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Picked up my JLU yesterday. Sport with S package, Tech package, hard top, 8 speed auto.

Ordered a hitch and trailer wiring for it today. Cost me $100 total.

Now I need to find some rock rails that double as step bars like the ones I used to have on my JKU.

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Joined the Firecracker Club last night. Had originally ordered a Punk'n JLUR and neither the dealer or I knew about the delay on production. It was always a toss up between the Punk'n and Firecracker, but saw this paint combo down in Houston a few weeks ago and just knew that was the one...unfortunately it was already sold. A long story, but told he dealer to cancel the order or sell the Punk'n outright if it's ever produced and ended up purchasing my new baby from a different dealer.

Won't pick her up until late next week as they are putting a Mopar lift and tires on her. Very excited and my wife didn't kill me when I called her from two hours away and said "Guess what I bought?" LOL
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Your baby looks exactly what I ordered on March 26th. Hope you have good fortune with it. Cheers
 

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I’ve been waiting for this day and it’s finally here!
Gonna fly out to IL Saturday and pick her up!

Jason at Tyson sent me these earlier today as I was driving home from the credit union applying for a loan for this baby

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Great choice! Cheers
 

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Here's my girl. 2" Mopar w 37x12.5x17 Toyo Open Country RTs on 17x9 Method Double Standard wheels 0 offset. Looks awesome and so much fun to drive around town. Driving at 70 mph...not as much fun, but it' a Jeep and not a sports car and I'm happy. Calling her Goosey. Up next....adjustable front track bar to center front axle and hopeful take some bow out of the front driver spring and NFab steps for my girls.
 

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Got my HOTHEAD headliner kit and wanted to match the inside with the outside. So a day in the garage with the wife, and wa la.....
 

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Got my HOTHEAD headliner kit and wanted to match the inside with the outside. So a day in the garage with the wife, and wa la.....
looks really good. Did you use automotive paint? Single stage or base plus clear? Any recommendations?
 

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Here's my girl. 2" Mopar w 37x12.5x17 Toyo Open Country RTs on 17x9 Method Double Standard wheels 0 offset. Looks awesome and so much fun to drive around town. Driving at 70 mph...not as much fun, but it' a Jeep and not a sports car and I'm happy. Calling her Goosey. Up next....adjustable front track bar to center front axle and hopeful take some bow out of the front driver spring and NFab steps for my girls.
When you say “at 70 not as much fun”, please elaborate... not as smooth a ride? Wandering? Tire noise?
 

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When you say “at 70 not as much fun”, please elaborate... not as smooth a ride? Wandering? Tire noise?
Coming from A Ram 2500 Diesel that cruised down the road at 80 without hardly shifting gears and smooth as silk, the Rubicon is simply different. On the first trip home, it really fought to find a gear it liked, shifting down on every slight incline, sometimes two gears....only averaged 12.4 mpg. But things much better today....even with bigger tires. Same route home after swapping out the 35s for 37s. Took my time, staying right at the speed limit and even slowing down a little to go with the flow and the Rubicon averaged 18.2 mpg. Same exact 170 mile route.
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