Hey all, my name's Daniel and I just recently acquired a white 1999 LC with about 192k miles. I used to own a TJ Wrangler (1998 Sahara) and it had chromoly axles, 3.5" lift, 4.88 gears, air lockers front and rear, 35in KO2's, and it did the Rubicon Trail like it was butter. Anyway, I was tired of the Jeep's reliability so I got behind the wheel of a 100 series and it was completely bone stock when I got it and have already installed the Bilstein lift kit from Slee, SPC upper control arms, 33in KO2's (285/65/18) on Method 701s, Slee rocksliders, painted the front grill, removed the old gross fake wood trim, and also cut and installed the Huracan Fabrication tailgate storage system.
I installed the lift kit myself and it took awhile. It took me like 10 hours but if I had help it would have taken alot less time. I'm happy with the lift, I think the rears are a little high but once I get bumpers I think it'll even out the rake a bit. The torsion bars are pretty much cranked up to the SPC UCA's maximum capability, which I find odd. The front only went up about 1.5" and I wish I could crank them up another inch. I wonder if the front will go up a bit once the weight of the rear bumper plus spare tire is introduced because if the rear goes down, it might pull the front end up.
I've already ordered a Dissent rear bumper with a tire swingout but the lead time is several months for this. With this order I also purchased full skids.
Also, I ordered a TJM T17 front bumper with winch frame from Slee a couple of days ago.
Once the bumpers get here I'll install them and share some photos again.
At the moment I'm just focusing on some little things like fixing my master window switch, researching, selecting, and installing a deck of some sort that has Apple CarPlay, installing a better sound system, and most importantly I'll have to go through the service records and see what needs to be serviced. My alternator died on me the other day on a trip, which kind of sucked. Other than that I love the truck and I'm stoked to be a part of this community! Here are some photos of the truck the day I got it and then a few photos of the truck as it sits now.
I installed the lift kit myself and it took awhile. It took me like 10 hours but if I had help it would have taken alot less time. I'm happy with the lift, I think the rears are a little high but once I get bumpers I think it'll even out the rake a bit. The torsion bars are pretty much cranked up to the SPC UCA's maximum capability, which I find odd. The front only went up about 1.5" and I wish I could crank them up another inch. I wonder if the front will go up a bit once the weight of the rear bumper plus spare tire is introduced because if the rear goes down, it might pull the front end up.
I've already ordered a Dissent rear bumper with a tire swingout but the lead time is several months for this. With this order I also purchased full skids.
Also, I ordered a TJM T17 front bumper with winch frame from Slee a couple of days ago.
Once the bumpers get here I'll install them and share some photos again.
At the moment I'm just focusing on some little things like fixing my master window switch, researching, selecting, and installing a deck of some sort that has Apple CarPlay, installing a better sound system, and most importantly I'll have to go through the service records and see what needs to be serviced. My alternator died on me the other day on a trip, which kind of sucked. Other than that I love the truck and I'm stoked to be a part of this community! Here are some photos of the truck the day I got it and then a few photos of the truck as it sits now.
Looks like you are well on your way to a nice 100 build!
