Recent content by comtn4x4

Good suggestion on getting the pressure checked, I'll work on that Unfortunately OEM shocks aren't an option especially in the rear. Rebuild cost around here are so high it's hardly worth doing it. Shipping them to you to be rebuilt isn't any better. My estimate of rebuild cost is half the...

Hi everyone with Dobinson's suspension, specifically the IMS shocks. I wanted some real word experience (yes you too Mike) on how many miles you're getting in before rebuild/replacement and which direction you went. For myself I'm at about 40K miles and they're starting to fade enough to do...

I've posted quite a bit about my experience with 34's and 4.56 gears which you can look for or maybe already saw. To give a brief summary I live in Denver and wheel in the CO, NM, AZ, MT, UT Mountains I've been on 285/75's (I also ran 305/70 Briefly) with 4.56 gears for about 6 years/80,000+...

No issues whatsoever doing this and highly recommended. It helps you keep control of the vehicle, especially if your foot slips off the brake. Bonus: Keeps your breaks from wearing and prevents from overheating

I have the Metaltech OPOR Lower Link Guards. I haven't had any issues and they've been on for about 3 years

Glad to hear ECGS is still providing good service. My 4.56 are still running quiet and solid after 80K miles.

Still running single arm and having no issues. That being said I didn't have issues I was aware of before other than destroying the stock arms. I see no reason to hold back on running one arm only. As far as advantages/disadvantages, theoretically the driver side arm could hit the gas tank at...

Something to remember about rebuilding shocks, you'll need to be able to take your vehicle out of service while the shocks are rebuilt, which is generally a couple weeks depending on the situation. If you don't daily your rig that's not a big deal. You could also have a second set of shocks to...

There's no reason you can't just replace the UCA's. However, in order to replace the UCA you'll need to do a very similar scope of work as to replacing the UCA and the coilover. And with both you'd need an alignment. So from a time out of service and a cost perspective it'd be more advantageous...

I had these on m '13 back in the day till I killed them lol. It's really not worth the cost of rebuilding even if it was possible. Rebuilding would involve the laborof disassembly and you'd need an alignment regardless. The coil looks to be reuseable so just the shock gets replaced. I recently...

I feel your pain. I didn't think I was going to do a rear bumper either till I moved to tires that wouldn't fit underneath anymore. And I was dragging my spare and the rear bumper cover. (I ran an undersized spare for awhile, if you don't flat much you could consider stuffing a skinny 34" tire...

Full replacement bumper with swing outs

Likely one of those works. You'll need to know the tube diameter of the location you are considering. Search "tube light mounts" on Google. There are hundreds of styles from generic to brand name. I have used Axia Alloys with good success Light Mounts – Axia Alloys FourTreks also makes...

Shaving it helps... but it still looks like a station wagon. Needs to be taller and shorter.

Yeah I agree the longer wheel base was a questionable move. The 5th gen has an almost identical wheelbase to an Unlimited which I think was a big selling point