The Jeep JK Rubicon Unlimited

So after having a few offroad vehicles, and wishing I had just one particular one I finally pulled the trigger. Before it was even purchased I knew much of the modifications that were going to happen to it to make it a more capable platform. The entire vehicle has been built for gas mileage, daily driveability, exploring, and camping in remote places.
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A really nice feature the Jeep came with was the navigation unit. It does not have very many offroad routes, but most major Forest Service roads are built into the unit.

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Bumpers both front and rear are LoD stubby. The styling is amazing. The toughness is bar none. The ability to have all the extras is perfect.

The front LoD bumper houses a Warn M8000 winch with MasterPull synthetic line and a stylish Poison Spyder Customs hawse fairlead.
For lighting we went with the HidX 4" lights (our favorite in the desert washes) and the factory fog lights.
2 D-ring shackles with toilet bowl washers (to stop any rattling) to add in any recovery situation.
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The rear LoD bumper houses 2 Pilot 4" fog lights, the Hi-Lift jack, 2 fuel cans (10 gallons total), and a cargo basket. There are 2 recovery tabs in case we ever need to be pulled out of something that we shouldn't be in.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some additional lighting added were the Vision X Tantrums. These lights are intended for the Fast and Furious crowd, but with a simple pull of the brain box to these lights and we have a very simple under carriage lighting. Why? Because stepping on a snake or scorpion in the middle of nowhere is no fun!!

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All of the lights are powered from an sPOD management system. The fuses and relays are tucked in really nice and water proof. The system has a battery low voltage cutoff, if we where ever to leave the lights on to long, the system shuts down and allows the Jeep to stil start up. It looks factory. The switches are mounted up in the cab above the rear view mirror.
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The tires and wheels were a bit of a splurge as the factory setup is realy nice, but with a taller tire the Jeep gained 2" more ground clearance at the differential.
Tires are 35" Goodyear Wrangler MTR's with Kevlar built in the sidewall.
Wheels are 16" ProComp 7069 in matte black.
Held up with 2.5" Teraflex coils and controlled by Bilstein shocks.


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I added a locking gas cap. It came black and I took the extra time and painted it to match the bright silver of the Jeep.





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The lowest point on the Jeeps breakover is the Evaporation Canister. It's a giant hunk of plastic that helps with emitions. Why Jeep choose to put it at the lowest point is beside me. The fix: a 3/16" Poison Spyder Skid Plate. It's 1/2 the price of replacing the Evap Can.



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A firefighter on the trail would be ineffective if he didn't have an ABC Fire extinguisher at his disposal. It's munted with steel band clamps and velcro to the roll bar.