Picked up a '23 4xe rubi on a good deal. No hits on the underside (no big scrapes, everything's straight, diffs are not shaved, etc). 15k miles. It has that new fulltime/parttime 4wd transfer case.
My concern is that it VERY smooth into 4lo. I don't hear any gear whine, and it's bone...
I saw a while back a mod of installing plastic blocks in every other hole for the windshield air, to diffuse the air better. There was an amazon link in the thread. Can someone help with a link or sizing?
Any info is appreciated, thanks and happy wheeling amigos.
I didn't read the whole thread, but I'll throw in to buy the Willys and be content with small mods. Take the rest of your dough and buy SPY. Set it up to reinvest dividends and forget about it for 20 years.
Tell the dealer your situation, ask for help with packaging/protecting the equipment for shipment. If you can build a good pallet, commercial ship might be a good bet.
I suggest you join a club. I'm prior service and have been driving 4x4s my entire adult life, but I learned a ton by wheeling with a club. Guys have been wheeling trails since the old CJs, and alot of the trails we're on today were broken in by those old jeeps.
I thought transmission was just a personal preference, but automatics wheel alot better than manuals. I haven't seen too many manuals since the TJ, and guys would rig up a bicycle finger brake to the throttle on the shift stick so they could use their feet for clutch and brakes.
I say don't do it. You're already planning on making the JL what your JT already is, which I think this is a bit of a chase. Stick with the JT. You have a nice build that looks very carefully done, no one will enjoy it as much as you do.
Good list. My buddy has a boot, as in a wheel lock. Sometimes he uses it on his trailer, sometimes he uses it on his jeep. Nothing's going nowhere with a boot on a shoe, that's for sure.
Hi, I'm considering the Mopar step sliders/performance rails on a JLU. How are they as sliders? The pricetag seems steep for sliders. My main concerns are;
1. How it functions as a slider.
2. How well it keeps tire-tail off the sides/out of the cab.
Thanks!