Daspes's '07 JK Unlimited/'12 JK sport/'13 JK R10A Unlimited

daspes · **Posted:** Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:57 pm

KJ Willy wrote:

Looking good Mike, wish I was closer so we could go out.

No homo!

KJ Willy · **Posted:** Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:12 pm

Oh come on, I know you are a Sailor, and DADT is almost in effect!!!

curt7088 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:25 am

DADT repealed!!! you guys are green like a saplin!!! hahaa

daspes · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:34 am

It ain't gone yet!

daspes · **Posted:** Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:06 pm

Few pics of walking up "Juggernaut Hill" yesterday.

daspes · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:03 pm

A couple from the URE trip last weekend

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:32 pm

Nice pics daspes! :JEEPIN:

In all honesty, how would you compare the JK to the TJ in overall build quality?

daspes · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:22 pm

Having owned a CJ, YJ, TJ, and the JK. The JK is the most capable jeep yet. Period.

The TJ is still a great Jeep it's just the JK does everything that it will do and more, plus it gives you more room for your gear, and more comfort while doing it!

Not trying to knock the older wranglers, I'm even looking for a YJ for the boy.

gtommec · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:43 pm

daspes wrote:

Having owned a CJ, YJ, TJ, KJ and the JK. The KJ is the most capable jeep yet. Period.

Fixed it for you Mike :lol:

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:18 pm

daspes wrote:

Having owned a CJ, YJ, TJ, and the JK. The JK is the most capable jeep yet. Period.

The TJ is still a great Jeep it's just the JK does everything that it will do and more, plus it gives you more room for your gear, and more comfort while doing it!

Not trying to knock the older wranglers, I'm even looking for a YJ for the boy.

That’s good to know. Do you know when the last year of the JK is going to be? I think either 2012 or 2013 will be the next body change, although that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be a chassis change.

daspes · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:27 pm

Both yj's and tj's ran for 10 years. I expect the jk will end in 2016.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:43 pm

daspes wrote:

Having owned a CJ, YJ, TJ, and the JK. The JK is the most capable jeep yet. Period.

The TJ is still a great Jeep it's just the JK does everything that it will do and more, plus it gives you more room for your gear, and more comfort while doing it!

Not trying to knock the older wranglers, I'm even looking for a YJ for the boy.

I don't know,wheeled with a lifted JKU Rubicon thursday with 37's and it did not do all that well compared to my SFA KJ on 35's.It did good but not what all the hype is all about,kept getting hung up on alot of things that I cleared with plenty of room to spare.Might have been alot better if it was only a 2 door and not a 4 door.

tonycrd · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:42 am

I think the 4door JK is longer then the KJ between axles. :wink:

daspes · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:00 pm

tonycrd wrote:

I think the 4door JK is longer then the KJ between axles. :wink:

It is. Much longer. The KJ is about halfway between the 2 door an 4 door. The extra break over that the JK unlimited has helps on some obstacles and hinders on others.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:00 pm

daspes wrote:

Both yj's and tj's ran for 10 years. I expect the jk will end in 2016.

Nice build you have going. One day I'll have a Wrangler to build up. Right now, focusing on finishing college and getting a job to pay off the KJ ASAP.

But I agree with you on the JK ending in 2016. It's just a matter of time when the Wrangler will be IFS; which will no longer make it a Wrangler or even a Jeep.

cgass · **Posted:** Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:19 pm

blackwidowkj06 wrote:

It's just a matter of time when the Wrangler will be IFS; which will no longer make it a Wrangler or even a Jeep.

I have to disagree. I think that by 2015 the Wrangler will be the only real jeep left. I think they'll have:
-Grand Wagoneer, large luxury model
-Grand Cherokee, Smaller luxury model
-Liberty/Cherokee, mid size crossover
-Patriot/Compass, small crossover
-Wrangler, the only real off-road capable jeep left.

I wouldn't be surprised to see all the models except the Wrangler with independent suspension all around.

gtommec · **Posted:** Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:13 pm

blackwidowkj06 wrote:

... IFS; which will no longer make it a Wrangler or even a Jeep.

So your saying that your KJ is not a real Jeep? :roll:

We get enough of that crap from people who don't know what the KJ is capable of, we don't need it from owners too...

Not that I am saying I am a huge lover of IFS (or a hater of it) but I know what my KJ can do and it is every bit as capable as a similarly equipped JK, or TJ, YJ etc. and as an owner of both a built JK and a built KJ, daspes knows this as well, so why wouldn't the Liberty be a real Jeep? because it has a better on-road ride? poppycock!

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:30 pm

gtommec wrote:

blackwidowkj06 wrote:

... IFS; which will no longer make it a Wrangler or even a Jeep.

So your saying that your KJ is not a real Jeep? :roll:

We get enough of that crap from people who don't know what the KJ is capable of, we don't need it from owners too...

Not that I am saying I am a huge lover of IFS (or a hater of it) but I know what my KJ can do and it is every bit as capable as a similarly equipped JK, or TJ, YJ etc. and as an owner of both a built JK and a built KJ, daspes knows this as well, so why wouldn't the Liberty be a real Jeep? because it has a better on-road ride? poppycock!

Geez! Getting your panties in a wad over nothing. Was I talking about the Liberty, NO! I was referring to the Wrangler only. You took what I said way out context.
I like my Liberty and it has never let me down. It's staying in m possession until it rots to the ground.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:15 pm

cgass wrote:

Grand Wagoneer, large luxury model

I wouldn't be surprised to see all the models except the Wrangler with independent suspension all around.

That just sounds sexy! Oh, and I love IFS! :rockon:

gtommec · **Posted:** Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:47 pm

no panties here-I don't believe in them. You said that when the Wrangler goes IFS it will no longer be a real Jeep...by extension that would mean that because the Liberty is IFS it is not a real Jeep. Which confused me as I knew you loved your KJ.

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