skippyrock

Here's a sweet green jeep

Redjk777

Yea if that jeep ever gets hit. The other driver must be blind. It looks like my ANSI safety shirts I were to work

Drayko88

Lol.......

just words

Putting on bushwacker flats today. Anybody in need of stock fenders for a 2 door?

clifish

yeah that shirt is called safety green sorry I sell alot of them. the color looks better on the jeep. Anyway love the gecko but picked up a 2012 4 - door deep cherry red at browns last week. They were willing to deal, got 0% finance and they gave me a decent trade on my exploder. It had the options I wanted and did not what i would have replaced.

so far, smitty built side steps and teraflex level kit were added. I have 5 - 32 x 11.5 mounted on mb razor wheels coming from DTD tomorrow. I hope I don;t regret not getting 33 x 12.5 but it is my DD, the rest can wait for xmas presents from the wife.

Would love to do some local wheelin others out there.

powrsurg

I know I missed the September outing but is anyone planning on doing any off roading anywhere soon? My bumpers and winch are on. On board air finally set up. I need to get this thing good and dirty!

Redjk777

We are going to south jersey on Sunday. It's prob to far for you. Their is a big trip on Saturday to Rausch Creek you can find it on this forum.

ewbaker

I'd like to see if any of you folks can let me drive your '12 or '13 manual transmission rubicon with 4.10's

I have checked the online inventory of every dealership I could think of... best I can find are rubicons with the 3.73's and the auto...



I had a 1997 stick, 2004 rubi stick, 2006 rubi stick, 2007 rubi stick and a 2009 4dr rubi stick. The 07 and 09... I couldn't seem to enjoy the experience. I really really liked that straight 4.0 and its 5 speed. Better than the 6 speed in the 06 actually. I know it is all personal preference. But what peeved me about the 3.8l in the 07 and 09 was that the engine seemed to be better mated to an automatic. It felt like there was a narrow power band that the slip of an auto would have helped to keep the engine running in. I missed the low end torque of the 4.0. It would get up and go... when I was driving it like a nutcase, though. If you brought her up to like 4k before shifting you could get going. I liked the slow moving rowing of gears etc. I know, it;s dumb and the new ones are so much better and all. So, I got rid of the 07 and 09 and left jeep alone for a few years.

I got the bug again, and I am looking at the 13's. Unless everything is upside down, the 4.10's, Rubi package and a manual is my target. 4 door. But what about the low end torque as compared to the 3.8L? Is it any better or am I going to have to consider the auto? I understand how the autos are superior in some ways, and I don;t really want to discuss which is better... what I want is some kind of comparison between the 3.8 and 3.6, both with manual transmissions. I really want the manual transmission because I just like it... it's just fun to me is all.

But if it drives like the 07-11's with the 3.8L I would have to reconsider. Not that they drive poorly, just that I want more low end torque. Hopefully the pentastar has it?

I'll buy you a beer... or a sandwich or whatever. A six pack even.


Thanks,
Eric

Cam36

When I was in the market for my Jk I test drove a 2011 6speed and did not like it at all, coming from an 06 6speed. Now I have a 2012 6speed, it only has 3.21s but I feel it has plenty of power, not much torque right away but from 1500rpm and up it makes a good amount, I am planning on going 4.56 and 35s

ewbaker

Thanks for that. So you def notice an improvement. that gets me closer