What was done to your JK this week?
JK Junkie
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 3,817
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From: Covington, LA
Ive had my Rugged Ridge neoprene seat covers for the last three years. I finally started to wear a hole in the drivers side seat so I decided to replace them. I went to quadratech and found some Smittybuilts that looked the same. They were $179 for the fronts and it included a free rear.
I got them last night and opened them up on the living room floor. They looked ok. I didnt notice anything really different.
I put the drivers side on today and was really disappointed with them. The bottoms dont quite have the same fit and the tighteners are cheap and slip. The backs arent as fitted as the Rugged Ridge and slipped over pretty easy. When I put on my Rugged Ridge three years ago, I really had to work to get hem on. They were really fitted. The head rest piece is like a bag with no wrap around velcro like the RR. On top of it all, they are sort of pink. Not really the red I was used to. Needless to say Im sending them back for what I know fit and look good. The bad part is I will be spending about $100 more for the RR but at least I know I will be happy with them.
Here is a pic of the color difference.
I got them last night and opened them up on the living room floor. They looked ok. I didnt notice anything really different.
I put the drivers side on today and was really disappointed with them. The bottoms dont quite have the same fit and the tighteners are cheap and slip. The backs arent as fitted as the Rugged Ridge and slipped over pretty easy. When I put on my Rugged Ridge three years ago, I really had to work to get hem on. They were really fitted. The head rest piece is like a bag with no wrap around velcro like the RR. On top of it all, they are sort of pink. Not really the red I was used to. Needless to say Im sending them back for what I know fit and look good. The bad part is I will be spending about $100 more for the RR but at least I know I will be happy with them.
Here is a pic of the color difference.
JK Freak
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 779
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From: Montreal
Ive had my Rugged Ridge neoprene seat covers for the last three years. I finally started to wear a hole in the drivers side seat so I decided to replace them. I went to quadratech and found some Smittybuilts that looked the same. They were $179 for the fronts and it included a free rear.
I got them last night and opened them up on the living room floor. They looked ok. I didnt notice anything really different.
I put the drivers side on today and was really disappointed with them. The bottoms dont quite have the same fit and the tighteners are cheap and slip. The backs arent as fitted as the Rugged Ridge and slipped over pretty easy. When I put on my Rugged Ridge three years ago, I really had to work to get hem on. They were really fitted. The head rest piece is like a bag with no wrap around velcro like the RR. On top of it all, they are sort of pink. Not really the red I was used to. Needless to say Im sending them back for what I know fit and look good. The bad part is I will be spending about $100 more for the RR but at least I know I will be happy with them.
Here is a pic of the color difference.
I got them last night and opened them up on the living room floor. They looked ok. I didnt notice anything really different.
I put the drivers side on today and was really disappointed with them. The bottoms dont quite have the same fit and the tighteners are cheap and slip. The backs arent as fitted as the Rugged Ridge and slipped over pretty easy. When I put on my Rugged Ridge three years ago, I really had to work to get hem on. They were really fitted. The head rest piece is like a bag with no wrap around velcro like the RR. On top of it all, they are sort of pink. Not really the red I was used to. Needless to say Im sending them back for what I know fit and look good. The bad part is I will be spending about $100 more for the RR but at least I know I will be happy with them.
Here is a pic of the color difference.
JK Newbie
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 58
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From: wilmongton nc
Originally Posted by Terry Hesticles
No pics, sorry, but I bought my tag and removed the "Sport", "Wrangler", "Unlimited" and the dealer decals, which should improve my approach angle by appx 6%.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 146
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From: Harrisburg, PA
A few months ago I had replaced the 3.73 gears in my front axle to 5.13s and due to inclimate weather approaching I finally decided to tear the rear apart and finish the job on my JK. What should have taken all New Years Day at the most ended up taking all week. The rear factory pinion and inner bearings were installed in the Jeep with surface rust on them and it welded everything together practically. After try to beat it out with a sledge and using a large puller jig to no avail we torched through the bearings and replaced everything. What a mess cleaning out the carrier after cutting all that. But now, everything is back together and it runs like a champ. Love the new gears.
JK Junkie
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 2,192
Likes: 2
From: Sanford, Florida
A few months ago I had replaced the 3.73 gears in my front axle to 5.13s and due to inclimate weather approaching I finally decided to tear the rear apart and finish the job on my JK. What should have taken all New Years Day at the most ended up taking all week. The rear factory pinion and inner bearings were installed in the Jeep with surface rust on them and it welded everything together practically. After try to beat it out with a sledge and using a large puller jig to no avail we torched through the bearings and replaced everything. What a mess cleaning out the carrier after cutting all that. But now, everything is back together and it runs like a champ. Love the new gears.
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