What have you done to your KK lately

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:22 am

Those tires are definitely not helping mileage. How's it feel power wise? It's gotta be a whole different animal. That's pretty high for 55. I think 65-70 sat around 2k when stock.

Tom, you can always have custom gears made :twisted:

God knows what that would cost though. Probably an arm and a leg...

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

Gageraid wrote:

Today in Raritan, New Jersey I spotted a modded KK.
Black, with a black bull bar complimented by some off road lights installed on it.
Spotted near the Raritan QuickChek.
:JEEPIN:

gage that's my buddy's Chris I think did it have led pods by the windshield and kcs on the bar

Gageraid · **Posted:** Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:16 am

silverkk wrote:

Gageraid wrote:

Today in Raritan, New Jersey I spotted a modded KK.
Black, with a black bull bar complimented by some off road lights installed on it.
Spotted near the Raritan QuickChek.
:JEEPIN:

gage that's my buddy's Chris I think did it have led pods by the windshield and kcs on the bar

Dash cam footage of said KK.

http://youtu.be/4-r0KrkOx-Q

NAMoulton1 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:01 pm **Posts:** 1054

Tom, tires are a 10-ply with Cooper's Armor-Tec 3-ply sidewall. 4.30 is also considering that we had stock width, but with the extra 40mm per tire it balances it out nicely!

Bmx, 70mph I'm at 25-2600 RPMs now haha. I am shifting sooner when in the city. Gently aaccelerating I get to 25mph and shift to 3rd. As far as power? I don't know yet because I'm following the break in procedures and not accelerating quickly until the 500mi oil change. But with just a toe on flatland I can get up to 55 very smoothly.

ajohns1288 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:31 pm

Swapped out the 12v outlet cover and added a second outlet. Still need to wire it up though.

lfhoward · **Posted:** Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:49 pm

ajohns1288 wrote:

Swapped out the 12v outlet cover and added a second outlet. Still need to wire it up though.

Nice work! Looks factory (or how it should have come from the factory).

ajohns1288 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 14, 2015 11:58 pm

lfhoward wrote:

ajohns1288 wrote:

Swapped out the 12v outlet cover and added a second outlet. Still need to wire it up though.

Nice work! Looks factory (or how it should have come from the factory).

Thanks, they are the newer style plugs that Chrysler has been using. I got them from a junkyard along with something else for another project that I'll be sharing soon. :frankie:

For those of you that are playing along at home, I used a 1" spade bit to drill out the hole and then a file to get it just right. I also had to file out a slot because there was a key on the outlets I used. Positioning-wise, the outlet has to be closer to the switch bank to clear the rib behind the panel (the left side has a molded indent already). I'm planning on wiring it directly (fused of course) to the battery so the icons match up.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Sun Feb 15, 2015 12:36 am

ajohns1288 wrote:

lfhoward wrote:

ajohns1288 wrote:

Swapped out the 12v outlet cover and added a second outlet. Still need to wire it up though.

Nice work! Looks factory (or how it should have come from the factory).

Thanks, they are the newer style plugs that Chrysler has been using. I got them from a junkyard along with something else for another project that I'll be sharing soon. :frankie:

For those of you that are playing along at home, I used a 1" spade bit to drill out the hole and then a file to get it just right. I also had to file out a slot because there was a key on the outlets I used. Positioning-wise, the outlet has to be closer to the switch bank to clear the rib behind the panel (the left side has a molded indent already). I'm planning on wiring it directly (fused of course) to the battery so the icons match up.

Nice work on that ajohns.

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:16 am

Looks good. I might have to add that to the list this spring/summer. Anyone know if it's possible to wire the 2nd one to the key like the factory outlet?

At The Helm · **Posted:** Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:13 am

Bmxer524 wrote:

Looks good. I might have to add that to the list this spring/summer. Anyone know if it's possible to wire the 2nd one to the key like the factory outlet?

Just use the + wire in the existing outlet to trigger a relay for the new one. Power the relay from the battery so there isn't any extra load on the factory circuit to the original outlet. :mrgreen:

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

ajohns1288 wrote:

Swapped out the 12v outlet cover and added a second outlet. Still need to wire it up though.

I actually just ordered a dual USB port to add in the same spot nice work great minds think alike

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

Ok so I need some help I see everyone with a cb antenna having it mounted by the tail light what bracket it's That

kiwi_outdoors · **Joined:** Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:33 pm **Posts:** 47

ajohns1288 wrote:

Swapped out the 12v outlet cover and added a second outlet. Still need to wire it up though.

How hard was it to get the center console face off so that you access the rear are where the wiring is?

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:58 pm

kiwi_outdoors wrote:

ajohns1288 wrote:

Swapped out the 12v outlet cover and added a second outlet. Still need to wire it up though.

How hard was it to get the center console face off so that you access the rear are where the wiring is?

It's pretty easy. Normally it just pulls right off. Check the tech section. I think digger made a how to for it.

tduvall7 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:32 pm

silverkk wrote:

Ok so I need some help I see everyone with a cb antenna having it mounted by the tail light what bracket it's That

I just ordered the Firestick doorjam mount. Some have made their own.

dcbelcher26 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:03 pm

silverkk wrote:

Ok so I need some help I see everyone with a cb antenna having it mounted by the tail light what bracket it's That

http://www.amazon.com/FireStik-SS-204A- ... B000X3EQ3G i ordered this one. Looks clean and is strong.

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NAMoulton1 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:01 pm **Posts:** 1054

So, normal driving with 265/75s 10-ply and 4.56s and the spare on the roof, I get about 12mpg now...ouch...

(Yes, it's after difference calculations.)

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

dcbelcher26 wrote:

silverkk wrote:

Ok so I need some help I see everyone with a cb antenna having it mounted by the tail light what bracket it's That

http://www.amazon.com/FireStik-SS-204A- ... B000X3EQ3G i ordered this one. Looks clean and is strong.

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thats what I'm looking for

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:13 pm

Bmxer524 wrote:

Those tires are definitely not helping mileage. How's it feel power wise? It's gotta be a whole different animal. That's pretty high for 55. I think 65-70 sat around 2k when stock.

Tom, you can always have custom gears made :twisted:

God knows what that would cost though. Probably an arm and a leg...

And as old as I am can't afford to lose any legs or arms now! :wink:

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:22 pm

NAMoulton1 wrote:

So, normal driving with 265/75s 10-ply and 4.56s and the spare on the roof, I get about 12mpg now...ouch...

(Yes, it's after difference calculations.)

Only 12 ??? How much do those tires weigh ? Sure am glad I never bought a KK. Sorry but man they really like to suck more gas

How is acceleration, overall driveability, hows it do on hills etc?

What have you done to your KK lately

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