runningshoes
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- Eli
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- 2019 JLUR
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By way of background bought a 2019 JLU Sahara 2T about a year ago, to be used as a daily ride plus off road when the opportunity came up. Put about 8k miles on it in a year and another 3k miles in the last 10 days going out to Colorado from Chicago and back. Did my first off roading a lifetime ago in the military and over the last few years got back into it with friends, rentals, etc., nothing fancy, but enough to get me to buy one of my own. Read a lot of stuff here, but some of it really only sinks in after you're sitting in the vehicle for a while. So with that...
Lesson #1 - treating the purchase in a rational way like any other car which is why I ended up with the Sahara. Should have bought the Rubicon
Lesson #2 - how in the world has Jeep not figured out how to sell an integrated topo map package with the NAV system? Interestingly enough, once we got to most of the trails (Ophir, Engineers, Argentine, etc.) they show up on the regular NAV system and are almost good enough to use on their own if you plan on staying on a single trail. If Jeep has a Lurker on site, call me - we'll work out a commission deal
Lesson #3 - had a 2.5" TerraFlex / Falcon lift kit installed before we left, but kept the stock tires thinking the extra clearance and improved suspension would be a good first step for the moderate trails we hit. The 2 - 3 spots I needed to think about how to get over were more a reflection on my capabilities and not the Jeep's.
Lesson #4 - driving through Illinois, Nebraska and parts of Kansas for 4 days to get 4 days of off roading in is simply painful.... (by day 3 the dog was looking for a new family)
Lesson #5 - most important one - the off road community is awesome! People were really great out on the trails, answered questions, provided advice about spots that don't show up anywhere and are worth visiting, so on.
Thanks to all for the advice provided here - hope to be able to contribute as well going forward - Eli
Lesson #1 - treating the purchase in a rational way like any other car which is why I ended up with the Sahara. Should have bought the Rubicon
Lesson #2 - how in the world has Jeep not figured out how to sell an integrated topo map package with the NAV system? Interestingly enough, once we got to most of the trails (Ophir, Engineers, Argentine, etc.) they show up on the regular NAV system and are almost good enough to use on their own if you plan on staying on a single trail. If Jeep has a Lurker on site, call me - we'll work out a commission deal
Lesson #3 - had a 2.5" TerraFlex / Falcon lift kit installed before we left, but kept the stock tires thinking the extra clearance and improved suspension would be a good first step for the moderate trails we hit. The 2 - 3 spots I needed to think about how to get over were more a reflection on my capabilities and not the Jeep's.
Lesson #4 - driving through Illinois, Nebraska and parts of Kansas for 4 days to get 4 days of off roading in is simply painful.... (by day 3 the dog was looking for a new family)
Lesson #5 - most important one - the off road community is awesome! People were really great out on the trails, answered questions, provided advice about spots that don't show up anywhere and are worth visiting, so on.
Thanks to all for the advice provided here - hope to be able to contribute as well going forward - Eli
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