Chupacabra
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That looks expensive....
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That would be considered minimum and severely downplaying it. You won't know what other damage that might have caused - I can definitely think of a few others.Looks expensive, but the worst it could be is really a new set of front control arms, 2 shocks, a driveshaft and maybe a new axle if you bent it.
Front rubicon OEM axles are around $2800 new - whether you need that or not, $600 in metalcloak front lowers and uppers, $700 driveshaft and a couple $150 fox shocks and youād be back in business.
thatās all assuming your Tcase is fine and no other damage occurred.
"the rubicon is all original parts" --- you see this is where the problems started14/15 psi
except 2 inch mopar litf kit
Hey all, I have a rubicon jl 2021 2.0L all parts are new except 2 inc mopar lift kit, with 2400 miles and I have āa little problem ā
A few days ago, I was on a dunes trip.
I failed the first dune and I reversed.
Suddenly, I heard a noise like something is knocking(on the reverse).
I looked under the Jeep and saw that my front drive-shaft is broken.
I finished the trip and drove home for a more accurate check.
I saw that my upper control arms are curved (I know that it came with a bit of angle but now it is almost 90 degrees).
I didnāt feel any hit !!
I am pretty sure that my front axis is curved too.
Does it make sense that such damage can be done although we didn't hear a knock?
When he goes to a dealer for a trade in they are going to severely knock down the value by using all of this to their advantage. He will most definitely pay more in loss of value than what it would cost to repair.That would be considered minimum and severely downplaying it. You won't know what other damage that might have caused - I can definitely think of a few others.
Plus x2 for the labor required to install it. Assuming that not everyone is a backyard mechanic.
Which is why I said probably easier to trade it in than dealing with phantom problems here and there forever down the road.
Well that's a trade off one may need to consider.When he goes to a dealer for a trade in they are going to severely knock down the value by using all of this to their advantage. He will most definitely pay more in loss of value than what it would cost to repair.
I would recommend OP gets new upper control arms (you can even find some used ones to save $$$) and 2 new front shocks. From there it should be pretty easy to determine what else (if any other parts) are damaged and need repair.
Possibly, but if you can wheel it hard enough to break this kind of shit as severely as he has, you can learn to spend some money and wrench on the rig.That would be considered minimum and severely downplaying it. You won't know what other damage that might have caused - I can definitely think of a few others.
Plus x2 for the labor required to install it. Assuming that not everyone is a backyard mechanic.
Which is why I said probably easier to trade it in than dealing with phantom problems here and there forever down the road.
BS. Stock is more than fine for all but maybe the top 10% of people that buy a JL brand new."the rubicon is all original parts" --- you see this is where the problems started
I get what you are saying but to deny that a manufacturer, any of them, does the bare minimum to meet their goal is a bit dense. Hence why aftermarket upgrades are even a thing. The jeep engineers built it as good as it needed to be, for the given price it is sold at. It could always be better. However the list of people trying to pay the msrp it would require to do so from the factory is fairly short at least in comparison to their target demo.BS. Stock is more than fine for all but maybe the top 10% of people that buy a JL brand new.
The narrative that you gotta throw expensive, heavy stuff on on your Jeep for it to be a real jeap is ridiculous.
I think you missed the 10% piece of my comment. Even that is being really conservative.I get what you are saying but to deny that a manufacturer, any of them, does the bare minimum to meet their goal is a bit dense. Hence why aftermarket upgrades are even a thing. The jeep engineers built it as good as it needed to be, for the given price it is sold at. It could always be better. However the list of people trying to pay the msrp it would require to do so from the factory is fairly short at least in comparison to their target demo.