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With the Maximus-3 bumper modifications we added a set of 6″ round lights to fill in the space, look good, and provide some extra light. The installed KC HiLites lights feature 20W LED lights the provide a significant amount of light with low power usage. Some specifications and details from KC: KC HiLiTES 6″ Pro-Sport …
Recently we installed a Warn VR10-S winch on the jeepfan.com 1978 CJ-5. We liked the winch so much we decided to put one on the jeepfan.com 2016 Rubicon Hard Rock as part of a bumper upgrade with some Maximus-3 components. If your Jeep is equipped with a 10A style bumper, found on the 2013 10th …
With the final year of the JK coming to an end Jeep introduced a special edition model Rubicon that goes a little further than the Hard Rock edition. Not much detail on the new heavier front axle and heavier rock rails is indicated yet. It appears to already have a lift installed and 35″ tires …
Continuing from page 2 the winch is installed and wired up and the bumper is nearing the point of being reinstalled. According to the directions a small part of the front of the bumper needs to be trimmed away. The amount will depend on the age of the bumper. Luckily this area is covered by …
Continuing from page 1. Leading up to this point the bumper was removed and some small details need to be taken care of. Starting from here the winch mount and winch will get fit up and installed. Depending on your type of winch will determine if the factory vacuum pump will need relocation. Test fitting will …
In 2013 Jeep released a special model Rubicon to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the model. This model had extra features including steel front and rear bumpers, a first for the JK. If you own a JK Wrangler that is a 10th Anniversary (2013), Rubicon X (2014), or Rubicon Hard Rock (2015-2017) running the stock …
Since the Wrangler JK model run is coming to an end after 10 years, making its way for the up and coming Wrangler JL sometime in 2017, Jeep will be releasing some special editions as a send off. According to Automotive News’ Larry Vellequette the 2017 Wrangler Sport Freedom and Sahara Winter editions will sales starting in …
If you live in an area that experiences the force of winter it may be time for a new set of wiper blades to keep the window clear when the messy stuff arrives. Snow is bad enough but dirty slush and ice coat a Jeep’s windshield in no time and even the JK has less …
First a bit of review of our $3K JK Project and where we have been. We installed a lift, wheel spacers, and 35″ tires on the Jeep and our next step is getting the 35″ spare mounted properly to the back of the Jeep. A 35″ may fit on the stock carrier depending on the wheel but without …
The next step in the $3K JK Project is to install a set of wheel spacers to prepare for the larger tires. We have decided to use the 315/70R17 (35″) Goodyear Duratrac tires on our JK with the beautiful stock Hard Rock wheels. Side note, heard these wheels called the Rubicon snow flake? The JK …
