Ok the dealership near me has a 2002 wrangler X 115,000 in stock 4.0 lifted with some goodies ...
I have a MINT 2011 kk 22,000 4" jba lift brand new rims and tires ...

Now before I dump a few 1000 more into the kk ... I could get into the older wrangler with hopefully almost 1/2 of what I'm paying now

I wanna wheel Moab ..that's the goal

Ok guys opinions


goooooooo !!!!!

You can wheel your KK in Moab.
...and do it in a unique vehicle

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Fox/King/Bilstein ATH BUMPERS ATH RACK GY DURATRACS

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After I send you a few grand lol..

It's just there are sooooo many more options for the jk ..

i love my kk. plan to always keep it. but i would go jk cause they just are more versatile and have a vast amount of parts whereas the kk just doesnt have much of anything

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08 Maroon Liberty
Black headlight housing mod
Rigid Industries D2XL Pods
At The Helm shackles with red D-rings
And Roof Rack with Rough Country 40" light bar in front and 4 Dually pods on the rear
Custom Flip Switches and Custom panel
17 inch Black Rock rims
Rough Country 2.5 in budget lift
Bearcat 980 SSB CB
Kenwood double din cd dvd player

Wouldn't trade a KJ or KK for a JK even if they paid me to
Anyone can build a JK from a arm chair sitting in the AC
Takes a real Jeeper to build a Liberty properly

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

So you'd be financing a 13 year old vehicle? A 2002 is a TJ, not a JK.

No thanks.

I have a feeling your mint, 4 year old vehicle may be more reliable than a 13 year old vehicle with more than 5x the mileage.

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2012 KK Sport, OME lift, Mopar skids, DuraTracs, Mopar Grille Guard

Previous
98 ZJ Laredo SE 4.0, 2" Skyjacker BB, JKS Quicker Discos, Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs, K&N FIPK, Kolak cat & back exhaust, Westin Safari bar, KC lights

Keep the KK. My sister has an 01 TJ with the 4.0. It's a dog and there's no room in it. You have to pull the rear seat if you want any room for gear. If you have a family or plan on wheeling with friends and need a Wrangler look into a JKU or a LJ.

The KK will handle a lot of Moab stock, and with armor and a lift, maybe even lockers you'll be able to do everything at Moab that you're wanting to do.

Watch a few videos of Moab, unless you want to do insane rock climbing, a lot of Moab isn't something that a Wrangler is needed for.

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2011 Deep Cherry Red KK - Skyslider - JBA/Bilstein Adjust-A-Strut set at 3.5" - OME 731 Rear Springs - Bilstein Rear Shocks - Al's A-arms - 245/75-16 Duratracs - Rock Liazard Super Sliders

Ughhh lol ...

No family and it will eventually be just a second off-road vehicle only

New wranglers are just way to overpriced

Sounds like you sorta have your mind made up to change over. But I will agree with the others. The KK is good to go, you already did the hard part of lifting it, etc.

I wheel with 3 TJs all the time, none of them are monster or rubicons or anything, but all are lifted with bigger tires etc. I can go anywhere they can go, at least any place they are willing to go with theirs. I don't do massive rock crawling or anything , but neither do the people I roll with.

You will hear that the TJ is easy to work on and has lots of mods available, and this is very true. BUT...its a good thing its easy to work on, because you will be working on it constantly I can promise you. I gave up a TJ and got the KK. Other than the many many mods possible, I absolutely know it was the better choice and do not regret it one bit.

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2012 Jeep Liberty, OME lift with top plates and extra ISO in back, Bilstein 5100 Shocks, JBA UCAs, JK light bar mod on front bumper with PIAA 520 ATPs, ATtheHelms recovery system