Tusken Raider | Jeep JKU Build

[TusknRaidr]

TUSKEN RAIDER
2014 JEEP JKU SAHARA - DUNE








UPGRADES & MODIFICATIONS


SUSPENSION:
Lift | AEV 2” Budget Boost
Bumpstops | Timbren Active Off-Road Bumpstops | Front & Rear


WHEELS & TIRES:
Wheels | Method Race Wheels NV | 17x8.5"
Tires | BFG All Terrain K02 | 34x10.5"


ARMOR:
Front Bumper:
• Rubicon Hardrock/10A & Skid Plate
• Maximus-3 Classic Hoop
• Maximus-3 Stubby Front Bumper End Caps
• Maximus-3 Aux Light Bracket
• Maximus-3 Stealth Mount License Plate Bracket (Not Installed Yet)

Rear Bumper | AEV
Front & Rear Diff Covers | Nitro Gear & Axle


LIGHTING:
Headlights | Spyder Auto
Fog Lights | Baja Designs Squadron Sport For Rubicon Hardrock/10A Bumper
Taillights | Spyder Auto Smoke Black
Rock Lights | Baja Designs Rock Light Kit in Amber
Aux Front Bumper Lights | Baja Designs LP9 Pros (Not Installed Yet)


EXTRAS:
Teraflex | HD Tire Carrier w/ Adjustable Spare Tire Mounting Kit
Rhino Rack | Pioneer Platform w/ Backbone System
CVT | Mt.Rainier Rooftop Tent w/ Annex
WeatherTech | Front & Rear Floor Liners
Maximus-3 | Mag-Lite Mount
Yakima | Spare Tire Bike Rack
Rugged Ridge | Trailer Hitch Receiver
Dometic | CFX-35W Fridge






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[TusknRaidr]

Installed the Rugged Ridge Trailer Hitch Receiver. Apart from a few nuts that are difficult to get started because of their location in between the bumper and the frame it was a super easy install. Even with the difficult location of that nut the install only took about 20 minutes.





Can’t wait to start towing!

 

[jksouthwest]

Great looking Jeep!

 

[TusknRaidr]

Thanks @jksouthwest ??

 

[TusknRaidr]

We had a chance to do some towing this weekend. Pulled our 13’ Zodiac and explored some places that our Jeep (capable though it is) just can’t go. Not exactly overlanding ??‍♂️.

We went 40km’s (about 25 miles for my American friends) out into Lake Eerie to explore Long point. At the tip of the point you’re nearly in the middle of the lake and while it’s technically not an island it’s only accessible by water. I love the adventure even if it’s not in the Jeep ??.

 

[vanmichel]

Is that a 70hp on your Zodiac?? Jesus that thing probably flies.

 

[TusknRaidr]

Is that a 70hp on your Zodiac?? Jesus that thing probably flies.

Yea, it’s a 70hp. This was our first weekend with it so I didn’t push it super hard. I spent most of my time trying to sort out the chart plotter on it. The menu screen had me all messed up. lol

 

[TusknRaidr]

A little while ago I got my hands on some Baja Designs Squadron Sport fog lights. These things are beasts. They pump out 3150 lumens and are built to be impenetrable and it shows. Best of all they came with mounting brackets specifically for the Rubicon Hardrock bumper so the install was easy.



However, a few years ago, on a Sunday morning, as our family was heading out the door to church, I noticed two large holes where my Spyder Auto taillights once were. They had been stolen in the middle of the night. Since that incident I’ve been a bit of a stickler for adding tamper proof hardware to the easier to remove items on the Jeep. So even though it would take a bit of work for a thief to get the Baja Designs fog light off I wanted to add a bit more of a deterrent.

The other thing that bothered me about the the Rubicon Hardrock bumper was that when you remove the end caps to go with a stubby style bumper you’re left with a noticeably large cavity on either end.






Enter Maximus-3.

I was looking around on Maximus-3’s website for goodies for the Jeep (they make killer stuff for the Rubicon Hardrock bumper and their quality is top notch) and I came across these Rubicon Hardrock stubby front bumper end caps. These will solve both issues that I had. 1) They create a solid deterrent for anyone wanting to walk off with my Baja Designs fog lights and 2) they fill in that awful cavity that just collects dirt.

The install was about 5 minutes, they just reuse the two OEM bolts that were already there.

Super pumped with this little mod. Everything is looking much cleaner ??

 

[TusknRaidr]

Left cell reception behind this past weekend ?