I live in Los Angeles and always see Jeeps around here which is cool.....it just seems funny that most of them are modified to no end...but they have no signs of being driven off-road or anything that might imply that they are being used to the extent of the modifications on them.

For me I'm keeping it stock...minus the muffler for that annoying loud factor, and led lights as well as a net in the back - looks super pimp

Rims - never going with black ones...hell I think it looks great with the stock ones because the Emerald green '10 I have just looks great with silver green and blacked out all around....never plan on driving it anywhere where there is a chance I can damage it...so yeah just a small rant. I guess for allot of people putting on all the stuff and looking tough is the way to go....but as I said I have yet to see any sign of this extremely modified jeep has been anywhere besides the grocery store parking lot

Drives like a beast without the spare etc and top off - going for the doors off soon as the less weight the better for city slickers like me.

Never thought I'd be a Jeep lover, but damn just gotta love it cruising around all those nervous ass sports cars.

for a serious question.....at 100k miles what should I be looking for that needs replacing?

 

ps - I found a used steering stabilizer with 15k miles for 20 bucks....would this be a good choice to replace the one that's already there?

 

Spark plugs are a 100,000 mile item. And it wouldn't be a bad idea to put a new fan belt on it. Take a good look at the radiator hoses as well.

If you still have the factory original shocks they are likely toast, my factory Rubicon shocks were completely shot well before I even hit 30,000. I replaced them at 65,000 with Bilstein 5100 when I did the lift. Now with 114,000 I am starting to feel the need to replace them again as the ride is steadily getting worse.

 

To your question.. 100,000 miles... DO you have the owners manual? Spark Plugs, Diff Grease, Trans Fluid & Filter just to name something.. Check the owners manual.. if none go on line you can download pdf. take care of your JEEP It will Take Care of You; get yourself a good JEEP Service Tech.

 

Don't judge a book by its cover. Frankly your argument can be used against you, why buy a Jeep if it's never going to go off-road? To the everyday person my rig looks like a mall crawler, because I take care of it after every wheeling trip. I'll put in an entire day greasing things, replacing parts, painting things, and washing the Jeep.

If you happened to run across me on the road, you'd call me a mall crawler:



If you caught me on the trail or looked under my Jeep, you'd probably bite your tongue though. It rained for two days, so everything was slick:

 

[QUOTE=BoraBora;4323982]Don't judge a book by its cover. Frankly your argument can be used against you, why buy a Jeep if it's never going to go off-road? To the everyday person my rig looks like a mall crawler, because I take care of it after every wheeling trip. I'll put in an entire day greasing things, replacing parts, painting things, and washing the Jeep.

If you happened to run across me on the road, you'd call me a mall crawler:

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Oh no good sir I wouldn't even consider it. I'm talking about the 4 door Rubicons mainly that have a few nice things on them...big bumpers that look nice. Yours looks bad ass and not for a second would I think it's never going offroad.....you make a point about keeping it clean, but even when clean, I can tell it's the real deal and you drive it.

not saying I'm 100% right on other peoples but come on now...where I live in Los Angeles or the Valley 818 you just know people are all about looks(like me lol) and not about taking that stuff out. My dream would be to go up to big bear lake and rent a jeep and have a spotter tell me how to climb rocks at some point. I'm the type that loves taking chances and seeing how far a vehicle can be driven, just don't have the funds to risk my good old jeeper.

 

what if the jeep was owned by an older woman that always babied it around town - no offroading more than a super simple trail - one owner before me and as I said it was a city car 99.9% of the time...and the shocks feel strong and it handles great I guess...I just don't trust allot of mechanics around my area enough to bring it in and have them look at it. 91364 is my zip, anyone in the area can help me out?

thanks for the reply

 

Who the hell ever thought he defined how a Jeep should be used? Each individual owner. Period. Don't judge. Just smile and wave ...

Elephant Hill Trail.



Engineer Pass.



Canyon de Chelly.



Arctic Circle along Dempster Highway.



Few miles south of the Arctic Ocean along Dalton Highway.

 

Hey I love all Jeeps and the people that drive them.....I do my part and wave whenever I can Cause in the end nothing is better than driving a Jeep!

I need adventure! This weekend I'm driving up north and finding some trails/camping - hopefully can find some good photo ops as well

 

At 100k miles, you're just looking at regular maintenance really as highlighted above. Things to consider down the road.....next 50k miles or so would be keeping your eye's peeled for brand new take-off steering components on the cheap. With everyone modding around you, should be able to find TR, DL, TB for next to nothing.....maybe even free, and most definitely cheaper than buying replacement ends. Easy to swap out and have freshen up with next to new joints. You might have to think about ball joints at some point along the lines, but on a factory set up, not worth dealing with until they are a problem. You could easily see 50k+ miles out of them. I'd say another 50k+ miles, you might start looking at some takeoff control arms just to replace all those bushings as well.

You didn't mention what brand steering stabilizer for $20. Factory is all you need really. $20 aint bad to pick one up....but I wouldn't throw it on until the old one shows signs of leaking. You'll see it leaking oil like a blow shock. It's not doing much work, so no need to replace it until you see it's bad......and if you have the next one on hand, simple task at that point.