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After years of daily driving my Jeep TJ trail rig and my old evo 8 I finally decided to get a decent daily that would still scratch that trail running and camping itch. I bought it brand new in November of 2024 and walked out for under sticker including California’s fees. Told myself I would keep it stock for a while and that lasted all of 6 months (a record for me) before changes began to be made. My first upgrades were a Peak 1.25 spacer lift, some RRW RR-7h’s with 17x8.5 25 offset wrapped in some 285/75r17 c-load Toyo Open County AT3’s and some Baja Designs Squadron Sports on SDHQ mounts. Came out pretty nice if i do say so myself!
This setup works beautifully, was easy to get aligned, doesn’t rub and didn't kill my mpg’s. I will be doing another small suspension upgrade in the near future but i cant complain with how it currently sits. I have taken it on some mild stuff here in so-cal such as Sandstone Canyon and apart from the trans getting hot in 4-hi i’ve had no complaints. Next changes after the suspension were a Softopper to add a little functionality, some ARK micro flaps and the Sixth Element trail pipe.
The Softopper has to be one of my favorite changes to the truck, super easy to install/remove and makes it easy to load up for beach days or camping trips. I also installed a Banks intake because i missed hearing boost noises and thats how she sits for now! Currently waiting on my next few parts, an RCI engine skid plate, some Restless sliders and am currently working on an Auxbeam setup. I look forward to sharing where this build goes in the future!
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