So the website said that the hoist wouldn’t ship till Nov 11th and got out to my car and had a FedEx shipping notice lol. It will be here Thursday.I'd like to have the one you got but I is cheap and I only have to give him a couple beers.
I like those wheels. We will be putting a 2.5” lift on sometime I’m guessing. At least that’s what I want to do. The only downside is we have to get it done by Chrysler bc we got a lifetime bumper to bumper warranty on it and if we don’t do it through Chrysler it voids it, but on the flip side I’m ok with it bc if it breaks after they put it on it’s on them lol.
Yeah we looked at Jeep doing it and it came down to being almost 40% more. It was crazy. I want 2.5” but shop that did it talked me into a 3.5”.
How's the ride? What size wheels? What brand? If you don't mind what was your cost for the lift? Did you do it yourself? Was hard? That's pretty close to what I was going to go with. I've got a 2016 and have held off lifting wanting use up the original tires a bit. I've put 20k on now and am ready.
They quoted us $2500 for a 2.5” lift installed.
Ride is better if not as good as prior to the lift. Tires are 35’s BF Goodrich All Terrain tires. Think we paid around 2400 for the lift. Tires and rims were the most expensive cost.
What lift kit brand?
I think they drive pretty nice on the highway, especially for the type of vehicle it is. Most people don't buy a Jeep for a smooth ride.
I had a 2006 for a couple of years and really enjoyed it. That thing was horrible on the Interstate though, to the point I wouldn't drive it over 65mph. I bought it for $8,500, did a little work on it and sold it for $10,000 I think two years later. It's nuts how they hold value.Had an ‘01 Jeep Wrangler Sport with the inline 6 cyl., 5 speed manual tranny. Great vehicle, for the most part. Bare bones, crank up windows… but it did have a/c. Great off-road…
Drove mine to 140k miles…. Had the “death wobble” that couldn’t be resolved… at least not for any length of time… it always returned.
If I did much highway driving, I never would have kept it as long as I did due to the wobble which kicked in right around 60 mph. Other than that, I really enjoyed it.
was shocked when I traded it in on a VW gti and they gave me $6500 for it
Good luck with your new Jeep… they sure are “purty” these days and very well appointed !!
To the holding value, it's very crazy. We looked at a 2018 with 36k miles on it and it was only a few thousand lower than a brand new one with more options. Just nuts! In reference to the way they drive on the interstate, the ones we drove rode very nice, actually better than I ever expected, but I was expecting a really rough ride as I've had mud tires on my truck and all terrains on it now.
There's a $100 kit you can buy that does this very thing, except it has some corner brackets that keep the straps off the door/top seals. I just ordered it. I already have a winch set up for the bar hatch, so it should work nicely after I make some adjustments.
You will have to post pics once you get it set up. I'm looking forward to the Lange setup I have on the way.
That's a great idea and super easy. I'll have to build one.
I dont have a problem with the ride. It drives about like my Tundra.
I have the website that gives the instructions. I will post it once I get off work today and have access to my phone. Someone is selling the blue print to it on Esty, but I stumbled across it for free, lol. I will say, pay attention to the comments as the the guy recommended revised cuts and that's what I went with, well, tried to go with. My cuts were a tad off (around 1/4") as I'm not great with a circular saw and it's all I had, but it shouldn't affect it at all, especially once I get it glued together and strapped to the dollies. I got the dollies at Harbor Freight. Was going to go with the (1) 30", but they had the small one right next to it and now the ends don't hang off at all. That being said I bought some pool noodles a few weeks ago in prep for this and will be using them for the padding and just zip tieing them to the pipes.
Thanks but I don't need a blueprint for that. Others might appreciate it, however. If the pool noodles don't work, you could always glue some carpet to the pipes. That should be enough protection.
I was a Jeep Wrangler owner and while I loved it, I don’t entirely disagree with you (with respect to ride). However, I think most people acknowledge the shortcomings of the short wheelbase going into the deal, and there are other features they want that outweigh the shortcomings.
