#5 build thread
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big dr
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Me too,,, :beer:
NV375
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big dr
New member
Ya,,, I bet she had to twist the shit out of your arms!!!:cheesy:
SaddleTramp
Member
Congratulations Dave on the new upgrades, very happy for you all!
NV375
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NV375
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Just sold #5. Thinning out the stable since I just retired yesterday. Seems to make more sense to keep the 1 ton diesel truck if we are only keeping one.
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MR.Ty
Token East Coast Guy
Congrats on retiring but it sucks to read that you sold the Jeep. Do you have any others or was that your only one?
NV375
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That was the last one for now. May get another one down the road. I was over aggressive with the build on this one and my wife could not really enjoy it.
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Battle Born JK
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Hey congrats nv375 on retirement
Clutch
Caught the Bug
Congrats on retirement! I only have 30 more years [emoji26] What makes you say that you went too aggressive? If you could go back what would you do different?
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NV375
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I would have stayed with the Rancho 2" sport suspension(leveling kit) and 35" or smaller tires. I would have been fine with C-gussets on my stock Rubicon axle instead of the PR44. I have nothing bad to say about the parts I had on this jeep. I just over built it for our normal use. It was too tall for my wife to get in and trails like when we went on the Rubicon were too hard on her. What I really used this jeep for almost weekly was desert dirt road exploration. The only pull the winch ever made was pulling a broke down car out of a ditch and back on to the highway. If I get a JKU again I will probably do 2" front coils, 1.75 coil spacers in the rear, King 2.5 (or Rancho 9000) shocks and 285 or 295 tires. This setup would let me do 99% of what I did with this jeep. I moved my retirement up a year for personal/family reasons and that means I am making some unplanned adjustments like parting with the jeep and some other toys. Parting with some toys now will help me be debt free later this year.
Clutch
Caught the Bug
That all makes sense. It is really easy to get caught up in the coilover with 40's hype with all those badass wayalife videos. I like to hear personal experiences from both sides. Thanks again, and I'm sure I speak for all the folks on hear, I sure hope you stay active and pop in! Happy new year!
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NV375
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Thanks for the kind words and well wishes everyone.
Down the road I could still end up in a JKUR DTD on 40s. By selling things like the jeep now I will not be as likely to tap into my retirement savings account and can save that for down the road. By going down to the truck and travel trailer we will be able to live and travel on the monthly pension income we have and not drain the retirement account. If we settle back down some day and stop being nomadic I wouldn't be surprised if I get some old iron or a JK again.
Just because I am without jeep at the moment doesn't mean I will not be living the off-road Wayalife. I started my driving life off pavement and don't plan to stop the off highway travel anytime. I guess I should update my profile. My current off-road rig a 2012 RAM 3500 4x4 diesel w/KO2s. I already talked to Drew last time I was at ORE about the possibility of DTD type shocks and C/Os on the RAM. It already has tons in the axle department. I have not been cured from being bitten by the bug just trying to keep symptoms in check and not empty the bank for parts.
I sold #5 a 2014 JKUR with 44k miles to CarMax for $31,500. So I did not give it away. The next best dealer offer was $26k. Someone at CarMax must understand EVO quality parts.