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Warning regarding my mindset....
I am having a mid-life crises 2nd one in my life. This one at age 51 and I have a serious health issue that could decide to kill me at any time. My daily driver has been a jeep wrangler since 1993...
I have had 7 Jeep wranglers (93, 94, 98, 02, 05 Rubi, 08 Rubi UL, and now 21 Rubi UL only 4k miles) I have more than 1,300,000 miles in these Jeeps most of them lifted and offroaded a fair amount. Most of them met their demise do to a variety of idiots crashing into them or 200k plus in miles. I...
In 29 years of driving a Jeep Wrangler, I have had 2 that come to mind.
My second jeep wrangler was a very nicely equipped 1994 Sport that I had added rims and tires (massive 30x9.5x15) and a slight lift. I pull up to a light and there is an almost identical jeep with 4 guys in it. Its summer...
60 Days in this is my diesel build. Did 3k miles and then added lift and tires. Waiting on my Tazer to update spedo etc. I have noticed a slight decrease in power but I have no trouble going 85 (parts of Utah do have 85 as a speed limit) Gas mileage has dipped about 2 mpg. Hopefully we will...
I just traded in my 2008 JKULR with over 200k I bought it in 2007 for 26k with every option. It had a serious transmission issue and needed tires. I got 15k on trade.
1/2 inch breaker bar with the appropriate sized socket to take off your lug nuts. I have a 25 inch long Craftsman I have carried since my first jeeps flat tire in 1993.
I had the same uncovered spare on my 08 JK for nearly 14 years. The tire was fine in fact the day I traded it in, I had a flat tire and drove to the dealer on the spare.
2021 Rubicon Eco Diesel Brand New
TERAFLEX ST3 KIT W FALCON 3.3 SHOCKS
FRONT 1 INCH SPRING SPACERS TERAFLEX
TERAFLEX ALPHA TIRE CARRIER
BFG KO2 ALL TERRAIN 37X12.50R17
FUEL D608 ENDURO WHEELS 17 INCH
Awesome.... I have been driving a wrangler as my daily driver for 28 years. I just purchased my 7th one. I have had snow in my jeep with the top off so many times I can't count. I used to work at a ski resort and we would get random storms that would drop snow at 8k feet and be nice in the...
The Pony Express Trail -Utah/Nevada.
3 days of dirt roads with occasional 4wheel drive adventures. Incredible beautiful and remote. 300+ miles of open country.
https://www.visitutah.com/plan-your-trip/recommended-itineraries/west-desert-ramble-the-pony-express
This is a great adventure. I did the trail in March 2013 in a bone stock 2008 JK limited Rubicon, 68 Ford Bronco on 33s and International Scout on 32s. We did the out and back in 3 days.
First off, HITR is extremely remote. Self rescue/repair is the game. Fuel up at the airport and we had...