Details of My Jeep Build

Yellerlife's yellow 2015 Jeep Wrangler JKU build in Baja yellow. The jeep sits on 42" tires and junkyard one-ton axles. Golden retriever Finn is looking at the camera from the backseat.

My Jeep is a baja yellow 2015 Jeep Wrangler JKU Sport. I purchased it used and fully stock in October 2017. All modifications were built and/or installed by Nick and I ourselves. Here are the parts and specs on my Jeep currently:

  • 3.6L Pentastar

  • W5A580 Automatic Transmission

  • Rock-Trac NV241 4:1 out of a Rubicon

Axles:

  • Front Axle is a Dana 60 out of a 2013 Ford Super-Duty with 5.38 Yukon gears and an Ox locker

  • Rear Axle is a 14 Bolt out of a 2004 Chevy 2500 Silverado with 5.38 Yukon gears, a Yukon spool, and Crane cast diff cover with shave

  • Various axle brackets from Artec Industries and Yeller Fab. Both diff bridges by Yeller Fab.

  • 1350 Adams Driveshafts

Exterior/Armor:

  • Yeller Fab custom built front and rear bumpers

  • Yeller Fab custom roll cage built with 1.75” .120 wall DOM tubing and Undercover Fab JKU cage mounts

  • MCE Fenders

  • Artec full aluminum skid plate

  • Yeller Fab custom frame-mounted rock sliders built with 1.5” DOM (.188 and .120 wall) and an aluminum skid

  • Motobuilt JKU Half Doors

  • Motobilt rocker armor

  • Mopar JL hood latches

  • Optima yellow top battery

  • Custom exhaust using Dynomax muffler and a modified portion of the factory exhaust tubing

Suspension:

  • 4 link front and 3 link rear

  • Control arms built by Yeller Fab with Johnny Joints, DOM tubing (2 inch on lowers, 1.75 inch on the uppers), and tube inserts from Artec Industries.

  • Frame side control arm brackets from Hepta Mfg

  • Coils and Bilstein Shocks from 2.5” AEV Dualsport lift kit

  • Locked Off-Road 2.0 Threaded Bump Stops

  • Front track bar was made by Yeller Fab with DOM tubing, inserts, and Barnes 4wd heim joints

  • Rear track bar is from Yeti SteerSmarts

  • Front frame-side track bar mount from TMR Customs

  • No front sway bar and the rear sway bar is factory with Yeller Fab built extended end links

Steering:

  • PSC Big Bore Hydro-Assist kit with 8” ram

  • Barnes 4wd aluminum tie rod

  • Artec Industries weld-on high steer knuckles

  • Nick Barna’s Ball Joint Eliminators

  • Yeller Fab custom drag link

Wheels & Tires:

  • 42” Gladiator X-Comp MTs

  • 17” Trail Ready aluminum beadlocks with custom powder coated yellow rings

Brakes:

  • Mopar J8 brake booster and master cylinder

  • Powerstop Z36 pads and rotors

Motor:

  • Dorman aluminum oil filter housing

  • Baxter Anti-Drainback oil filter adapter

Interior:

  • PRP Seats daily driver front seats

  • PRP Seats 4.2 harnesses in yellow

  • Proclip phone mount

  • Midland MXT115 MicroMobile radio

  • Weathertech floor mats

  • Carpet delete with black raptor-lined tub

Lighting:

  • KC Hilites gravity LED pro 7” headlights

  • KC Hilites A-Pillar mounted Flex Era 4’s with Amber covers

Recovery Equipment & Tools

  • Warn VR10-S winch with Factor55 fair lead and synthetic Freedom Winchline

  • Yeller Fab assembled air tank (for filling tires, etc) using various parts from Amazon

  • Milwaukee packout crate mounted to floor of trunk

  • Lagace Welders portable flux-core trail welder