KingCopperhead's 14 JK Willy's Wheeler

Just did some touch up on the shackle mounts, got all the nuts and bolts cleaned up. (Including Fred's)

Parts for the fascia and CB should be here tomorrow. Tested the shackle mounts in the frame rails today and everything lines up. Providing I can get those pain in the ass nuts in the cross member to thread without much difficulty it should be an incredibly easy install.


Beyond that, my expendable funds are greatly diminished at the time being due to a job change, but the eventual plan for this Jeep is to continue to strengthen the drive train, and get a little bit more armor on it. By mid summer I'd like to be able to go to the farm without worrying too much about damage.

I think a soft top, corner skins, roll cage, chopped factory fenders (which allow them to just break away as I understand it) and chromoly front axle shafts (which will allow me to keep the factory shafts as trail spares) will put me in a really good place. Eventually I think I'd like to truss the front axle as well. This is all going to be very spread out over the next few years.


I'll likely keep the rear limited slip differential over a selectable locker because as a DD, in the winter time, the current set up really hooks up well in the snow and Ice.

Overall, I'm really happy with the way this Jeep has worked for me over the past couple of years. While I sometimes have to back away from certain obstacles or trails because I have to drive it home, that's just me playing it safe.