klt02kj
Adventurist
I initially purchased my 2002 KJ as a family hauler to take my 88 YJ off of the road in the spring of 2003. As many jeep owners, we can't leave well enough alone...so I lifted it the first time 1) full Old Man Emu suspension and some TJ Rubicon take offs (245x75/16). This combo was great until I added my front ARB bar. The springs that I had were medium duty and not up to the task of the heavy bumper so the front end was revisited.
2) I purchased Old Man Emu HD (gas) springs. This combo work great for a few years until I added my winch, which caused the front end to dive yet again. I ended up keeping this setup from 2006 until 2009 that's when I purchased my third setup.
3) Old Man Emu 790 front lift springs for a 2.8L CRD diesel liberty. This combo was the ticket! Coupled with Bilsten front shocks, it's great!
In the rear I'm running Old Man Emu 948 coil springs with 2 trim packs. The shocks are Monroe coil over/ load level shocks to combat the weight of the rear bumper system.
I installed a full set of Rustys skid plates for the underside, JKS rock sliders and a Rocklizard Fabrications full rear bumper system with tire carrier, hi-lift jack holder and jerry can rig. I also installed an airflow snorkel.
The current tire set up is 31x10.50x15 BFG KM2 and I'm running 4:10 gears with a limited slip.
This rig has been great, considering it's not what I had been use to (YJ's and XJ's). It primarily used as my daily driver and weekend camping/ exploration rig.
At the time when I built it/ still am I never anticipated it to look the way it does, so my pictures are scattered everywhere on phones , hard drives and memory cards. So here's a few more recent photos from this past spring and summer.
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2) I purchased Old Man Emu HD (gas) springs. This combo work great for a few years until I added my winch, which caused the front end to dive yet again. I ended up keeping this setup from 2006 until 2009 that's when I purchased my third setup.
3) Old Man Emu 790 front lift springs for a 2.8L CRD diesel liberty. This combo was the ticket! Coupled with Bilsten front shocks, it's great!
In the rear I'm running Old Man Emu 948 coil springs with 2 trim packs. The shocks are Monroe coil over/ load level shocks to combat the weight of the rear bumper system.
I installed a full set of Rustys skid plates for the underside, JKS rock sliders and a Rocklizard Fabrications full rear bumper system with tire carrier, hi-lift jack holder and jerry can rig. I also installed an airflow snorkel.
The current tire set up is 31x10.50x15 BFG KM2 and I'm running 4:10 gears with a limited slip.
This rig has been great, considering it's not what I had been use to (YJ's and XJ's). It primarily used as my daily driver and weekend camping/ exploration rig.
At the time when I built it/ still am I never anticipated it to look the way it does, so my pictures are scattered everywhere on phones , hard drives and memory cards. So here's a few more recent photos from this past spring and summer.
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