Gruff JK

[Gruff]

5 hours ago, Jdofmemi said:

Seems odd that it won't fit with the cage installed. 

 

I would have thought that you could twist it in. 

 

 

 

I was surprised too. We tried and there's no way to twist it in - the C-pillars interfere.

 

2 hours ago, Fury22 said:

Just leave the spare on the trailer. You dont need that weight

 

There is that option. This would be more for driving local & around town. 

 

[Ethan Remington]

Any updates Jerry?

[Gruff]

8 hours ago, Ethan Remington said:

Any updates Jerry?

Should have one today. I haven't been to the shop in a few days.... 

[Ethan Remington]

[Gruff]

2 hours ago, Ethan Remington said:

 

I know, I know. It's really close. Work has been something else lately, with a potential expansion so it's been taking a shitload of time. Looking at a bigger warehouse too which will be great but another thing taking up time. And our weather has sucked donkey balls on top of that. 

 

Arms are in, all brackets tacked in & waiting final flexing before finishing up. Had to go to a straight front trackbar kit and that's due in tomorrow. It's the last piece needed to finish up I think(hope). Once that's fabbed up it'll be exhaust, brake lines & e-brake. Here's a couple shitty pics.

 

 

Oh, and driveshafts need reworked too

[Weebz]

Why a change up front?   

[Gruff]

The Genright frame track bar mount is forward a few inches from the stock mount. Gets rid of the bend in the track bar. 

 

Also, there isn't a provision for a front sway bar with the GR kit. "Don't need one" I was told by them. We shall see.

[Jdofmemi]

10 hours ago, Gruff said:

The Genright frame track bar mount is forward a few inches from the stock mount. Gets rid of the bend in the track bar. 

 

Also, there isn't a provision for a front sway bar with the GR kit. "Don't need one" I was told by them. We shall see.

Set the right spring rates and adjust the transfer rings right and you won't. 

 

I haven't used one on Vengeance in a year, and still carve the mountain roads. 

[Gruff]

21 hours ago, Jdofmemi said:

Set the right spring rates and adjust the transfer rings right and you won't. 

 

I haven't used one on Vengeance in a year, and still carve the mountain roads. 

 

 

It certainly makes things a lot easier and cleans up the front without it. I'm game to try it for sure. 

I went with GR's off the shelf Kings so it should be the correct springs. 

[fiend]

On 4/26/2022 at 8:28 PM, Jdofmemi said:

Set the right spring rates and adjust the transfer rings right and you won't. 

 

I haven't used one on Vengeance in a year, and still carve the mountain roads. 

Yeah but vengeance sits six inches off the ground.

[Jdofmemi]

3 hours ago, fiend said:

Yeah but vengeance sits six inches off the ground.

7 now, since we cranked the preload up

[Gruff]

This guy still around or what? Geez.

 

 

[Jdofmemi]

Glad to see an update. 

 

Though something happened to you. 

 

What front bumper is that? 

[Weebz]

Nice progress Jerry.   Now finish it!!!!

[Gruff]

2 hours ago, Jdofmemi said:

Glad to see an update. 

 

Though something happened to you. 

 

What front bumper is that? 

 

Yeah, been pouting cuz I missed AZ...

 

Bumper is Hepta

[Gruff]

9 minutes ago, Weebz said:

Nice progress Jerry.   Now finish it!!!!

Cage getting painted this week too. Then all gets put back together. Fingers crossed.

[wjtstudios]

On 5/29/2022 at 8:29 PM, Gruff said:

Cage getting painted this week too. Then all gets put back together. Fingers crossed.

Nice, the Dice on the cage was a great throw back detail, progress looks awesome Jerry!

[Gruff]

41 minutes ago, wjtstudios said:

Nice, the Dice on the cage was a great throw back detail, progress looks awesome Jerry!

 

Thanks Bill! 

[AJK]

Ha, the Dice are awesome. 

[Gruff]

9 hours ago, wjtstudios said:

Nice, the Dice on the cage was a great throw back detail, progress looks awesome Jerry!

 

5 hours ago, AxK said:

Ha, the Dice are awesome. 

 

If you look all of the opposing faces add tp to 7.

 

[BHaner]

I like what I see!

 

So close!

[Crawl2Camp]

Really like that hydro assist ram mount that your running and the ram positioning.  

[BHaner]

How goes the battle?

 

I don't need to come out there and help do I? 

[Gruff]

6 minutes ago, BHaner said:

How goes the battle?

 

I don't need to come out there and help do I? 

Lol, the battle has been fought and finally won! 

 

Finished it up last Wed and had it out over the past weekend at the Great American Crawl in WV and it did great. Until some doofus snapped an axle u-joint the second day  

All in all I'm really happy with it. Need to fiddle with a few settings but overall, man do these 4 link rears flex. And stable as all get out. I'll post up a bunch of build pics all at once as soon as I get shit organized. 

 

[Weebz]

Gruff was killing it till Jerry killed Gruff.   He looks awesome on the trail.