Young buck switching to a rubi.
04-05-2016, 12:32 PM
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Young buck switching to a rubi.
What's going on everyone, I'm going to apologize in advance as for my lack of knowledge and because this thread probably exists somewhere deep in the archives.. but anyways I currently have an Automatic 07 JKU Sahara with very minor mods (4in lift, 35's, exhaust, bumpers etc..) and I love it. But as I'm sure everyone does I spend a ton of time surfing build threads and craigslist. This led to me contemplating the possibility of getting my hands on a rubicon.
Backstory: I'm fairly young (21) compared to most people on here it seems and I never really thought I would be able to afford a rubicon but I'm about to end a 7 month deployment (cheers to extensions) and now have the means to get my hands on one.
ANYWAYS: I found a 6 speed
08 JKUR with some tasteful mods (Long arm, axle shafts, gears, 37's) on the local CL. It has 80k miles and the guy is asking a decent price for it. This will be jeep number 4 for me (2 TJ's and my JKU) but none of my previous jeeps have had lockers and I have always been jealous of my buddies who did. Any advice on what to look for or if it's even worth it? If I can get a decent price selling my current jeep I'll only be forking out 4-5k extra which seems way worth it in my opinion. Any advice or opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Backstory: I'm fairly young (21) compared to most people on here it seems and I never really thought I would be able to afford a rubicon but I'm about to end a 7 month deployment (cheers to extensions) and now have the means to get my hands on one.
ANYWAYS: I found a 6 speed
08 JKUR with some tasteful mods (Long arm, axle shafts, gears, 37's) on the local CL. It has 80k miles and the guy is asking a decent price for it. This will be jeep number 4 for me (2 TJ's and my JKU) but none of my previous jeeps have had lockers and I have always been jealous of my buddies who did. Any advice on what to look for or if it's even worth it? If I can get a decent price selling my current jeep I'll only be forking out 4-5k extra which seems way worth it in my opinion. Any advice or opinions would be greatly appreciated.
04-05-2016, 01:27 PM
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Sounds like it has some goodies. having had a 2008 JKUX and a 2015 JKUR I would highly recommend getting 2012 or later model instead. the Rubi stuff is great as the transfer case also has lower gears. The extra horse power from the penstar is well worth the price hands down. first available in the 2012 models.
04-07-2016, 11:20 AM
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Sounds like it has some goodies. having had a 2008 JKUX and a 2015 JKUR I would highly recommend getting 2012 or later model instead. the Rubi stuff is great as the transfer case also has lower gears. The extra horse power from the penstar is well worth the price hands down. first available in the 2012 models.
04-11-2016, 04:34 AM
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I do notice that my current Jeep is quite sluggish only on 35's. I'm going to have to weigh my options and see if I can make the investment. Thanks for the input fellas I was completely unaware of the power difference. Any other benefits with the 2012?
