Trauma Jeep
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BTW - fantastic traction on these new ones to be able to drive vertically down like that!
My daughter learned to drive with my JL and had been driving it for a year. Tuesday, she just bought her first car, a 2020 Chevy Spark. She was so used to the play in the steering wheel of my Jeep that it was natural for her to move the steering wheel. She asked what was wrong with her Spark.If this is your first Jeep ever then you WILL notice a little play in the steering compared to any other vehicle. The Jeep Wrangler is designed to be the most off road capable licensed vehicle in the world and it is but the price for that ability is a little wander in the steering components. To keep it simple, Jeeps are built to wander, so go wander with it anywhere and everywhere!! Enjoy it!!
When I switched from the hard top to soft top I initially put cut pieces of pool noodles under four corners to keep it off the garage floor until I decided on a final ceiling mounting solution. I am in mechanical engineering so I looked at cost, capability, and speed of raising/lowering. After a week of spreadsheets, risk analysis, pros/cons, and a call to Latoya Jackson's psychic hotline I chose the Racor PHL-1R system. I did purchase the replacement steel cable cam drivers and the hoist bracket system from Topsy products. The one aspect of the Racor that I like is that it has a wire mesh shelf that I store the freedom panels on and I am still 100 lbs under the maximum load limit.OK since I've been getting a lot of love here I have another question, what is the best way to store hardtop on the floor in the air "hoist" etc...
Bet it'll look good with the new shoesDanny,
We're practically twins. I added the 2.5" Mopar lift, but still waiting on Fuel Ammo Anthracite 17x9" (-12mm offset) wheels to be mated to Goodyear Duratrac Wrangler 35x12.5x17 All Terrains. My wife named him Snoopy.
You'll have fun picking your own mods. Don't let others pressure you into anything. But I am really (really) enjoying this lift, even on the stock wheels.
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Jay
Nice!If this is your first Jeep ever then you WILL notice a little play in the steering compared to any other vehicle. The Jeep Wrangler is designed to be the most off road capable licensed vehicle in the world and it is but the price for that ability is a little wander in the steering components. To keep it simple, Jeeps are built to wander, so go wander with it anywhere and everywhere!! Enjoy it!!
My first upgrade was to be able to air down my tires (JT Brooks Tire Deflator Pros) to improve off roading in sandy washes (I live in Southern Arizona) and grip on rocky terrain. I also added an ARB dual compressor and installed it under the passenger seat and tied it to an auxiliary switch so that I can inflate my tires after off roading. I have used the compressor so many times since it can inflate 33" tires from 15 psi to 36 psi in about 1 minute. I had a cheap Walmart compressor that took 8 minutes to do one tire and needed to cool down between tires. I also like that I have the compressor always with me and can't forget it at home.I guess it depends on what you are doing with your new jeep. Mine is a year old and the only real mod we've done is upgraded the tires and rims to another set of Mickey Thompson MTZ's BAJA P3's (285's) It came with 2 tops or that would be the second mod - a soft top.
OK Ladies and Gents just got my first ever jeep, a Bright White 2020 2D Sports Wrangler and I love it. I have two questions, first is what should my first "necassary" mod be and second how much play in the steering wheel is normal? Jeep steering seems to get more loose at higher speeds "above 50ish" and pull slightly to the right. Thanks in advance
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UV protection for everything that the sun can reach. lol
I would also look into the Bolt hood lock. It keys to your engine key (one less key to carry) and keeps people from easily messing with your engine as opposed to leaving your hood stock . I just installed mine this weekend (super easy).Congrats on the new ride. My first mods were locking gas cap, cargo liner, cargo storage insert, seat covers for beach trips, step rails to assist the height challenged in the family. Next came the phone holder solution and then.........dang this site just keeps feeding the addiction. I've only had mine for 2 weeks....