🔧 BUILD I’ll make better choices when I’m older… 392 Wrangler delivered
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Oh not a mod, but I noticed it go dramatically shinier from 1st pictures to recent ones - and wanted to plug my favorite car care product.
This is FIRE - and cheap.
Don't expect it to be a multi-year solution, but I'm ~6mo on the other cars and its holding up fine. LIkely a 2x yearly application.
This is FIRE - and cheap.
Don't expect it to be a multi-year solution, but I'm ~6mo on the other cars and its holding up fine. LIkely a 2x yearly application.
In our last installment, you may remember me saying how in wasn’t changing wheels or adding bigger tires.
In this installment, I’m going to show my new wheels & bigger tires…
Spent a lot of time agonizing on the offset because I didn’t want them sticking way out there ‘bro’ style, but I wanted a little poke. I ended up 17x9 +18 with a 37x12.50 BFG K02.
This is the brand new C-load range 37 that’s the OEM Raptor tire & it rides like a dream.
In this installment, I’m going to show my new wheels & bigger tires…
Spent a lot of time agonizing on the offset because I didn’t want them sticking way out there ‘bro’ style, but I wanted a little poke. I ended up 17x9 +18 with a 37x12.50 BFG K02.
This is the brand new C-load range 37 that’s the OEM Raptor tire & it rides like a dream.
They are nuts on the coasts… locally 5-10k over is about right & things get crazy CA/FL/etc
FCA getting on the action though, they raised starting msrp $6k to start about $82k now…
Crazy
Annnnnnd Sold.
At the end of the day, it was a cool Jeep that was faster than the other Jeeps, but not fast enough to be actually fast.
Also FCA quality is literal garbage. Its nuts that on a ~$90k you get oil leaks (from actual engine, not plug), roof leaks, corrosion/paint issues on door, etc.
It started to feel like if I didn't get out of it soon, it would be harder to sell later.
I may own another Jeep at some point in the future, but it will be a <$20k one that I expect to be a POS - not one that Im suprised to find is
At the end of the day, it was a cool Jeep that was faster than the other Jeeps, but not fast enough to be actually fast.
Also FCA quality is literal garbage. Its nuts that on a ~$90k you get oil leaks (from actual engine, not plug), roof leaks, corrosion/paint issues on door, etc.
It started to feel like if I didn't get out of it soon, it would be harder to sell later.
I may own another Jeep at some point in the future, but it will be a <$20k one that I expect to be a POS - not one that Im suprised to find is
It got slower with the 37’s… (rotational mass & gearing - double whammy)
It did OK. I paid $5k over (79+5=84) and sold it to a dealer with 11k miles after ~18mo for 70,500
Identical 2023 specs to $86k (which is nuts btw) - so ??
Its true haha. It was outclassed by an $8k 2008 Honda Ridgeline...
If it cost less I think I could justify it - but $90k is C8/AMG/GT500 money - I expected more.
I’ve had 2 Challengers - a 2008 SRT8 & my 2018 Hellcat - and I’m starting to think what critics call a fault (took a bunch of Mercedes parts) is it’s saving grace.
They were both pretty solid - but I think it was an anomaly…
I had a 2020 Rubicon v6, had to have all 4 doors repainted because of rust. Its a well known issue with the 2018+JL models, I cant believe they still havent corrected it. Luckily they hold value because I turned it into a 2022 4runner TRD PRO.
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