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Things you have learned the Hard way about owning a Jeep.

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Lesson learned a few months ago:

With the top down, and two young daughters in the back seat:
Don't drive under a low hanging branch of a tree that has a huge insect ball in it.
It shakes the branch and causes thousands of small black beatles to rain down on your daughters like confetti. And thus begins the hour long effort to get them all out of the jeep again before said daughters were willing to get back in. (I almost left them out there!)
I'm sure your ears are still ringing from the screaming.
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Not going as high with as big of a tire as originally wanting/needing is my biggest lesson learned so far.
 

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Itā€™s very hard to keep all the girls away. Itā€™s embarrassing. Iā€™m married and my wife is not amused. But I canā€™t help it. With the Jeep, I look like Iā€™m a 6ā€™3ā€, 25 year old with a 30ā€ waist and 44ā€ chest And a full head of brown hair. I donā€™t know what to do about this problem.
Eventually time will take care of those "problems" or the wife will do some psychiatric work to help you through your crisis!!!
 

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Not going as high with as big of a tire as originally wanting/needing is my biggest lesson learned so far.
I was told from the outset to get a 3ā€ lift and 37s. I didnā€™t listen. I got a 2ā€ lift and 35s. Guess what I had to buy and install twice?
 

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I was told from the outset to get a 3ā€ lift and 37s. I didnā€™t listen. I got a 2ā€ lift and 35s. Guess what I had to buy and install twice?
A lesson that cost me about $4k, not including the cost of the upgraded factory wheels that I thought would run the distance. Lesson learned!
 

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Water covers 71% of the earth, Jeep covers the rest and is not a vessel.
 

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How do you like it? I've been thinking of biting that bullet. Do you hook up to your battery or did you wire up a way to power it without opening your hood?
I ended up moving the compressor that came in the CKMTP12 portable kit to under the front passenger seat. I kept the case and accessories, and sold the air tank.

ARB Dual Compressor relocatedā€¦finally
https://donmontalvo.com/2020/12/10/arb-dual-compressor-relocated-finally/

I'm extremely happy with it, both before as a portable unit, and now as a hard mounted unit.

If I had to do it again, I'd have bought the hard mount CKMTA12, same model but no case and no tank, and a few hundred cheaper.

The only thing faster would be CO2, didn't want to go down that route, since you'll depend on refills. Though some folks swear by it. :)
 

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Things I have learned the hard way during my last month of ownership:

Mud Terrain tires and 4-Low doesn't mean you can crawl through anything, you can still get stuck.
Stay away from mud without the proper tools, or at minimum a trail buddy.
I wish Wranglers came came with Crawl Control, not a lesson, just a thought.
Not everyone Jeep Waves, in fact majority of ppl don't. I've since recognized, if your Wrangler is bone stock, I just don't bother waving to you, because you're probably not going to wave back.
The Duck Duck Jeep fad, though friendly is kinda dumb. I'm supposed to tag every dang duck someone gives me on social media... I'm gonna need a new page just for ducks... Ppl in my area a duck crazy. I've got 3 ducks this last weekend alone... I just say thanks and add them to the dash, hand them one of mine I've removed a tag from.
Owning a Wrangler is as fun as I thought it was.
 

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I thought I could live without a Jeep Wrangler in my garage.

Twice I tried to move on; twice I was back in Wrangler within six months.

Turns out, I cannot. No matter how much abuse I get from the Jeep dealer.
 

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I learned that when you park in a parking lot with a bunch of other Jeeps, and yours is the most lifted and badass, you really DO get a temporary positive psychological lift from it and you feel better about your day.

Conversely, when you park in a lot and you are the least badass, you get the overwhelming urge to start shopping for parts online when you get home.

Owning a Jeep can be a very emotional experience! šŸ˜‚
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