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2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:12 pm

for all the guys that went on the Turkeyday run at wellsville.. heres an updated picture of my dads (Keith's).. rubicon. after waiting over a month for the lift to get here it finally went under the knife!

hatu · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:55 pm

That looks awesome...What are the specs on the lift and tires?

I like the star by the N in the Rubicon sticker also...pretty cool.

SunDvl · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:59 pm

Looks fantastic! Re 5.5"?

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:47 pm

yeah that looks a little different...

Now I bet he can make it over that place where he tried after lunch
I guess we'll have to plan another trip to wellsville!

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:04 pm

It's pics like that that make consider trading in the KJ...

You can get a used rubicon for around $11,000 in my area
Throw on a $3,000 Long arm lift, $1,500 rims, and $1,500 tires
and you have a -$20,000 MONSTER!

The only liberty that could beat that, IMO, would be a $25,000 SFA Conversion with a 6 inch Lift that is not out yet....

KJ04 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:45 pm

That's Purtty :!:

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:52 pm

i know.. seeing it really makes me think twice about the liberty.. but i cant move myself to apartments and school in a wrangler.. liberty's are such a all-around vehicle!.. it's a 4.5inch rubicon express long arm lift .. with 35" MT tires.. havnt gotten to wheel it much yet.. hopefully the 35's dont rub a lot.. it was the max. tire size for that lift. another wellsville trip is def. in order! perhaps this spring.

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:23 pm

You need a before and after....

Jeepman56 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:55 pm

I want one!

KJ04 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:21 pm

2006 KJ wrote:

i know.. seeing it really makes me think twice about the liberty.. but i cant move myself to apartments and school in a wrangler.. liberty's are such a all-around vehicle!.. it's a 4.5inch rubicon express long arm lift .. with 35" MT tires.. havnt gotten to wheel it much yet.. hopefully the 35's dont rub a lot.. it was the max. tire size for that lift. another wellsville trip is def. in order! perhaps this spring.

When are the 4:88's going in :?:

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:11 pm

wow that looks badass!

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:30 pm

KJ04 wrote:

2006 KJ wrote:

i know.. seeing it really makes me think twice about the liberty.. but i cant move myself to apartments and school in a wrangler.. liberty's are such a all-around vehicle!.. it's a 4.5inch rubicon express long arm lift .. with 35" MT tires.. havnt gotten to wheel it much yet.. hopefully the 35's dont rub a lot.. it was the max. tire size for that lift. another wellsville trip is def. in order! perhaps this spring.

When are the 4:88's going in :?:

it's a 6-speed.. so a gear change isn't really necessary. (although it would probably help)... plus the rubi's come with 4:10.. i think.. not positive on that one. in any respect it still runs good stock. haha

KJ04 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:46 pm

2006 KJ wrote:

KJ04 wrote:

2006 KJ wrote:

i know.. seeing it really makes me think twice about the liberty.. but i cant move myself to apartments and school in a wrangler.. liberty's are such a all-around vehicle!.. it's a 4.5inch rubicon express long arm lift .. with 35" MT tires.. havnt gotten to wheel it much yet.. hopefully the 35's dont rub a lot.. it was the max. tire size for that lift. another wellsville trip is def. in order! perhaps this spring.

When are the 4:88's going in :?:

it's a 6-speed.. so a gear change isn't really necessary. (although it would probably help)... plus the rubi's come with 4:10.. i think.. not positive on that one. in any respect it still runs good stock. haha

Almost a four and a half inch tire size increase and it runs "good" on the stock gears, you're kidding, right :?:

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:33 pm

He has to be kidding, either that or he likes to use 5th gear all the time! 6th on the down hill side of the mountain :wink:

with 4.10s and 35 inch tires its like having 3.63s now, would need 4.88s as Nick stated to bring it back to where it should be. Also with the speedo showing 65 you will be in the 73 MPH range.
You may think it does good but if you switched them out it would drive like a race Jeep then :wink:

Interco Tire has some good calculators on their site if you want to check.

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:46 pm

perhaps i'm just used to my liberty with 32's.. it's much more sluggish than stock aswell. oh well a little more 5th gear never hurt anyway.. (especially on hills).. as long as it does the speed limit (eventually) i'm ok with it!... it's my dad's rubi anyway.. i dont think it bugs him much. if i were to put 4:10's in my libby.. or 4.88's in the rubi.. what would that do to the gas millage.. it would go down wouldnt it?

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:19 pm

Gas mileage would go up due to putting the engine back into the power curve. Rubis that have went from say 245-75X16s with 16 mpg to 35/37s getting 10/12 then going to say 4.88/ 5.13 and mileage went back to almost stock mpg. Check out the Rubicon Owners Forum lots of discussion on the effects of changing gear ratio

Tom

hatu · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:05 pm

Because I don't know any better

...If your going to lift the jeep and run 35's, which then may require 4.88's, what is the benefit of purchasing the Rubicon package over an X package?

KJ04 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:21 pm

hatu wrote:

Because I don't know any better

...If your going to lift the jeep and run 35's, which then may require 4.88's, what is the benefit of purchasing the Rubicon package over an X package?

D-44's front and rear along with lockers front and rear, and of course the 4:1 transfercase. Oh, and don't foget the RUBICON hood decal. :wink:

X-pakage just gives you a D-44 rear end.

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:44 pm

wow.. i'm learning all kind of stuff.. i thought the x package had the D30/35 combo.. guess not. haha the decal is awesome nice..

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:57 pm

2006 KJ wrote:

perhaps i'm just used to my liberty with 32's.. it's much more sluggish than stock aswell. oh well a little more 5th gear never hurt anyway.. (especially on hills).. as long as it does the speed limit (eventually) i'm ok with it!... it's my dad's rubi anyway.. i dont think it bugs him much. if i were to put 4:10's in my libby.. or 4.88's in the rubi.. what would that do to the gas millage.. it would go down wouldnt it?

It would go up.

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