An uplifting experience

Life comes at you fast. It does for me anyhow. So fast recently that i have found no time to talk about my passion, the jeep attitude!

Being that it's been a while, let's start from the beginning of my 40K service slash lift slash investment.

If you remember, i dedicated this 2008 JK Sahara to the life of a jeep. That is not to say project. i love the stock product and think it's near perfect. So why a lift? Why tires? If i took the stock Sahara through Uwharrie we would almost constantly make sweat music using the skid plates for sounding boards and rocks for acoustic excitation. The ball joints were shot. Pretty much every hole in MI proved to be a perfect place to park my jeep for the day. Me resolved to much muddy digging and praying. In truth, i got tired of that very edgy die hard "I'll dig it out!" attitude. In the beginning i though "What the hell did i do to my jeep!". In the end i think "What an amazing machine". Without a doubt this rig deserves the right to wear the jeep badge.

So, i decided to stay with american made suspension products that would 1. last and 2. improve the jeeps performance and 3. not destroy it's road performance.

With Unlimited Offroad and a lot of work on my behalf, i got the jeep's Full-Traction Premium Plus SRS system dialed in and... well... it has done what i expected and more. More on this in a following post.

i have to say i went cheap. Meaning i tried to wait to get wheels. Hey, i didn't know what i wanted for sure. To make this possible they put the rear drag links on the inside. They rubbed like all hell forcing me to at the very least to get wheel spacers. i thought about wheel spacers and my stock leaky POS tires. i haven't regreted one moment of owning my GoodYear Duratrac tires. More on these in a following post.

So, a practical 4" lift and 33" tires. What a machine. If you're looking for one of the best jeeps ever made, i recommend a 2008-2009 JK for many reasons.