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Mm. That's a lot of lucre for a niche-within-a-niche machine. A dual sport might be a better use of funds...but maybe I'm just being too sensible. :)
It sure is. It's basically a glorified 2wd mini-bike, but still cool. 😎
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Damn that's a nice looking Jeep! I can tell you're rich, cuz you don't got any cheap parts on there!

Damn man that's some beefy ass suspension parts!!

Is that a LOD front bumper? It's not the prettiest thing, it's very chunky in fact. But again it does follow the lines and lead into the grill quite nicely. It looks like it would hold up to a thrashing!

Aftermarket headlights, clearly a big left, I'm guessing either 40 or 42 in tires? I take it you're running tons? I feel like you can afford it just from looking at your Jeep! :LOL:

I'm guessing actual beadlock wheels? Though it doesn't look like their functioning at this moment with your current photos. I mean the amount of money you put into your Jeep if you're running faux beadlock wheels you're only hindering yourself.

You're running the rock rails I wanted. I don't think they make them anymore so I've heard. :crying:

Probably like $3,000 worth of lights over your front window. KC lights ain't cheap, they are nice, but God are they expensive!

Look at all those trail badges! Clearly you've been working hard and enjoying your Wrangler. It is a sexy beast, this one!

Metal cloak side armor? I wonder what your skids are? Metal cloak as well? I don't see any good photos that will identify what your under armor skids are, so I'm guessing either you don't have any or you're running metal cloaks probably. That's just a guess at this point. Metal cloak makes good quality shit, and realistically that side armor over your rock rails is pretty much worthless on your current build so it's really just for looks, so for whatever reason, my intellect is telling me you got metal cloak skids. Be interested in hearing what your actual skids are and which ones you currently have on your Wrangler???

OVERALL RATING: 4.5/5

Honestly this is the closest I've seen to a 5 out of five, in my mind. While you clearly work hard and play hard, I'd even say you live that lifestyle; WORK HARD PLAY HARD! I think the only thing that would give you that extra 0.5% might be some competition MT tires. Throw some 40/42" Trepadors on there, and I think you've won my heart at that point.

It really is a nice build, kudos to you! What engine is it? 3.6 I'm guessing?
Evo protek skids
38" nittos
Stock axles with rcv's, reid knuckles, artec trusses, 5.13 gears....for now
Kmc beadlocks
Psc steering
3.6 unfortunately in 2018
This drives to and from all trails (knock on wood) from ohio. Ohio to Colorado, Utah, Arizona and back 4 times
Damn that's a nice looking Jeep! I can tell you're rich, cuz you don't got any cheap parts on there!

Damn man that's some beefy ass suspension parts!!

Is that a LOD front bumper? It's not the prettiest thing, it's very chunky in fact. But again it does follow the lines and lead into the grill quite nicely. It looks like it would hold up to a thrashing!

Aftermarket headlights, clearly a big left, I'm guessing either 40 or 42 in tires? I take it you're running tons? I feel like you can afford it just from looking at your Jeep! :LOL:

I'm guessing actual beadlock wheels? Though it doesn't look like their functioning at this moment with your current photos. I mean the amount of money you put into your Jeep if you're running faux beadlock wheels you're only hindering yourself.

You're running the rock rails I wanted. I don't think they make them anymore so I've heard. :crying:

Probably like $3,000 worth of lights over your front window. KC lights ain't cheap, they are nice, but God are they expensive!

Look at all those trail badges! Clearly you've been working hard and enjoying your Wrangler. It is a sexy beast, this one!

Metal cloak side armor? I wonder what your skids are? Metal cloak as well? I don't see any good photos that will identify what your under armor skids are, so I'm guessing either you don't have any or you're running metal cloaks probably. That's just a guess at this point. Metal cloak makes good quality shit, and realistically that side armor over your rock rails is pretty much worthless on your current build so it's really just for looks, so for whatever reason, my intellect is telling me you got metal cloak skids. Be interested in hearing what your actual skids are and which ones you currently have on your Wrangler???

OVERALL RATING: 4.5/5

Honestly this is the closest I've seen to a 5 out of five, in my mind. While you clearly work hard and play hard, I'd even say you live that lifestyle; WORK HARD PLAY HARD! I think the only thing that would give you that extra 0.5% might be some competition MT tires. Throw some 40/42" Trepadors on there, and I think you've won my heart at that point.

It really is a nice build, kudos to you! What engine is it? 3.6 I'm guessing?
Evo protek skids
Stock 44s with 5.13s, rcvs, trussed, psc steering, reid knuckles
3.6 motor
It drives to and from all trails (knock on wood) from Ohio. It's done the Colorado/Utah/Arizona and back 4 years in a row now plus everything else from Michigan to Alabama. Love this thing.

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Ok here goes

2021 JLU Willys
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Nitto Recon Grappler 35x11.5
MP Concepts Alum. front bumper
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She does get offroad, just not a lot of rocks in SW Florida


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@Twisted10 from Western Union New York!!

Quaint looking town!

Love the soft top, with the tinted windows! 😍

392 tow hooks, and 392 hood, look good with the bronze KMC ¿simulated? beadlock wheels!

Maybe it's just the image, or because they're extra shiny, but those tires look fat and bulbous... BUT NOT IN A BAD WAY! They are some nice looking fat tires!

Relatively stock looking, with the bull bar is a nice touch! You got to have the right bumper to have a bull bar that looks clean and sexy, and whether that's a Mopar front bumper or one of those aluminum look-alikes, it's a nice looking front bumper!

As shiny as it is, I'm out to say it's a pavement princess? Maybe there's not a lot of off-roading in Western New York? Typically you'd see a little bit of dirt or scuffs or scratches, if you've done any sort of semi-serious off-roading, there is a layer of trail rash which you can basically never get off. Honestly it looks like you don't even take it down gravel roads.

I mean as much as you're on this forum, and the wealth of knowledge you do seem to have on here, I can't imagine you actually have a pavement princess, so either this isn't your Jeep or this is a photo of it before you actually took it off-roading?

If it is a pavement princess, and it is yours, why waste money on modifications that serve no purpose other than looks, and kill your mileage in the process? I mean 392s don't get good mileage to begin with...

OVERALL RATING: 3/5

IT LOOKS CLEAN, A LITTLE TOO CLEAN, but it is nice, it is tasteful, and it is definitely a sexy looking Wrangler!

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Wait you moved to California?

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It all makes sense now...

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@Tredsdert here was my ace in the hole if I got a bad review…

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if you can, listen to it on your home stereo speakers to get what the deep tone really sounds like
State Rte N off of US36, I actually know where that is. Used to pass it all the time.
 

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That’s funny, small world!!!
One parent lived in southern Nebraska, the other out by Hannibal, so US36 was the best way to go back and forth. Probably passed that place a hundred times.
 
 







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