sizmtrz
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Great work though! I'm jealous of you guys that do your own installs. I'll put it all in but am fearful of wiring the amps in.
This thread hasn't been updated in some time and I'm not sure if OP is still active here but I do wonder how those hinges are holding up to that weight. I've seen door hinges start getting a lot of play in them when dudes do big door buildouts.May want to consider upgrading the tailgate hinges to the Mopar/Teraflex HD model. ??
LS is around, he refered me to this post cause I asked about his build in another post. Thanks for looking out though.This thread hasn't been updated in some time and I'm not sure if OP is still active here but I do wonder how those hinges are holding up to that weight. I've seen door hinges start getting a lot of play in them when dudes do big door buildouts.
Hinges were upgraded, but not posted here because I did them when I put the jeep on 37s. Toyo open countries, 100 lbs for just the tire. Definitely had to upgrade the hinges lol
Also, this hasn't been updated in a while because nothings changed, I'm not 100% satisfied with it, but not dissatisfied enough to actually work on it lol. And I'm currently tied up in my Subaru build
Nah no driveline issues, I have around 20k miles on the 37s, and I have either 3.43 or 3.73s. I have the Dayna 40 rear but the smaller front axle, I haven't beaten it too hard until I get the front upgraded. I've considered regearing, but honestly I may not even do that now, it drives fineSorry, I know this is a car audio site, but have you had any drive line issues resulting from the 37's? I was sure to order the max tow package so I could get 4.10s withouth the rubi cost just so I could run the 37's!
Nice. Thats my look. LOL Mine will be a Gladiator with a Scrambler strip kit though. Thanks! What fenders are those? Are you on the JL/JT or wrangler fourms?
I'm on the JL forums under the same username, and I believe they are the Deegan 38'sNice. Thats my look. LOL Mine will be a Gladiator with a Scrambler strip kit though. Thanks! What fenders are those? Are you on the JL/JT or wrangler fourms?
For sure, I've spent a lot of time at Coopers main plant fixing their cnc machines and robots. However, I was talking about the fender flares, the tires on this jeep are Toyo open country MT 37"Got a set of MT Deegan's myself on my other set of wheel for my Explorer. Cooper makes Mickey Thompson as well. My Deegan's have the same tread pattern as the AT3's that Cooper makes. IIRC there is 2 or 3 different sets of Deegan's MT makes with ranging from the aggressive tread patterns to the less aggressive pattern like mine has.
Not a bad place to be. For the sake of posterity, what do you feel is lacking and if you were to get a do-over on this what would you do different?I'm not 100% satisfied with it, but not dissatisfied enough to actually work on it lol.
Not a bad place to be. For the sake of posterity, what do you feel is lacking and if you were to get a do-over on this what would you do different?
I've spent a lot of time thinking about that over the last 25k miles. The system sounds amazing, everybody is blown away honestly. But when you listen for that many hours, you definitely pick it apart.
Subs. Still trying to figure out exactly where I want to be here. I started with the 6.5" ported, and while I enjoyed them, they had limitations that I wasn't really able to overcome. So, I swapped those JL shallows in there with a ported box. They were insane for slim subs, but it was a little too peaky, fell on their face with higher bass frequencies. I tried them sealed and wasn't satisfied with the output. Pulled those and am currently running a couple Boston G510's sealed. They are fantastic, I think I will be keeping them. However, the box they are in is massively oversized. They are free air capable so no damage concern, but it really limits vehicle function. I'll figure out a better setup eventually.
The kicker amps have been wonderful, no complaints. However, I would go with a 6 channel instead of 2x 4 channels so that I could locate everything under the seats, wouldn't need a third sub amp in the cargo area.
Midbass and honestly lower mids period are pretty bad. The combination of the honestly mediocre Morel 6.5's and their location, plus the tiny sealed boxes they are in make it impossible to pull any performance out of them. I honestly don't have a solution for this. Kick panels are pretty much out, really no room to spare there. I could do custom door mounts, but that defeats the purpose of owning a Jeep. I could do sound bar, but that throws the stage off.
Upper mids are not quite where I want them to be. The Morel 2.5 mids and tweets are very good, but I've reached the limits of what can be done in the dsp, and have come to the conclusion that it's just placement. On axis tweets and windshield fired mids, I need to build custom pods. Slightly more difficult here because of the A pillar grab handles.
Just things I have to modify. Takes time, and honestly a lot of trial and error. Not a vehicle meant for audio enthusiasts, that's for sure.