When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Stock JK TechBulletin board forum regarding issues with OE (original equipment) components of the Jeep JK Wrangler (Rubicon, Sahara, Unlimited and X) such as factory suspension parts, engine, transmission, body parts, interior fixtures and the on-board computer.
I just put them on as a deterent, but I don't tighten them just hand tighten enough I can take them off by hand only an extra 20 seconds when you want to take them off.
Took them off my 07 and left them off (standard plastic bag in the glove box). I sure i will do the same with the 11 but now i have that nifty tray in the back to put them in.
nuts stay off except for the winter season. once the cold hits, I clean and regrease the pins and re-install the nuts. Keeps snow/slush/road-salt slurry out of the hinges.