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Justin's TJ

Owners Name & City- Justin, Payson

Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sport

Engine- 4.0
Transmission- NV3550
T-Case- Advance Adapters Atlas ll 5.0:1

Axles-
Gear Ratio: 5.38
Rear: Currie HD60 - Yukon Zip
Front: Currie Extreme HD60 -Detroit Locker

Suspension-
Hybrid: 3" BDS Coils, Currie Antirocks Fore and Aft, Home-brew 3-link front, Triangulated 4-link rear M.O.R.E. 1" Body Lift

Wheels and Tires-39" KM3's, 17x9 Raceline Avengers

Winch- Warn 9.5 CTI

Favorite Trails-Maze, Papa Smurf, Cliffhanger

I bought it in Oct 2008. It was wrecked, but still had a clean title. Fixed it up, and daily drove it for years. It has gone through several iterations over the years, first on a 4" lift and 31's, then 4" lift and 33's, then 4" lift and 35's, then 4" lift, 1" body, and 35's, now 3" lift 1" body and 35's. Since getting married, progress on this has been slow, usually 1 major thing a year. 2 years ago was tires, last year was the HP30, and this year was Corbeau Baja RS seats.



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TJustin

TJustin

Wonton Wannabe
Supporting Member
Location
Payson, UT
Spent the available time yesterday installing the GR Hilines, and trimming the hood to fit. I still want to work on the reveal a bit more but it is getting close. The initial cut went fast but the tedious part was opening/shutting the hood countless times finding the high spots and slowly trimming hood away until it sat properly.

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TJustin

TJustin

Wonton Wannabe
Supporting Member
Location
Payson, UT
It was a mad blitz getting it done before EJS, and it was down to the wire. Every day after work and 18 hrs days on the weekend for the last month we were wrenching. Got it done around 8:00 the Monday of EJS and headed down with a prayer that nothing catastrophic would happen as it had 2 miles of seat time post build before loading up for Moab. Fortunately there are a just a few minor tweaks to the suspension and other things, otherwise the build looks to be solid.
 

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kmboren

kmboren

Recovering XJ owner anonymous
Location
Southern Utah
Nice job. Question. How do you like your 5:1 Atlas. Our buggy has the 5.44 in it low and is a 4 speed. I want to buy a 2 speed for my YJ. When I do pull the trigger I am thinking about what to get.
 
TJustin

TJustin

Wonton Wannabe
Supporting Member
Location
Payson, UT
kmboren said:
Nice job. Question. How do you like your 5:1 Atlas. Our buggy has the 5.44 in it low and is a 4 speed. I want to buy a 2 speed for my YJ. When I do pull the trigger I am thinking about what to get.
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TLDR; I like it a lot. This is my second Atlas. In 2018 I installed a 4.3 which worked well, but still had some to be desired in the technical stuff.

In 2022 I got a great deal on this 5:1. Haven’t looked back. At idle it creeps along perfectly for most technical stuff and rarely stalls even when climbing decent sized ledges. My friends with slush boxes who have driven it have mentioned that it just about turns the 5-speed into an auto.

My only regret is getting yokes initially trying to save a bit of money. Should have just done flanges the first time.
 
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