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  1. Chris Gearhart

    Z Automotive is an amazing company.

    Cannot express my gratitude and amazement enough! I had an issue with either my Jeep or the Tazer—and frankly I suspect the Jeep—and I got immediate, engaged, professional, and knowledgeable help from Z Automotive. He actually cared for me and my situation—He got me going again, and in a world...
  2. Chris Gearhart

    Testing Mopar 2” Lift and Spacers on the Trail.

    And I hadn’t hit rocks before I stopped, but I did get more aggressive. The only thing I noticed was that the rear tire was kissing on the lower-rear plastic profusion that Eddie melted back with a heat gun. I think I will do the same. Sent from my iPhone using JL Wrangler Jeep Forum...
  3. Chris Gearhart

    Testing Mopar 2” Lift and Spacers on the Trail.

    DAY ONE So I’m out for a couple days of “field testing” with the Mopar 2” lift with 1.75” spacers wearing Cooper STT 37”x 12.5” tires on stock Rubicon 17” wheels. I aired down to a conservative 15psi. (Sorry, no pictures. It was cold and very muddy and I was lazy. Tomorrow I’ll try to grab...
  4. Chris Gearhart

    Mopar Spare Tire Kit and 37’s Tested.

    The Oversized Tire Bracket kit includes an offset bracket that raises the bolt assembly of the back by a couple inches. The reinforcement plate then bolts over the hinge brackets and then again into tailgate farther in, increasing the reach of the hinge support. There are two layers of...
  5. Chris Gearhart

    Mopar Spare Tire Kit and 37’s Tested.

    Oh, and the reinforcement kit: Sent from my iPhone using JL Wrangler Jeep Forum mobile app
  6. Chris Gearhart

    Mopar Spare Tire Kit and 37’s Tested.

    Oops! Almost forgot. Note the last pic. I took one of the nobs off the bump stop, but left it long. They bend pretty badly, but I didn’t want any movement so I left it as is to see how they do. Sent from my iPhone using JL Wrangler Jeep Forum mobile app
  7. Chris Gearhart

    Mopar Spare Tire Kit and 37’s Tested.

    For anyone interested, the Mopar kit does indeed fit a 37” tire (Cooper STT 37”x12.5”). If you install, -Oversized Spare Tire Carrier Bracket Kit & -Tailgate Reinforcement Kit It handles it nicely. Personally, it feels like the reinforcement kit is a no brainer, despite the magnesium of the...
  8. Chris Gearhart

    37’s question...

    Here is what it looked like from the rear with no spacers: Unfortunately the angle of the after pic is off so it makes it appear there is no difference. But without spacers the tire was flush with the outer edge. The front: From behind front fender flare: I suspect you’re correct...
  9. Chris Gearhart

    NO LIFT & 37's on a JL WRANGLER - Can it be done?

    NO LIFT & 37's on a JL WRANGLER - Can it be done? Yeah, I’m gonna start with 3/4” spidertrax and see if that’s enough. If you drive carefully, the 37s sooo work on the road with no lift. It •barely• catches on the track bar and metal bumper skid plate at full turn. Of course If my...
  10. Chris Gearhart

    4-low not staying engaged?

    Took my new JL out for a test wheel in some manure today and it wouldn’t stay in 4-low. Kept popping out. Had to hold transfer knob down to drive. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is it a break-in thing, or is this a repair? Sent from my iPhone using JL Wrangler Jeep Forum mobile app
  11. Chris Gearhart

    Another Easter Egg?

    Some of you who live in perfect weather states might not have seen this yet, but as I was driving my JL from the dealership today, there was a snowfall in 35 degree weather. Very foggy. The windows fogged up before I could figure out how to turn on the defroster and I saw this compass-looking...
  12. Chris Gearhart

    I’m a crap off-roader.

    So, just took delivery of my JLUR today at 1:30. I picked up a buddy and we drive into country and found a monstrous, YUGE many-acre field (private road, no vegetation) with huge mounds, lots of mud and water, covered with snow. Turned right, drove into it and it was AMAZING! It was no...
  13. Chris Gearhart

    Mopar cowl-mount light brackets and windshield fold-down

    I’ve been looking at various pictures and videos of the Mojito Rubicon at the auto show, and it seems like the Mopar brackets and 5” lights will not quite allow the windshield enough clearance to fold down. Does anyone who was there have the ability to confirm that? Now that the fold-down is...
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