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First Jeep! Always wanted one but needed the towing capacity of a truck. Picked up the Sport with Maxtow on Wednesday morning and found this forum on Thursday. Plan on building up the JTso thought I would journal it here to help out folks doing the same.

Here are current and planned mods (updated 2/3/20)

13 inch stubby antenna (done)
Method roost wheels matte black (installed))
BFG KO2s 35" (installed)
2" Mopar/Fox lift (installed)
JCR off-road rockslider steps (installed)
smittybilt xrc gen2 bumper (installed - post below)
Smiitybilt X2O waterproof 10k winch (installed)
M.O.R.E. dead pedal (installed)
Spray in bedliner (sprayed in by Line-X)
Mopar tonneau cover (installed-a pain in the ass)
Quadratec J5 light bar with cheap chinese light brackets (installed)
Rigid SAE D-Series driving lights (installed)
SPod Bantam with HD controller (installed)
67 Designs JL Rail (installed)
CB Radio (TBD)
Headlight replace (TBD)
Tube doors (TBD)

Still trying to decide on a few more things. Definitely interested in installing some onboard air and some lockers. Would also like to do something more with the bed. Considering going with the Alu-cab canopy. Here are some pics of the Jeep as it sits right now (updated 2/3/2020):

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I've had mine for a week. Just hit 200 miles tonight. Damn work. Same, first time, didn't before due to tow capacity.
 

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Big changes coming soon. Today, some Cheap-O(tm) grab handles.
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I installed the dead pedal tonight after work. Took a while and was a real PITA, but I like the finished product
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Got the bumper and the winch put on this weekend. I'm super happy with how it turned out but it was a total monster of a project. The plastic pieces that came with the bumper to secure the bolts so that you could get them lined up without them falling out were next to worthless. Ultimately my buddy climbed underneath and helped get a single bolt through and threaded (at the same time as helping me lift this heavy monster) then we got them threaded one a time. Took hours. A couple pics below of the bumper on and one with bumper totally removed. I will say, with my lift and tires still not on (delayed delivery of parts), the Gator looks half-baked, but I think its going to look sick once I get that stuff installed.

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Love the bumper/winch. Going slow on my customization. So far mud flaps has been the only addition, but I haven't even got 300 miles yet.
 

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No excuse for failing to update this for months, but did some work on the Jeep today, so feeling inspired. About five months ago, I had the Mopar 2 inch lift and my wheels and tires installed (Method Roost Matte Black 17s with BFG KO2 35s). Pics below.

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Since the lift and tires, I've installed a set of JCR Offroad classic sliders and, today, an SPOD Bantam HD and a Quadratec J5 Light bar (attached to some chinese light bar brackets). No pics yet of the HD panel because I am awaiting the arrival of a 67 designs JL Rail that I will be mounting it to and will post pics of that with the HD sometime soon.
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Got the 67 Designs JL Rail system in the mail last night and installed it before work this morning and mounted up my SPod HD panel. Loving it so far!

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Installed Rigid SAE D-series on the bumper yesterday. Super easy install with the SPod, just ran the wires down the bumper and up through the engine compartment following the same path as the winch was wired.

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Got the front windows tinted on my lunch break today. Sunstoppers West in Charlotte did quick and good work!

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