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Midnight LJR
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You deserved it!
Here is the requested side shot.
6 hours to go, until I get home. Lots more pictures to share, and details to come.
But, it is Amazing!!
Near as we can tell, it is vibe free to 75 and just the tiniest bit of perceptible vibe from the rear at 80. The rear pinion angle was adjusted up and down from where it is several times and that is about as good as it will get without maybe some driveshaft work.
@mrblaine this is a really nice finish to the @Midnight LJR build. If one did not see pictures of the bare armor/sliders/rub rail it is hard to even spot that all that is there. You have a great eye for fit and finish to wrap it all up. The Jeep looks perfect and I am sure it drives as perfect can be too.
@Midnight LJR I am looking forward to reading about the details and your take on everything that's been put in!
@Midnight LJR I am looking forward to reading about the details and your take on everything that's been put in!
It is nice. However, I only did what I was asked to do. The rest of it and how it was arranged color wise and which bits got what was all Mike. The final look good or bad is all on him.
As am I. Fortunately he has a nice long drive to get rid of his old muscle memory and start developing new habits. He will struggle for a bit to understand that you can throw it into a corner and not be the least bit scared. It has no bad habits. That and we got to give him the best part of our test drive which is going down the road at speed and hanging one side off in the bumpy stuff. Always a good time to see the look on their face when nothing bad happens.
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You need to rename this thread a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Purely a beautiful build. Well done Blaine and great choice on the styling and components Mike.
Purely a beautiful build. Well done Blaine and great choice on the styling and components Mike.
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I'm curious for the details to see how it compares to this one:
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads...iving-and-weekend-adventure.7068/#post-104633
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads...iving-and-weekend-adventure.7068/#post-104633
Midnight LJR
In search of Rubicon flares.
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Ok show and tell time. I will spread the photos out over a few posts so you guys can ask questions on any certain thing you want to know about. I have to start off thanking Blaine because this would not have been possible without his Amazing work obviously.
So how does it drive? Outstanding, you honestly could not have convinced me a lifted Jeep could drive like this. I set the cruise for 70mph all the way home and barely had to steer home. The steering has a nice firm feel and it goes exactly where you point it, and nowhere you don’t. The biggest difference for me was when I would see a bunch of broken pavement and pot holes in the road or freeway and I could feel my whole body tense up and I would bring my second hand up to the wheel ready to make corrections. The Jeep would drive straight through It like nothing was there and I felt like it was looking at me like “what are you doing, calm down. I got this”
It took me 9 hours to get home because somehow there is still traffic in L.A. even during a pandemic. This was after driving 7 hours to get there. It drives so nice I was way less fatigued when I got home after 16 hours of driving in a day, then when I drove it down originally.
I drove it to my parents this morning, which has a bunch of curvy backroads Just driving along comfortable and in control at speeds that just don’t seem right in a Jeep.
It’s a real California Jeep now it identifies as a sports car.
It doesn’t come up like wow it does this so great! It just feels like it doesn’t ever do anything wrong. You just drive, and enjoy the trip. I would jump in it and drive it all the way to Moab tomorrow without one thought as to the comfort I would be in.
I cannot wait to get it off road. And yes on the test drive we did deliberately drop a tire of the road twice and it did not care at all. That was nuts!
I’ll post a bunch of pictures so you guys can check it out since everyone keeps messaging me for photos.
I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. I really wanted it to be crazy capable, but to someone who didn’t know a lot about Jeeps not stand out too much.
So how does it drive? Outstanding, you honestly could not have convinced me a lifted Jeep could drive like this. I set the cruise for 70mph all the way home and barely had to steer home. The steering has a nice firm feel and it goes exactly where you point it, and nowhere you don’t. The biggest difference for me was when I would see a bunch of broken pavement and pot holes in the road or freeway and I could feel my whole body tense up and I would bring my second hand up to the wheel ready to make corrections. The Jeep would drive straight through It like nothing was there and I felt like it was looking at me like “what are you doing, calm down. I got this”
It took me 9 hours to get home because somehow there is still traffic in L.A. even during a pandemic. This was after driving 7 hours to get there. It drives so nice I was way less fatigued when I got home after 16 hours of driving in a day, then when I drove it down originally.
I drove it to my parents this morning, which has a bunch of curvy backroads Just driving along comfortable and in control at speeds that just don’t seem right in a Jeep.
It’s a real California Jeep now it identifies as a sports car.
It doesn’t come up like wow it does this so great! It just feels like it doesn’t ever do anything wrong. You just drive, and enjoy the trip. I would jump in it and drive it all the way to Moab tomorrow without one thought as to the comfort I would be in.
I cannot wait to get it off road. And yes on the test drive we did deliberately drop a tire of the road twice and it did not care at all. That was nuts!
I’ll post a bunch of pictures so you guys can check it out since everyone keeps messaging me for photos.
I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. I really wanted it to be crazy capable, but to someone who didn’t know a lot about Jeeps not stand out too much.
Your styling is spot on with your goal. And god damn that's nice work!!
Midnight LJR
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Here are the photos of the Black Magic Hydro-Assit install Blaine makes it require a bit more effort than standard for PSC and while I have never driven in other Hydro-Assit setup. It feels great, if anybody wants to drive the Jeep when we get together for runs don’t be afraid to ask I’ll gladly let you try it out.
Midnight LJR
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Here are some shots of the front suspension with the mid-arm and new towers for the fox shocks. I love the way Blaine integrates the towers and the lower shock mounts. Again if you didn’t know better I think you would believe it came this way.
Sounds like monies well spent brah! Work of art! Can't wait to see it in person!
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Here are shots of the rear suspension. Out boarded shocks, 4 link mid-arm, with Currie anti-rock.
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