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If you're looking for a very complete 3-inch lift for your JK, this 3-inch lift by TeraFlex

will be a high-quality kit that you definitely want to take a look at.

This will come with all of the components that you would need, and more, to get 3 inches

of lift, except for the shocks, but that will give you a choice in what 3-inch rated shocks

that you'll want to pair with this lift, which is a nice option that you do get.

With this kit, this will definitely be able to fit a pair of 33s underneath your fender,

though they might look a little small on the JK.

I would say a 35 is your best choice for a tire for this lift if you want it to look

full, but still have some room for articulation off-road.

Now, you will be able to fit a 37-inch tire on this lift, but you will have some rubbing

with the fenders and won't have much room for flex.

So if you're looking to fit 37s on this lift, I would recommend flat fenders and bump stops

to reduce that rubbing, or to take a look at kits with about an inch more of height,

and they'll fit like a glove.

This kit is a higher-budget option because of what you're getting with the street and

the trail performance, as well as the high-quality components, but I'll cover the breakdown of

the parts in just a moment.

As you can assume with most lifts, this will stick to a three-out-of-three wrenches on

the difficulty meter, but it doesn't require any drilling, and is completely bolt-on.

As I said, this will give you enough room, vertically, to comfortably fit a 35-inch tire

underneath your fender and give you enough room to flex, even with those factory fenders.

Like I also said, this is a very complete kit.

It comes with coils, six flex arms, TeraFlex speed bump stops, extended sway bar links,

and limit straps, as well as a front adjustable trap bar, and all of the hardware to install

it.

Although this is basically a one-stop shop, there's also room to add onto this kit with

a choice of shocks, upper front control arms, and a rear adjustable track bar if you didn't

want to use the bracket.

I do like that TeraFlex did that, though, because the shocks are what give you the most

rag quality, and this option will make you choose a shock that is right for you, instead

of sticking you with one choice for a shock.

TeraFlex labels this the S/T, which means street and trail performance, so you're essentially

getting the best of both worlds with very responsive handling and comfort at the same

time.

The Sport TeraFlex arms are one of the components that will give you that flexibility.

These are preset to a fixed length that will give you the proper pinion and caster angle

for those 3 inches of lift, which plays a big part in correcting the geometry of the

lift, so you don't get a flighty feel on the highway, and you're avoiding any faster wear

on your drive line.

They also feature a flexible bushing that will give you more articulation off-road,

minimize any vibration that you might get with a stiffer bushing, and help with road

noise, which will be really nice if you're adding larger and louder tires.

There are also some other cool things in this lift that you don't see in many other lift

kits, including the limiting straps, as well as TeraFlex high-speed bump stops.

The limiting straps will be good for you on-road, and they do exactly what they say, they limit.

These are gonna limit your suspension travel to prevent any premature drive line failure.

Now, for the bump stops, TeraFlex really put a lot of thought into these, and they're a

very good addition to this kit, in my opinion.

The bump stops will reduce any hard impacts while bottoming out on any bumps, and they'll

help you keep control of your Jeep, making your JK suspension very responsive.

These aren't your typical rubber bump stop, and they more or less act like a shock.

They're nitrogen-charged and performance-tuned, so they will not fade, and they're temperature

resistant, making these, probably, the most premium bump stops that you can get for your

JK.

As for the rest of the kit, you get a forged monster front adjustable track bar that will

center your axle after the lift and provide a lot more strength than your factory track

bar.

You also get extended sway bars, as well as all of the hardware you need to install it,

like relocation brackets for your rear track bar and brake lines.

From what you can take from that breakdown, you could probably already assume that this

is gonna be a little higher-budget, and it's right around $1,600.

This will not be the most expensive 3-inch lift kit that we offer, but keep in mind that

you will need to get a proper-sized shock to accommodate for that lift, so that will

add on to the price, and it will vary on which shock you want to go with.

We do have lower-priced options that will be a lot more budget-friendly, but you won't

be getting a very complete kit, with the control arms and extra goodies.

If you didn't need the extras, we have a couple kits that are about half the price, and they're

still high-quality kits.

Kits that are gonna be more expensive than what I have here will include other components

that this kit doesn't have, like reservoir shocks and both track bars, but you do have

to trade off the control arms and some other parts with that higher price.

However, in my opinion, this is one of the most complete kits that you will get at around

$1,600.

If you're looking for a one-stop shop with high performance, this will definitely be

a good option to take a look at.

This is gonna be a three-out-of-three on install, guys, and it's gonna take you about half of

your day and a bunch of hand tools, like an assortment of sockets and wrenches, and a

lift, or a jack and some jack stands.

Now, you can chunk the wheels in the front and the back, and do this on jack stands,

but to keep it simple, I would recommend a lift.

You will have to do a lot of disassembly to the front, like the front track bar, steering

stabilizer, shocks, sway bars, and detach the brake hoses, as well as the wiring.

Then, you can loosen the drive shaft where it connects to the axle and remove the lower

front control arms.

After that, you can sag the axle and remove the springs, and install your bump stops.

If you don't have enough room to get the spring back in around the bump stop, you might need

a spring depressor.

After that, you can tighten and reassemble everything, now, with your new components,

like your front adjustable track bar and longer sway bar links, and the front control arms,

as well as the brake lines and the relocation brackets.

For the back, you will have to repeat what you did for the front, but you'll have to

disconnect both the upper and the lower control arms to replace them, as well as installing

the rear track bar relocation bracket.

After everything is done and the Jeep's on its own weight, you can install your limit

straps.

I highly recommend getting an alignment after you install any lift so you can correct all

of your angles, even though this kit does say that it's an install-and-drive kit.

So if you're looking for a very complete 3-inch lift kit for your JK, TeraFlex has a great

option to check out.

This is Meredith with XT.

And you can find this lift, and everything else Wrangler, right here at extremeterrain.com.

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Jeep Wrangler Rugged Ridge Black Sun Visor Organizer (2010-2018 JK) Review & Install - Duration: 1:53.

This Rugged Ridge sun visor organizer in black is for those of you that have a 2010 and up

JK that are looking for a spot to put some additional stuff inside of your Jeep.

Now, when everything has a place, everything can stay nice and organized, and that's what

these are going to help with.

This is going to be something that just velcros in place in less than five minutes, definitely

a very simple one out of three wrench installation.

And, it's gonna give you a spot to keep some paperwork, to keep pens, pencils, just to

have some additional storage in your Jeep.

These are gonna be made out of a black canvas material.

They are designed to just velcro directly on to those sun visors, which makes the installation,

as I said before, very, very easy.

These are going to have some clear plastic windows built into them.

They're gonna have some loops for pens and pencils.

A couple other small pockets so you can keep anything from business cards to whatever other

paperwork you might need to store.

And again, everything will have its place.

Everything will stay nice and organized.

As for the installation, again, very simple, one out of three wrench install, less than

5 minutes to get these installed.

You simply open up the velcro, slide this over top of your sun visor, velcro it around

on the other side, and you're done.

You can go ahead and load it up with whatever you're gonna be storing in it.

These come in at right around $50, which I do think is gonna be a pretty decent price

for what you're getting here.

These are gonna be really well built.

They're gonna hold up for a good long time.

They're going to continue to look very good for a long time, as well.

And, you're gonna be able to put a good amount of stuff in here and stay organized for a

fair price.

So, if you're looking to add some organization to the interior of your 10 and up JK, I definitely

recommend taking a look at this item from Rugged Ridge.

And, you can find it right here at extremeterrain.com.

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Jeep Wrangler KC HiLiTES 6" Apollo Pro Halogen Lights (1987-2018 YJ, TJ, JK) Review & Install - Duration: 5:03.

The KC HiLiTES Apollo Pro halogen light fitting all 1987 and up Wranglers are available in

both a five and a six-inch light, and they're available in a couple different beam patterns,

driving, fog, and spot, so you have some options to make sure you're getting the right light

for your application.

The installation of these lights is going to be a very simple one out of three wrench

install.

KC has been around in the lighting game for a long time, and they definitely make a quality

product.

Now, the difference between these, which are the Apollo Pro and an Apollo light, is that

the Apollo Pro comes with the stone guards and a weatherproof connector, as well as a

harness including a relay, where the Apollo lights are more or less the same light, however,

they include a vinyl light cover instead of the stone guard and a harness that does not

include a relay.

Now, if you're looking at the difference between an Apollo Pro light and a KC SlimLite, the

SlimLite is going to be similar to the six-inch version of the Apollo Pro, however, the SlimLite

is going to be a metal housing, where this is a plastic housing, and those SlimLites

are also going to put out a little bit more wattage than the Apollos will.

Now, if you've settled on the Apollo Pro, this is going to be a very high-quality light

made by KC.

Again, a variety of different light patterns that you can get for your different applications.

These are going to be priced pretty much right in the middle of the road as far as a halogen

light goes, and they're still going to give you a ton of light output.

So, as I said before, you have the choice between a five and a six-inch light.

The 5-inch light is gonna be a 55-watt, and the 6-inch will be a 100-watt, so of course,

the 6-inch light is going to be considerably brighter, but also larger, and it really comes

down to what you're looking to do with the light.

That decision also needs to be made about the beam pattern.

If you're going be running the light up on the A-pillar, probably not going to want a

fog light that's going to bounce too much light off the hood.

If you're gonna be running them in a lower down location on the bumper, maybe a fog or

a driving beam is going to be better for you, but, again, those are all decisions that you

can make based on your application.

Either way, you're going to get a light that has a plastic housing that is very strong,

very durable, and very tough.

Now, those of you that are little bit more old school are going to look for a metal housing.

You're gonna wanna look at that KC SlimLite that's gonna have the metal housing.

However, some of the more new school thinkers, this, if you get it scratched, isn't going

to rust like a metal housing would, so there are a few benefits to the plastic.

It really comes down to what you like better.

This polymax housing is carried down into the mount.

This is a single post mount, so this is going to go pretty much anywhere you have a hole,

or you wanna drill a hole in a bumper, on a light mount tab, on an A-pillar mount, anywhere

you wanna put these, and as I said before, these do come with that full relay harness.

These lights do have a waterproof connector built right into them, which makes getting

these installed very, very simple.

Getting a little bit further into that install, as I said before, one out of three wrenches.

This will take you a little bit under two hours to get them installed, and the first

step is picking where you're going to install your lights.

Whether you have light mount tabs on your bumper, you've purchased a bolt-on mount,

or you plan on drilling a couple of holes to install these, anywhere you decide to install

them they're going to be very easy to bolt in place with that single post mount.

Once they're bolted up, the rest of the project is really stretching out the wiring harness

and getting it connected where it needs to be.

The wiring harness is going to pick up power at your battery.

You're gonna have to plug it into these lights, and you're going to have to pull a wire through

your firewall, in order to get the switch installed on your dashboard.

There are a variety of different ways to route the wires depending on your level of expertise,

how clean you want everything to be run, you can spend a little more time or a little bit

less time doing that.

But once you get everything run and plugged in, these lights are gonna fire up no problem

for you.

As far as tools go, you're gonna need your traditional hand tools.

If you are drilling a hole to get this installed, of course, you'll need your drill and some

sharp drill bits.

Other than that, just a little bit of time and anybody can get these installed in their

driveway.

As I said before, these lights are going to be right around the middle of the road as

far as pricing goes for a halogen light, and I think you are going to get a good bit of

quality, and a good bit of light output for your dollar.

If you're interested in a more old school round halogen light like these, instead of

the more modern, square LED pods or LED light bars, I think these are gonna be a really

nice choice that's also appropriately priced.

So that's my review of the KC HiLiTES Apollo Pro halogen lights, fitting all 1987 up Wranglers,

that you can find right here at extremeterrain.com.