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Hook
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Got any photos of your new baby??? |
I dont yet. Been outfitting it with acoutrements. Got some seat vests, installed the basic Bilsteins (what a difference, no steering or ride issues
now!), Huskyliner floor mats fore and aft, a Bestop Windjammer, a mesh top, a 2 inch receiver in back, arm rests. My tow bar for towing it behind the
F350 arrives tomorrow. Bought a HT tri-band ham radio today and will mount an external antenna next week in prep for a stock "assault" on the washes
around Vallecito wash in Borrego on Prez Day weekend.
One rather embarrasing thing...............it's frickin' Oakland Raider colors; silver and black. 
I plan on wearing my Bolts hat 24/7 whenever I'm in it. 
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
Got any photos of your new baby??? |
One rather embarrasing thing...............it's frickin' Oakland Raider
colors; silver and black.
I plan on wearing my Bolts hat 24/7 whenever I'm in it.
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Silver and Black looks great on Jeeps. Just...whatever you do...don't put anything with CHROME on it...please?
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
Got any photos of your new baby??? |
One rather embarrasing thing...............it's frickin' Oakland Raider
colors; silver and black.
I plan on wearing my Bolts hat 24/7 whenever I'm in it.
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Silver and Black looks great on Jeeps. Just...whatever you do...don't put anything with CHROME on it...please? |
Nope.......no chrome. Never been a chrome guy.
Although I reserve the right to upgrade to some type of brushed aluminum looking wheels. 
Pics this weekend after all the installs.
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Ken Cooke
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There's lots of great wheels out there. Heres a nice-looking pair...
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Hook
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There's lots of great wheels out there. Heres a nice-looking pair...
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UHH...........they look kinda CHROMEY to me, Ken.
I am averse to anything that shines.
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Ken, after test driving several in my search, it seems that many suffer from a looseness in the steering that, based on other vehicles I've driven,
seems like a failing steering stabilizier/dampener. One late model Rubicon I drove actually developed a serious front wobble while decelerating on an
offramp in neutral. It felt just like the issues I've experienced in older VW bugs.
Do the Jeeps have steering stabilizer issues? Mine appear to be stock, as well as the shocks which are also shot after 40k miles. I'll be upgrading
the shocks in the next two weeks. [/qute/}
Hook jeeps with lifts if not done properly will get the death wobble more times than not usually caused by installing cheap mickey mouse
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The strange thing is, Jim, the one with the death wobble as you call it was an 05 Rubicon Unlimited that was stock, near as I could tell.
Of course, the fact that it was a Rubicon maybe takes it out of the stock category. I assume Rubicons come with some kind of lift?
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Ken Cooke
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Of course, the fact that it was a Rubicon maybe takes it out of the stock category. I assume Rubicons come with some kind of lift?
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The TJ/LJ coil springs are a higher rate, and they settle with an additional 1" of clearance to cover the 31" metric tires. 1" is still 1" - not
enough to make a dent in clearance. When I went from 33" tires down to 31" tires, I felt handcuffed to the road. What a horrible affliction I
thought. Now, I'm running 5" of lift on my Rubicon with 33s and I'm kinda satisfied.
Crossing the swamp at Mission Santa Maria - Nov. '07
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Pic from this past weekend
The Dropoff between Seco del Diablo and Fish Creek.
Yup, I'm going UP it after going down it.
[Edited on 2-26-2008 by Hook]
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The narrow defile below The Dropoff.
[Edited on 2-26-2008 by Hook]
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Nice!
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Looks like you're getting youre money's worth out of that stock Jeep!
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