Hello from Down Under!

Ed · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:01 pm

Hullo!

I've been lurking around here for ages, you guys get all the cool stuff ages before we do, and I've finally got around to posting some pics of my KJ from down here in Australia.

It's a 2002 3.7L Sport with dealer fitted Tints & Alarm, and also;

ARB Bull Bar (with factory fogs)
Magnum 9K Winch.
IPF 740 Pencil Beam Spots.
Old Man Emu Lift Kit.
Suburban "Extra" Lift from USA 4X4.
Cooper "New" STT Armor-Tek3 245/75 R16.
Long Range Automotive 115L Replacement Fuel Tank.
Mopar Tow Bar (with Outback Ideas Bush Hook) from 4WD Connections.
Mopar Rear Light Brush Guards.
RAK Aerodynamic Roofrack (with luggage platform, tiedowns & lockable clamps).
Narva Ultima 175 Roof Mounted Lights (floods outboard, spots inboard, custom black covers for on-road).
Garmin Streetpilot III GPS from Johnny Appleseed with roof mounted antenna.
Compaq iPaq with 2.2GB Microdrive running Ozi Explorer CE (connected to Garmin GPS).
Navigation equipment mounted on RAM mounts.
Mopar Neoprene Seat Covers from Wyckoff Chrysler, Inc.
Mopar Slush Mats.
Mopar Boot Liner.
Mopar Cargo Barrier.
Koenig Diamond Pattern Chains.
Staun Tyre Deflators.
ARB and Black Rat Recovery Gear.
Various UHF Radios.
Tools, Compressor, Fire Extinguisher and all that stuff
Lots of Maglites
ARB Blanket (?!)

Lots of exciting new stuff now on order, pics soon!

Skyjump136 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:50 pm **Posts:** 1633

Lookin good! I may have to check out those Coopers when my MTRs wear out.

LibertyN8 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:11 pm

Very Nice! Best looking kj on the island i bet! how much do think it would cost to ship it to U.S. so you can come wheel in Moab?

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:24 pm

Looks awesome!!! Love those tires.

Sapien · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:09 pm

hey, I like that tire cover/thief deterrant... I haven't seen one of those before... I'd love to take a trip down there where the toilets flush backwards... :lol:

Ed · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:50 pm

Thanks for the nice comments guys!

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hey, I like that tire cover/thief deterrant...

Really? They all come with that down here, for some reason. I hate it! I'd much rather not have it and have the license plate in the rear bumper like you guys. I'm having some custom stuff fabricated at the moment that should solve the problem though.

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Love those tires.
I may have to check out those Coopers when my MTRs wear out.

Yeah, they're awesome. When I was looking for new tyres I asked about the MTRs but was told that they're a softer compound which works great on dry rocks. The Coopers are harder (i.e. they last longer, which is good!), work better in the mud and are siped so they're better on wet tarmac. Plus, they look super-cool! There's lots of little knight's helmets embossed around the sidewalls, to advertise the Armour-Tek construction I guess.

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how much do think it would cost to ship it to U.S. so you can come wheel in Moab?

Dunno, too much probably. But I'd love to do it someday.

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I'd love to take a trip down there where the toilets flush backwards...

Do they? I'll have to check that out!

skogsemt · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:28 pm

indian-family · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:46 am

Hi Ed

Very nice

Little question, we have the same cover tire here in France.
You have not a problem to put the tire inside ?
Can you take a photo of the other side from the back to see if exactly the same ?

Thanks

Ed · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:04 am

There's a couple of pictures of the tyre cover here;
http://www.green-eyed-monster.com/spare_on.jpg
http://www.green-eyed-monster.com/spare_off.jpg
I took them whilst arranging for the fabrication work I'm having done.

The tyre cover had to be cut a little bit to fit my larger tyre on, but nothing too drastic.

indian-family · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:14 am

thanks Ed

I show yours photos to the shop where i'll go

Ed · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:32 am

No worries!

As I say, just a small amount of trimming on the bit that goes against the tyre tread (to the left of the hinge on the "spare_off" picture), only maybe one centimeter needed to be cut off. I've highlighted where I mean, in red, here;
http://www.green-eyed-monster.com/trim_here.jpg

My previous (245/70 R16) tyres fitted on without any trimming at all.

indian-family · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:41 am

I take mine from top
http://www.indian-family.com/imgs/top_coverTire.jpg

In red, are you the same curve or its straight for you ?

My original tire is 235 x 70 r16, its trimming perfect. I have some space left. I hope its same cover than the 2003 and can put my future 245 x 75 r16. I'll go to take the bridgestone dueler MT

If not, may be i cut all and just keep the back

Because we are problem here to put the Number plate

Where US car are them, we have some littles reds lights and can't mask them

auggy · **Posted:** Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:46 am

Why is it that you hate the spare cover? I'm curious because I'm thinking about converting my US style KJ to have that look on the rear end.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:32 pm

Curious that the rear door doesn't open up from the other end instead of like ours does in the US, since Aussies drive on the other side of the road, you'd think they would open the door the other way also. Easier curb access when moving things to and from the KJ when parked along a curb.

Fouros · **Posted:** Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:54 pm

thats one of the Issues the Aussie 4wd Magazine brigade has with the KJ,

The rear door opens on the wrong side, The window controls < it isnt a Nissan patrol, Toyota Land Cruiser blah blah blah

indian-family · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:52 pm

auggy wrote:

Why is it that you hate the spare cover? I'm curious because I'm thinking about converting my US style KJ to have that look on the rear end.

I'm not hating the spare cover. I just hope that i can put my new tires on it

zeero · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:28 pm

love the "Cherokee" badge on the door! Aussies are so backwards :wink:

Just kidding bro...I'm hoping to get down there sometime...awesome rig...great tires...TONS of mods....keep it up!

CRDSTU · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2005 5:51 am

.....well, 1st post so I thought i'd put it in some form of "Aussie/Downunder" section

!!

nice rig Ed, seems your quite into the "Jeep Thing" ?

I used to work for Leo Muller Jeep up here in QLD/brisy - I've had 2 (rather large!! 35" MTRS ect.. :shock:

) Wranglers, then moved into a 2003 Khaki Renegade 3.7lt - that had Mickey Thompson Classic 2's 16x8 with 245/75/16 ATR's, 40mm lift (coils only) & some other small nik-naks.........got rid of it after 4 months of poopy fuel consumption avg 20-23ltrs per 100klm....... :evil:

I'm about to purchase a new Extreme Sport CRD in Khaki - I wanted Dark Khaki but they're not available in Extreme Sports

........I'm going to kit it out with a few nice genuine bits like the chrome trim kit outside, side mould strips & roof rails - Interior silver finish kit (same as ltd). ARB Delux bar (colour coded), ARB 2.5-3" lift, 245/75/16 MTRS & some kickass IPF spotties, T20 Dark Tint - oh I forgot to mention - front ARB Airlocker too!!

This will all be done pre-delivery, I dont want to bugger around afterwards, as that can be a pain in the proverbial...........

Cant wait to get it and attack Ormaeu.......!! Wooooot!!

(If I find a pic of my old Renegade i'll post - but something tells me I dont have any

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CRDSTU · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2005 6:02 am

hehe! opps! Sorry for double posting but I just have to ask fouros (Goldcoast) a question....

With your OME 2" lift, it looks a bit bigger than a 2"........In the OME specs, they actually list 3 different front coils for the KJ - did you get the Delux front bar with winch HHD coils ? (therefore lifting it higher than 2")

Can I see some form of red urethan spacers ? or are they bumpstops ?

Fouros · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2005 6:32 am

crdstu

i used md springs on the front and got about 2 1/2" only got 1 3/4 at the rear so some 10mm TJ spacers are going in the rear soon so i can level her out,

they are the bump stops,

You should hook up with the Gold coast jeepers for a run in the new year there is a few KJ's out and about now

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