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MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: BigJerm on July 09, 2008, 10:21:20 PM
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Yep, been looking for a little while now. Tonight I traded in the JK as is (they are going to give me back the CB). It was a hard decision especially since I owed more than Blue Book but they managed to get within $2k of payoff.
What did I get?
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Jeep/Rubicon017.jpg)
A 2007 4dr Rubicon with half doors, manual windows/locks, manual transmission, 4,600 miles, never been off road (and trust me after a good look over it hasn’t) and a great shape interior/exterior. As much as I want to mod there was a strict agreement with megan… No mods for a LONG time unless I get them damn near free.
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Looks mighty fine. I sure want them doors. How do you like driving it? {toast}
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I like it and the 6 speed is very very nice
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NICE! When's it getting 37's? hehe
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Sweet. What's funny is that you wanted some better 32" tires and a front locker and you got it plus more.
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You're going to love that disconnect system and those lockers. It's just so freaking convenient. I guess congratulations are in order although I'm disappointed you're out of the two-door gang. (I still have some extra parts if you break something offroad too.)
Mine is in the shop right now getting 5.13s. On a related note they're having a little bit of problem getting the locker back in. Apparently it has to be setup just so. There's a little plunger that has to be set. It's way above my head. I'm a little worried, but they have to get it soon, right?
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NICE!!! ;)
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You're going to love that disconnect system and those lockers. It's just so freaking convenient. I guess congratulations are in order although I'm disappointed you're out of the two-door gang. (I still have some extra parts if you break something offroad too.)
Mine is in the shop right now getting 5.13s. On a related note they're having a little bit of problem getting the locker back in. Apparently it has to be setup just so. There's a little plunger that has to be set. It's way above my head. I'm a little worried, but they have to get it soon, right?
2 doors no more. I like the room, sure I will hate it first time I get hung up though... Lets us know how the Locker thing goes, I am really curious as to what is wrong.
On a side note, anyone care to break down for me how the E-locker and E-disco work? I know with the lockers you have to be in 4Lo but what else? Can I engage just 1? only both? and Disco not sure on it either. I got to whip out that fancy owners manual today and read!
And future plans... once the CC is paid off and Megan has her bedroom furniture then the plans are obvious... 37's ;D
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Look it is Livingston Jr!
Nice Rubi.
I guess all your mods are going to be "free" from now on.
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2 doors no more. I like the room, sure I will hate it first time I get hung up though... Lets us know how the Locker thing goes, I am really curious as to what is wrong.
On a side note, anyone care to break down for me how the E-locker and E-disco work? I know with the lockers you have to be in 4Lo but what else? Can I engage just 1? only both? and Disco not sure on it either. I got to whip out that fancy owners manual today and read!
And future plans... once the CC is paid off and Megan has her bedroom furniture then the plans are obvious... 37's ;D
Nice ride! (I'm jealous) If it's like the 06 Rubi, push once to lock rear, twice to lock the front too.
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On a side note, anyone care to break down for me how the E-locker and E-disco work? I know with the lockers you have to be in 4Lo but what else? Can I engage just 1? only both? and Disco not sure on it either. I got to whip out that fancy owners manual today and read!
And future plans... once the CC is paid off and Megan has her bedroom furniture then the plans are obvious... 37's ;D
Read the manual. ;D The switch for the lockers actually has a top and a bottom. Push the bottom once, you get rear. Push the bottom again, you get front and rear. Push the bottom again to go back to just rear. To disengage completely push the top and point it straight.
Unless you do the locker mod to fool the computer, lockers and e disco only work in 4 low under 18 mph.
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well I guess I got to get me CB and another fire extinguisher now...
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And a new avatar. ;D
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Certainly you kept your stinger and winch?
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traded as is. So everything on the Jeep went with it. They are gonna give me back the CB though.
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Read the manual. ;D The switch for the lockers actually has a top and a bottom. Push the bottom once, you get rear. Push the bottom again, you get front and rear. Push the bottom again to go back to just rear. To disengage completely push the top and point it straight.
Unless you do the locker mod to fool the computer, lockers and e disco only work in 4 low under 18 mph.
I guess there's a little RTFM for you too! The e-disco works in 4HI. Only the lockers require 4LO.
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Lets us know how the Locker thing goes, I am really curious as to what is wrong.
There's a good post about it over at jkowners.com. The shop figured it out just prior to someone posting over there, but afterwards the light kept flashing. Apparently, the indicator light sensor got damaged during the installation so they're ordering new ones. Hopefully, they'll have them tomorrow so I can have my Jeep for the weekend. The lockers are functioning (engaging and disengaging) properly from the report I got.
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OUCH! You got $0.00 for that winch. That sucks. I would of given you $50
{toast}
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OUCH! You got $0.00 for that winch. That sucks. I would of given you $50
{toast}
Sounds like he did get some money for the mods, considering the deal they gave him.
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I guess all your mods are going to be "free" from now on.
haha I just saw this... No I got to watch myself. that ikea couch is really small
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I doubt it. They never NEVER do. They just didnt have alot in the Rubi. ;)
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I doubt it. They never NEVER do. They just didnt have alot in the Rubi. ;)
Probably right. He should drive up there and pull the old switcheroo. All he really needs to do is swap the bumper and snag the winch.
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Man I am jealous! Nice jeep.
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I doubt it. They never NEVER do. They just didnt have alot in the Rubi. ;)
I don't know, Kelly blue book has options for pretty much all offroad equipment. Everything adds a little. Unless I'm wrong a winch will add $500 on a Jeep and they don't ask the brand either. If you've got it on blue book paper you could swear on it. I would.
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Yep, $500 for a winch. I just compared my stock vehicle price to the offroad options that they have (winch, custom bumper/winch guard, oversized offroad tires) and the difference was $900. Tht's more than I've got in my winch, custom bumper and offroad tires... :D There's no place for the lift, but Jeremy didn't have a lift on there anyways. ;)
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not bad... after all that crap I went through with the winch I really only spent $150 for the winch, and I think the synthetic swap was like $200
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On a related note they're having a little bit of problem getting the locker back in.
What shop do you use?
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never been off road (and trust me after a good look over it hasn’t)
That's gonna change! {toast}
What kind of "asking" price did the dealer have on it?
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they were asking $25,000 but had a "special" for $24k. After all said and done they gave me $17,500 for my Jeep (owed 19,600) and took the price of the Rubi down to $23k and waived their $500 dealer fees
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Man, you did good!!! ;)
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I would say I was hard ballin them but I didn't at all. We had a set price/monthly payment and terms already figured out so if the dealer couldnt meet O well. We were there, they couldnt do it, so we left, they called all the next day and I kept saying the numbers wouldnt work and then they said they could not go lower and would list it back for sale (what a line ::) ). Then there GM called and met the numbers...
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Which dealer? They got any more Rubi's?
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Palmer Dodge in Roswell. They had 2 more 4door Rubis when I was there and 1 2door.
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Palmer Dodge in Roswell. They had 2 more 4door Rubis when I was there and 1 2door.
And your old one now, I guess ;)
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yeah but mine was just a plain ol' X model
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You need to change your avatar now!
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You need to change your avatar now!
got to wait for a chance to get real pictures! Today looks promising... a lot more sun... maybe it wont pour rain as soon as I get home
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yeah but mine was just a plain ol' X model
oh, i was thinking all JKs. My b folk. :P
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pictures!!!!! :D
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Jeep/DSC_0001-1.jpg)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Jeep/DSC_0002-1.jpg)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Jeep/DSC_0003-1.jpg)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Jeep/DSC_0004-1.jpg)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Jeep/DSC_0005.jpg)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Jeep/DSC_0006.jpg)
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i189/JermTib05/Jeep/DSC_0007.jpg)
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I want it!!! :)
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welcome to the 4dr crowd... and the Rubicon. I love mine... even with the 6spd, you will probably notice the extra weight of the 4dr. it still holds its own.
wheeling is different. i finally got to really take mine offroading on June 28th. i got highcentered twice with my 2" b/b. it was in the river bed sand, so all i had to do was back down. no biggie. i will say this... once you put a 2" b/b on the 4dr, it looks about right. you may be able to get by, but the 2" adds just the right amount of air over the Rubi's 32" tires.
I wish i had stopped and taken a pic when I was hungup... but this was me on the way out.
(http://a990.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/67/l_33f51e8a143ea546a7657302f33f5ffd.jpg)
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It's beautiful Jeremy. Congrats again.
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Hey, what kind of skint critter you got on top of that thing?
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Hey, what kind of skint critter you got on top of that thing?
that skint critter is a rare towel... haha the people at the dealer dont know how to put on a soft top so this thing must have leaked like a biotch... I finally got it all dried up yesterday while the sun was out.
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I love the half doors. I really want to sell my hard doors for half doors
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Congrats Jeremy. ;D
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Congrats Jeremy. ;D
thanks Chris! Now just to make a trail ride...
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Wow! I go on vacation and all this happens! Jealous man! I would love one of those for the room alone! Congrats on it all. Now you have to start all over... Well, soon. :D
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yep soon... not soon enough. As much as I joke and say 37's I want to keep this one simple. A multi purpose rig that I can follow you fellas and then whip out the camera while yall do the big stuff. I am thinking a build list something like this:
2.5" Budget boost, Rugged Ridge front and rear bumpers (no stinger this time), a winch with rope, a receiver, probably some lights, and when the time comes, 33" tires.
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Simple is key. With your setup you will need some under under armor. Long wheel base less lift I would armor it. 2.5" lift and 33"s is plenty for you. You will be able to do all the big stuff on that. Lockers are God's gift to us wheelers!!! :D
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I plan to armor the oil pan ASAP. Dont know why but it scares the shit out of me. I never hear of other JK’s damaging their pans to where it punctures but still… Don’t want to be the first! Ill probably run with the rest of the stock skids for now and toss on some diff covers for good measure.
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I plan to armor the oil pan ASAP. Dont know why but it scares the shit out of me. I never hear of other JK’s damaging their pans to where it punctures but still… Don’t want to be the first! Ill probably run with the rest of the stock skids for now and toss on some diff covers for good measure.
The evap. canister is in way more danger. PM me about the options for protecting it if you're interested.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2294178563_b4d2da1934.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tgrt/2294178563/)
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can't you just relocate that thing? Wouldn't be too hard at all.
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can't you just relocate that thing? Wouldn't be too hard at all.
you can, they make kits and brackets to do it but some require cutting hoses and such and I am not not sure I want to do that. They make a skid for it as well so that might be in my future...
Tony, PM sent
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I saw Rancho has quite a line up now for armoring the JK. When I look under those it seemd there is a ton more things to rip or break off than the TJ's.
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there is a lot of skids possible... I think the full set is like $1,300 maybe... Mike knows how much
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can't you just relocate that thing? Wouldn't be too hard at all.
you can, they make kits and brackets to do it but some require cutting hoses and such and I am not not sure I want to do that. They make a skid for it as well so that might be in my future...
Tony, PM sent
Heck, there's not much to those evap system lines. There's only one line that fuel runs through, the return, and then everything else is for vapor pressure and all that crap, so as long as everything is air tight you're good. Where are you guys moving them on the JKs?
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can't you just relocate that thing? Wouldn't be too hard at all.
you can, they make kits and brackets to do it but some require cutting hoses and such and I am not not sure I want to do that. They make a skid for it as well so that might be in my future...
Tony, PM sent
Heck, there's not much to those evap system lines. There's only one line that fuel runs through, the return, and then everything else is for vapor pressure and all that crap, so as long as everything is air tight you're good. Where are you guys moving them on the JKs?
Normally above the rear axle.
(http://www.jeepswag.com/Jeep%20JK%20Evap%20Can%20Relocation%20Kit%20Canister%20Vapor%20Wrangler%204xfix.jpg)
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Did you do this mod yourself or did you invest in a relocation kit Livingston? Thanks for the input. Glen
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That's too clean to be Mikes Jeep. :D
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That's too clean to be Mikes Jeep. :D
I second that. ;D haha
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Did you do this mod yourself or did you invest in a relocation kit Livingston? Thanks for the input. Glen
I haven't done it yet. I'm too lazy. I grabbed that off http://www.jeepswag.com/ . It's the Wood's relocation bracket. He's on JKOwners and JK-Forum. He's just a guy that has good ideas and sells them for a good price. He also has a storage tub enlargement kit for the 4-door that I want to install after I relocate my muffler. He's got a good price on the muffler relocation also.
Here's the tub.
(http://www.jeepswag.com/Jeep%20JK%20Storage%20Tub%20Enlargement%20Kit%20Wrangler%204xfix.jpg)
Bottom view where muffler used to be.
(http://www.jeepswag.com/Jeep%20JK%20Wrangler%20Tailpipe%204xfix.jpg)
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That's too clean to be Mikes Jeep. :D
I second that. ;D haha
It ain't red...
... And it's clean.
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Cool piece. Ideas are abound with the JKs.
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My bust! LOL. Just found this pic on another site.
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Neat products. Good prices too!
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can't you just relocate that thing? Wouldn't be too hard at all.
I wasn't going to clutter the thread with talk of relocation kits, but since that can of worms is open... Here's what I have (the canister is above the plate). It's a Kilby kit, but a local company will have a like-kit in the near future for cheaper.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2336/2294969438_3e87daf66b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tgrt/2294969438/)
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looks its my old JK
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=248185678&dealer_id=67568&car_year=2007&model=WRANGLER&num_records=25&systime=&make2=&sfy=false&start_year=2007&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=0&fuel=&awsp=false&search_type=both&distance=25&marketZipError=false&search_lang=en&make=JEEP&keywords_display=&color=&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&min_price=&drive=&default_sort=priceDESC&max_mileage=30000&style_flag=1&sort_type=priceDESC&address=30080&advanced=y&end_year=2007&doors=Two+Door&transmission=&max_price=&cardist=16
Got a bone to pick though. The deal was the CB and antenna were going to be taken off and given to me...
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eeeewwwwhhhhhh.... trail rated badge! That makes it more $! :D
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yeah i chuckled when i read that
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They call 26,000 miles low miles? ??? What would they call me 5,500 miles?
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They call 26,000 miles low miles? ??? What would they call me 5,500 miles?
BRAND NEW JEEP RUBICON!!! :D ;)
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At least with the street tires, no one will think it went off road.
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At least with the street tires, no one will think it went off road.
until they pop the hood or go under it... ;D
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They call 26,000 miles low miles? ??? What would they call me 5,500 miles?
Abuse by Neglect!
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Abuse by Neglect!
Quite the opposite. 80-90% of the miles on my Jeep are from the trail or getting to the trail. :P
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I do have to say the cleaned up that Jeep real nice!