Pisses off Jeep owner
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JK Newbie
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From: West Islip, New York
I have a 2010 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Islander and I love it but... When I go off-roading with it the front fender flares always come loose and the front air dam almost got ripped off. And the engine sucks in water very easily because of where the air intake is and I almost hydro locked it twice I a mud little that a old jeep wrangler can get through with no problems. Why did Chrysler go so cheap on the new jeeps. It's pissing me off.
Edit: The fender flares were not ripped off some of the clips for the fender flare came loose.
Edit: The fender flares were not ripped off some of the clips for the fender flare came loose.
Last edited by Scastlet; Dec 3, 2010 at 03:02 PM.
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From: pensacola, florida
fender flares: check to make sure the clips are running length wise, not up and down and if you have rubbed or hit something in the past, u probably knocked it loose and has not been tight ever since. there are way to many clips on the flares for it to just come loose
air damn: "front air dam almost got ripped off". stop hitting stuff, stop going through deep mud and water, not the best for offroad anyways
water: stop going through water and mud fast or too deep of water, if you take it nice and slow, you should have zero issues of sucking in water unless you are in water as deep as you hood
air damn: "front air dam almost got ripped off". stop hitting stuff, stop going through deep mud and water, not the best for offroad anyways
water: stop going through water and mud fast or too deep of water, if you take it nice and slow, you should have zero issues of sucking in water unless you are in water as deep as you hood
JK Newbie
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From: Winter Garden, Florida
From the sounds of it you beat on your Jeep pretty hard. They are Jeeps not tanks, if your going to play hard be prepared to work on it to keep it running.
If you're hitting a mud hole hard enough to nearly hydro-lock your engine maybe the hole is too much for your setup or you should adjust your driving style when off roading.
If you're hitting a mud hole hard enough to nearly hydro-lock your engine maybe the hole is too much for your setup or you should adjust your driving style when off roading.
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From: mn
if it's a problem just get a snorkel and aftermarket fenders.
sounds like you aren't one to take very good care of your ride, so you need some mods, the jeep is pretty darn capable stock, but at serious extremes, you need some changes.
sounds like you aren't one to take very good care of your ride, so you need some mods, the jeep is pretty darn capable stock, but at serious extremes, you need some changes.
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JK Newbie
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From: West Islip, New York
The puddle was a small mud puddle barely up my tire and I was going 10mph through it and when I got out of it I let up on the gas and it shut off ad the air box was filled with muddy water. And I am very careful with my jeep. I've seen people go 30+ in that mud and I went 10 and this problem happened to me.
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The puddle was a small mud puddle barely up my tire and I was going 10mph through it and when I got out of it I let up on the gas and it shut off ad the air box was filled with muddy water. And I am very careful with my jeep. I've seen people go 30+ in that mud and I went 10 and this problem happened to me.
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run-off) avoid crossing until the water level recedes
and/or the flow rate is reduced. If you must cross
flowing water avoid depths in excess of 9 inches. The
flowing water can erode the streambed causing your
vehicle to sink into deeper water. Determine exit point(s)
that are downstream of your entry point to allow for
drifting.
Standing Water
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and reduce speed appropriately to minimize wave effects.
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