Becoming a 2 Jeep Family...

durangotang · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 7:07 pm

Uh oh... my GF just finalized the deal on a brand new 2009 4 Door Unlimited Rubicon! After playing with my KJ in Moab and whatnot she said "I want something like that but a convertible." I told her that there's no sense in buying a Wrangler unless it's a Rubicon.... next thing you know... We're heading up to Idaho next week to pick it up... Sounds like I'm going to have to SFA the KJ just to keep up soon

I'll post up some pics once I actually see the thing...

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 8:23 pm

oh dang

daspes · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 8:35 pm

tomsjeep · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 8:42 pm

Welcome to the club.
It's all good.

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 8:46 pm

Tell me Ruby has a diesel motor and ill do a nhand stand!

KJ 119 · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 9:21 pm

Congradulations durangotang's girlfriend.
Wish my wife would run out and snatch up an 09 4door Rubicon.
Have fun with your new wheeling buddy,D.

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 9:28 pm

That is awesome Dude. That is good for you bro. She well love that JK 4 door rubi man. And ya your gonna need the SFA to run with her when you lift it and put bigger tires on it.

AZKJ · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 10:58 pm

durangotang wrote:

I told her that there's no sense in buying a Wrangler unless it's a Rubicon....

Geez, that statement is a slap in the face to X drivers, don't you think?

I hope your GF wheels the hell out of her new Rubi, doing some really tough trails in order to justify the extra $$$ she just spent. A X can get the job done almost as well. I just can't justify the extra money Jeep charges for the Rubi.

Anyone really serious about wheeling could easily put on better tires, a lift and lockers for a lot less than what she paid for the Rubi and some of it's over priced features.

My X with the stock 17" Rubi tires and rock rails, minus the lockers, dana 44 front axle and stiffer shocks for a lot less money....

Happy trails from a X Driver...

durangotang · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 11:46 pm

Oh I agree completely...

BUT...

It's a lot less work for me to have her just buy a Rubi... because I know who would have to install all those goodies

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 11:50 pm

durangotang wrote:

Oh I agree completely...

BUT...

It's a lot less work for me to have her just buy a Rubi... because I know who would have to install all those goodies

Darn what a tough job

daspes · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 12:11 am

So Ben What's the build up plan for the JK? I know you've spent hours on the web looking already so spill what your thinking. Oh and see ya wrangler section with pics soon.

Another happy X owner.

durangotang · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 12:14 am

She wants to lift it already so we have a couple of deals worked out... RE has a special for their 3.5" kit for $500.

She also agreed to buy me a tubing bender and a notcher if I built her bumpers and sliders... sounds good to me

daspes · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 12:18 am

durangotang wrote:

She wants to lift it already so we have a couple of deals worked out... RE has a special for their 3.5" kit for $500.

She also agreed to buy me a tubing bender and a notcher if I built her bumpers and sliders... sounds good to me

RE's have been having a lot of issues with their JK kits. The Radius Arm style that they use just doesn't work well with the JK's. Some have had to have the bushings replaced under 1000 miles. IIRC the arm design was the one thing changed by MOPAR when the rebadged it as an OEM kit. Plan on 37's?

durangotang · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 1:47 am

Nah... 37's will gete her into WAAAAAAYYY more trouble than my KJ can bail her out of :shock:

I'll have enough trouble keeping up as it is :lol:

We're gonna wear down the stock tires first until she gets some trails under her belt.

Guess more research needs to be done on the lift... no wonder the RE was cheap :roll:

SNAFU · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 3:20 am

Verrry nice

tomsjeep · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 6:13 am

You know this opens the door for you to pick up a third Jeep, right?
'Honey, we can use it for...' or 'I need it in case...'
Because with a second Jeep, they start calling to other Jeeps, inviting them to come over and stay. I know because I've been looking at a deal on a square-eyed stepchild (YJ) lately.
You can also probably justify a tow-rig and trailer now too.

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 6:19 pm

the teraflex kits have been good to the JK's it seems.

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