TK's Yellow Krait LJK Buildup by tkfx

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Went out today to flex out the jeep to test the new mounts. With the new mounts, my tires are now able to be stuffed into the fender at the same time as the coilover bottoms out. Also been driving for the past two days and I am really happy with how the jeep drives now that I finally have swaybars on. I had not been using sway barsfor over a year on my DD and all I can say is wow it makes a huge difference on how it handles. Also I feel like the rig is so stable with it being so wide. Next step is some wheeling, swapping coilover springs and bumpstops.

12-7-2014

Here is a picture of what it looks like now back there

12-11-2014

Just picked up a pair of TruckLites for $260 total from NAPA! My Dad paid over $400 for his pair awhile ago!!! Also called King Shock to order some new springs and start swapping them out. Here is what my spring rate changes will be:

Front: 200/250 ---> 200/200
Rear: 200/250 ---> 150/200 OR 150/150

12-12-2014

Well after studying the Pirate4x4 coilover bible, I decided that I will use their calculator to figure out my corner weights (using my current spring deflection at ride height). After that I will use the calculator again to determine the right springs for the front and rear so I have the right suspension frequency for DD and rock crawling. This is a much better plan then blindly buying springs and hoping I got the right combination.

12-16-2014

The brown santa came today and had my new Trucklites are in! Can't wait to get them installed!

Also I am really excited to show you guys this new mirror that has been in the making by John Reynolds (JR on pirate4x4). He approached me asking if he can use my LJ to grab measurments for a bracket. After that I got really interested in what he was doing and helped him grind, press, and machine some parts for the mirrors. Pictures will be up once they are on my LJ!

Here is a link to the mirror on the campbell racing team's buggy:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...d=328491514020