8:31 am
Club Member
September 3, 2008
Figured it's time for me to post build specs of my rig:
2014 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited.
- MetalCloak 3.5" Game Changer Rock Sport Edition
- Ultimate Dana 60s 5.38s and ARB lockers
- 1350 Drivelines front and rear
- KMC Machete Beadlocks
- 40" Mickey Thompson MTZ P3
- Rare Parts Steering
- PSC XD Big Bore Steering Box
- VKS Fab front and rear bumpers, rock sliders and light bar brackets
- Sierra LED 50" Dual Amber Light Bar and bumper pods
- Warn Zeon Winch
- Factor55 Pro Link
- Switch Pros switch panel system
- ARB Dual Compressor
- Weather Tech Floor mats
I think that's about it. Build in process...
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8:34 am
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April 2, 2003
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September 3, 2008
JohnDF said
Also, could you tell me where you mounted your dual compressor?I think my sPOD took my compressor spot 🙁
I used the MetalCloak bracket. https://www.metalcloak.com/JK-.....p/3152.htm
They run it with the Spod in this video: t=529s
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10:52 pm
December 13, 2015
6:56 pm
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Hey Greg, hate to keep picking your brain, but...
1). How did your 40s fit on the 3.5" lift?
2). Any big rubbing issues (frame, bumper, etc)?
3). Did you add longer bump stops?
4). How much trimming did you have to do?
5). How did the Mickey Thompson's work?
Any information you can share would be appreciated.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
12:16 pm
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July 14, 2016
7:18 pm
July 14, 2016
JohnDF said
Hey Greg, hate to keep picking your brain, but...1). How did your 40s fit on the 3.5" lift?
2). Any big rubbing issues (frame, bumper, etc)?
3). Did you add longer bump stops?
4). How much trimming did you have to do?
5). How did the Mickey Thompson's work?
Any information you can share would be appreciated.
I really want to know how he does 40's on a 3 1/2” lift.
I have a 4" lift and run low tread 33's and hit my fenders...
8:02 pm
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January 20, 2009
10:28 am
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March 13, 2015
I can at least answer #3. The metalcloak lift uses stackable bump stops so you can fine tune the kit. My guess is they do this so that the kit can work with stock fenders but also be adjusted to fit larger tires with their fenders without needing different part numbers.
11:02 am
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February 26, 2014
4:18 pm
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September 3, 2008
JohnDF said
Hey Greg, hate to keep picking your brain, but...1). How did your 40s fit on the 3.5" lift?
2). Any big rubbing issues (frame, bumper, etc)?
3). Did you add longer bump stops?
4). How much trimming did you have to do?
5). How did the Mickey Thompson's work?
Any information you can share would be appreciated.
1. They fit. I am running a 3 inch bumpstop front and rear. I could take an inch out if I reroute my brakelines and cut the bolt shorter on my sway bar in the rear. The most eye opening experience for me was getting my jeep on the Metalcloak cti trailer. I learned a lot about what tweaks I need to make to have them fit better. I am not getting the full flex out of my kit.
2. I do rub the frame on the backside of the front tires when fully turned. I think my wheels are potential too offset causing the issue. This doesn't totally make sense to me, but Jeff doesn't rub with his jeep.
3. Just the stock bumpstops I was running when I was on 37s. I made no changes. But I do plan to tweak the above mentioned things and remove one inch of bumpstop.
4. Factory flares had to go!! The front needed a little behind the tires. I could use more up front when fully stuffed and turning. The rear needs more also. The jeep obviously works right now, but on extreme situations, I'll need to cut more. Mainly the back of the wheel wells. We mainly made cuts along the pinch seem then folded the body over with a bfh. I don't really like the look of it and I'm leaning towards just cutting out what needs to be cut out. Everyone is worried their jeep will fall apart if the remove sections of the pinch seem. I might have it done professionally to give it a nice cleaned finish look. I really don't know at this point. But it needs addressing some day.
5. I have been pleasantly surprised by the MTs. They are C rated and I was worried they would wear fast. I have close to 8k miles on them and I can barely tell any wear. They are much softer than my toyos. But not nearly as smooth. They are noisy also, but I like that about them. Who doesn't love hearing a mud tire come down the road. Off road, I can't complain. They have taken me everywhere I wanted to go. In Moab, they did great. Haven't really had them in the mud. On rocks, they seem to do the job just as I need.
40's are great. Some people won't like driving them everyday though so keep that in mind. I would not want to go back to a smaller tire either. Maybe a 39" but any smaller and I feel like I should have stayed on dana 44s.
Hope that helps.
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6:31 am
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July 10, 2003
Thanks Greg, hope you had fun on your backpacking trip. Anyways, that's exactly the information I needed. Sounds like it will work with my current setup and some trimming. Then, like you, I can adjust everything as needed. I ordered the Mickey's a couple of days ago and they should be here on Wednesday. Couldn't pass on the price of those tires. I'm already running 3" bumpstop extensions and tube fenders. Sounds like I will be spending some time with the sawzall this week. Are Jeff's axles wider than ours? Perhaps that's why he is not rubbing the frame?
I used to wheel a lot. . .
4:25 pm
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September 3, 2008
We haven't pulled tap on the axles that he has, but overall, He was narrower at the time than me. We'll have to take a closer look and figure it out. Great choice on the tires, the pricing was the same thing that pushed me to buy them. Plus everyone I talked to couldn't say anything bad about Mickey Ts. I need to order my spare soon...
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