Picked up my Rubicon Xtreme Recon - pics and first review / impressions

[jack bauer]

Apparently they will be available at some point. I haven’t decided if I’ll leave them or take them off. They’re really not too gaudy or noticeable IMO, and the rocks not be thrown around off the tires to possibly hit the Jeep, might be ok


thank you very much!

Those flares are growing on me.
I'd leave them on.

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[Deleted member 59498]

Those flares are growing on me.
I'd leave them on.

Yeah I kind of like them also, might save some scum getting thrown all over the side of Jeep also.

 

[jessebkr87]

They will be available to order in December according to wrangler product lead on FB group. He stated they are on restriction at the moment. Probably to ensure they can meet new build requirements.

Which Facebook group is this?

 

[hoag4147]

Which Facebook group is this?

392 group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3785186678171700/?ref=share

 

[Pingbling23]

whats the height compared to a mopar lifted jl? Looks taller then my Sahara with mopar lift and same size tires. Or is it the rubicon fenders playing tricks on me?

 

[rmartino99]

What brand of steps?

 

[MyDaughters20JL]

What brand of steps?

those are NFab steps

 

[Patsloft]

Those flares are growing on me.
I'd leave them on.

Flares????

 

[Richris1]

whats the height compared to a mopar lifted jl? Looks taller then my Sahara with mopar lift and same size tires. Or is it the rubicon fenders playing tricks on me?

It’s about a 3-3.5 inch lift over standard JL, + the height of the fenders giving it that extra perceived height. I’d say it’s about an inch to 1.5 higher than a mopar lifted Sahara, although I haven’t made a side by side comparison other than next to a stock 392. That seemed very close in height, maybe the XR being 3/4 to 1 inch taller.

 

[golong27]

I have the same nfab steps and the weld between the tube and mounting bracket began to show rust after less than 6 months. my jeep is garaged when not being driven so limited exposure to the wet (top and doors off in the summer). something to keep an eye on.

 

[jack bauer]

Flares????

Yes, what are you confused about?

 

[AnnDee4444]

I’ll have some first hand experience with the XR tomorrow. picking up a sting gray rubi XR, with a 2.5 hour drive home.

Update:

Picked up the Rubicon XR this afternoon. Drove it home for about 2 1/2 hours. Half highway, half mountain/hilly back roads in north Georgia/Tennessee. Steps are going on now, yes these fender flare extensions can be easily removed. The ride on the highway was great, plenty of power, put it on cruise control on the roads that were flat to see how it reacted… All good. Averaged, according to the read out, about 17 1/2 mpg. Highway average speed between 72 mph and 80 mph, back road speed average around 45 to 60. RPMs at cruising speed…whether it was 78 mph or 60 mph stayed at around 2400.

When you get a chance, can you measure the shock eye-to-eye length at ride height?

 

[Richris1]

When you get a chance, can you measure the shock eye-to-eye length at ride height?

Sure. When I get back home this afternoon.

 

[SnoWhite]

They will be available to order in December according to wrangler product lead on FB group. He stated they are on restriction at the moment. Probably to ensure they can meet new build requirements.

Hey there,

sorry for hijacking the thread, but I was curious and looked up the numbers: they show some (old) Chrysler parts?! Is that because the XR fender flare extensions are not on order yet?

Thanks for any feedback!

 

[Pingbling23]

It’s about a 3-3.5 inch lift over standard JL, + the height of the fenders giving it that extra perceived height. I’d say it’s about an inch to 1.5 higher than a mopar lifted Sahara, although I haven’t made a side by side comparison other than next to a stock 392. That seemed very close in height, maybe the XR being 3/4 to 1 inch taller.

3-3.5 is what a non rubicon sees with the mopar lift (rubicons see 2 inches). the XR rubicon gets a 1.5 lift. It looks taller then expected.

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