Review and Road Test of 37-inch General Grabber Tires on 18-inch Method Race Wheels from Tirerack.com

Its easy to see from just one look how awesome the Roadfly Black Bear Jeep looks with its new 37-inch General Grabber All-Terrain Tires, mounted on 18-inch MR308 wheels from by Method Race Wheels, thanks to our awesome tire and…

Phase 2: Installation of Rugged Ridge Bumpers, Winch, Spare Tire Carrier and Hitch

For Phase 2 we went with new bumpers, winch, spare tire carrier and trailer hitch. There a lot of choices but we decided to go with the Rugged Ridge XHD bumper series. We like steel and the look of the…

Second Shipment from Rugged Ridge – Phase 2 begins

Second Shipment from Rugged Ridge - Phase 2 begins Phase 1 of the Roadfly Black Bear Build involved the installation of a four and half inch suspension lift. With the lift installed, we began looking into getting larger tires that…

Completion of Rugged Ridge 4″-5″ Lift Kit with Shocks for our Jeep

While waiting for our lost crush sleeve to show up, we drove around town for two weeks (including a week at Rehoboth Beach) with the rear of the Black Bear 6.5 inches higher then the front. The crush sleeve arrived the…

Rugged Ridge Rear Suspension Install

Installation of 4″-5″ Inch Rugged Ridge Lift Kit with Shocks

So we just received the Rugged Ridge 4”-5” Coil Spring Lift Kit with Shocks (part#18401.60) from our friends at Rugged Ridge and we couldn’t wait to get it out of the boxes. This kit requires the use of a drop…

rugged ridge jeep parts shipment

First Shipment from Rugged Ridge

We just received our first shipment from Rugged Ridge. 350 pounds of metal and steel. We couldn’t be more excited and we couldn’t wait to rip it open. Finally we can start our build!!! So our first shipment contained what we…

removing black bear jeep sticker

Taking the First Steps towards building our Bad Ass Jeep!

Taking the First Steps towards building our Bad Ass Jeep! So when customizing a Jeep there are a million things you want to start with. And if you are like me, you want to start with everything all at once.…