If I was going to that extent I would feel the same way. I mostly do trails nothing to crazy so the factory stuff on the Rubi did the trick. Hints the 2.5 lift and 35s. It’s a toy, sits in the garage during the week and and gets taken out for the fun stuff on the weekends.

The ironic thing is I’ve actually had two rubicon’s a 10 and 13 ( I had the 13 for a few months and lost it in a divorce) but both didn’t have leather. This Sport has leather.

 

I left the dealership with no front floor mats with a "promise" they would keep an eye out... I didn't hold my breath and decided I should go with the best and get some Weather Tech mats. They fit great and really were not much more expensive then the knock offs on amazon.

My wife ordered a couple of the magnetic US Flag Decals. I'm not a big fan of adding decals but I think these things look good.

 

Added the Smittybilt tire carrier yesterday. Just two days in and so far I really like it. Rather easy to install, looks great, and functions exactly like it should. I have used a bumper w/ a tire carrier option on past Jeeps, and I already prefer this.

At some point I will paint the OEM bolts black to match the carrier.

 

You are doing some really practical additions that will make your adventures a lot more comfortable and reliable along with the assurance of self assistance if you get into trouble. Keep it up.

 

While I was out and about this past week I felt a shimmy in the steering wheel I have yet to experience since adding the lift and the 35s. It wasn't the feared death wobble but I believe it could lead to it. I plan on taking it for an alignment soon but I did go ahead and add a dual steering stabilizer in the mean time to see if they help with the extra shimmy from the larger tires. So far no shimmy.

If you have any suggestions beyond the stabilizer just being a band aide let me hear from you!


Rough Country Dual Steering Stabilizer

 

Took advantage of a 75 degree evening and gave it a bath today.

However, after sitting back and admiring the view I think I noticed that once I added the larger spare the rear in sunk a little... I'm not a fan of the extra weight but I am a bigger fan of having a spare and the look of the spare. Guess I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't in this case.

 

Well, you know what I'm gonna say about the SS so I'll refrain. It's good to get acquainted with your steering components on these things. The larger tires just stress everything. I would agree with the assessment that if you don't address this it could eventually turn into full DW, cuz that is pretty much how things work. You have alleviated the symptom, now it's time to figure out the culprit. The first and easiest thing to check is torque on the TB bolts. In fact, anytime you mess with your suspension bolts you should make a habit to double check torques a few hundred miles down the road. The most common causes of any wobble are undertorqued TB bolts, bad TB joints, and bad ball joints. There can be other culprits, but these are the most common. The TB joints are new with the lift so that is not a concern. I'd test out those ball joints. It's a good idea to test them every oil change IMO as it's simple. Jack up the front axle so tires are just a couple inches off the ground, support with jack stands to stabilize (easier to just work with a stabile axle than with 1 tire on the ground and 1 in the air IMO), and put a shovel or something under the tire.....step on the handle using it as leverage to force the tire up. Inspect for movement where the knuckle meets the C by the upper BJ. It's the lowers that fail but it's easiest to spot the movement here. You might notice some flexing, but you should not see that knuckle kinda hopping up/down, and you sure should not hear any clunk.

To me, a bad BJ typically feels a bit more like a shimmy. Think of being on a highway with uneven lanes and what it feels like as you transition between the higher/lower lanes. A bad DL joint has always results more in a bumpsteer to me when you hit a hole or bump in the road. TB issues, bolts or joints, have always felt like more of a pure wobble effect. Get a combination of 2 culprits and boom, you end up with full on DW. My experience has been with 1 bad thing you kinda get by with side effects. 2 is the real magic number. Though, once one goes bad it stresses all the other components even more.

 

You are starting to sound like me.

 

Well, Superchipped the Jeep on Saturday.... and it's dead.

I used a simple Superchip flashcal to check codes and change the tire size and now it will not start. Superchip stated the flashcal could not do this (even though the manual says its plausible). They tried sending me an update to use which didn't work, they even had me send my PCM to them so they could fix it. They told me the PCM was fine its in route back to me. Next step for me is to check the starter fuse and relay... after that I guess I'm sending it to a dealership. I do appreciate the fact that everyone at Superchip tried to be helpful and did try to solve the problem... unfortunately for me they couldn't resolve it.

Guess I will be staying away from a programmer from here on out.

 

That's one of the first positive comments I can recall on SC customer service in a while. The best thing going these days for simple things is really the Jscan app on your phone with a BT dongle.....combined total of ~$40-45. You can change bout all the settings you would desire to and it's a great diagnostic tool....much more than a basic scanner. You have access to a lot of live, real-time data as well which helps with troubleshooting things and they seem to always be working on new functionality. If all you used it for was diagnostics and programming chipped keys it would be worth the money.

Was that a brand new SC unit or purchased from someone used? Just curious. I've only used a FlashCal one time in a pinch for something. Seemed like a pretty straightforward interface, though all these units that have to have downloaded updates are a real pain. I've used a BullyDog tuner for bout 8 years and have always hated it. I use Jscan for some things, primarily diagnostics these days, and I reach for that over my Blue Driver ($100) all the time for the jeep....though the Blue Driver is good for all my other vehicles.