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Looking to buy this jeepto get back into a wrangler. Want you're opinions

Old Apr 13, 2018 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDirtman
All it needs is some 22" white wheels. Jump on it.
It looks like it already has 20's on it to me, so a good quality rattle can may do the job.

OP, I'ld ask them to knock $10K off that asking price.....$5K of that just for that angry bird grill. $2k for the full led light bar across the top of the windshield which will be whistling dixie to you every time you drive it and the rest towards fixing some of the other mods. That's just me though....I do think it's over priced for having over 80K miles on it, but if it's exactly how she likes it, who am I to judge?

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Old Apr 13, 2018 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Rednroll
It looks like it already has 20's on it to me, so a good quality rattle can may do the job.

OP, I'ld ask them to knock $10K off that asking price.....$5K of that just for that angry bird grill. $2k for the full led light bar across the top of the windshield which will be whistling dixie to you every time you drive it and the rest towards fixing some of the other mods.
And have them knock off another grand for trouble of have to dismount all the tires install the tpms sensors and remounting all the tires
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Old Apr 13, 2018 | 04:28 PM
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I removed my TPMS, so to each their own. My Pro-Cal couldn't reset/lower the threshold...so anything under 30psi would trigger the light/warning. Got really annoying. I ran my old MTR's at 28 psi after chalk testing, haven't chalk tested my new tires yet, but I didn't transfer the TPMS for a reason.
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Old Apr 13, 2018 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by BoraBora
I removed my TPMS, so to each their own. My Pro-Cal couldn't reset/lower the threshold...so anything under 30psi would trigger the light/warning. Got really annoying. I ran my old MTR's at 28 psi after chalk testing, haven't chalk tested my new tires yet, but I didn't transfer the TPMS for a reason.
True, to each their own. In many opinion though, the "correct" way a shop should do it would be to install the tpms sensors. Little shortcuts like that makes me wonder what other shortcuts they may have taken that you can't see or don't notice, so when haggling price I'd point it out.
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Old Apr 13, 2018 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Wuebben.2
True, to each their own. In many opinion though, the "correct" way a shop should do it would be to install the tpms sensors. Little shortcuts like that makes me wonder what other shortcuts they may have taken that you can't see or don't notice, so when haggling price I'd point it out.
Completely agree. The little cheap mods on that rig also make me wonder what kind of shortcuts were taken.
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Old Apr 14, 2018 | 05:30 PM
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Is the passenger rear tire different from the rest?
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Old Apr 14, 2018 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghost JK
Is the passenger rear tire different from the rest?
Wow I completely missed this. You're 100% correct. That's a Trail Grappler, while the rest are MTR/K's. What in the hell...? I guess they got a flat, and skimped on guying another MTR? (MTR's have gotten outrageously expensive recently, which is hilarious to me because my old set never balanced properly)
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Old Apr 15, 2018 | 12:37 PM
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Those interior colors make me want to vomit. Brown, Black and Red? Not for me thanks.
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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 07:11 AM
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Figured I should follow up with everyone. So we bought the jeep.

took it for an inspection at the local of road shop. It was just a visual inspection but it was the best they could do given the time frame I have them. Both truss have been welded and upgraded, it actual has 4.88 Yukon gears and not 4.10s. Power plant winch and air compressor work.

Me and a buddy took her out a bit. Sway bar disconnect works. Lockers all work.

used the mismatched tires to bring there price down. The matching original now on there as a spair.

she is having paint all that red purple.

any suggestion on the replacing the instrument cluster since that's the part I hate?
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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by WILLYSwildcat
she is having paint all that red purple. any suggestion on the replacing the instrument cluster since that's the part I hate?
You are changing all the red trim for purple? LOL.

I have a feeling that instrument cluster is gonna be a big PITA. Not cheap to replace, but would drive me bonkers as well.
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