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NVaderJ posted:For the driving I do, yes I get 13 mpg. I drive approximately two miles to work, and I assume that the low speed (speed limit is 25 the whole 2 miles) and four stop signs conspire with cold Michigan winters to keep my fuel economy in peak-oil-inducing levels. On longer trips I get up around 17-17.5 on the highway. That makes sense. My xj on 33" mud terrains gets 15mpg most the time, but I do mostly country driving.
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Sup cousins. A car that thinks it is a Jeep, or a Jeep that thinks it is a car?  I say a Jeep that LOOKS like a car 
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Obligatory dinojeep, for the megathread: Moving on now....
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Feb 22, 2008 01:19
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Boomerjinks posted:Obligatory dinojeep, for the megathread: Hey Boomer, is that an HDR pic?
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Feb 22, 2008 01:46
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The King of Swag posted:Hey Boomer, is that an HDR pic?
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Feb 22, 2008 02:23
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I'm the happy driver of an 04' Ruby. The guy that used to own it never rotated the knobby tires, so I had to replace them over the weekend. I wanted to throw on a set of mudeaters, but it wouldn't have been all that practical. I ended up grabbing some decent all terrains, but I still feel like less of a man for it, no matter how practical the purchase was. That said, I wouldn't mind getting a little trail time in with her, if someone that knew what the hell they were doing were leading the way. Any bay area goons want to hit a trail sometime, let me know.
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Feb 22, 2008 03:16
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Well, I guess it's time to chime in. Jeep from Jeep:  Jeep behind Jeep:  Jeeps done:  Oh yeah, and the good stuff. My (wife's) uncle's 1974:  An awesome flatbed Jeep Forward Control FC170 I saw on the side of the road a few years back. I'd love to own one some day! 
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Feb 22, 2008 04:14
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CatBus posted:An awesome flatbed Jeep Forward Control FC170 I saw on the side of the road a few years back. I'd love to own one some day! That is unspeakably cool.
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Feb 22, 2008 04:16
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SNiPER_Magnum posted:Yet another cool thing about Jeeps. They never changed the body panels. You can retrofit a grill and headlights like this one on any Wagoneer or J Truck. The front panel is exactly the same, its just covered up with the huge chrome grill.
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Feb 22, 2008 04:27
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renraku posted:That is unspeakably cool. Unspeakably rare, as all Forward control jeeps are.
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Feb 22, 2008 04:39
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Omg50BMG posted:Unspeakably rare, as all Forward control jeeps are. Not really. There are probably quite a few more 4x4s from the same era that are just as rare if not more. I've seen a few of them come up on CL for <$6500 in reasonable (but far from perfect) shape. We've had three of them in the shop: An FC150, a 170 and a M678 (which is a military VAN FC that IS unspeakably rare - I think we sold it for $18-20 grand restored). Rare, but really nothing to be crazy about how rare they are. If someone wants to acquire one (at least in Colorado/Rockies) you can get one with a couple of months of searching/waiting and ~6000-8000 bucks. The price is actually a steal considering what the much more common FJ40s in this area in similar condition are going for.
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Feb 22, 2008 05:18
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The King of Swag posted:Hey Boomer, is that an HDR pic? Frosty- posted:I want to say no, because of the clouds. It looks like it's just a really well-composed single exposure. It is in fact HDR, taken with the help of Bruno_me. We went down to Boulder back in October and took a whole slew of fancy HDR shots of the jeep and the ectocar.   You can see their original, monstrous sizes here: http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u134/Boomerjinks/HUGE%20Pictures/JeepHDR-hi.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u134/Boomerjinks/HUGE%20Pictures/JeepHDR3-hi.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u134/Boomerjinks/HUGE%20Pictures/JeepHDR2-hi.jpg
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Boomerjinks posted:It is in fact HDR, taken with the help of Bruno_me. That Jeep really does look cool. Frosty- fucked around with this message at 16:13 on Feb 22, 2008 |
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Feb 22, 2008 16:02
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The King of Swag posted:It is infuriating that the 4.0L is the last of the I6 family as Daimler killed it for no other reason than internal politics. The official response when it was killed off was that it couldn't meet smog, but any half-wit could tell you another redesign on the head would do the engine wonders. For christ sakes, Chrysler in the mid 90s had a working redesign of the head that didn't do much for fuel mileage but severely reduced emissions and boosted the power of the engine. I heard that the tooling was also wearing out and that it would be very expensive to replace. That could be a total bullshit rumor, but that's what I've heard had an impact as well.
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Feb 22, 2008 16:41
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CatBus posted:Jeep behind Jeep: Cool, you drive Hound! Or is it Swindle?
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decahedron posted:I heard that the tooling was also wearing out and that it would be very expensive to replace. That could be a total bullshit rumor, but that's what I've heard had an impact as well. The tooling went on a boat to China, where the motor is still being produced.
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Feb 22, 2008 20:57
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Here's my '99 TJ (same pic I always pimp out): Somewhere in the hills near Cle Elum, WA. That was a fun trail. Anyway, still working toward my new Ruby. Every time I get close to taking the plunge, something comes up and sets it back a few months. 
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Feb 23, 2008 01:59
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Boomerjinks posted:Cool, you drive Hound! Or is it Swindle? More likely Hound, but still the wrong color. I've had that decal on there for about five years, and it's falling off at this point. I'll probably buy another one to replace it 
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Feb 23, 2008 04:46
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Where did you find such a large one?
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Pacific Rim Job posted:We got a JK (08 Unlimited Rubicon 6spd) last week, took it out this weekend for some tame fun. With no one to pull us out if we got stuck, we didn't do anything that was likely to get us stuck. New front bumper with winch is on the way. Sup, Fellow red rock unlimited owner? I have an 07 unlimited in red rock myself.
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The flares are also scratched to poo poo, and that's how we like it.
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I have a question for other Jeep owners. What's the correct way to incorporate the spare into rotating the tires? Does anyone even do this?
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Feb 23, 2008 16:05
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 "On rear-wheel or four-wheel drive cars with full-size matching spare, rotate the tires in a rearward cross pattern (Figure G)" Link
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How does an electronic sway bar disconnect work? I mean you push a button and what happens, mechanically speaking? Stays connected somehow allowing drop, comes disconnected or what?
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Tossed_Salad_Man posted:How does an electronic sway bar disconnect work? I mean you push a button and what happens, mechanically speaking? Stays connected somehow allowing drop, comes disconnected or what? Electromagnets. Then a motor moves the sway bar up when you reconnect it so it can reattach with the magnet.
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ZippySLC posted:Electromagnets. Then a motor moves the sway bar up when you reconnect it so it can reattach with the magnet. Are you making GBS threads me? Seriously? gently caress. 
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ZippySLC posted:Electromagnets. Then a motor moves the sway bar up when you reconnect it so it can reattach with the magnet. That's pretty loving impressive. I'm off to search youtube for videos of this.
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This guy put the swaybar disconnect in his YJ. You used to be able to get the entire assembly for $80, but it was priced wrong, and DC caught on and raised the price to $1800. Anyway, this is how the guy says it works: quote:HOW THE JK SWAY BAR WORKS Now, reading the JK forum, I've found that people are having issues with the swaybar disco not reconnecting. I haven't tried it on mine yet (oh, yah, I bought an Unlimited Rubicon the other day) but I'm sure it's probably broken on mine as well. It's a Jeep thing... 
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It seems neat, but I really fail to see the purpose. Another example of the overall pussification of the "jeep" attitude. If you need to disconnect/reconnect your sway bar.... You probably have two seconds to pop out of the truck and use manual disconnects. In all likelyhood you should also be airing down... When you want to reconnect you will be airing back up... Seems like it would only be effective if your daily commute involves the need for maximum flex and also fairly high-speed highway/city cornering and you can't be bothered to disco manually?
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ZippySLC posted:Now, reading the JK forum, I've found that people are having issues with the swaybar disco not reconnecting. I haven't tried it on mine yet (oh, yah, I bought an Unlimited Rubicon the other day) but I'm sure it's probably broken on mine as well. It's a Jeep thing...
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Disciple of Pain posted:It seems neat, but I really fail to see the purpose. Another example of the overall pussification of the "jeep" attitude. Since when is "Being neat" not enough reason to do something?
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Aran posted:Since when is "Being neat" not enough reason to do something? Because Jeep shouldn't do things for that reason. Let Land Rover (which used to be utilitarian like Jeep, but in this country they are way too far gone so gently caress it), BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, etc do that poo poo. Driving a jeep should be a manly experience, if you are too much of a pussy to reach your arm in and disconnect a sway bar you need to drive a Liberty, not a Wrangler. I drove a CJ5 for a while and at times it loving sucked, but that was part of the experience which I loved. THAT is what "Its a Jeep thing" is all about. I honestly don't think the "jeep thing" brotherhood exists in much more than "same car buddies we like driving in the MUD" these days. /soapbox. (also I almost bought a Wrangler Rubi Unlimited, so don't get me wrong they are great trucks I'm just a huge cynic and long for the jeeps of old I guess. Dealing with the original "Jeep" every day has that effect on you)
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Well, that and Jeeps should be very simple. Neat stuff is neat, but neat stuff often breaks. Simple, boring, overbuilt stuff lasts forever and rarely breaks when you need it.
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Octavio Barnaby Sr. posted:Well, that and Jeeps should be very simple. Well yeah, that's the other reason why I wish Jeep would be more like the utilitarian Jeeps of old. Why use a motor and magnet and various other craziness when a bolt and nut or even a pin will do just fine, be more reliable, cheaper, etc.
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Disciple of Pain posted:Well yeah, that's the other reason why I wish Jeep would be more like the utilitarian Jeeps of old. Why use a motor and magnet and various other craziness when a bolt and nut or even a pin will do just fine, be more reliable, cheaper, etc. Then buy a Sahara or an X without the disconnect. It's only on the Rubicon. The Wrangler is still a very utilitarian vehicle. It's been on the market forever and only now has got optional power windows and locks. It's still got solid axles. It still has removable doors and a fold down windshield. It has drain plugs in the floor to get water out when you get it wet inside. There's more painted metal in the interior than plastic.
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Can you get an X or Sahara with the 4.10 gears, 4:1 transfer case, and lockers?
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SNiPER_Magnum posted:Can you get an X or Sahara with the 4.10 gears, 4:1 transfer case, and lockers? In 2007 you could get an X with the 4.10 gears and a rear locker. They deleted those options for MY 2008.
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ZippySLC posted:The Wrangler is still a very utilitarian vehicle. It's been on the market forever and only now has got optional power windows and locks. It's still got solid axles. It still has removable doors and a fold down windshield. It has drain plugs in the floor to get water out when you get it wet inside. There's more painted metal in the interior than plastic. THIS. When I started stripping mine, the first thing to go was the rollcage, which took the seatbelts with it. The fender flares came off, leaving these giant tires sticking out the sides that threw whatever you drove through at the back of your head. I had to replace the windshield seal so I left it unhinged. It was like a gigantic gokart! Driving that thing, with the windows down, doors off, and no seatbelt, between my house and where it was being prepped and painted rates as one of the top five coolest driving experiences of my life. Turning right and holding onto the steering wheel so as not to fall out of the loving car... I loved it.
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Boomerjinks posted:THIS. You realize you drive a YJ, right? A whole lot closer on the utilitarian spectrum to a CJ than a JK, which is what we were talking about.
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Disciple of Pain posted:You realize you drive a YJ, right? A whole lot closer on the utilitarian spectrum to a CJ than a JK, which is what we were talking about. Of course. I was just agreeing with the whole 'love of basics'. If jeeps were just another small SUV, like a CRV or something.... well there wouldn't be anything special. Boomerjinks fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Feb 24, 2008 |
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I have a question... I've wanted a Jeep for quite a while, just an old beater. How are Jeeps for moderate/light towing? Could a 4.0 Wrangler or Cherokee (not Grand Cherokee) pull, say, an aluminum trailer with a <3,000 lb car for up to 100 miles or so, maybe 200 max? I don't want to buy a truck just to be able to tow a car trailer, because a Jeep would be infinitely more practical and, well, fun. I know the short wheelbase of the Wrangler might limit its towing ability, so I'm thinking an old beater late-80s to early-90s Cherokee might be the ticket. They show up for around $2k in decent shape whereas a Wrangler is almost never under $5k in any drivable condition.
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