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Awesome build! You mention the weight saga? Did you have to remove/replace those couple of items because weight and its affect on handling? I ask because I am ready to pull the trigger on the same RK lift, but have been wondering how there spring rate handles a heavy truck like mine which sits at +/- 200lb gvwr.
The RK lift handles the extra weight like a champ when I load up the truck. I don’t run that much constant weight though after the aluminum and weight reduction. By constant weight, I mean pieces bolted to the truck that don’t come off or out.

The “saga” started for me when I found myself close to gvwr with just myself in the truck. I had bolted ~600lbs of steel to the vehicle that was never removed. Which sucks obviously because most trips are right family/friends + gear.

We’ve been on a few trips where we are fully loaded and probably at/over gvwr. The RK lift still handles great. If you are running heavy constantly and aren’t doing a lot of serious off-roading (more than dirt roads), I’d recommend you check out the Clayton lift. While researching it seemed like the guys at Clayton can swap springs for you to help with a constantly heavier vehicle.

If you are like me, and keeping it pretty light when doing challenging off-road stuff and occasionally overloading it to get to camp, the RK lift is amazing. The amount of flex is impressive and it handles beautifully.
 

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yes it is beautiful. Did you camp up there?
 

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the onboard air is pretty sweet and I have been considering the River Raider since before I got my JT...we aren't far from each other, but I haven't caught a glimpse of your JT in the wild yet, but keep an eye out for it
 
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yes it is beautiful. Did you camp up there?
We camped at Stone Mountain about halfway along the parkway. That was nice, if a little more of a detour to get there than expected. We got back on the Transamerica after Asheville, a little after Great Smokey Mountains, that trail gets really fun!

I has a blast in there.

Fort Mountain State Park had an incredible campground. Our pull in was right next to the lake. I forgot to take a picture, too busy enjoying it :)

Here are a couple shots from along the TN, GA part of the trail.

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We camped at Stone Mountain about halfway along the parkway. That was nice, if a little more of a detour to get there than expected. We got back on the Transamerica after Asheville, a little after Great Smokey Mountains, that trail gets really fun!

I has a blast in there.

Fort Mountain State Park had an incredible campground. Our pull in was right next to the lake. I forgot to take a picture, too busy enjoying it :)

Here are a couple shots from along the TN, GA part of the trail.

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I'm doing the TAT start to finish starting in late April, so will get to see these sites soon.
 

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Thanks so much for sharing your build. It's very helpful and inspiring.

I hope you and your JT can make it out to my neck of the woods in Colorado.
 

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I have seen it in person, at Tractor Supply in Virginia, my son and I talked about the Jeep and its upgrades, its really nice up close. We have been busy on the Diesel since then, got the tent swapped over from the trailer and the rack on.
 

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I'm doing the TAT start to finish starting in late April, so will get to see these sites soon.
I wouldn't plan on getting over Skyline Drive in UT until any sooner than late May.
 

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I have played with making things out of carbon fiber. You can get fiber and the appropriate resin. And now that I have planted this idea....your mind will be going into high gear.
With the carbon fiber are you curing it? Reason I ask is, years back I worked at an aerospace company and we always had to cure the carbon and silica phenolics in a hydroclave or autoclave. Tough as hell once cured however.
 
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Learned a new thing. With the KCs installed, you need to be careful about how “thick” of windshield wipers you install.

Put some new wipers on and they got tangled up in the wires near the windshield. A little trail fixing got it rolling again, but the thicker wipers still bump the wires :/

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