Rookiejeeper...LOL...I pulled the trigger as soon as I saw one sitting on the lot and ordered mine. I need to see what number sahara I ended up getting. I ordered it Sept 15 and got it Oct 8th. Believe me, the longest 3 weeks of my life. But yeah since then, almost 4k miles, a few runs through the mud, creeks and hill climbs. Haven't taken it lately with Christmas around the corner. Didn't want to break anything. (Lame I know) And to answer your question, sitting behind a desk, think'n about Jeeps...waiting for 5.

 

Hmmm... is there a way to find out what number in production your JK is?

I would be curious to know when mine rolled out and what # it is.

 

4 wheel disk abs! Abs use to be a joke in the early 90's, but it has came a long way. The 4 wheel disk ABS the new JKs have is amazing. My jeep stops quick, even in snow/ice. But you still have to drive for the weather.

 

It's all in the VIN I believe. I just don't know how to read it. Not sure if the dealer knows yet either. When I go in for my oil change i'll ask.

 

[QUOTE= One thing I would do, is take it to a parking lot, empty of course and screw around a little. [/QUOTE]

jamesr, I'm confused, you refering to the wife or jeep? LOL I ordered the Sahara unlimited so I won't have a short wheelbase.

This might be a stupid question but what the hell, I'm a rookie, you can laugh if you want. When in 4Lo what speed shouldn't you go over? I assume there is a max speed you should reach. I guess at a certain point I would just use 4Hi.

 

no set speed you shouldn't go over, but the rule of thumb i always heard is 25 mph, but 4 low is only for extreme offroad or high torque needs (such as pulling out a suck FJ . You should only ever need 4hi on the road, unless the roads are shut down and not plowed.

Sorry about the short wheel base i still am not use to people having a 4 door! :toung: But it still wouldn't hurt to get use to it sliding before you are on the road with traffic.

 

Well sure, I didn't mean to imply we only use two wheels to stop. Prettymuch any newish car has ABS so I was trying to point out that they don't really stop any better than an average car..

 

4 wheel disk abs will stop better than a cavalier with 2 wheel disk. The average car has only 2 wheel disk abs, most still have the ol' brake drum in back.

 

I used to have a Cavalier (1997? 1998?), it was my first car...

The "ABS" sounded like a machine exploding, with springs "boinging" and gears rattling. It sounded like hell, I thought the car was falling to pieces on me. It kept doing it, so I tried a friend's Cavalier. Same thing. They were all buit the same way, and the ABS stunk. I remember applying the brakes on a slight decline with Blizzak winter tires and the wheels just would not brake!!!!

I almost died in that Cav several times. Traded it in for my very first TJ, a solar yellow 2.5L 5-speed bone stock. LOVED that thing, loved the color. I felt free, like I was a little kid in a Tonka truck! I didn't have ABS in that Jeep, nor in the next TJ, a 4.0cyl 5-speed. Didn't care about the ABS, I was just fine without it for several years. I'm curious to see if 4-wheel ABS is going to feel much safer...