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"Mall Crawler vs. Rock Crawler"

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Old 02-03-2013 | 09:49 AM
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Default yeh i hear you !

or chromed out ! I like lifts on jeeps but if you don't realy need it or use it its kinda a waste of money and harder to get inspected but if they came lifted as a option and warrenteed id prob have one with a small lift 2"

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Old 02-03-2013 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by GJeep
Well, that's obvious, by the pictured evidence --
The first thing you did was to sit on it...
Then, you painted it...
I didn't paint it...ummm..I have three. Two Rubicons..one blue JKU that I'm sitting on, one rescue green JK that's in my profile & a black Sahara JKU. Look closer
Old 02-03-2013 | 02:57 PM
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Default the rescue green ones cool !

great color and it looks good with the stuff you got on it like the ps rock sliders how are those getting in and out are they in your way at all ?
Old 02-03-2013 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jeeepgirl
I didn't paint it...ummm..I have three. Two Rubicons..one blue JKU that I'm sitting on, one rescue green JK that's in my profile & a black Sahara JKU. Look closer
Well, I look closer, but don't see a smiley...
Old 02-03-2013 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by agbwon2
Does it really matter how we customize are JK's as long as owners we are satisfied. When going against a mechanic's advice for spacers instead of a 3000 suspension upgrade it was brought to my attention that I am in fact building a mall crawler!

Cold blooded yet true at this time...I want five rims and five tires before I do anything to the suspension. I am just saying because for me to drivie a JEEP off the lot on bicycle tires with no immediate expectation of increasing the stance is blasphemous
I think the biggest thing is exactly what you said "the owner is satisfied". As long as your happy with your jeep and whatever mods you do or don't do is all that matters.
Old 02-03-2013 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepmojo
great color and it looks good with the stuff you got on it like the ps rock sliders how are those getting in and out are they in your way at all ?
The poison's aren't in the way at all but since it comes up to my lower rib cage it's fun getting in..lol.You should see my right arm muscles
Old 02-03-2013 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackRockBurner
Build it how you want. But there are those who try to turn it into something it is not meant to be. Lowering and slick speed rated tires on a jeep is like putting 40" mudders on a lifted Ferrari. It can be done, but why?
At that point, an incorrect vehicle choice as the base chassis was made.
Nope. She checked her makeup in the mirror.
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Old 02-03-2013 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by GJeep
Actually, as the jeep contacts ground on 4 small areas of rubber -- which determine the grip, regardless of whether you "mall" or "off-mall" -- this is THE most important mod...
With a small contact patch, you get more pounds of pressure per square inch of contact. With a big contact patch you get less pressure per square inch. That's why narrow tires work better in snow, and why they present a lot of grip on rock. With less pressure per inch, a wide tire offers flotation for better performance in loose dirt, mud, and sand.

The contact patch also gets bigger (longer, not wider) with low tire pressure, and smaller (shorter) at higher pressure.

So, unless the tire is picked for looks only, a wide tire is not automatically the better tire. It depends on how/where the Jeep will get driven.
Old 02-03-2013 | 08:54 PM
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Ehh. It's your Jeep. Build it in whatever time and order you want. The best advice I got was to build based on needs.
Old 02-03-2013 | 09:05 PM
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To each is own of course, but still don't understand people lifting and modding 2 wheel drive JK's??? I'd think a 4wd conversion would be more important out of the gate before lift etc..



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