Originally Posted by scotlandjk

Haha. When my brother saw my JK he was hooked

The brand new wheels (kahn) and tyres came with it and the wheels are pretty nice, just a bit large. They cost over £2k new so will prob wear the rubber out a bit then struggle to find some 'chunky' tyres to fit those rims.

The V6 is bearable (if you don't look at the MPG), don't think it would be very good with larger tyres, still much prefer mine by a long way. I am already on the case of having the dealer install the aux trans cooler for the 4 speed auto.

Wangler 07 do you mind sending a PM with a rough price you paid for the LOD midwidth without the hoop? (inc shipping and duties)?? EDIT Just read your post about the bumper and the ordering.

The rubi came with a hardtop and brand new softop. I am debating whether its worth getting a Bestop Trektop NX for mine now...

Originally Posted by RLT

On driving with the 35 Duratracs.....
.... do you find that you're having to drop to a lower gear occationally than you did before, eg when your keeping to a speed limit or does it make little difference ?

RLT

Originally Posted by wrangler07

Re. the bumper, have a chat with Chris at LOD directly. He's a nice guy and was always ready to take my call and answer a million questions. Is this for the 2 DR? Make sure you get the extra bad weather powder coating if you go for it, or buy it bare metal and have it done over here. Unfortunately the shipping etc... turns it into a buy 2 get one affair but... That said, a friend of mine who owns a truck building company gave me a hard time for not coming to him first. He said he could have built me an identical one for under £600. Could also be a thought..

Originally Posted by scotlandjk

Cheers. Yeh its for the Rubi, my brother doesn't like the stock bumper. That the thing he doesn't really want a winch so he is looking for something similar to the LOD mid in looks and retains the stock fogs. There are a few cheap ones on ebay but as you say by the time you get it over here its prob better getting one built.

Originally Posted by wrangler07

Yup. One guy I know ordered the Rugged Ridge one from a seller on eBay UK. The finish was so poor he had to take it and get it blasted and re-powder coated, so whilst it was cheap and shipped domestically it didn't work out too cheap in the long run.

If your bro gets one made up without the winch cavity it should be even cheaper so I'd definitely go that route.

Originally Posted by scotlandjk

Yeh I never did think Rugged Ridge were very good products. The bumper is nothing urgent so will have a good think about it.

The JK is made for kayaks (and the bull bar has its uses)