I am wanting to buy a new jk but I want to choose my own axles, transfer case, lockers, and swaybar disconnects along with a 6" complete suspension lift. Is there more to take into account than these componants? There is a $2,000 difference between the purchase price of the two. This would just about pay for the atlas transfer case, and I would be changing the axles out anyway. Any thoughts on this would be great as I am checking into all of this myself.

 

How about all the electronic gadgetry that lets the CPU know that you HAVE 4WD?

 

good luck...

 

see, I did not even think about that. It was a thought anyway.

 

You could pre-run it.

 

Oooooo, so blunt......................

 

I would venture a guess that as an extension of that, if you are going to spring for all that hardware plus the price of a new factory rig, $2k would be a pretty paltry amount to worry about.

 

Yeah, OUCH.

Back to the original question, and your stated intent to select your own axles, t-case, etc.: just buy an "X' 4x4 model with whatever interior/"luxury" () options you want, and then go to town buying up replacement parts... wait a few years, so that there'll be a decent selection of stuff available, all time-tested and not at the initial "we're the only game in town so we can bend you over" prices... my $.02

 

Not to mention i'm sure you could sell the axles to someone else who either wants a spare, needs one due to an accident or something, or maybe theres a TJ out there that wants new wider JK axles... especially if you get your JK with Dana 44's they'd prolly sell real quick. good luck whichever route you go

 

That could be taken so many different ways..................







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