šŸ› ļø What did you do to your Jeep 392 today?

I reached out to Oracle about this. It is a known issue with the steel bumpers. The lights are designed for the plastic bumpers. The drivers side light requires trimming for it to work.
This is frustrating. If it’s designed for the plastic bumper, why don’t they say this in their advertising? I only realized it reading the directions. Clearly have to take the whole steel bumper off! I had the exact same issue with the steel driver’s side. I ground down the sides of the aluminum oracle housing as well as the metal bumper with my dremmel. It’s still a bit wonky, buts I don’t think it’s going anywhere. Then I think I cross threaded the attachment screw on the passenger side snapping it off. I’m worried when I go down a corrugated road it’s going to wiggle free and fall out!
 
Pretty cool tool use of the storage compartment. How long did your grille take? I love distinction I have their flag cowl cover in green.
My wife ordered the grille back on October 17th for and expected delivery by December 1st. She said it hadn’t actually changed status on their website by December 1st so she got worried it wouldn’t arrive in time for Christmas’s so she emailed them. They responded right away and said it should ship soon, and it arrived the next week on December 6th. So I reckon that’s about 7 weeks. Hope that helps.
 
Finally able to have the AWE exhaust system installed. Very pleased. Can you here it :)
 

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This is frustrating. If it’s designed for the plastic bumper, why don’t they say this in their advertising? I only realized it reading the directions. Clearly have to take the whole steel bumper off! I had the exact same issue with the steel driver’s side. I ground down the sides of the aluminum oracle housing as well as the metal bumper with my dremmel. It’s still a bit wonky, buts I don’t think it’s going anywhere. Then I think I cross threaded the attachment screw on the passenger side snapping it off. I’m worried when I go down a corrugated road it’s going to wiggle free and fall out!
Ha ha. I snapped off the drivers side screw. Thankfully is is such a tight fit I don’t think I have to worry about it coming loose.
 
Not as cool as some of y'all, but I got my Oracle back up lights that replace the red reflectors in the rear bumper. The driver's side light was a pain in the ass. The jeep bumper was not uniform. I hammered the shit out of the opening to fit the Oracle light. The stock reflector was even damaged just trying to remove it.
Ya they no fit well in the steel bumper. Did you get plug in harness for it too? Looks good.
 
Quick install of some cargo drawers today.
 

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Swamped dashboard out for the Black Leather & Caramel Stitching High Altitude.
 

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I had the Steer Smarts Yeti XD sector shaft brace installed today along with tire rotation and an alignment. Those together with the Falcon Nexus 2.2 stabilizer has completely transformed the handling...it's a different Jeep. I was running the stabilizer on the firm setting prior to the brace, but now medium feels just right. I couldn't be happier.
I’ve been doing research on steering components lately. Heard good things about the Steer Smart Yeti XD sector shaft. Do you think itself along without the new shocks will still make a noticeable improvement?
 
Had the SteerSmart track bar bracket installed on Friday. I have a RockKrawler 2.5in lift kit and the Fox ATS steering stabilizer. 37x13.5 Nitto Trail Grapplers on 20x10in rims. I have 23000 miles on this set up minus the Steer Smart bracket.
I felt like my Jeep drove better than any Jeep I’ve ever driven, even at speeds 85-90mph. But it clearly still had a trace of play and would still feel a little squirrelly going through rough interstate construction. I hadn’t done any mods lately so this seemed like a logical choice.
My first impression is very positive. It feels more like a truck with oversized tires than a Jeep with oversized tires. Really tight through construction, tight and stable through turns with dips. Only had on for a couple of days so no off road or flex but will report back, but daily driving its better for sure with the heavy set up tire wheel combo.
The negative: the bracket was rubbing my spring when the spring compressed. We grinded the edge/lip of the bracket down pretty aggressively and painted. Much more clearance it seems, definitely not rubbing while driving on the road. Gonna flex it later this week. The bracket is very beefy so I think a little trimming won’t affect its performance. Pictures make it look closer than it is, but before the trim it was pretty damn close.
Thanks for the feedback! I was doing research on this and glad you pointed out the rubbing issue.
 
Not as cool as some of y'all, but I got my Oracle back up lights that replace the red reflectors in the rear bumper. The driver's side light was a pain in the ass. The jeep bumper was not uniform. I hammered the shit out of the opening to fit the Oracle light. The stock reflector was even damaged just trying to remove it.
Nice how bright are they? Do they improve the rear camera performance? Thanks
 
Nice how bright are they? Do they improve the rear camera performance? Thanks
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They are quite a bit brighter than I thought they would be! This was my wife backing in the driveway today after work at 3:30 pm. You can see a big difference between the stock lights. The rear cam at night is definitely better. I'll try to see if I can get some night pics in the next few days. Damn thing goes back into park if you try setting the brake and leave it in reversešŸ˜‚šŸ¤£
 
View attachment 29561They are quite a bit brighter than I thought they would be! This was my wife backing in the driveway today after work at 3:30 pm. You can see a big difference between the stock lights. The rear cam at night is definitely better. I'll try to see if I can get some night pics in the next few days. Damn thing goes back into park if you try setting the brake and leave it in reversešŸ˜‚šŸ¤£
Yea auto park sucks.thanks for the pic.looking forward for morešŸ‘
 

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