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meduncan · **Posted:** Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:32 pm

...the KJ is gone and in its place is a 2005 Rubicon. It's completely stock with bald tires and a leaking rear main seal that I'll need to get in there and fix, but other than that the Jeep is nice.

Budke · **Posted:** Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:47 am

Nice.
You'll have fun with it!
Don't listen to what everyone says about the 4.0's leaking all the time.
Mine is 18-19 years old and doesn't leak a drop of oil. :JEEPIN:

teckman02 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:25 pm

Budke wrote:

Nice.
You'll have fun with it!
Don't listen to what everyone says about the 4.0's leaking all the time.
Mine is 18-19 years old and doesn't leak a drop of oil. :JEEPIN:

matt has had 3 other Wranglers i think that he know a thing or two about them

Budke · **Posted:** Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:16 pm

Maybe I should have read his sig first. :roll:

meduncan · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:52 pm

What can I say, I love tinkering on Jeeps. Speaking of, I'm taking Thursday and Friday off to make a long weekend so I can work on the Jeep. I've got to install a lift, bumpers, tires, skids, plugs, coil rail, onboard air, rear main seal, RB1 navigation radio, and the kitchen sink.

It's an incredibly ambitious list of things to do and I doubt I'll get through even half of that list, but I know it will be fun no matter what.

teckman02 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:58 pm

what kind of bumper and such are you getting

meduncan · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:08 pm

Front

Rear

meduncan · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:09 pm

The front is a Quadratec exclusive from ARB and the rear is a Rampage Recovery bumper.

teckman02 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:29 pm

how did i know that you were going to get a arb

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:34 pm

sweet ride... How much lift ya going with? Tires?

meduncan · **Posted:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:30 pm

Going with the 3" Rancho Rockcrawler short arm suspension lift and Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ tires in 265/75R16. Could have probably gone with 285/75R16, but I want to ensure I have enough room to flex after the lift settles and all the equipment is loaded up on it. Oh yeah, I'm also doing an Nth Degree tummy tucker skid. Didn't do that one on any of my other TJ's and I think it will be a real benefit both in looks and in clearance.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:28 pm

Nice. Like the bumper choices. RMS is no big deal. i've sealed up a couple now and many miles later, no problems. The 4.0L is a great engine in many regards, so it is worth dealing w/ minor issues.

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