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Who gives a rats turd how easy the indicator arm cancels.

thanks for all the advice, he ended up ordering the manual 2.8L sport unlimited with the lockers and disconnects. Should be getting it next week
thanks again
kyle

Does it have a front locker?
I though the Rubicon only came in Petrol due to the American market.

Sounds like you have the offroad ...

Ok - there is heaps of info out there but its Friday arvo and my head hurts from searching.

Have an 08 Rubicon - want a second set of feet but to to keep the $$ reasonable i'm after 16" or 15" steels. Have the 2" Mopar spring lift (waiting for the shocks to come out) so i don't screw my warranty ...

Hello Guys, I am looking at the Jeeps, they seem pretty reasonable in price. I am looking at getting an auto one(so the missus can drive it aswell), but don't know which one is better than other models. Can you shed some light on the subject please.
Cheers

Before any one can correctly answer your ...

Hi guys,
Got a JK 4 door CRD coming at the end of the month, and wanted to see what I can get away with legally.......

Does anyone know if the replacement arm 3"lifts are legal in Aus? Like Teraflex or Full Traction?
Are they legal post engineer report, or just not legal at all?

And while I'm ...

I have IPF extreme Sport.
It will depend on your budget.

As patzuki mentioned, the 140 would look a bit strange on the ARB bar.

Mr Rocky.

Before I purchased the JK Ruicon, I had a Suzuki Grand Vitara.
I went for a 2 Door JK as the unlimted (4 door) versions were to big for what I wanted.

The Rubicon has rock crawling gears standard and diff locks F/R.
My JK is fairly stock, but It will go more places the GV will go.
The ...

Just to add my 2 cents worth.
When I had my 1999 V6 GV. It had the OME 40 - 50mm suspension lift with 225/75 R16 MTR's (29").

I also changed the Diff's centre ratio's to correct the speedo reading. I supposed it was raised 2" taller than stock.

The 3" lift from calmini is for the Vitara Estate the ...

Crazynic.

I have always had a V6 Grand Vitara in a manual.
99% of the time, there would be no issues with it.

However, I wished I had an Auto when negotiating steep hill climbs as there is no clutch to worry about.

Going down hill is a different story.

Just to add my 2 cents worth.
When I had my 1999 V6 Grand, it to had the rattle at start up.
Yes it was the valve tappets. It only lasted for a few seconds or so while the oil was pumped to the top of the engine.

From what I have heard, this is normal for the V6 GV's. Sometimes, I pumped the ...

danssurf82 wrote:BUY A VITARA THEY DONT CATCH ON FIRE

Suzuki Vitara's do catch fire.. However, the electrical wiring in this one was a bit dodgy though.

G'day.

Have a look at http://www.redbook.com.au for the car specifications.

It Looks like the MY2005 models and above came with a 6 speed manual.
The autos are 4 speed.

Autos are definitely better for steep uphill climbs as you do not need to rely on the clutch etc.

However, manuals do tend to ...

Thanks.

I've gone for the 6 speed manual, so touch wood the 2009 models do not have the same problem.

G'day.

There are a number of posts on the Jeep forums regarding Jeeps catch fire.
Is this true?

What models in the Jeep range do this.
i.e Wrangler TJ, JK etc

I have heard the automatic gear boxes leak oil an therefore can catch fire.
What is there to look out for?
What causes them to catch fire ...

Probably would not be legal in Australia. But looks good.
The only thing I have to say is how do you see out of your rear vision mirror?

The spare tire takes up most of the rear window.

Andrew

Thanks guy's - I'll pass this along and we'll see where it all ends up...

I must say, except for the lack of clearance and HT tyres, the Jeep did a reasonable job through Toolangi - only had to rescue it once...


What tracks did you do in Toolangi.
I thought most of them would be closed due to ...

G'day Blue

I can not answer your question, but I am sure these guys will be able to.
I would be very surprised if there was not a suspension kit for these..

Poly4X4
256 Huntingdale Road
Oakleigh.
9562-7779
http://www.poly4x4.com.au/home.html
http://www.poly4x4.com.au/contact.html


Another place ...

Cool looking beast.
Do think it will be daily driver though.

Mickey Thomson make a 285/70R17 MTZ (33" equivalent).

Will these rub with the standard susspension?
At a later stage, I will upgrade the sussepension i.e ARB, Ranco etc.

Do the 275/70 R17 rub at all in full lock etc.
They are 32.15 (275/70R17) rather than 32.05" (255/75R17).

As they are around the same size, I am assuming that the speedo would not be that far out.

Who makes that size of tyre in the 17" rim?

Mickey Thomson make a 285/70R17 MTZ (33" equivalent ...

IMHO on a JK I'd be looking at MT/R LT275/70R17.

Thanks.

The JK Rubicon comes with 255/75 R17 All Terrain tyres. The brochure says they are Off Road but they wil turn to slicks in mud.

Apart from BFG what other makes of tyres are available in that size?

265/70 R17 (similar size to 255/75R75) seem to be a better option and more makes seem to be on offer ...

I do not trust the trip computer litres/100 Km.
None of my other cars pr 4WD's had a trip computer so needed to work out the economy manually.

I think the fuel tank is 70 Litres...

Had a test drive this morning... Have to get used to the indicator lever being on the left etc. But all in all a nice ...

Thanks.

It is good to hear from real world experiences rather than just what the sales person tells you.

I will have to test dive one now.

Andrew.

G'day.

Rainbow Warrior.
I am now seriously thinking of buying a JK Rubicon.. As this will be my daily driver, what are these like on road ?

I will be also taking these off road (rocks, mud etc).
It will not be a Toorak Tractor... I will use it as it has been designed.

NFI.