JKJason
Caught the Bug
I bought my 2013 Freedom Edition JKU back in October 2015, but never started a build thread. I originally bought the Jeep for Snowboarding and getting up into the mountains with ease after having issue with my last vehicle in the snow. It's name isn't officially Snow Day, but that's what people started calling it due to the license plate so I've just gone with that. I've been building custom cars/trucks for over 20 years so building on the Jeep was a given.
Here's the Jeep the day I bought it.
As soon as I bought the Jeep, a good friend of mine that owns a custom shop in Cincinnati offered to sponsor the Jeep and put it in his booth at Cavalcade of Customs. This is a popular annual custom car/truck show that takes place in downtown Cincinnati every January. In three months I lifted the Jeep 3.5", installed some 35s and did a few other things like bumper, winch, CB other small accessories.
This is how the Jeep sits today. It's sitting on a 3.5" Rock Krawler lift, Teraflex Monster trackbar, Bilstein 5100 shocks, JKS quick disconnects, 456 Yukon gears, ATX 17" wheels, 35" Nitto Mud Grapplers, Adam's driveshafts, Evo rock sliders, Rock Hard 4x4 cage, Smittybilt bumper, Smittybilt winch, Artec Industries truss/gusset, Arten Industries inner fenders, Black Oak LEDs, Super Chips programmer, Thrush muffler, LED headlights with switchback halos, generic fenders and a few other odds and ends.
Near future plans: 37s (looking at Toyo Open Country, Nitto Trail Grapplers or possibly Milestars), full set of skid plates, half doors, stereo upgrades (nothing to crazy, just something with better sound), EVO tire carrier, lockers.
Not so near future plans (dreams at this point): 1 tons, 40s, motor swap to Cummins or V8.
Here's the Jeep the day I bought it.
As soon as I bought the Jeep, a good friend of mine that owns a custom shop in Cincinnati offered to sponsor the Jeep and put it in his booth at Cavalcade of Customs. This is a popular annual custom car/truck show that takes place in downtown Cincinnati every January. In three months I lifted the Jeep 3.5", installed some 35s and did a few other things like bumper, winch, CB other small accessories.
This is how the Jeep sits today. It's sitting on a 3.5" Rock Krawler lift, Teraflex Monster trackbar, Bilstein 5100 shocks, JKS quick disconnects, 456 Yukon gears, ATX 17" wheels, 35" Nitto Mud Grapplers, Adam's driveshafts, Evo rock sliders, Rock Hard 4x4 cage, Smittybilt bumper, Smittybilt winch, Artec Industries truss/gusset, Arten Industries inner fenders, Black Oak LEDs, Super Chips programmer, Thrush muffler, LED headlights with switchback halos, generic fenders and a few other odds and ends.
Near future plans: 37s (looking at Toyo Open Country, Nitto Trail Grapplers or possibly Milestars), full set of skid plates, half doors, stereo upgrades (nothing to crazy, just something with better sound), EVO tire carrier, lockers.
Not so near future plans (dreams at this point): 1 tons, 40s, motor swap to Cummins or V8.
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