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I have installed many parts to my Jeep since I purchsed it in October 2012. My favorite part so far has been the Smittybilt XRC8 winch. We use it at the repair shop I work at on a daily basis to move cars.

I did a frame up build on my CJ 7. I purchased a new tub and fenders and hood as well has a windshield frame. And it was on! Every part on my Jeep came from 4WD. When I started it was a rusted busted bucket. When I took my girlfriend to see it, she just shook her head in disbelief. Obviously she didn’t see the potential. LOL. I’m no pro by any means but everyone that sees it, thinks it looks great.

I started working on installing the mud guards from Husky Liners today and right before it started raining, I was able to have at least the rear guards installed. Using only a few simply tools, the whole procedure lasted me one hour.

I bought my jeep new last year and it was perfect right from the beginning BUT there was one small problem, everywhere I looked the same black jeep was driving by. So I had to take matters into my own hands. I then decided that I was going to make some modifications. I started for a fab four front bumper, which was a nice start. Then I had to make her higher to be able to do some serious climbing. I then had a four inch pro comp lift kit added plus some 18 inch rims and 35 inch tires.

PUT ON LIFT KIT, TIRES & WHEELS, CHROME AND STAINLESS, BUMPERS AND ACCESSORIES. DOESN’T DO ANYTHING NEW EXCEPT LOOK PRETTY AND DRIVE GREAT!

Installed 4.5 inch Rubicon Express Long Arm Lift. Very easy to install and what a huge difference it made. Now I can almost go anywhere. River beds and rocky sections on trails don’t scare me anymore. Made my Jeep very flexible and allowed me to install 33 inch tires.

Got some Black Diamond Plate by Warrior.
Front frame cover, rear plate, and corner guards.
Wish I could plate the whole Jeep!

When we met we both had bone stock TJ’s, My now fiance introduced me to 4wd hardware. After that the downward spiral began. We started off with bumpers, which then a winch was needed. The added weight of the winch meant we needed a budget boost. Then after the budget boost the stock rims and tires didn’t look quite right. So on went a set of rims and 31′s. Then we noticed the jeep didn’t quite move as well as it use too. Then we put an intake kit, cat back exhaust, and programmer. The pictures are our engagement pictures, we love that jeep more than any other vehicle we own.

2012 Trip to Gunnison, Colorado. Don’t remember the name of the mountain but one could see forever. Something like 13K feet. My grandson has asked me if we were in 4 wheel drive as we were climbing. Even though it was over rocks and such, I told him “No, not yet.” what a look I got! The trail up was handled with a set of new 32/11.50-15s BF Goodrich All-Terrain TAs that performed flawlessly.

I found an old M-416 military jeep trailer in Jan this year and made it a project with an end date of Apr 25 for Jeep Beach in Daytona Beach FL. After adding some wheel guards with storage in front of and behind the wheels and painting the tub to match my Sahara I added some Dick Cepek DC-II wheels and that made all the difference in the world. The trailer looks great and tows like it is not even there. The only issue I ran into was that the fender wells did not have the clearance for the 35’s so I built a frame from 2” square tubing and mounted the spring brackets to it to get the necessary clearance.