it’s a few hundred off from piecing together my own lift. So this is my plan as of now
Phase 1:
Savvy 3” Springs
Savvy Fox Shocks
Currie bump stop kit
MetalCloak front and rear track bars
Sway bar links- I don’t have any place to wheel down here so for now, will get something that’s cheap but can keep sway bar at the right level
285/75/16 Toyo RT- most likely. Had them on the LJUR and they performed great. We get lots of rain, sometimes heavy and I want a tire that can handle that but still have a presence. A true AT, doesn't interest me here. My inner child needs to show somewhere
ZJ Steering- since I’m not wheeling and staying on the smaller size of a tire, this will suffice my needs. Once we move back to NC and I can get out and wheel, I’ll do the Currie/Savvy combo
So for $500 more than the OME Ultimate, I’ll have a really solid base to build from.
Phase 2:
Savvy 1.25” body lift
Savvy MML
Savvy Transfer case cables
Phase 3:
Metal Cloak control arms- double adjustable uppers
At some point, I’ll do a tummy tuck, undercarriage items but since this will be a pavement princess for a little while, I don’t need the clearance. I’m excited to be back into an LJR and while I won’t have the ability to use it as it should, it’ll be a blast to have some good family time in a Jeep. I grew up in Jeeps and I want that for my daughter, that’s what drove me to get the JL. I just don’t want one for a daily driver. I’ll post pics when it arrives next week and get it cleaned up. Feel free to comment on build plans. I have no desire to save a few hundred on a subpar base build and while I’m not swimming in money, I know if you do it right the first time, it’ll beat doing it twice!
I’m back after a few year hiatus. I sold my 05 LJR back in spring of 2016. I bought it with a huge RC lift, 38” TSLs and slowly, built it the way it should have been. 4” Currie springs, savvy fox shocks, metal cloak track bars and control arms. Revolution 5.38s and several other things.
Truth is, at the time, I built it to what you see there and after buying a house and having an upcoming wedding, I never used it. It was a pretty shitty feeling to go through the effort of building it to what I thought was a great set up Jeep, not the best, but great, and not even wheel it. So, I sold it to help fund my wedding, house projects and to get one of the many cars on my to own list, 06 M3 Competition.
Fast forward, we moved to South Florida for my job, had my daughter and I’ve been moving from car to car. Even most recently, ordered my own JLUR and owned it for 5 months before taking a slight loss and moving to another bucket list car, Rs7. The JLUR was great but I never felt I was in a Jeep. I stuffed 37s on and while the modern tech, awesome 8 speed transmission and other things were nice, it wasn’t for me
So now that my daughter is 10 months old, I daily an M6 Gran Coupe, I’ve had the itch to get back into an LJR. This time, I wanted a manual. Everyone who owns the 42rle knows how big of a turd it is and I wanted nothing to do with it. So the search was on! Given the current circumstances, it was difficult to find what I wanted. I wanted another yellow LJR and manual, but they’re hard to come by and pull a pretty penny. I almost bought an auto yellow LJR but it didn’t work out. This led me to find this higher mileage, manual Midnight Blue Pearlcoat LJR
I haven’t seen an LJR in this color and the 226k miles don’t bother me. It’s filthy underneath, slight oil pan leak and needs some TLC cosmetically but it’ll be a fun project for me during this confinement period. Having learned from the lesson on my first LJ, I’m going to be starting with a fresh slate that’s unmodified and I can start building it with quality parts from the onset. At first, I was planning on the OME Ultimate kit, but once I added everything up, it’s a few hundred off from piecing together my own lift. So this is my plan as of now
Phase 1:
Savvy 3” Springs
Savvy Fox Shocks
Currie bump stop kit
MetalCloak front and rear track bars
Sway bar links- I don’t have any place to wheel down here so for now, will get something that’s cheap but can keep sway bar at the right level
285/75/16 Toyo RT- most likely. Had them on the LJUR and they performed great. We get lots of rain, sometimes heavy and I want a tire that can handle that but still have a presence. A true AT, doesn't interest me here. My inner child needs to show somewhere
ZJ Steering- since I’m not wheeling and staying on the smaller size of a tire, this will suffice my needs. Once we move back to NC and I can get out and wheel, I’ll do the Currie/Savvy combo
So for $500 more than the OME Ultimate, I’ll have a really solid base to build from.
Phase 2:
Savvy 1.25” body lift
Savvy MML
Savvy Transfer case cables
Phase 3:
Metal Cloak control arms- double adjustable uppers
At some point, I’ll do a tummy tuck, undercarriage items but since this will be a pavement princess for a little while, I don’t need the clearance. I’m excited to be back into an LJR and while I won’t have the ability to use it as it should, it’ll be a blast to have some good family time in a Jeep. I grew up in Jeeps and I want that for my daughter, that’s what drove me to get the JL. I just don’t want one for a daily driver. I’ll post pics when it arrives next week and get it cleaned up. Feel free to comment on build plans. I have no desire to save a few hundred on a subpar base build and while I’m not swimming in money, I know if you do it right the first time, it’ll beat doing it twice!
