This is my Jeep. I purchased new in 2006 after hearing it was the last year of the Unlimited (LJ). I really like the 2 door, long wheelbase platform as well as the 4.0L power plant, transmission, transfer case, Dana 44's, etc, etc.
The build was designed to keep as much of a 'stock' look as possible while pushing performance and ride comfort up to a point where I could easily and comfortably take the family hiking and camping nearly anywhere. It's very deceiving visually and difficult to really get a feel for the scale of the Jeep until you get up close or park next to a 'tiny' stock Rubicon. It easily fits 37" tires with only 2" of suspension lift, but I feel 35's are the sweet spot for where and how I drive. It's still fun to see reactions when we comfortably roll over big terrain and never bump or scrape a thing.
The performance goals were to keep the center of gravity as low as possible while squeezing out as much ground clearance as possible. Comfort and drivability are very important as my wife would be driving it occasionally and wouldn't tolerate a squirmy ride. With only about 50k miles on it, it's still super tight and drives like a dream on and off road.
List of most of the major mods are on my profile. AEV, Nth Degree and Genright are the primary manufactures I leaned on to get it dialed in.
The build was designed to keep as much of a 'stock' look as possible while pushing performance and ride comfort up to a point where I could easily and comfortably take the family hiking and camping nearly anywhere. It's very deceiving visually and difficult to really get a feel for the scale of the Jeep until you get up close or park next to a 'tiny' stock Rubicon. It easily fits 37" tires with only 2" of suspension lift, but I feel 35's are the sweet spot for where and how I drive. It's still fun to see reactions when we comfortably roll over big terrain and never bump or scrape a thing.
The performance goals were to keep the center of gravity as low as possible while squeezing out as much ground clearance as possible. Comfort and drivability are very important as my wife would be driving it occasionally and wouldn't tolerate a squirmy ride. With only about 50k miles on it, it's still super tight and drives like a dream on and off road.
List of most of the major mods are on my profile. AEV, Nth Degree and Genright are the primary manufactures I leaned on to get it dialed in.